I can’t wait to see the vinyl, but in the meantime this big box of CD’s turned up in the post today…
The album is out on 30 November, but you can pre-order it through bandcamp; click here.
There’s a ‘rollin’ pack with t-shirt, bag, the album of course, and a special edition single too.
We are really looking forward to getting on the road with this one … see you soon!
Have you got your costumes ready? And your treats and tricks? Halloween marks the end of the warmth and light of the summer and autumn months and the descent into the darkness of winter, with the clocks going back and the heating going on right about now. With that in mind, here is a little round up of the last month since we got back to Milan after the summer.
We played at Ohibò, remember? Way back at the end of September; it feels like a long time ago now. That evening marked the release of the Devil Inside music video, and really was the start of the presentation of the new album. Here is a photo from the event, taken by Antonella Ciliberto.
We played a Sunday night show at Twiggy in Varese, but unfortunately we don’t have any photos to prove it. Alessio joined us with his cajón, which is a great instrument, and makes a nice acoustic show for us as a trio.
On Wednesday 24th September we played at Piazza Risorgimento in Milan, at a little bar named Trifola. It’s very cute and intimate, and had a beautiful atmosphere. It is outside with heaters, so thankfully for us it was before the cold struck. Here we are, photo courtesy of Susan CS.
We’ve got a quiet start to November, leading in to a very busy run up to Christmas. Dates to be announced shortly, along with the very special pre-order for the album – ‘The Rollin’ Pack’. Till then …
An abandoned psychiatric hospital and a bizarre, derelict casino on top of a hill overlooking Lake Como are the two locations we used in filming our new music video. There are no traditional band with instruments shots, it’s more like a mini-film, shot by Italian director Viola Barbato.
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Directed by Viola Barbato
Photography Nicolo Lusbek Luckenbach
Stylist Martina Calabresi (dress supplied by Missoni)
Make up Valentina Tomljanovic
Featuring Susy Sapphire, Keith Rose and Pete Ross
We’ve been working hard this month getting ready to play this next concert at Circolo Arci Ohibò in Milan, this Friday 28th September. We’ve got Alessio on the drums as usual, and we’re joined by Tommaso playing keys and doing some backing harmonies as well.
It’s not just our usual concert however, because we are finally ready to release our new music video. We worked with Viola Barbato, who also directed the last video of Il Genio (Tahiti) and we are so happy with the final product. It’s not your usual music video, so stay tuned, or if you are in Milan, come and see it Friday. Ohibò has a big screen!
Coming soon …
I’m not sure where the Lazy Susan originated from but they came into existence in Australia in the 70’s. It’s basically a round rotating table that is placed in the centre of a dining table so people can help themselves without asking someone on the other side. Pretty simple and effective really. Found most commonly in Chinese restaurants.
Anyway…that’s beside the point. The real reason for this post is to show off the second and latest in our series of promo banners for the forthcoming album. (see Pool Party blog for the first banner). Here is “lazy” Susy Sapphire doing her thing on this fantastic vintage sofa that we discovered collecting dust, in a garage in the south of France.
Our first single from the new album has been released and we’ve decided to give it away free as a digital download. As is the case with all music on Bandcamp it is also available in streaming, so you can play straight off the music player as many times you like. Please don’t forget to LIKE the song on the Bandcamp page and if you haven’t already there is also our new Facebook page that needs some lovin too!
Yesterday we launched the first of a series of new promotional photos that we will be using over the coming weeks to promote the release of our forthcoming album, Rollin On Down The Lane.
This photo was taken in the south of France in a 38deg heatwave in the middle of August. The photo shoot was also filmed and we will be putting together a bloopers video from the series which we guarantee will amuse.
We are releasing the first single Devil Inside, from the forthcoming album, Rollin On Down The Lane, this Monday 03 September… And it will be FREE . Just an email address will be required to get a free download of a high quality MP3 which you can then happily bounce and sway too for as long as you like!
Pete Ross & The Sapphire 