As they gear up for the release of their sophomore album at the end of October, post punk, art rockers A. Swayze & the Ghosts will sign off 2024 with a run of live east-coast shows.
The six-date album tour, that's slotted in after appearances at Chopped Festival (regional Victoria) this weekend and showcases at SXSW Sydney mid-October, will visit Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney, Byron Bay, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast throughout November-December.The follow-up to their ARIA Award- and AIR Award-nominated 2021 album 'Paid Salvation', 'Let's Live A Life Better Than This' (to be released 25 October; pre-order it), documents four years of growth for the Hobart-founded band, transitioning from self-destruction to love.
"For us, 'Let's Live A Life Better Than This' is more than just a collection of songs," frontman Andrew Swayze shares. "The making of it was the anvil upon which we were forged over the past four years of transformation.
"Each song is an honest and intimate document of something observed or learned during that time. It wasn't until we finished the album that we realised the long, at times challenging, but cathartic process of its making was exactly what each of us needed to grow.
"Being able to share this reflection of ourselves with you – the people our music truly connects with – in person, is a profoundly beautiful moment that signifies the completion of the project and the experience.
"Our greatest hope is that even just a fleeting moment on this record resonates with you deeply enough to draw you closer to an authentic and better life."
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A. Swayze & the Ghosts Tour Dates
Sat 5 Oct - Chopped Festival (Carisbrook)Fri 15 Nov - The Curtin (Melbourne)
Fri 22 Nov - The Grand Poobah (Hobart)
Sun 24 Nov - Crowbar (Sydney)
Thu 12 Dec - Beach Hotel (Byron Bay)
Fri 13 Dec - Felons Barrel Hall (Brisbane)
Sat 14 Dec - Sol Bar (Sunshine Coast)
