Courtney Barnett
The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas
“Gripping (and hilarious) indie-rock yarns…exquisite wistfulness” – Time Out
“Hilarious and moving…inventive feints and unexpected inflections” – Observer New Review
“Comforting, refreshing and genuinely funny…”A Sea of Split Peas” is already better than most bands’ debut albums” – Uncut, 8/10
“Charming, funny and whip-smart…a prodigiously talented songwriter” – NME, 8/10
With “The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas”, Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett cast her woozy spell over listeners with her hazy tales of suburban banalities and mindless procrastination, with the breakthrough track “Avant Gardener” in particular proving a powerful calling card, earning her ardent admirers in both the press and on radio.
Watch the video for 'Avant Gardener' here:
Now Courtney unveils the beautifully crafted, monochrome animations of the video for ‘Anonymous Club’, directed Celeste Potter , which perfectly captures the languid, romantic melancholia of the track. In Celeste’s own words:
“When I was making this video, I thought a lot about how dust is mostly dead skin cells; and when I spend time with someone, pieces of us are floating about around our heads. The space between you and me is made of us. I also thought about how we form one another through our shared experiences. I just wanted to make a video that communicated a feeling of people creating one another through relationships. All the dust and relationships makes me feel so connected to others but also incredibly lonely at the same time. I wanted to help people feel that. I think Courtney's song feels like that.”
Watch ‘Anonymous Club’ here:
Having wowed at Coachella, Courtney embarks on a headline tour across the country, alongside festival appearances at the likes of The Great Escape and Field Day.
LIVE DATES
May
1 – Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool
3 – Live at Leeds, Leeds
6 – Cluny 2, Newcastle
7 – The Horn, St Albans
8 – The Great Escape, Brighton
12 – Portland Arms, Cambridge
13 – Waterfront Studio, Norwich
14 – The Duchess, York
15 – The Adelphi, Hull
17 – The Harley, Sheffield
18 – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
19 – Musician, Leicester
20 – Joiners, Southampton
23 - Dot To Dot, Manchester
24 - Dot To Dot, Bristol
25 - Dot To Dot, Nottingham
29 - Islington Academy Hall, London
June
7 - Field Day, London
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