Saturday 24th August – Ding Dong Lounge
Tone Deaf Party – Rat & Co and Ben Wright Smith
FEATURING
Rat & Co
Ben Wright Smith (Single Launch)
DD Dumbo
Jumpin’ Jack William
Plus Tone Deaf DJ’s breaking out the rock n’ roll.
Tone Deaf are back with another awesome party, brining you the musical brainchild of Joshua Delaney (Chet Faker, SMILE, Redberry Plum), RAT & CO with their ambient, moody and delicate soundtracks. Ben Wright Smith, with his folkish tilt to psych and blues, for is Single Launch of ‘If living the good life is easy (why is this so hard?)’ and special guest DD Dumbo.
Rat & Co have garnered much support from their debut album “One (壱) Uno (壹) Ein” with rave reviews including 4 and a half stars in the Sydney Morning Herald, airplay on Triple J, 3RRR, PBS, Fbi and a successful tour around Australia.
Rat & Co have been busy with sell-out shows in their hometown, a support with Gold Panda (UK). Two of the band members, Joshua Delaney and Kaia McCarty-Smith have just finished supporting Chet Faker on his first headline European tour just as he winds up Flume’s Infinity Prism tour.
Ben Wright Smith’s debut album ‘Autumn Safari’ featured Ben for the first time with a band and allowed him to demonstrate the diversity of his work. The Album was on the top of the AMRAP charts for over two months with the debut single ‘Been Thinkin’ About You’ receiving airplay all over the globe and praise from print and online publications alike.
Since the release of his 2011 LP ‘Autumn Safari’ Ben has endeavoured on a variety of music ventures across both Australia and internationally.Ben now returns with a sophomore record; an exploration of 60’s Physchadellia, Motown and Rock & Roll, promising to be his most consequential work to date. Be sure not to miss the release of his newest single ‘If Living The Good Life Is Easy (why is this so hard?)’.
Rat & Co, Ben Wright Smith (Single Launch), DD Dumbo and Jumpin’ Jack William are heading to Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday 24th August.
