Psych-Rock Band Elephant Stone to Play Chicago's Sleeping Village September 22, 2026

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North American and European Tour Dates Announced 

in Support of Elephant Stone's Latest Album

ASHA 

Photo Credit: Bowen Stead 

Psych-rock band, Elephant Stone, will be coming through Chicago at Sleeping Village on September 22, in celebration of their new album ASHA (out August 28.) I'll be shooting a photo feature and covering their Chicago gig for ChiIL Live Shows. Check 'em out!

With a discography spanning 10 acclaimed releases, Elephant Stone continues to push the psych-rock genre into exhilarating new territory, transforming their kaleidoscopic sound into a thrilling, full-bodied experience that you don't want to miss seeing live. 

“‘I Got a Pill’ maintains the band’s deepest psychedelic instincts 

while stretching their sound into the realm of radio-ready rock 

embellished with sitar, tabla, and Hammond organ.” - FLOOD Magazine

NA tour poster, Credit: Jon Carling

Tour Dates:
Sept 15 Burlington, VT @ Foam Brewers
Sept 16 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
Sept 17 Troy, NY @ No Fun
Sept 18 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Sept 19 Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong
Sept 20 State College, PA @ Manny's
Sept 22 Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
Sept 23 Detroit, MI @ Outer Limits
Sept 24 Toronto, ON @ Second Summer Festival
Oct 1 Montreal, QC @ Bar le Ritz
Nov 2 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Nov 4 Paris, FR @ Le Chinois
Nov 16 London, UK @ MOTH Club

“Elephant Stone’s Rishi Dhir [has] made a career out of channeling personal

and collective upheaval into expansive psych rock, sitar in hand.” - Magnet Magazine

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ASHA LP Out August 28


ASHA Tracklist:
1. Here Comes The Rising Sun
2. Everything Evil
3. Fascists Killed Yer Rock 'N' Roll
4. I Got A Pill
5. Broken Arrow
6. A Beautiful Fate
7. Parallel And Contrary Motion
8. Sleepwalking In Prague
9. Spirit, Take Me Away (feat. Amy Millan)

“A hypnotic blend of psych-rock and pop, Elephant Stone’s music is 

both enchanting and haunting.” - Rolling Stone

Montreal’s Elephant Stone unveiled their new single “I Got A Pill,” the latest preview of their upcoming album ASHA, arriving August 28. First premiered via FLOOD Magazine, "I Got A Pill" continues where previous single "Fascists Killed Yer Rock 'N' Roll" left off. Same rot, different angle.

Frontman Rishi Dhir explains, "It's about demagogues, the populist playbook. Leaders who feed on people's fear and offer an easy fix. The pill. Take it and your problems go away. Except it doesn't work like that. It's control dressed up as relief.”

"Elephant Stone deftly melds Indian classical music with modern psych-rock,

creating a unique and immersive experience.” - NPR

Directed by Adam Traynor and featuring handcrafted puppets by Diablo Puppets, the accompanying video embodies the song’s false promise of escape, inviting viewers into a surreal puppet world. Handmade and a little unhinged, characters Futzy, Radis, and Mascot lure the audience even deeper into the hypnotic, technicolor dreamscape, blurring the lines between comfort and control.



Adam Traynor says, "The lyrics to 'I Got A Pill' woo and warn all at once. I wanted to put the sweetness of that voice into the mouth of a Tony the Tiger-type mascot with a special breakfast gift for kids that would be sure to kick off a trip into a sugary Wonderland, a cardboard Oz, an awe-inducing game-world of artificial colours, a Dark Crystal quest for power, a Soylent Green feeding frenzy."

“I Got A Pill”: Listen / Watch



"I Got A Pill" comes off ASHA, Elephant Stone's 10th studio release via Elephants On Parade. Named after the late mother of frontman Rishi Dhir – Asha means "Hope" in Sanskrit – the album is a meditation on grief, hope, and the friction between sorrow and the darkness of these times. Limited edition signed and hand-numbered vinyl is available for pre-order now via Little Cloud Records.

At the heart of Montreal’s Elephant Stone is Rishi Dhir, a songwriter and sitarist who has spent twenty years blurring the lines between Western psych-pop and Indian classical tradition. What began in 2006 as a quest for transcendental sound has evolved into a singular, self-contained vision. Operating out of his Montreal home studio, Sacred Sounds, Dhir has emerged as a true studio auteur – producing, engineering, and mixing the band’s increasingly complex and cinematic output.

"Their music is an alluring fusion of traditional Indian sounds and contemporary rock

sensibilities – a true sonic adventure." - BrooklynVegan

While the band’s reputation was built on airtight pop craftsmanship and spiritual exploration, their recent work – anchored by longtime members Miles Dupire, Robbie MacArthur, and Jason Kent – possesses a new, raw intensity. It is a sound forged through Dhir’s deep collaborative history with icons like The Black Angels, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Beck, as well as his role in the psych-supergroup MIEN.

