Presents

We are super excited to confirm the return to our shores of California's finest, Best Coast, this January! Bethany and co will be winging their way back to get the summer tunes rolling thick and fast at two headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne plus appearing at Big Day Out 2012 nationally in Australia and New Zealand.

The summer visit marks the second visit to Australia for the band, following a national tour in March this year, including an appearance at Golden Plains, in support of the bands debut album, Crazy For You. Hailed as one of the finest debuts of 2010, the album featured three big radio-play singles - Boyfriend, Crazy For You and When I'm With You - and garnered a tonne of critical acclaim, both locally and internationally, catapulting Best Coast from the underground into the spotlight as indie music's brightest new anti(heroes).

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“Neon Indian give off a sense of woozy childlike glee, as if they were composed by a nerdy nine-year old who loves 1999-era Prince, doing the robot, and the occasional acid trip.” NME

We are thrilled to announce the return of Neon Indian.

Neon Indian is the brainchild of Alan Palomo, who's 2009 debut record Psychic Chasms not only assisted the forming of a genre that, though known by a few names now (hypnagogic pop, glo-fi, chillwave), summoned a very unique and specific electro-mangled sound. Music critics praised Palomo for his adventurous new sound, and he was tapped to perform at various festivals and also scored opening slots for bands ranging from Massive Attack and The Flaming Lips to Phoenix.

After nearly two years on the road, this year Palomo released the LP Era Extraña, a darker shaded sound document that tosses somewhere between an 8-bit shoegaze record and peering through the fence of a teenage apocalypse drive-in flick. This summer Neon Indian bring their hynagogic-pop-glo-fi-chillwave back to Australia, playing a string of shows.

When performing, Palomo is joined on stage by a live band, consisting of Jason Faries (drums) and Leanne Macomber (keyboard, vocals).

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The return of the UK’s Slow Club to Australia in February 2012 is without doubt set to be one of the musical highlights of the summer.

Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson have been friends and partners in rock for almost ten year. Their first full-length album Yeah, So was a musical gem with Pitchfork describing how the “Sheffield boy-girl duo nail precious, vulnerable feelings over the course of their sweet (but not twee or saccharine) indie pop debut”.

This year, Slow Club released Paradise an album both swooning and raucous – a take on doo-wop with a frazzled, fragile representation of soul inspired rock. Paradise is certainly a product of a band whose members divide their obsessions between Destiny’s Child and Noise-pop. And Slow Club live is as much of a delight as is Slow Club on record. We implore you, do not miss Slow Club when they return to Australia this summer.

"As Charles and Rebecca yell "hold on to where you're from" you can practically hear the echoing hordes scream it back." – NME

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Popfrenzy Presents are proud to announce legendary rock n' roll pioneer Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson is set to tour Australia this coming March, 2012. As singer, songwriter and guitar player for the legendary Austin, TX band The 13th Floor Elevators, they were one of the first rock n roll bands to describe their music as "psychedelic" and made an impact on the San Francisco scene, when they moved there in 1966.

The Elevators unique brand of heavy, hard-rocking electric blues spurned one hit 'You're Gonna Miss Me', yet their appeal was far-reaching, and influenced a long list of artists including REM, ZZ Top, The Cramps, Radio Birdman and The Jesus & Marychain; all of whom have either recorded or played live versions of Roky's songs. With a list of admirers that include Sonic Youth, Patti Smith, The Butthole Surfers, Pere Ubu and The White Stripes, his songs have appeared on countless soundtracks (Drugstore Cowboy, Boys Don't Cry, Hamlet)

Unfortunately, Roky's struggles with drug abuse and mental illness took a serious toll, including a three year stint in Rusk State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, for possession of a single marijuana cigarette (1969) where he was reportedly subjected to Thorazine, electroshock therapy and other experimental treatments.

Happily, today we find Roky in the process of being his own miracle and making an astounding recovery from nearly a two-decade long period. He has played his first shows in New York City, London and throughout Europe, as well as California's Coachella Festival in 2007.

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Heralding the return of one of the most innovative and intimate bands in recent history, Popfrenzy are thrilled to announce a string of Australian shows for Electrelane, their first on our shores since 2005.

Having built a cult following since forming in 1998, Electrelane are renowned for their unique treatment of pop, harmonies, Krautrock and the farfisa organ. Originally from Brighton, UK, the four piece are quite possibly the only band comfortable incorporating a cappella ensembles, Spanish sonnets and samples of a football match in their work. They’re most definitely the only band that can make it sound good – a testament to their playfulness with sound and structured experimentation.

After going on hiatus following the release of their highly acclaimed No Shouts, No Calls record, Electrelane have recently completed a string of shows as part of the 2011 European Summer festival season. Performing to awestruck crowds and pleased critics, we feel pretty lucky to be next in the receiving line.

“ The collision of the cerebral and the visceral” * * * * – The Guardian

“…stunningly vibrant pop expressionism and brilliantly evocative lyricism” – The Age

Mia Clarke from Electrelane talks about their return to playing live here

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