PAUL DEMPSEY ANNOUNCES SUMMER SOLO SHOWS FOR JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2017.
Dempsey takes his ‘Strange Loop’ tour out of the cities to regional centres.
One of Australia’s most respected songwriters, Paul Dempsey, is happy to announce a new round of solo shows throughout the summer months of January and February. Having released his second solo album ‘Strange Loop’ to outstanding reviews and a top 5 ARIA chart debut in May 2016, this new series of shows takes Paul out of the major cities and into regional centres for the first time playing tracks from Strange Loop as well as his gold-selling debut ‘Everything Is True’ as well as the odd well chosen cover for old times sake, up close and, yes, personal.
Co-produced by Paul and Tom Schick (Wilco, Ryan Adams) at Wilco’s The Loft Studio in Chicago, ‘Strange Loop’ reveals a super-charged Dempsey; his voice more potent and powerful than ever, his stories and characters magnified, his instrumentation more adventurous and playful. It's an album that sounds like doing what you want, and actually getting it right.
“Dempsey clearly had fun writing these songs. It’s an album full of surprises – and 2 decades after he started releasing music, it proves that Dempsey still has inspiration to spare” – ROLLING STONE (4 Stars)
“Dempsey’s best writing yet. He’s an artist who can leave you speechless, weakly smiling at the fact someone’s been able to channel that amount of feeling in a three or so minute song” – AU REVIEW (9/10)
“One of Australia's most respected and intimidatingly talented songwriters of the 21st century returns with his second solo record, and it's captivating.”
– THE MUSIC (4.5 Stars)
