C.W. STONEKING’S “THE THING I DONE”
PREMIERES AT POPMATTERS
PREMIERES AT POPMATTERS
GON’ BOOGALOO OUT JUNE 3 VIA
KING HOKUM RECORDS
KING HOKUM RECORDS
ST LOUIS DATE AT OFF BROADWAY CONFIRMED
photo credit: Kane Hibberd
“immaculate, old-world musicianship”—Rolling Stone
“Stoneking’s delivery is indistinct but beautiful in the way Tom Waits’s growl can be beautiful.”
—The Guardian
—The Guardian
“The Australian’s authentic early blues sound…only adds to the impression that, somehow, he is the real McCoy.”—The Age
“Classic
electric chicken grease chords, a three-piece backup harmony, rhythmic
bass and claps fitting for a jitterbug or bouncy two-step combine for a
feel reminiscent of early Ray Charles.”
—Stereogum
—Stereogum
PopMatters is premiering the track “The Thing I Done” from Gon’ Boogaloo, the upcoming third full-length album from ARIA Award-winning Australian artist C.W. Stoneking (out June 3 on his own King Hokum Records). Stream/share the track at http://popm.at/22hs7cP.
In
celebration of the forthcoming release Stoneking has added a run of
west coast dates to his first ever North American tour, including stops
at the Vancouver Folk Festival, Pickathon and Chicago’s Do Division Festival. See below for a list of dates.
Hailing
from Australia’s remote Northern Territory, Stoneking grew up listening
to gospel, ragtime and Chicago blues, citing American musicians
including Son House, Robert Johnson, Skip James and Bukka White among
his earliest influences. “When I first heard it I thought it was kinda
funny music,” Stoneking explains, “because it was so deconstructed and
not really adhering to any rules that I’d been told music [should] fit
into.” The Guardian notes that “you get the impression that he is
so completely immersed in the era of the earliest folk recordings that
his shambling, clattering sound is a default setting, not an artistic
choice. Hearing Stoneking perform live is, somehow, like listening to an
old ‘78 recovered from a dusty attic in New Orleans.”
Stoneking’s debut album, 2006’s King Hokum,
garnered extensive critical praise in his native Australia. ABC Radio
National’s “Breakfast” named it the 2006 Album of the Year and it was
nominated for Best Blues/Roots Album at the ARIA Music Awards. His
follow-up, 2008’s Jungle Blues, won the ARIA for Best Blues/Roots
Album and was nominated for Best Independent Release, Best Male Artist
and Best Album Cover Art. The album was also shortlisted for the
Australian Music Prize and saw Stoneking perform the tracks “Jungle
Blues” and “Jungle Lullaby” on “Later…with Jools Holland” during his European tour.
GON’ BOOGALOO TRACK LIST
1. How Long
2. The Zombie
3. Get On The Floor
4. The Thing I Done
5. Tomorrow Gon’ Be Too Late
6. Mama Got The Blues
7. Goin’ Back South
8. The Jungle Swing
9. Good Luck Charm
10. I’m The Jungle Man
11. On A Desert Isle
12. We Gon’ Boogaloo
C.W. STONEKING LIVE
May
24 Washington,
DC DC9
May
25 Philadelphia,
PA Boot & Saddle
May
26 Brooklyn,
NY Rough Trade
May 27 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
May
29 Boston,
MA Great Scott
May
31 Montreal,
QC Bar Le Ritz
June
1 Toronto,
ON Drake Hotel
June
2 Ferndale,
MI Magic Bag
June
3 Chicago,
IL Do Division Street
June
4 Chicago,
IL Beat Kitchen
June
5 St. Louis,
MO Off Broadway
June
6 Davenport,
IA Daytrotter
July 16–17 Vancouver, BC Vancouver Folk Festival
July
20 Boise,
ID Alive After Five
July
22 Denver,
CO Lost Lake
July
23 Kansas City,
MO Record Bar
July
24 Dallas,
TX Three Links
July
25 Austin,
TX Stubbs Jr.
July
27 El Paso,
TX Lowbrow Palace
July
28 Phoenix,
AZ Rebel
July 29 Huntington Beach, CA Don the Beachcomber
July
30 Los Angeles,
CA The Echo
July
31 San Diego,
CA Soda Bar
August
2 San Francisco,
CA Slim’s
August
4 Seattle,
WA Tractor Tavern
August 5–7 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon
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