Albi and The Wolves share ‘It Ain’t Easy’ and announce signing to Second Hand Records
Albi and The Wolves are wrapped to share their brand new single It Ain’t Easy, available now on all good digital platforms. Frontman Chris Dent hints that this is the beginning of more new material on the horizon from the Tui award-winning group.
Stream / purchase It Ain’t Easy here
Spotify | Apple Music | iTunes
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/LIwRa6Nx-Z8
Tonight, Albi and The Wolves will be bringing their upbeat lively show to the stage, opening for disco legends Boney M at the Bruce Mason Centre. Ticketing and more details available here.
New music comes just in time for another momentous occasion in their lives – signing with independent folk music label, Second Hand Records. Albi and The Wolves are the kiwi label’s second signing, alongside the impeccable Fables.
Second Hand Records owner, Finn McLennan-Elliot says about the trio, “Second Hand Records is about community, about pushing the best of folk music in New Zealand to the world. At its core, it is about relationships, Albi and the Wolves have personified this in all the years we have known them. They give their time to projects they admire and love, and they are the first to support a new artist. Years of hard work are paying off and what they are writing now is the best we’ve heard from them yet! It is a great honour to work with them and spearhead the next chapter for the band.”
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It has been a mammoth 12 months for the group, after winning Best Folk Album for their debut album Eyes Wide Open at the 2017 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, and more recently completed The Great New Zealand Folk Tour alongside The Frank Burkitt Band and Taranaki favourites, TheSlacks on a fun-filled musical jaunt around the North Island.
The lively crew of 3 – made up of Chris Dent, Pascal Roggen, Michael Young – are currently onboard their New Zealand tour with upcoming shows in the South Island, Central North Island and Hawkes Bay on the near horizon. See below for full list of upcoming dates.
ALBI & THE WOLVES / IT AIN’T EASY NZ TOUR:
Fri 5th Oct: opening for Boney M – Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Sat 6th Oct: The Tuatara Cafe – Invercargill
Sun 7th Oct: Folk Club – Dunedin
Wed 10th Oct: Scott’s Brewery – Oamaru
Thur 11th Oct: Blue Smoke – Christchurch (support from Candice Milner)
Fri 12th Oct: House Concert – Nelson (support from Ben Dixon)
Sat 13th Oct: Mussel Inn – Takaka
Fri 26th Oct: Hastings – Common Room (support from Cabin Fevre)
Sat 27th Oct: Taupo – Acacia Bay Hall
Mon 29th Oct: Whangateau – Whangateau Folk Club
Fri 2nd Nov: Whangarei – Lama Lounge
Sat 3rd Nov: Maungaturoto – Otamatea Repertory Theater (support from Molly May)
Fri 9th Nov: Rotorua – Okere Falls Store (support from Looking For Alaska)
Sat 10th Nov: Hamilton – Nivara Lounge (support from Looking For Alaska)
Sun 11th Nov: Tauranga – The Entertainers Club
Fri 1st Dec: Auckland – Kumeu Live
Ticketing information for all shows available HERE
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