'New' Album For Hanlon
News posted Wednesday, March 4 2009 at 01:00 AM.
Related: Darren Hanlon.
Sensitive new-age singer-songwriter Darren Hanlon will release an album of flipsides, rarities, B-sides and compilation tracks this month. Dubbed Pointing Ray Guns at Pagans, the album features a bunch of tracks spanning Hanlon’s 10-year career – from his first recorded song 'Funpark Fugitives' to his most recent limited-edition single 'Electric Skeleton’.
To celebrate the album’s release, Hanlon will embark on a 15-date nationwide tour in late March. He will be accompanied by Pikelet’s Evelyn Morris on drums and Cory Gray from Portland. The tour caps off a busy period for the Gympie-born singer, who has spent the best part of 12 months touring overseas and making video clips with “Hollywood actors”.
Supporting Hanlon on all legs of the tour is New York anti-folk hero and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis. Apparently, Hanlon has been trying to get Lewis over to Australia since first seeing him at a festival in the UK a few years ago. His shows often include impromptu comic book readings and hand-drawn flip pad presentations, along with the odd poem or two.
'POINTING RAY GUNS AT PAGANS' TOUR
Tuesday, March 24
Tilley's Divine Café, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday, March 25
The Hub, Launceston, Tasmania
Thursday, March 26
The Republic Bar, Hobart, Tasmania
Friday, March 27
Petersham Town Hall, Sydney, NSW
Saturday, March 28
The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday, April 2
The Armidale Club, Armidale, NSW
Friday, April 3
The Gallipoli Legions Club, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday, April 4
The Tea Club Café, Nowra, NSW
Monday, April 6
The Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
Thursday, April 9
Sodens, Albury NSW
Friday, April 10
The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday, April 11
Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA
Sunday, April 12
Mojos, Fremantle, WA
Monday, April 13
Deviles Pad, Perth, WA
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consider me there.
i sense a snarkiness to the way m+n treats darren hanlon.
petersham townie! literally 3 doors down hooray.
Fantastic news! Hanlon at Thornbury Theatre is a perfect match. Very keen to see this Jeffrey Lewis guy too.
tracks from the Video Store 7'' are on the compilation too.
Thursday, April 2, The Armidale Club, Armidale, NSW
About friggen' time as well!
Can't wait for this actually. I <3 Hanlon.
i think the dude writes some fucking fantastic songs
I am a going.
He seems to think that the songs on this are better than a lot fo the songs on his records.
He is keen
i love dazza hazza
Lyrically he's so on the money and I love how his subjects are so varied and inspiration is drawn from are all over the place.
Which seems to be where our comments reside also.
looking forward to this very much
I really hope this has his cover of Fischer-Z's 'The Perfect Day'. I saw him perform it live years ago and have always wanted a copy.
I'm there. But where is the Thornbury Theatre?
amazing news. electric skeleton is way rad. i hope it has his cover of together in electric.
anyone got pr details? kthnx.