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Methyl Ethel : New Headline Shows in North America and Europe, New Session Video
18th June 2019

Today Methyl Ethel, aka Australian songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Jake Webb, announce their forthcoming September North American tour and a headline London show at Electric Brixton on 13th November.

Methyl Ethel — whose live incarnation includes Webb (vocals, guitar) plus band mates Thom Stewart (keys), Chris Wright (drums), Lyndon Blue (bass) and Jacob Diamond (guitar, vocals) — will visit cities and towns across the US and Canada, beginning in San Diego CA on 17th September and ending in Allston MA on 30 September.  Tickets for all shows, including London, will go on sale this Friday, 21st June at 10am local time.

The announcement comes as Methyl Ethel enter the second week of the Triage Australian album tour - their biggest shows to date - joined by Oklahoma’s BRONCHO and Montreal’s Ada Lea.  Perth, Melbourne and two shows in Brisbane have already sold out, with Sydney, Adelaide and a second Melbourne show selling fast.  See below for details and tickets.

Triage, which features the singles Scream Whole, Real Tight and Trip The Mains, is out now.  It was written, produced and performed by Jake Webb, mixed by Marta Salogni and mastered by Heba Kadry.  The album was recorded in Webb's home studio in West Perth.

+ You can buy Triage by Methyl Ethel via 4AD Store here +
+ You can listen on all other platforms here +

Last week, Methyl Ethel shared a live version of haunting album track ‘Post Blue’ for Pilerats’ PileTV. They will release a remix of BRONCHO’s track All Choked Up this week.

June
15th - Astor Theatre, Perth, WA∞ [SOLD OUT]
20th - Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC*  [TICKETS]
21st - Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC* [SOLD OUT]
22nd - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW*  [TICKETS]
27th - The Gov, Adelaide, SA∞ [TICKETS]
28th - The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD* [SOLD OUT]
29th - The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD* [SOLD OUT]

September
17th - Casbah,San Diego CA, US 
20th - Stubb's Indoors, Austin TX, US 
21st - MASS, Fort Worth TX, US 
23rd - High Watt, Nashville TN, US 
24th - Aisle 5, Atlanta GA, US
26th - Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia PA, US
27th - ArtsRiot, Burlington VT, US
28th - Pop Montreal, Montreal QC, Canada
29th - Bowery Ballroom, New York NY, US
30th - Great Scott, Allston, MA, US

November
13th - Electric Brixton, London, UK

∞ - supported by Ada Lea
* - supported by BRONCHO and Ada Lea

"Triage is a spectrum of colour and abstract character, stained with a unique personality.  Thanks to this approach, Triage is the finest work from Methyl Ethel yet.” - The Line Of Best Fit
"Choc-a-bloc with hooks and head-nodding electro-pop from the get-go, Methyl Ethel have reached great new heights with this stellar effort.” - DIY ★★★★
Polymath prince Jake Webb has landed a perfect triple axel with Methyl Ethel’s album, Triage.  It’s the WA band’s third faultless LP, a record that signs off on a songwriting chapter where Webb “got obsessed with a lot of theory, essentially the core of it is trying to discover what it is about songs and why they work.”  And, oh they work.” - Herald Sun ★★★★★
"It's another impressive assortment of psychedelic, new-wave pop." - Beat
“Triage sees Methyl Ethel craft another album of intricately crafted alternative dreamy pop, utilising a wider range of synth sounds than before to amazing effect, with melodies shimmering and cutting through the mix.” - RTRFM
“Triage is a diverse and dynamic fringe-pop triumph.” - X-Press