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After releasing a critically acclaimed debut album and selling out many shows, Long Walk Home have left their home country of Australia to find a new home in the German musical landscape. Long Walk Home's debut album Youism will be released in Germany through Danse Macabre Records/Al!ve Distribution on May 23rd 2008. Here's what the Australian critics had to say:
"A fiercly original composition that seamlessly blends suspense, subliminal hooks, and sheer power... it truly takes you on a journey of the soul. This is complexity at its most brilliant. Put simply, this is amazing" - Beat Magazine (Australia), Youism album review
Since arriving in Berlin in May 2007, Long Walk Home has already made a huge impact on the German music scene. Long Walk Home now have a German booking agent in Wings of Destiny and are set for a big year in 2008. Audiences are quickly growing and German radio stations are on board, with Fritz FM, R1 Live and Dunklewelle.de regularly playing LWH. In their 4 year career, Long Walk Home have already supported such acts as Team Sleep (US), In The Nursery (UK) Apoptygma Berzerk (NOR) and 10 Years (US) along with playing several renowned music festivals. Their live shows are world class, and the reviewers agree.
“I could not have dreamt that they could inspire me so excessively…. After this convincing performance, it would not surprise me, if they would mix-up the overcrowded German music market very quickly” – Live review from supporting In The Nursery, Grit/Dark Obsession online.
Dramatic, intriguing, compelling and divisive, Long Walk Home’s incessant sounds transcend genre, but not reaction. Long Walk Home’s intelligent musical ideas have been attracting due attention from the German music industry. Big things are set to happen for Long Walk Home in Europe…
"This night, I may have witnessed a band very much on the brink of something big... it's not often I'll walk away from a show totally blown away by what I've witnessed. This was one of those rare moments." Mark Rasmussen, Buzz Magazine (Australia)
Few bands rival the intensity of Long Walk Home’s stage show. Androgynous vocalist Charles Canh captivates not only with his haunting counter tenor vocals but his theatrical approach to live music. This is coupled with beautiful violin/mandolin melodies of Jake Bovil and the clever rhythmic ideas of Aidan McLaren on drums and Michael Robb on bass. Long Walk Home’s cinematic music would be right at home on the big screen, and it may not be long before this happens.
Long Walk Home’s haunting music deals with themes such as love, loss, domestic violence, gender, identity and what’s on the other side. The themes are dark, but an overall feeling of hope pushes through to befit the sometimes melancholic moods of Long Walk Home.
“Long Walk Home should be checked out by fans of Muse, Sigur Ròs and A Perfect Circle. I hope that they will soon find a record label to re-release this masterpiece...." – Album review, Blach, Zillo Magazine (Germany)
Well "this masterpiece" is on it's way on May 23rd. Available in all CD stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Keep and eye out for press coverage in May & beyond.
For live bookings please visit http://www.wod.de
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Member Since: 11/10/2005
Band Website: longwalkhomemusic.com
Band Members: Jake Bovill
Violin / Mandolin

