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New Review Just In – 16 November

“Review of Hussy Hicks new album On The Boundaries . Another brilliant release for 2017.This great scorched land has birthed 3 remarkable albums this year & we are now joined by a 4th.Hussy Hicks join the elite company of Charles Jenkins , 19Twenty & Woodland Hunters with the delivery of On The Boundaries. You don’t lose sheer talent like you lose the flavour of chewing gum , and Leesa Gentz & Julz Parker are blossoming & blooming from album to album. Leesa’s soaring voice of evocative, volcanic velvet is like honey for your soul & the fretwork of Julz is fire & brimstone one minute & yet the epitome of controlled restraint the next. Co-conspirator Raph White adds the sonic soundtrack like an idiosyncratic Daniel Lanois or Mitchell Froom , and his brushstrokes are an embellishment to be revered.I first saw these ladies support Turin Brakes in Fremantle & my ears were converted & prised wonderfully wide open.Are they a cult secret ? I’m not certain , but we should all join hands , buy this stunning offering and make these ladies wealthy. It would only be justice for the riches this album conveys.

Cheers Duncan Smith Top Shelf Music 89.7FM So much music so little time.”

With their new single Mutiny recently Premiered with repeat plays on Triple J Roots N All the Hussy Hicks are well pleased with their collaborative efforts on the new album. Teaming up with long time friend London based Producer Raphael White the girls have created a stunning new album that will surprise some but still maintains their folk and blues roots.They are currently on tour in the USA and head home this month to drop the record and head out for their Australian dates starting in WA (listed below)

Almost 10 years after the release of their debut album Hussy Hicks

are back with their fifth full length offering, On the Boundaries. A

departure from their trademark live recordings, this album sees the

Hussy Hicks experiment with their sound and production to create

something familiar yet fresh. It’s the Hussy Hicks embracing a

creative approach and the results are nothing short of stunning.

The Gold Coast based band has made a name for themselves locally

and on the international stages the old fashioned way – not through a

Youtube video gone viral or a Facebook post shared thousands of

times, but by playing their music and connecting with audiences

one passionate performance at a time.

Julz Parker and Leesa Gentz possess a special connection and an

innate understanding of each other musically. Their unique sound

spans many genres from boisterous blues and roots, to

contemporary folk, alt country and power ballads.

For this album they joined forces with long time friend and musical

collaborator Raphael White. Their trust in him as a producer allowed

them to expand on their live sound and conduct some sonic

experiments in his London studio.

“Stylistically I guess the biggest difference between this and our

last albums would be the layering; more vocals, more guitars, more

time spent on production” says Julz. ““We tried not to be beholden to our live

sound, to keep the tracks open to be able to grow in any direction.

The way we found was best for that was to start each song by

Leesa laying down a couple of shaker tracks (as we do live) so that

we all had a solid foundation groove that we were all comfortable to build upon. We then sang

and played all the different ideas we had for each song and left

Raph with a bit of a sonic smorgasboard to play with.

It’s not a folk album, its not a blues album, its

not an alt-country album but it still has bits of all our influences

wrapped up in there and we’re super happy with the result.”

On The Boundaries (Funk/Fauna)
Release Date November 10 All Platforms
Radio Amrap/AiritALBUM PRE ORDER LINK-
https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/on-the-boundaries/id1293275790
The Hussy Hicks are also pleased to announce their upcoming Tour DatesNov 8 – WA Redcliffe on the Murray
Nov 9 – WA Settlers Tavern
Nov 10-12 – WA Bridgetown Blues Festival
Nov 14 – WA Perth Blues Club
Nov 15 – WA Clancy’s Fremantle
Nov 17-19 – NSW Mullum Music Festival
Nov 25-27 – VIC Queenscliff Music Festival
Dec 1-3 – NSW – Sydney Blues and Roots Festival Windsor
Dec 8 – NSW Tintenbar Hall
Dec 9 – QLD House with No Walls Eumundi
Dec 15 QLD Summertime Sessions in the Village – Gold Coast

Jan 19-21 – NSW Thredbo Blues Festival

Checkout the stripped back version of current single Mutiny (premiered on Triple J) captured live in the European Winter for Youtube