Laura Jean has been busy since releasing her acclaimed second album Eden Land. Busy helping produce friend Jen Cloher’s new record, busy writing a new album on her pastel yellow Gibson SG electric guitar and busy stocking up on goods from the Wycheproof Op-Shop (Beryl and Valda from the shop are Mess+Noise spies, just so you know). She’s not letting up any time soon – she’s back on the road again.

Ticking off the ‘abum preview tour’ requirement, Laura Jean will be playing songs from this proposed new record on an upcoming east coast tour. The tour starts in her old stomping ground Lismore and finishes in her adopted home of Melbourne. Laura Jean’s band for the tour comprises Jen Sholakis on drums, guitar and singing, and Biddy Connor on viola, piano accordion, casio and anything else that comes to hand. Laura Jean will joined on this jaunt by the Mess+Noise-approved 2008 Australian Music Prize nominee Tom Cooney, whose album Presque Vu caught everyone’s attention last year.

The lovely Laura Jean is also promising treats and surprises on this tour. We’re not sure if this will include offloading any unwanted Wycheproof purchases but she will have for sale a limited edition 4 track tour EP at the shows. The EP features a duet with Ned Collette, a demo for Eden Land and a live version of her yet to be recorded song ‘Valenteen’.

LAURA JEAN TOUR

Tuesday, July 21
The Winsome, Lismore, NSW w /Elana Stone, Tom Cooney not appearing

Friday, July 24
The Black Box Theatre, Nambour, QLD

Saturday, July 25
The Troubadour, Brisbane, QLD (Tom Cooney not appearing)

Friday, July 31
Bellingen Memorial Hall, Bellingen, NSW (All ages show) venue changed from Diggers Tavern

Thursday, August 6
The Clarendon, Katoomba, NSW

Friday, August 7
The Hopetoun, Sydney, NSW

Saturday, August 8
The Front Gallery, Canberra, ACT

Friday, August 14
The Curtin Bandroom, Melbourne, NSW

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