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Woodlock do it their way

Woodlock do it their way

A national tour that initially sold out weeks in advance on a marketing budget of $150, 3 new shows added and only 2 shows with tickets remaining, #39 on the digital ARIA charts and no radio airplay. Ever. Oh, and no label.

These are just some of the queer facts about Woodlock, a folk-pop-rock act from Melbourne playing a sold out national tour right now.

The Melbourne based band are brothers Eze and Zech Walters and Bowen Purcell. They built the love around their music through busking in Bourke Street Mall, where they developed their fan base, many of whom are now among their over 15,000 facebook followers.

Their first EP “Lemons” has sold over 15,000 copies on the streets since April last year. It has now been followed by “Labour of Love”, showcasing the maturity and development in their sound.

The polished and revived Woodlock sound comes with the help of ARIA award-winning producer Wayne Connolly (Josh Pyke, Boy Bear and The Paper Kites) who took the trio from Melbourne under his wing for two weeks of intensive recording at Alberts Studio’s in Neutral Bay, Sydney.

“I think people like our music because we have an enthusiastic drummer, he’s really smiley” joked Eze Walters of percussionist Bowen Purcell. “Zac and I have been writing and playing music together since we were little. We were home schooled and mum was really creative in the way she taught us. She would write songs for us to learn things, like the seasons and the countries. She would dress us up and we’d do plays. We got put in school for the last two years because I was fighting with mum. We tried to do music but failed. We were good at playing but not so much the theory”.

“Two years ago we quit our jobs, bought a caravan for $200 and did it up so it was legal. We thought we’d travel around Australia, busk and pick fruit. The fruit picking was hard and our busking went off. I guess that’s when we committed to our music full time”.

Woodlock – Labour of Love

In the top 100 on the digital ARIA charts; 97.ha: http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/33225/chartifacts

Has stayed in the top 10 on the singer/songwriter charts on iTunes since the EP was released on 16th May

Link for some free streaming, https://soundcloud.com/aloof-music/sets/woodlock-ep-preview/s-IP64I. Check out ‘The Garden’, which will be the band’s second single.

Sneak-peak preview to ‘My Throne’ video clip https://vimeo.com/96515898

(Keep in mind it is only 70% finished!)

MY THRONE NATIONAL TOUR

WEDNESDAY 4 JUNE THE FRONT GALLERY CANBERRA (SOLD OUT)

FRI 6 JUNE – BRIGHTON UP BAR – SYDNEY (SOLD OUT)

SAT 14 JUNE – SOUTHSIDE TEA ROOM – BRISBANE (SOLD OUT)

WED 19 JUNE – THE CAFÉ SERIES – ADELAIDE (SOLD OUT)

THU 19 JUNE – THE CAFÉ SERIES – ADELAIDE (SOLD OUT)

FRI 20 JUNE – SHEBEEN – MELBOURNE (SOLD OUT)

TUE 24 JUNE – SHEBEEN – MELBOURNE (Limited tickets)

WED 25 JUNE – SHEEBEEN MELBOURNE(SOLD OUT)

SAT 28 JUNE – SUB – MELBOURNE (U/18’S) (Limited tickets)

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