Aussie songsmith Kim Churchilll has announced the release date for his latest album as well as his national album tour coming up in September and October this year.
Weight_Falls is set to be released worldwide to Churchill’s fans on Friday, August 25 with his coinciding Weight_Falls tour kicking off in Newcastle on September 14.
After releasing the record’s first single, triple j fave Breakneck Speed earlier this year, the album’s newest single Second Hand Car premiered on triple j earlier this week, and is available as instant download on album pre-order.
The song is being described as immediately identifiable as Churchill’s, with its retro keys, propulsive guitar line and rousing chant-a-long chorus.
HEAR: Kim Churchill’s latest single from his new album, Second Hand Car.
Churchill spent 18 months working on the follow-up to his 2014 breakout LP Silence/Win, but the new record didn’t quite feel right and, at the last minute, Churchill decided to throw it out and start again.
“I worked really hard on the follow-up record for a long time,” he said.
“And it sounded good. But some very subtle layer of my consciousness was saying to me, ‘it’s not all that inspiring.’”
So Churchill picked up his guitar and wrote a second version of the album in one frenetic week, then spent two months piecing together the new recordings with ARIA-winning producer Ian Pritchett in a garage in Western Sydney.
The result, Weight_Falls, is a kaleidoscopic collection that is bound to take both fans and critics by surprise.
What sets Weight_Falls apart from Churchill’s previous releases is its sense of adventure and unpredictability, characterised by chopped-up drum samples, unusual harmonies and moments of disarming lyrical honesty.
Those familiar with Churchill’s radio smash hit Window to The Sky will still however recognise signature elements in these new recordings including intricate guitar work, intuitive vocal melodies and a wonderful feeling of space and warmth.
Churchill credits two years spent “growing up” for much of the shift in sound. After touring Silence/Win around Australia in 2014 and 2015, he embarked on a series of high-adrenaline overseas trips that included performances at the Glastonbury and Telluride Blues Festivals and adventures in the Peruvian Andes and along the coast of Sri Lanka.
Churchill will perform in Bunbury at the Prince of Wales Hotel on Saturday, October 14 and then at the Red Room in Dunsborough’s Clancys FIsh Pub on Sunday, October 15 as part of his Weight_Falls national tour. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit kimchurchill.com.
