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Dear April

About Me

Imagine a blanket made of different coloured threads. If you hold the blanket up close, you can see the individual colours, but if you look from further away, a beautiful new colour emerges; a glorious hue that has never before been seen. This is like the unique and unforgettable sound of Dear April.

Drawing from diverse musical influences, Brisbane based alternative rock trio Dear April are ready to sew their slightly progressive, memorable musical threads into the minds of listeners once again with their second EP, ‘Look.Listen.Begin’. Having released their debut, self titled EP only twelve months ago, the band has kept themselves busy refining their stagecraft through touring and performing at prominent Brisbane venues, with acts such as The Hungry Kids of Hungary and Diana Anaid. Dear April has also notched up commercial and community radio airplay (96.5 Brisbane, 4ZzZ, ABC Capricornia) and has been well within the top 10 for all songs in their respective genres on Triple J Unearthed.

Once a product of the musical ambitions of soloist Dan Acfield, Dear April became the new title of the “Dan Acfield Band” in 2008 to symbolise an increasing collaboration within the group. Due to be released in September 2009, ‘Look.Listen.Begin’, provides a matured musical narrative of the band’s departure from its solo roots, with a rockier and more epic sound that conveys a very tasteful and original compromise between each member. With ‘Look.Listen.Begin’ to be released at The Zoo in Brisbane on Friday, September 11, followed by touring, if Dear April are like a beautifully coloured blanket, surely their colours are only getting brighter!

“Judging by the quality of their EP, Dan won’t be the only excited person at the Zoo”
Matt Shea, Scene Magazine
(referring to Dear April's EP Launch at the Zoo)

“Absolutely beautiful”
Scotty, 96.5

“You're crazy guys!”
Grant Collins, world reknowned drummer

“They projected enough charisma to fill a venue twice the size”
Fasterlouder.com.au


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/03/2008
Band Website: http://www.dearapril.com.au
Band Members:Dan Acfield - Lead vocals, guitar, foot tapping
Brenton Comerford - Bass, awesome dance moves
Nik Grillmeier - Drums, backup vocals, good hair

Influences: Radiohead
Silverchair
Incubus
Dave Mathews Band
Pink Floyd
Jeff Buckley
The Beatles
Dreamtheatre
Opeth
Midnight Oil
John Butler Trio
John Mayer


Sounds Like:

For bookings, contact [email protected]


Managment: Justin Palazzo-Orr - [email protected]

Request Dear April:

4ZZZ Request Line: (07) 3252 1555

NATIONAL- JJJFM Triple J Super Request Line (or at any other time):
1300 0555 36
Triple J Request SMS:
1975 7 555
REQUEST 'RED, YELLOW BLUE' on TRIPLE J SUPER REQUEST



Dear April’s 2nd EP Look.Listen.Begin available now!!!
Track Listing:
1. Fall of Troy
2. The Journey
3. Red, Yellow and Blue
4. Jeremy and Stephanie
5. The Crusader

Get your copy at the next gig, on iTunes, or send us a email to [email protected]



Dear April’s debut EP available now!!!
Track Listing:
1. In Your Blood
2. Empire
3. Like London
4. Deadringer
5. Mr Idealist Man
6. Goodbye, White One

Get your copy at the next gig, CDBABY , on iTunes
, or send us a email to [email protected]


Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Triple J unearthed charts, Rocky/Gladstone minitour this weekend!

.................... Hi! .. .. Thanks so much to those that helped us out by rating us on Triple J unearthed! "Red Yellow and Blue" is currently 31st in the overall rankings and 8th in ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:17:00 GMT

EP launch this Friday @ the Zoo, more new tracks online!

.................... Hi! .. .. So only 3 days to go until our launch of Look.Listen.Begin at the Zoo  next Friday at the Zoo at 8.30pm if you didnt know.  Also featuring Hannah Acfiel...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:14:00 GMT

Not long to go... EP launch is next Friday (at the Zoo)!

.................... Hi! So we are now counting down to our EP launch next Friday September 11th  it looks like it will be a massive night. I hope that you have booked your tickets alread...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:11:00 GMT

Why you should buy presale tickets to EP launch Sept 11

Hi!Looks like it will be a massive night at the Zoo for our launch on September 11! If you like, you can buy tickets presale through Oz Tix at http://www.oztix.com.au/ or on 1300 762 545. It's ea...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:52:00 GMT

New songs!!! Unmastered but still awesome.

Helloo!Well we are very excited and want to share some of our musical love that is our next EP with you.  So we have uploaded an unmastered (so it's not fully completed) version of The Crusader for yo...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:12:00 GMT

Massive updates!

So we have some massive updates on Dear April.First up, Wes has unfortunately had to leave Dear April due to other commitments. The departure was a very amicable one and we'll still be friends undoubt...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:19:00 GMT

Music Kafe gig this Sunday

Just a quick reminder that we're playing a couple of sets this Sunday June 14 at 6pm at the Music Kafe in West End (Boundary St).  Hope to see you there! Also apart from this Sunday, we're also playin...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:36:00 GMT

Come help us choose our EP Title

Hey troppers! I went to write in troopers and troppers came out and I thought - perhaps I'll run with this and it will result in the coining of a new term. Hmm...what will it mean? Anyway...So - tropp...
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 02:40:00 GMT

Ric's gig Sunday May 31 and other stuff...

Hello!   We'd sure like to "get down and boogie" with you young whippersnappers. And what better way to do that than on Sunday afternoon (May 31) @ Ric's bar in the Valley? We're playing at 4...
Posted by on Sat, 16 May 2009 15:05:00 GMT

Music Kafe this Thursday, Rics May 31, recording started.

Hey everyone!So there's a bit to talk about today (you feel like you're in trouble, don't you).Firstly, we've picked up a last minute gig at the Music Kafe for this coming Thursday, May 7 at 6:30pm.  ...
Posted by on Sat, 02 May 2009 15:38:00 GMT