JO MEARES RELEASES ‘KING OF THE CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN’ – TOURING OZ & EUROPE!

Produced by Charles Jenkins, ‘King of the Crystal Mountain‘ features the sublime work of guitar virtuoso Jeff Lang and ethereal backing vocals recorded in a church in Finland by an all-girl choir.  Reuben Alexander‘s eerie harmonica and Kari Pihl’s majestic piano work feature throughout this haunting album, telling stories of outsiders, loss, confusion, love and hate.

This is Jo’s third solo album. His first collection of words and sounds ‘A Handful of Smoke‘ was awarded Australian album of the year on the highly respected “Outpost” show on Radio 2SER. Jo’s second solo album ‘One More Time‘ was made with The Honeyriders with a sixteen piece string section, layered backing vocals and lush guitar sounds.

Clem Bastow described his music as “The melancholia of wide open plains and corrugated iron, caressed by occasionally passing heavenly choirs of grievous angels and chain gangs.”

Jo will be performing at his Sydney album launch, June 6 at The Vanguard with a six-piece band featuring Madelaine Lucas and Robert Irish, two members of the Sydney outfit Devotional. Support on the night will be provided by one of the finest songwriters on the planet, Charles Jenkins.

Jo plays most years in France, Spain and Finland and is gradually building his following there. His June 2014 release of the album ‘King of the Crystal Mountain‘ in Australia will be followed by an extensive tour of Europe throughout France, Spain, Holland, Finland and Germany.

Friday May 9^th – Crate Records, Sydney, album preview and limited edition vinyl release with full band

Friday May 23 – The Armidale Club, Armidale (solo)

Thursday June 5^th – The Vanguard, Sydney, album launch with full band, support Charles Jenkins.

Friday June 13^th – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, album launch with full band

Sunday June 15^th – Pure Pop Records, 4pm

Sunday June 22^nd – Club Liberte, Helsinki, Finland

http://www.clubliberte.fi/content/fi/1001/1001/Club Liberte.html

Thursday June 26^th – Henrys Pub, Helsinki, Finland

Wednesday July 2^nd – Ben’s Café, Paris, France

Saturday July 5^th – Trinkete, Gernika, Spain

Wednesday July 9^th – Wharf 73, Madrid, Spain

Thursday August 14^th – Django Bar, Sydney

Sunday Sept 7^th – Brisbane Powerhouse, 3.30pm