One of the country's most adored raconteurs and rock & roll philosophers, Tim Rogers is teaming wth his country-blues compadres The Twin Set for a national tour in March.
They've also penned a new album, 'Tines Of Stars Unfurled' that will drop late summer, which "began as a writing exercise," according to Rogers, and is the follow-up to their 1999 album 'What Rhymes With Cars And Girls'. The lead single of the new record is laidback yet jaunty country ballad 'Been So Good, Been So Far'."The Twin Set was borne out of hanging round pubs of repute, ill and otherwise in the town of my family's origins and every drinker of good company was a wunnerful musician or had great records," Rogers explains, going back to the origins of the group.
"I played some songs I had to Jen Anderson, my new friend whom I met through Weddings Parties Anything and asked if she thought they had any truck. She said she'd make some soup and come demo them at her home studio.
"Whilst the soup brewed the house became full of music folk whom I mistook for a comedy troupe. We became The Twin Set. Jen's mates really.
"I was caught up in playing with musical and comedic genii, most of all our dear friend Stuey Speed, too much to realise the songs were good but perhaps askew from the truth.
"Despite their supposed sentimentality there is a shrug of truculence. 'Been So Good, Been So Far' for example. Its lines about 'forgetting all my girlfriends' or 'doing all that couple stuff and pretending that I care' just wasn't and isn't true. I did care. And I cared that when The Twin Set, who only did one tour, drifted apart. Inelegantly.
"I get asked about The Twin Set record quite a bit. I shirk it because of what I've learnt about its untruths and how time has cast us adrift. And so I rang my friend Jen and asked her if I tried write 'sequels' to these songs, would she be interested in gettin' a band together. She said she'd put a pot of soup on.
"'Been So Good, Been So Far' won't correct the indignities of the first song, but at least it's the truth. Seeya in the Soup Kitchen."
'Tines Of Stars Unfurled' will be released 24 February, 2023.
Tim Rogers & The Twin Set 2023 Tour Dates
Fri 3 Mar - The Gov (Adelaide)Sat 4 Mar - Froth Craft Brewery (Bunbury)
Sun 5 Mar - Freo.Social (Fremantle)
Thu 9 Mar - Sooki Lounge (Melbourne)
Sat 11 Mar - Bendigo Theatre (Bendigo)* solo
Thu 16 Mar - SS&A Club (Albury)
Fri 17 Mar - Milton Theatre (South Coast)
Sat 18 Mar - Lizotte's (Newcastle)
Fri 24 Mar - Haba (Mornington Peninsula)
Sat 25 Mar - Archies Creek Hotel (Archies Creek)
Thu 30 Mar - Imperial Hotel (Sunshine Coast)
Fri 31 Mar - Eltham Hotel (Eltham)
Sat 1 Apr - Brunswick Picture House (Northern Rivers)
