Indie-psych duo Hi Frisco announce the 'Goodbye, Blue Monday' tour alongside new single 'Ever Again', out October 20th
After making a storming arrival with their highly-praised debut album ‘Goodbye, Blue Monday’ last year, with the singles going on to receive airplay on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio London, named as Jack Saunders’ New Wave, and receiving tastemaker support from the likes of The Line Of Best Fit, CLASH, GIGWISE, Indie Shuffle, WONDERLAND, Fault Magazine, The Most Radicalist, Atwood Magazine and Record of the Day, as well as their recent comeback offering ‘Uno Mas’, indie-psych heroes Hi Frisco have now announced the details behind their long-awaited UK tour.
The five-date venture will see them stop off in Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, and London at the end of November to support their debut full-length. The band have been planning these performances for more than the last year, but were originally cancelled due to the lockdowns and other travel restrictions.
Speaking about finally returning to the road, they said in a statement:
"Finally, it’s time! We’re beyond thrilled to announce that we’ll be taking Goodbye, Blue Monday out on tour for the first time. These will be among our first shows as a band after being frustratingly stunted by lockdown like sooo many others, as we were only just dipping our toes into playing live. We can’t wait to see as many of you at these shows as physically possible, it’s gonna be pretty emotional, so come join the fun. Love, Henry & Felix!"
Along with news of their upcoming tour, Hi Frisco have also announced their plans to release the new standalone single ‘Ever Again’, which is set to land on the 20th October. See the full list of UK tour dates below.
‘Goodbye, Blue Monday’ Tour Dates:
25/11 - Crofters Rights, Bristol
26/11 - Castle Hotel, Manchester
27/11 - Blues Cafe, Newcastle
28/11 - Record Junkee, Sheffield
30/11 - The Waiting Room, London
The pair, originally hailing from Blackpool (Henry) and Yorkshire (Felix), create in their studio, Calmer Than You Are (one of the many Big Lebowski references surrounding the studio) based in a block of creative spaces in East London. They built the studio with another friend, kitting it out to be cosy enough for them to virtually live out of while promoting creativity. It’s the kind of place to lose days in, though you’d be safe in the knowledge that anything put down in this space would no doubt come out sounding special. What they create is the perfect middle ground between experimentation and smart pop writing.
Named after a greeting from the novel, Atlas Shrugged - Henry has been writing and performing as a session musician and guitarist for several years, with work alongside Say Lou Lou, Chlöe Howell, Sunset Sons and Sparkadia. Felix, meanwhile, takes on more of a producer role in the two. He’s worked as a studio engineer with some of the biggest names in the game and has also produced songs for some of Britain’s most exciting new bands like YAK, Crows, Babeheaven and more.
“Around the end of 2017 I'd written a load of demos and no idea what the fuck I wanted to do,” Henry says about their origins. The pair started running in the same circles in London towards the end of 2017, and when Henry took them to Felix in a casual capacity, the two hit it off creatively immediately. They bonded over bands like Love, The Beatles, Kinks as well as current bands like Metronomy, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Caribou and this lead to the conception of Hi Frisco.
In 2020, Hi Frisco released their luminescent debut album ‘Goodbye, Blue Monday’. The record went onto receive enormous praise and acclaim from critics, and was supported by BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio London, as well as receiving tastemaker support from the likes of The Line Of Best Fit, CLASH, GIGWISE, Indie Shuffle, Wonderland, Fault Magazine, The Most Radicalist, Atwood Magazine and Record of the Day.
Hi Frisco are: Henry Eastham and Felix Rashman
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