Charles Canh
vocals

Aidan McLaren
Drums

Michael Robb
Bass

Rhett Mclaren
Lighting Design
Photo's by Jesse Wray-McCann
Influences:
A Perfect Circle, Bjork, Rage Against The Machine, Marcel Marceau, Fiona Apple, Antony & The Johnsons, Goldfrapp, The Frames, Maria Callas, Muse, Kashmir, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Opeth, The Smiths...
Sounds Like: Recent Reviews
ZILLO Magazine - GERMANY"Es ist schon äußerst mutig, den Schritt von Australien nach Berlin zu wagen, um am überfüllten deutschen Markt sein Glück zu versuchen. Und wenn das Unterfangen der vier Idealisten mit dem bezeichnenden Namen scheitern sollte, liegt es definitiv nicht an der Musik, denn selbige weiß in ihrer fragilen, melancholischen Art irgendwo zwischen Indie-Rock, Prog und Pop auf Anhieb zu überzeugen. Speziell der androgyne Gesang sowie das Geigen- und Mandolinenspiel bilden gelungene Kontrastpunkte zu den alternativ-rockigen Riffs und dürften Long Walk Home u. a. für Freunde von Muse, Sigur Ròs oder A Perfect Circle interessant machen. Da kann man nur hoffen, dass bald ein Label Gefallen an "Youism" findet und dieses Kleinod mit der - zugegeben recht unansprechenden - Aufmachung bald noch einmal neu veröffentlicht". - Blach Zillo Magazine (Germany)
ENGLISH (translation)
"It is pretty brave to move from Australia to Berlin trying to be successful in the busy (overfilled?) music industry in Germany. If it turns out to be a bad decision, it definitely won't be because of the music of those four idealistic people with the perfectly fitting name. The music convinces the listener straight away with its fragile, melancholic manner somewhere between Indie Rock, Prog and Pop. Especially the androgyn vocals as well as the violin and mandolin play are a well done contrast to the Alternative Rock riffs. Therefore Long Walk Home should be checked out by fans of Muse, Sigur Ròs and A Perfect Circle. I hope that they will soon find a record label that likes "Youism" and is willing to re-release this masterpiece...." - Blach Zillo Magazine (Germany)Well "this masterpiece" is on it's way on May 23rd. Available in all CD stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE EUROPEAN RELEASE NOW!
"Youism"
Distributed by Danse Macabre/Al!ve Distribution in Germany and Green Media in Australia. Available on itunes from May 23. Also available through Amazon.de
Tracks: 1. Interior (bonus German track)
2. Youism
3. After Consent
4. In Her Words
5. I Belong To The Sky
6. Other Side
7. Dear Kitty
8. Open To End
9. Gone
10. Silence
11. Agent Orange
12. Fourth Act
13. Leader
PAPILLON EP 2004
Print run SOLD OUT

Tracks: 1. Black Sweat
2. Gone
3. Surrender
4. Maniac
5. Camoflage
6. Right Way
Click Here to request a track on Triple J's - Super Request LONG WALK HOME T-Shirts

SIZE (Girls cuts available soon)
Record Label: Danse Macabre/Al!ve Distribution (Germany)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Radio album of the week!

Check out this great review for Youism as album of the week on Darker Radiohttp://www.darkerradio.com/Also, listen out to Fritz FM in the next couple of weeks for a live acoustic performance by LWH.Mo...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:58:00 PST

Street team needed

Greetings all. Our album, Youism, came out in Germany, Austria and Switzerland today. Now we need more people to spread the word. In the coming weeks we will have articles and reviews in Zillo, Pirahn...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:53:00 PST

Order your copy of the new release!

Greetings All!!!Well... the time has come. This month we release an exciting, revamped version of "Youism" to European audiences. It contains a previously unreleased track, awesome new artwork, and fu...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Wed, 07 May 2008 11:34:00 PST

Interior - on FritzFM rotation

Hi everyone,We're very pleased to announce that our song Interior is now on rotation on FritzFM in Germany. Interior is the first single from the German release of Youism.Let FritzFM know that you wan...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:39:00 PST

Exciting times for LWH!! - May 23rd...

We can now officially say that Long Walk Home's debut album Youism will be released in Germany on Friday May 23d 2008 through Danse Macabre Records and Al!ve Distribution! Danse Macabre Records is run...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:30:00 PST

German booking agent - Wings of Destiny

We can now officially announce that Long Walk Home have a German booking agent. Olaf Sprick at Wings of Destiny has decided to put some faith in LWH and put us on the road. We should have some great s...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:46:00 PST

Official Youism release in Germany

Hello all,Just a breif update... Soon we will officially release our first album Youism in Germany. Details will be revealed in the next few weeks so keep an eye out. Also, we have been busily workin...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:58:00 PST

Link to new live tracks

Some live recordings are up on the web from Long Walk Home's show at the East Brunswick Club on March 3rd. Check it out and post a comment on the page to let us know what you think... http://www.newfo...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:22:00 PST

10 bands you should know about

We've just been notified that Decoy magazine in the US&A has listed Long Walk Home as one of 10 independent bands you should know about. http://www.decoymusic.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19829 The lin...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:36:00 PST

Tickets available for the East Brunswick Club

Saturday March 3rd sees Long Walk Home headline the East Brunswick Club. Tickets are available through http://www.eastbrunswickclub.com/ or by phoning 9388 9794. They're also available at the venue. T...
Posted by Long Walk Home on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:56:00 PST