LLOYD & MICHAEL follow up the release of JUST AS GOD MADE US with a tour to these here parts…
LLOYD & MICHAEL
…are Katy Davidson and M. Ritchey, who first met in the late 90s while rooming at college in Portland, Oregon. Together they formed the first incarnation of Dear Nora, a band name Katy took with her to San Francisco on graduation, releasing a series of acclaimed dusty desert folk albums on Magik Marker Records and touring the world many times over. Meanwhile in Portland, Ritchey formed The Badger King with Jona Bechtolt (Yacht, The Blow) and later branched out solo as the odd and cryptic Mantar. Always feeling there was a little something missing in their lives, Katy and Ritchey had an emotional reunion in 2006 when they both ended up living in Los Angeles. They named their new band using their masculine middle names (Ritchey’s is Lloyd, Katy’s is Michael) and recorded their debut album Just As God Made Us, in just four days. Minimal and eerie, with apocalyptic prog tunes nestling up against sunshiney folk gems, Just As God Made Us was released last year on States Rights Records, the Portland label also home to releases by Yacht, Final Fantasy and Lucky Dragons.
“The Lloyd & Michael record is floaty and psychedelic and insane…It sounds a little bit like a Yes record, complete with birds and mountains, and with some unstoppable pop songs.” – Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie)
Presented by Chapter Music & Nadia Mizner…
THUR 20 NOV – STEPP INN Brisbane plus Woelv
SAT 22 NOV – TRIPLE R Melbourne plus Woelv & Pikelet (allages)
SUN 23 NOV – PALAIS THEATRE Hepburn Springs plus Woelv & Pikelet
THUR 27 NOV – FRONT GALLERY Canberra plus Woelv
FRi 28 NOV – SERIAL SPACE Sydney (allages)
Just as God Made Us out on Valve/MGM. For interviews, images and more contact consume1@ozemail.com.au www.myspace.com/lloydandmichaelrock
