After the successful release of their third album The Depths, The Blackwater Fever are pleased to announce their signing to Brisbane management company Pricewar Music and to celebrate, they are releasing the album’s second single “Won’t Cry Over You” and heading back out on the road.
The band have consolidated a busy few years, playing festivals like Big Day Out, Bluesfest and Peats Ridge and opening for the likes of The Black Keys, Tame Impala, Jon Spencer, and Violent Soho.
The Depths has been critically acclaimed as the band’s best yet. The 14 tracks journey through blues, soul, trip-hop, story telling, instrumental and rock n’ rock, all forged together with their unique, dark, atmospheric sound. The album also marked the duo becoming a three piece, bringing bass and organ into the fold.
“The Depths is our best release yet and the first we have made entirely under our own steam,” says vocalist/guitarist Shane Hicks. “It was a huge learning curve with much trial and error but in the end I think the result has vividly realised our ideas and vision. This is how we will make albums from now on.”
The Blackwater Fever have considerable radio airplay to their name with Triple J, Triple R, PBS and internationally in the USA and Europe. Their music has featured on the HBO and ABC television networks and been the soundtrack for various ad campaigns and Australian feature films, The Tunnel and The Crossing.
The Blackwater Fever 2013 Australian Tour Dates
‘WON’T CRY OVER YOU’ TOUR
August 3 – El Grande Festival, Gladstone, QLD (w/ Evil Eddie, Electric Horse, Jericco & more)
August 16 – The Zoo, Brisbane QLD (w/ Rattlehand & Special Guests)
August 23 – Spectrum, Sydney NSW
August 24 – Lass O’Gowrie Hotel, Newcastle NSW
September 6 – Solbar, Maroochydore QLD
Tickets and info at http://www.theblackwaterfever.com/
