Hello lovers of salt and sea, lovers of snow and ice and lovers in between,

How are you? We are both well! We are currently in Melbourne, Australia. We are busy, busy, busy, writing, writing, writing. It’s very exciting to be back writing!  It’s a long way from airports, planes, vans and buses. It’s very exciting and very refreshing. Sometimes (usually when we are stuck at the US/Canadian border or at an airport at 5am) I wonder what I am doing. Writing makes me remember why we do this! We are very lucky.

We head back to the USA in March to play the AWESOME and exciting mom + pop / frenchkiss SXSW showcase on March 19th with the likes of Les Savy Fav, Freelance Whales and more! AUSTIN, TEXAS. BBQ. OH YEAH.

We then head out and play a handful of our own east coast US shows before we head to Germany for the first time! We are really excited to let you all know that our record is coming out on Grand Hotel van Cleef on March 19. Neither Damon or I have been to Germany. We told you that we would come see you. We keep our promises. There are multiple visits to Germany in the coming months and lots of shows and festivals so be sure to check our dates here. Tickets for all of these shows are on sale now.

Then of course there is our US tour with the fabulous and extremely talented Kaki King. When I first met Kaki I told her a story that Damon had told me about a music festival, a shower cubicle, a soap holder and someones inability to use the toilet correctly. I am clearly avoiding detail. Ask Kaki. Point is, we are very excited to tour with her! We are going all over the place, be sure to have a look. Tickets on sale now!

Oh! Don’t forget we have wonderful new merch items in our merch store. ALL designed by Celeste Potter. We love her artwork so much. We also love her. Check out our online store and have your mind blown.

Finally, Australians! We are doing a handful of shows next week in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney with UK band, The Big Pink. You can get tickets here. Come along and say hi! Oh and Brisbane, we PROMISE we will get to you. And when we do, look out. We are very much looking forward to playing some shows in Australia. It’s been a year!

ALSO Australians from March 19 you will be able to buy a newly released by Shock Records version of Rearrange Beds WITH the new ‘Beds Rearranged’ EP – the remix EP we have been working so hard on. Actually, we didn’t work much harder than “OH MAN! That is awesome!”. People such as Gerard Smith from TV on the Radio, Bodega Girls, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, RAC Collective and Tally Hall worked really hard on remixes of Company, Listen, Shoes Watch, Camp Out and Horizons. If you live in the USA you will be able to buy Beds Rearranged at our shows and digitally soon! People who live elsewhere, we are working on it!

I have to go now and watch the end of Jaws. I am watching it for the 148th time. I am also wearing a Jaws t-shirt and I just found a toy shark in my freezer. I don’t know where it came from. Strange. Oh man, you wouldn’t believe it, they are going to need a bigger boat.

Sail safe!

KC/DC