DOORS 12.30PM // KITCHEN OPEN // SHOW STARTS 1PM

Felix Riebl needs no introduction. He is the co-founder, band leader and principal songwriter of the internationally acclaimed band The Cat Empire, who have made multi-platinum albums and are the 2006 winner of the World Music Aria Award for their album Cities. He will share the stage with Out to Lunch Presents Etson, which is producer David Levy’s new electronic-world music album with East Timorese artist Etson Caminha. Levy had been traveling internationally to discover and produce musicians living in refugee camps and post-conflict countries for his last project, The World United in Song (PeaceTones), when he discovered Etson. Felix Riebl and Out to Lunch's infectious grooves will be sure to hit the mind and feet. Special guests Gamelan DanAnda

Out to Lunch featuring special guest Felix Riebl 

and Gamelan DanAnda 

BRUNSWICK BALLROOM

Doors 12.30pm

Show starts 1pm

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Brobdingnagian, noir-adjacent Australian singer-songwriter Jack Ladder announces his Australian tour this August to launch the upcoming 7th full length album Tall Pop Syndrome, which is out via Endless Recording on July 14th.

Seeking to disrupt the invasion of AI, and dethrone the rule of the algorithm, Jack Ladder has made the most heartfelt and human record with digital tools. Rather than cutting himself down in the tradition of ‘tall poppy syndrome’, the tallest man in music is cutting to the chase, getting to the core of human emotion in 3 minutes. 

“I thought I’ll take the strongest songs I’ve written and record them using the latest software synths. The synth will operate like finger picking on a guitar. What if Springsteen made Nebraska with a MIDI controller or Leonard Cohen’s “I’m Your Man” was produced by Kraftwerk? And what if I do it all myself…”

Enlisting Kim Moyes of The Presets to oversee the final capture, Tall Pop Syndrome is heavy with synthetic texture, pulsation and atmosphere but defined by a new perspective. A reaction to the introverted and reflective nature of his former record, Hijack!, here, Ladder puts the audience front and centre, giving them an insight into the human condition with poignant minimalism.

After road testing this minimalist manoeuvre in stadiums with The Killers at the end of 2022, Ladder now brings it to more intimate spaces, playing choices from this latest work, along with favourites from the Ladder cannon. 

Tall Pop Syndrome is out via Endless Recording on vinyl and digital platforms on (July 14th 2023)