Melbourne-based folk/Americana duet Great Aunt have released ‘FOMO’, the first single from their forthcoming debut LP, So Not Right Now, which is due for release in November 2019.
The term FOMO, for the uninitiated, means ‘fear of missing out’, which can become a compulsion – that is, some people get so caught on the idea that they’re missing out on something that FOMO dictates how and what they do. In the single Great Aunt have conjured that feeling of compulsion through hypnotic slide guitar, heartbeat-like double bass and vocals that sound tentative yet defiant. It’s a clever, effective use of sound to reinforce lyric, and it makes for an irresistible song that, in its own way, becomes addictive.
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Great Aunt are on tour in Australia, then the US:
July 9, Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT Australia*
July 10, Folkswagon, Sydney, NSW Australia*
July 11, Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD Australia*
July 12, 63 First Avenue, Sawtell, NSW Australia*
July 16, BUG Acoustic, Brisbane, QLD Australia
July 17, Element Bar, Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia
July 18, The Middle, Mullumbimby, NSW Australia
July 20, Hardy’s Bay Club, Hardy’s Bay, NSW Australia**
July 21, Little Alberts, Bathurst, NSW Australia**
July 25, Temperance Society, Sydney, NSW Australia
July 27, The Cambus Wallace, Gold Coast, QLD Australia
July 29, Hippo & Co, Canberra, ACT Australia
*shows supporting the Weeping Willows
**co-headline shows with Smith & Jones
USA Tour
Sep 8, Republic of Pie, North Hollywood, CA USA
Sep TBC, Americanafest – Sounds Australia Showcase Nashville, TN USA
Sep 17, The Starlight Lounge, New Orleans, LA USA
Sep 18, Stellar Beans, Lake Charles, LA USA
Sep 19, Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe, Galveston, TX USA
Sep 20, Dyson House Listening Room, Baton Rouge, LA USA
Sep 21, The Listening Room of Mobile, Mobile, AL USA
Sep 24, The All Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, New Orleans, LA USA Sep
26, Driftless Books and Music, Viroqua, WI USA
Sep 28, Uncommon Ground, Chicago (Edgewater), IL USA
More dates TBA.
Upcoming Festival Appearances
Oct 4, Deni Ute Muster Festival, Deniliquin NSW Australia
Nov 15 & 16, Healesville Music Festival, Healesville VIC Australia
Australian Spring/Summer Tour
November 30, MONA, Hobart, TAS Australia
November 30, When She Believes Showcase, Launceston, TAS Australia
Nov 31, Marakoopa Café, Mayberry, TAS