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Hey Everyone

Just some updates on the current tour and release info for the 2^nd Richard Lawson album ’In your Face’

Finally grabbed copies from Printers in Melbourne during gigs down there. A few of you might recognise yourself on the cover. I decided to put all the friends who have helped me get this far in this mad industry. As the title suggests I used their Facebook profiles and some of the songs included like ‘Cleaning out my inbox’ and ‘Ebay’ are pretty in your face and reflect our dominant online culture.

Its available thru Redeye in Sydney and Pure Pop and Greville Records in Melbourne and online at the Richard Lawson Music Store and CD Baby. Itunes are still in the process of putting it up but should be any day now…

Its already been played/featured on ABC Central West, Prime TV and on 3 RRR and Triple U on the South Coast. Going to radio and press for reviews over the next few weeks…so expect a CD some of you!!

The first clip off the album is up on youtube. I’m in the Movies feat. Mighty Ash was shot by Martin Reyerink of MD International Pictures in his film clip debut and he and we were stoked at the outcome. I met him through Facebook [!!] and we both share a common love of all things psychedelic, trashy 60’s culture and movies so it was a marriage made in heaven. It’s got some classic sci fi footage, some romance and a bit of retro advertising from the world expo of 1961 and features stellar performances by the Mighty Ash [my rapping mate from the South Coast who co wrote the song], go go dancing by Collette McGrath and singing and maracas by Sharon Lee Twiss. A very fun experience for all of us and it was all their film debuts as well. Suppose I’m in the Movies is more applicable to them now??

The tour is into its 6^th week now and Ive covered a lot of ground. Melbourne was a gas, the Espy Front Bar being a highlight with the full band including Mighty Ash onstage…footage here. The gig at Brackets and Jam on top of Kincumber Mt on the Central Coast in a big Mud Brick hall was one of the gigs of the tour so far and performing with Genevieve Chadwick at her birthday Bash at the Commercial in Milton was a blast. Ive been refining my style and learning a lot as I go, this being the first time Ive really gone out on tour with the laptop, but it’s great knowing I can now finally get out and play and for the content to sound like it should!!!

Still have some dates on the first round to go before a short breather and writing break mid May to mid June before I go out again

Thur 3 May w Southerly Change at Dicey Rileys Wollongong

Sun 6 May Valve Underground Bar and Venue Tempe

Fri 11 May Culburra Beach Festival

Till next time

Cheers

Richard

“That purple Beat” was played on 3 PBS in Melbourne during the week and Im on air ABC Central West tomorrow morning playing “On and On” with Michael Croker at 7.10 am live from Orange FOOD week markets

Early days and have not taken it to radio yet……

Melbourne at Easter is shaping up to be a very fun weekend with lots of guest appearances from collaborators on the “In your face”album.

The Mighty Ash is appearing with the Richard Lawson band at the Espy on the Tues 10 April as well as doing his own Hip Hop set. Jon Schofield will be with the band again on Guitar/Vox at all 3 shows as well as guesting with Terry Serio who is on the bill for the Lyrebird Lounge [Sat April 7] and Pure Pop [Sun April 8] shows before flying back to Sydney to commence filming for a new series of “Underbelly”.

Emma Swift will be on the bill as well for the Lyrebird and Pure Pop shows before also flying back to do her “In the Pines ” show on FBI Radio in Sydney,

Sharon Lee Twiss will also be coming for all 3 shows as back up vocalist and shaker extraordinaire….The Tocks with the amazing Xani Kolac will on the Espy bill…its all too much

There is a really cool poster for the Espy show featuring a still or 2 from the Upcoming Video for “Ebay” by Richard Lawson fesaturing Mighty Ash

Experimented with new set and backing over the weekend…Mudgee Markets on Sat then Bridge Tavern Nowra on Sunday…extremely pleased with outcome…Ive been working on a whole heap of new songs fro 3 weeks now and squirrelled away in studio putting in some serious hours on cubase and rehearsal…new new originals/Bowie/Beatles/Fleet Foxes covers …and incorporating them with “In your face”  songs to fill up to a 3 hour set…the sound was pristine and it was the first appearance in my home town for almost a year…I feel like ive truly arrived at the sound and content I want…suffice to say I sold a stack of CDs and the new one isnt even out yet…bring on the tour!!!

Heres a bit of a write up by Sam Paine in the local Mudgee Guardian Fri 16 March 2012

“Lawson draws on genres ranging from folk pop to psychedelia to electronica, and the new album [In your Face] bears the influence of contemporary artists such as Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes as well as classic performers including the Beatles, Beach Boys and XTC. …Lawsons work, which varies from mild to wild in its eclectic influences and experimentation. Lawsons new album is slated for an Easter 2012 release in Melbourne. The album is an audacious love affair with psych folk electronica and featues queer but outstanding collaborations with the sublime Caitlin Harnett and the punchy South Coast rapper the Mighty ASH.’