Grinspoon are "proud but tentatively a little scared" of releasing their first new album in twelve years, 'whatever, whatever'.
Grinspoon (Credit: Michelle Grace Hunder)
Australian rock music lovers, rejoice: Grinspoon have just announced their first new album in twelve years and will tour in support of it, with 45 dates plotted across the country.
Grinspoon will release their new album, whatever, whatever, on Friday, 9 August. For the LP, the band teamed up with Holy Holy’s Oscar Dawson as producer. To promote the album, the Aussie rockers have dropped the supercharged new single, Unknown Pretenders.
“It’s with a curious trepidation but ultimately a feeling of unfulfilled wonderment that we reach into the caverns of our beings for a new journey of recorded endeavours, one which we are proud but tentatively a little scared of releasing,” frontman Phil Jamieson said in a press release.
On the single, he added, “Unknown Pretenders was written in the dawning of the pandemic in a small studio in Adelaide February 2020, with a number of other tunes as well. It’s a magical riffy song about the end of the world and who will actually survive.”
Check out Unknown Pretenders below and pre-order/pre-save whatever, whatever here.
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Grinspoon’s upcoming tour in support of whatever, whatever kicks off in September and continues through to December. You can access pre-sale tickets on Thursday, 23 May, at 10 am local time, before the general sale opens at 9 am on Monday, 27 May. Tickets will be available via the Grinspoon website.
Discussing the tour – particularly the stops in regional Australia, Jamieson said:
To say we’re excited is a massive understatement! Over the last six years, we have played arenas and stadiums and theatres and whatnot, and it’s all been tremendous, and we have loved every minute of it, but there is nothing like the three-hour drive after a show, the 9 am checkout from the hotel, and the first stop to get a Chicko Roll and strawberry milk - black coffee for me, I am now an adult.
These gigs will be madness - sweaty Tuesdays, taking the day off work on a Wednesday, remembering the reason you go to pubs. Our venues are suffering out there in the regions, so we are bringing the show to them. We can’t wait to see you all!
TUE 17 SEP | BALLINA RSL, NORTHERN RIVERS | NSW
WED 18 SEP |SOPO- SOUTHPORT RSL, GOLD COAST NRTH | QLD
FRI 20 SEP | THE TIVOLI THEATRE, BRISBANE | QLD
SAT 21 SEP | THE POWERHOUSE, TOOWOOMBA | QLD
SUN 22 SEP | MIAMI MARKETTA LANEWAY, GOLD COAST | QLD
TUE 24 SEP | THE DAG PUB, D’AGUILAR | QLD
WED 25 SEP | BROTHERS SPORTS CLUB, BUNDABERG | QLD
FRI 27 SEP | HARVEY RD TAVERN, GLADSTONE | QLD
SAT 28 SEP | GREAT WESTERN HOTEL, ROCKHAMPTON | QLD
TUE 1 OCT | SEABREEZE HOTEL, MACKAY | QLD
WED 2 OCT | MAGNUMS HOTEL, AIRLIE BEACH | QLD
FRI 4 OCT | QUEENS BEACH HOTEL, BOWEN | QLD
SAT 5 OCT | DALRYMPLE HOTEL, TOWNSVILLE | QLD
MON 7 OCT | HINCHINBROOK SHIRE HALL, INGHAM | QLD
FRI 11 OCT | BURDEKIN MEMORIAL HALL, AYR | QLD
SAT 12 OCT | BROTHERS SPORTS CLUB, CAIRNS | QLD
WED 16 OCT | THE STATION, BIRTINYA, SUNSHINE COAST | QLD
FRI 18 OCT | RACEHORSE HOTEL, IPSWICH | QLD
SAT 19 OCT | THE PRINCESS THEATRE, WOOLLOONGABBA | QLD
SUN 20 OCT | DISTILLERY RD, BEENLEIGH | QLD
TUE 22 OCT | METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY | NSW
FRI 25 OCT | SAWTELL RSL, COFFS HARBOUR | NSW
SAT 26 OCT | WEST TAMWORTH LGS, TAMWORTH | NSW
SUN 27 OCT | FINNIAN’S TAVERN, PORT MACQUARIE | NSW
TUE 29 OCT | UNI – BAR ON THE HILL, NEWCASTLE | NSW
WED 30 OCT | DRIFTERS WHARF, GOSFORD | NSW
FRI 1 NOV | SYDNEY COLISEUM, ROOTY HILL | NSW
SAT 2 NOV | THE CUBE, CAMPBELLTOWN | NSW
SUN 3 NOV | WAVES TOWRADGI BCH HTL, WOLLONGONG | NSW
TUE 05 NOV | 170 RUSSELL ST, MELBOURNE | VIC
FRI 8 NOV | BRIDGEWAY HOTEL, POORAKA, ADELAIDE | SA
SAT 9 NOV | THE GOV , ADELAIDE | SA
SUN 10 NOV | NORTHERN SOUND SYSTEM EVENT CENTRE, ELIZABETH | SA
TUE 12 NOV | COMMERCIAL HOTEL, SOUTH MORANG | VIC
WED 13 NOV | VILLAGE GREEN, MULGRAVE | VIC
FRI 15 NOV | PIER BANDROOM, FRANKSTON | VIC
SAT 16 NOV | ALL SEASONS, BENDIGO | VIC
SUN 17 NOV | BARWON HEADS HOTEL, SURF COAST | VIC
THU 21 NOV | DISCOVERY, DARWIN | NT
FRI 22 NOV | NOONAMAH TAVERN BEER GARDEN AMPHITHEATRE | NT
TUE 26 NOV | ASTOR THEATRE, PERTH | WA
FRI 29 NOV | MUNDARING WEIR HTL AMPHITHEATRE, MUNDARING | WA
TUE 05 NOV | COUNTRY CLUB TASMANIA, LAUNCESTON | TAS
WED 4 DEC | FRANKIE J’s, DEVONPORT | TAS
FRI 06 DEC | ODEON THEATRE, HOBART | TAS