Skyscraper Stan’s new album hits Oz – wanna review it?

Hey Music People

Guess what I have in my office right now?  

That’s right. ‘Last Year’s Tune’, the debut album from Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats!  Hot Damn!

If you’re wondering what it’s like, it’s a little like this:

The world according to Skyscraper Stan and the Commission Flats is a hazy, sweat-soaked dream of sunburnt country towns, dirty inner-city intersections and hot, muggy bedrooms. A superb lyricist, Stan has earned a reputation as a songwriter-to-watchand and The Commission Flats are known around the traps for their incendiary, high octane performances.   This album is a must-listen for fans of Nick Cave, Timber Timbre, Father John Misty, Old Crow Medicine Show and M. Ward.

If you want a copy for review – and I know you do,  please email me at karen@karenconradpublicity.com.  x

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Skyscraper Stan & The Commission Flats sign deal with MGM – tour dates here!

Ttroubadour rock and roll legends Skyscraper Stan And The Commission Flats will debut at Port Fairfy Folk Festival tomorrow on the Shebeen Bar Stage at 9.45pm. Tomorrow is also the day they release Last Year’s Tune at the festival so the timing couldn’t be more perfect to announce they’ve just inked a distribution deal with MGM.

Based on the look of the new album cover and feedback to date there’s a strong feeling that this record has legs, not unlike front man Stan Woodhouse.

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Port Fairy is the start of Skyscraper Stan’s national tour and here are all the dates:

 

6-9 March 2015  |  Port Fairy Folk Festival |  Port Fairy, VIC

Wednesday 11 March | Railway Friendly Bar | Byron Bay, NSW

Thursday 12 March |  Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall | Brisbane QLD

Friday 13 March | The Pier | Port Macquarie, NSW

Saturday 14 March | Lazy Bones Lounge | Marrickville NSW

Friday 20 March | The Illawarra Brewery | Wollongong NSW – Skyscraper Stan and Oskar Herbig duo

Saturday 21 March | The Commercial Hotel | Milton, NSW – Skyscraper Stan and Oskar Herbig duo

Sunday 22 March | Birdhouse Bar | Wagga Wagga NSW – Skyscraper Stan and Oskar Herbig duo

Friday 27 March | Sooki Lounge | Belgrave VIC

Saturday 28 March | The Gasometer Hotel | Melbourne VIC

Saturday 4 April | Grace Emily | Adelaide, SA

Sunday 5 April | The Loft | Warrnambool VIC 

 

Here’s the link to ‘Chief’ the first single to be be lifted from the new ‘Last Year’s Tune’ album Skyscraper Stan And The Commission Flats:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdGFsH8eFw8

Harbour Agency Presents Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats Debut Album Launch Tour – ‘Last Year’s Tune’

Just got into the swing of 2015? Let troubadour rock and roll legends Skyscraper Stan And The Commission Flats take you all the way back to 2014 with the launch of Last Year’s Tune, the band’s spectacularly long-awaited, Pledge-funded debut album. To celebrate, Stan and the Flatties will be launching the album at the venerable Port Fairy Folk Festival before heading off around the countryside to bring the wicked goodness of Last Years Tune to all.

Recorded at Melbourne’s Woodstock Studios and mastered in New York City by Greg Calbi, Last Years Tune is 11-track’s worth of Stan Woodhouse’s finest songwriting. Evocative, heart-felt and totally good fun, Last Year’s Tune will get your troubadour rock and roll on like no other album of this year, last year or any year at all.

Get your piece of the Skyscraper Stan And The Commission Flat’s pie on the following Last Year’s Tour dates:

6-9 March 2015  |  Port Fairy Folk Festival |  Port Fairy, VIC

Wednesday 11 March | Railway Friendly Bar | Byron Bay, NSW

Thursday 12 March |  Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall | Brisbane QLD

Friday 13 March | The Pier | Port Macquarie, NSW

Saturday 14 March | Lazy Bones Lounge | Marrickville NSW

Friday 20 March | The Illawarra Brewery | Wollongong NSW – Skyscraper Stan and Oskar Herbig duo

Saturday 21 March | The Commercial Hotel | Milton, NSW – Skyscraper Stan and Oskar Herbig duo

Sunday 22 March | Birdhouse Bar | Wagga Wagga NSW – Skyscraper Stan and Oskar Herbig duo

Friday 27 March | Sooki Lounge | Belgrave VIC

Saturday 28 March | The Gasometer Hotel | Melbourne VIC

Saturday 4 April | Grace Emily | Adelaide, SA

Sunday 5 April | The Loft | Warrnambool VIC 

Here’s what Sydney Morning Herald had to say about ‘roots revellers’ Skyscraper Stan And The Commission Flats:

“Some came to hear established chart-toppers but most dipped their toes into unfamiliar waters too. QMF has a knack of introducing the “next big thing” as it’s about to break. Adelaide rapper Tkay Maidza has made serious waves since launching last year. Fans lined up waiting for others to exit as the packed Pavilion heaved to her beats. The historic Vue Grand Hotel was similarly cosy during gigs by Charles Jenkins and roots revellers Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats. Festival director Andrew Orvis noted plenty of buzz around the latter – a  typical QMF revelation.”

Watch Chief for some extra dirt on Skyscraper Stan And The Commission Flats:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdGFsH8eFw8

More information:

Web: www.skyscraperstanandthecommissionflats.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skyscraperstan?fref=ts

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/skyscraperstanandthecommissionflats

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Skyscraper Stan, Mick Thomas, Ruby Boots & more – VIP Pop-up Party Yarra Hotel Abbotsford – 4pm Sunday

Hey Funsters!
 
Skyscraper Stan and the Commission Flats celebrate reaching 100% of Pledge Music fundraising goal at Yarra Hotel Abbotsford – 4pm Sunday 27 July 2014. 
 
It’s official – Skyscraper Stan and the Commission Flats have scraped together enough cash to pay for their debut album! Thanks to very generous donations to their Pledge Music campaign, Stan and the Commission Flats now have the funds needed to pay studio bills, release their long-awaited (and soon-to-be legendary) album, and fund a few extra rounds of beer.
The Pledge Music campaign hit 100% this week and currently sits at 115%, all thanks to the amazing support of Melbourne’s troubadour rock n roll lovers.  The band is now on track to release their debut album later this year.
Come and enjoy a pop-up celebration with Skyscraper Stan and the Commission Flats during their final July residency performance at the Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford.  Mick Thomas, Ruby Boots, Leah Senior and other guests will also be squeezing onstage with the band to help celebrate their success.
Skyscraper Stan and the Commission Flats will be on stage, sober and ready to roll at 4pm Sunday 27 July 2014 at Yarra Hotel Abbotsford. 
 
Please pop in and party with us at Skyskraper Stan’s VIP Pop Up Party!
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