Month: August 2019

Josephine

August 27, 2019 — Leave a comment

Josephine 
is the 3rd video creation
taken from my new album Fever Dreams
I made the clip with my wife Jo
who is long suffering and accomodating 
when it comes to working with me 
on these creations
I will point out that she is NOT 
the Josephine at the heart of this song
if I wrote a song about her 
and opened with the lines
“I’m so tired of hearing every thought in your head
I’m turning off the white noise 
and slipping into bed”
…well, I wouldn’t be here to tell the tale
Jo and I made the clip together at home
on our phones
after the kids were asleep
I dived into my daughters face paint
(luckily she didn’t wake up 
after the paint was applied –
I would have scared her witless)
we waited til it was real dark
and we crept quietly around the house
while stifling our laughter 
at our own earnest stupidity 
and trying to keep our dog Hubble quiet
(he also plays a starring role in his 15th year)
and please share it around if you enjoy 
our amateur efforts
you can come along and hear
the tunes from Fever Dreams live
when we launch the album in Sydney on
Thursday Sept 5
with Kate Alexander & Hana Brenecki
for Ramblin’ Nights at SLY FOX in Enmore
presented by
Mother Hen Touring & Post To Wire
tickets are on sale now
HERE
Love
Mark
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Fever Dreams NSW Launch Show

August 8, 2019 — 1 Comment

We’re excited to announce that we will be launching Fever Dreams in Sydney for “Ramblin’ Nights” for one night only at SLYFOX in Enmore. Presented by the lovely folk at Mother Hen Touring and Post To Wire. September 5th is the date to add to your diaries.

At this stage it’s our only planned NSW show with the complete band line up – so we’d (of course) love to see you all there to help us mark this special event!

L To R : Adam Lang, Moldre, Scott Hutchings, Reuben Wills, Jamie Hutchings. Pic By Michael Carpenter

Please come along early to check out the sweet harmonies of special guests Kate Alexander & Hana Brenecki all the way from Melbourne.

Grab Tickets HERE
Facebook Event HERE

Here’s the band in action – live in France. Henry Wagons said on Double J “(Leave Me Where You Found Me) is the kind of tune I want to lock arms and rotate on the dance floor to”….so on Sept 5 we’d like to see some of that kind of action in Enmore!

The Continuing Story Of Fever Dreams

August 8, 2019 — Leave a comment

Have you heard Fever Dreams yet?

My third solo album Fever Dreams is out now and available to purchase via Bandcamp (vinyl, CD, digital), plus streaming on Apple Music and Spotify.

We’ve had a wonderful response so far to the new record from journalists, radio and podcast hosts, with songs from the album receiving airplay right across Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. In fact, every track on Fever Dreams has been aired on radio.  You can also read an interview in the July/August edition of RHYTHMS magazine.

..“Fever Dreams, an absolutely superb record… a superlative album from a songwriter who cites Tom Waits,  Chet Baker and Bob Dylan amongst his myriad of influences”
– Stuart Coupe (Rhythms)
 
“Hypnotic, rollicking and restless. Fans of Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Dylan should immediately investigate”
– Jeff Jenkins (The Music)

“A really good listen, categorised as Americana but it’s more than that, it’s genre-hopping.” “It’s an album that had a strong impact on me on first listen, this is a very, very interesting album.” “Country noir sound with jangly guitars, quite psychedelic in places” “Twin Peaks meets True Detective soundtrack”
– Lonesome Highway
 
“Anyone who is a fan of Tom Waits should investigate this guy” – “Brooding melancholia, a fine sound”
– David Astle (ABC Melbourne)
 
“Excellent work… I highly, highly recommend it” “A broad spectrum of cracked Americana”
– Paul Gough (1/2/3/4 – Pimpod)
 
“It starts in a bar, more than a few drinks in, and ends after a zig-zagging journey through country, blues, rock & big skies. A new album from Mark Moldre has stories, and some crushed suede guitar”
– Bernard Zuel
 
“(Leave Me Where You Found Me) is the kind of tune I want to lock arms and rotate on the dance floor to”
– Henry Wagons (Tower Of Song, Double J)

The best way to listen to Fever Dreams is over at our Bandcamp Store – there you can purchase copies on vinyl, CD and digital.