Music: Middle Kids announce date at the Bodega Nottingham

UK TOUR DATES THIS AUTUMN

LOST FRIENDS OUT NOW ON LUCKY NUMBER

WATCH THE ‘DON’T BE HIDING’ VIDEO

& FOUND FRIENDS ‘MIXTAPE’ INITIATIVE

PRAISE FOR MIDDLE KIDS’ – ‘LOST FRIENDS’

“genuinely brilliant choruses on every song” – NME

“The Australian trio’s debut album deals in radiant, anthemic indie rock, balancing doubt-ridden lyrics with clear-eyed execution” – Pitchfork

“they effectively thread the winsome early-’90s alt pop of Belly and the Cranberries with the big-tent ambitions of ’00s-era ensembles like Arcade Fire and The National – Pitchfork

“Australian trio with an extraordinary knack for blending beautiful melodies, a vintage country music atmosphere and grungy power chords into a glorious sound.” – Sunday Express

“Lost Friends is a cocktail of infectious indie-pop and alt-country that packs a punch” – DORK

“How does a band get this good, this quicky?” – Billboard

“Heartfelt, clever ruminations at the intersection of indie-rock and alt-country” – Rolling Stone

“Led by the powerful vocals of Hannah Joy, the trio deal in infectious indie pop-rock.”– Sunday Times

“…solid, countryfied vignettes of joy and melancholy sound like the soundtrack to a coming-of-age film…”– Q

“Middle Kids’ stellar debut Lost Friends is jam-packed with biting cuts and memorable hooks.”– Line of Best Fit

“Lost Friends is a shape-shifting, intimate, and reflective body of work” – The 405

Australian trio MIDDLE KIDS have just released their debut album Lost Friends to a wave of critical acclaim, and now look forward to an extensive UK and European Tour this November. All dates are listed below and tickets are on sale now.

UK Tour Dates

November 16 | Brighton, GB @ Sticky Mikes

November 17 | Bristol, GB @ Louisiana

November 18 | Glasgow, GB @ Stereo

November 20 | Manchester, GB @ The Deaf Institute

November 21 | Newcastle, GB @ The Think Tank

November 22 | Leeds, GB @ Brudenell Social Club

November 24 | Nottingham, GB @ The Bodega

November 25 | Leicester, GB @ The Cookie

November 26 | London, GB @ Village Underground

The band have also recently shared the excellent video for ‘Don’t Be Hiding’.

Hannah says about the song and video:

“There are so many things we feel ashamed of and then so often hide. When hidden, it is easy to feel people don’t know us and if they did know us, they wouldn’t accept us. Don’t Be Hiding calls us to be honest and brave in sharing who we are whilst learning to love ourselves and each other as imperfect yet cherished people. We made this video at Harry’s house. It’s relaxed and playful, like the song, as if to create a space to explore this idea of sharing and accepting.”

Building on this idea the trio have also launched Found Friends which brings the charm of Mix-tape culture into the modern age by creatively utilising Spotify’s technology to match fans, and their playlists, with each other wherever they may be.

“We made our album Lost Friends with the intention to help listeners further discover what is true and beautiful about the world and its people. To us, the phrase Lost Friends mourns lost connections but also reveres the very human desire for relationship. We are thankful for the bonds that music creates for us and want you to feel a little more connected by music, too.”

Check out Found Friends HERE and share a playlist and find a friend.

On Lost Friends, Hannah Joy, Harry Day and Tim Fitz bring back their knack for haunting hooks, lyrical poignancy and irresistible indie rock appeal that critics praised in their self-titled first EP, released in February 2017. This radiant collection of new songs conjures melodic nostalgia for some of songwriting’s very best, rich in heartfelt build and beautiful simplicity.

The new album, Lost Friends, is the kind of album that sucker-punches you in the gut, revealing its nuances only after repeated listens. The songs’ edges are jagged, the production clean, stray imperfections imbue warmth and a human touch. Middle Kids craft classic hooks and riffs that tangle up in your brain like licorice and choruses that linger long after the song has faded. And they’ve bonded over a greater sense of what their music should accomplish.

Lost Friends was released on May 4^th through Lucky Number and is available to order now HERE on limited lilac coloured gatefold vinyl, gatefold CD, and digital download.

This summer, the band also made their second and third appearances on U.S. television following on from their Conan performance. Middle Kids performed their brilliant single ‘Mistake’, and “On My Knees’, on Jimmy Kimmel, which you can watch HERE and both songs again plus current single ‘Edge of Town’ on CBS This Morning, HERE.

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