Perth Music

The excitement surrounding the July 1 sophomore album release by The Sleepy Jackson is not just homegrown, with news emerging every day from the UK about the upcoming album release. London’s influential Radio 1 has played first single ‘God Lead Your Soul’ seven weeks upfront of the single release and DJ Zane Lowe has named it “Hottest Record In The World”. Radio 1 is not alone in the buzz surrounding the release, with XFM also adding the track, Music Week listing the track as a New Addition and anticipated coverage in NME, Q and Mojo.

In Australia, ‘God Lead Your Soul’ is instore May 27 and ‘You Needed More’ is the ITunes Single of the Week this week…which means punters have the chance to download the track for free in the only opportunity to hear the song prior to the album release on July 1.

Luke Steele will be completing promo tours in both the UK and the US during June ahead of album releases in both territories. Australian tour dates will be in June as follows -

Friday June 16 The Bakery Artrage Complex, Perth
Friday June 23 Paddington Town Hall, Sydney
Saturday June 24 Saturday Ormond Hall Prahran, Melbourne

The single God Lead Your Soul instore May 27
The album Personality (One Was A Spider, One Was A Bird) instore July 1

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