With a discography spanning 10 acclaimed releases, Elephant Stone remains at the forefront of the modern movement, constantly deconstructing the past to find something visceral, haunting, and undeniably human in the present.

In support of their new album, Elephant Stone have also announced new tour dates across Europe this fall, going on sale this Friday, July 17. The band will also be embarking on a North American tour kicking off in September. Dates and tickets for all shows are available here.




EU tour poster, Credit: Jon Carling


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The Crane Wives Beyond Beyond Beyond Album Release Tour To Play The Vic in Chicago July 26, 2025

ChiIL Live Shows On Our Radar

The Crane Wives

Announce New Dates For 

Beyond Beyond Beyond Album Release Tour 

Photo Credit for all unless otherwise noted: Dugan Kenaz-Mara for ChiIL Live Shows

"The Crane Wives charmed us again with its harmony-laced folk-rock…

polished sound and dynamic energy…

proves just how much fun the band is having with its music.” - NPR

Grand Rapids, MI-based indie rock band The Crane Wives (1.4m Spotify monthly listeners, 713.5k TikTok likes) are ready to charm live audiences once again, heading back out on the road this spring in support of their highly acclaimed new album Beyond Beyond Beyond, out everywhere now. Due to overwhelming demand, the band has also announced a new string of dates taking place through July, and will be making stops in major cities like Nashville, Chicago, Brooklyn, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and beyond. Tour dates and tickets for all shows are available here.

 "The Crane Wives are a four-piece band that have an uncanny ability 

at crafting goose-bump inducing three-part harmonies.” - No Depression

 

Here at ChiIL Live Shows, we've covered The Crane Wives since their inception, and my 24 year old son and his girlfriend did a fabulous photo feature and review on their last Chicago gig in July of 2024. Check it out, then get your tickets for the summer leg of their album release tour.  The Crane Wives will be back in Chicago July 26th at The Vic, and Dugan and his girlfriend, Kit are covering the show again for ChiIL Live Shows. They're especially excited since the show falls on Kit's actual birthday, and The Crane Wives are a favorite of theirs. Check out their 2024 feature/review HERE.

"They’re an impeccable band with incredibly tight instrumentation and harmonies that, 

paired with an inclination for catchy hooks and scintillating lyricism, 

make a strong case for their burgeoning popularity.” - For Folk’s Sake

 

"They're reshaping the indie folk landscape 

with unforgettable performances and passionately crafted music." - Blurred Culture

Born of the 2010’s folk boom and now comfortably stationed in their rock and roll era, The Crane Wives epitomize the evolving landscape of indie folk. Their high-energy performances have been described as “charged with emotion and technical skill” (Blurred Culture), while their harmony-dense melodies support deeply resonant lyrics, exploring the vulnerable and the ugly sides of the human condition. The band has built a global community and has amassed over 1m Spotify monthly listeners and 100m total streams with their unparalleled, spirited live show, evocative lyricism and glimmering harmonies.

Featured by Michigan Radio and NPR’s “All Songs Considered," the band recently released their sixth full-length studio record, Beyond Beyond Beyond, to high praise, with Glasse Factory calling the album “a testament to the band’s ability to turn personal struggles into universally relatable anthems." 

Niner Times describes the new release as “angsty, haunting and gritty,” praising its departure from the more traditional folk sound of The Crane Wives’ previous records. Since its release in September 2024, Beyond Beyond Beyond has accrued over 7 million streams on Spotify.

The pulse of The Crane Wives is delivered by Ben Zito (bass) and Dan Rickabus (drums), creating a driving, dynamic backdrop while co-leads Emilee Petersmark and Kate Pillsbury establish expansive and gritty conversations between their electric guitars. A web of three-part harmony helps to soften the blow of their emotional candor, like a 21st century Cerberus, the hound of Hades reimagined as an emotional support animal.

The Crane Wives have 6 full-length albums under their belts and have performed over 600 shows across the US, sharing stages with acts such as The Avett Brothers, Lake Street Dive, Rusted Root, The Dead South, Joseph, and many more.

2025 US Tour Dates Newly Added:

July 10          Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre

July 11          Madison, WI @ The Sylvee

July 12          Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre

July 14          Kansas City, MO @ Truman

July 15          St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

July 17          Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl 

July 18          Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom

July 19          Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex

July 20          Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex

July 22          Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s

July 23          Columbus, OH @ Athenaeum Theatre

July 25          Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews

July 26          Chicago, IL @ The Vic

 

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Photo Credit: Hwa-JeenNa

NEW RELEASE: AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS Album Cartoon Darkness Out October 25, 2024

 AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS

“BIG DREAMS” 

NEW SINGLE & VIDEO FROM CARTOON DARKNESS 

FIRST NEW ALBUM IN THREE YEARS OUT OCTOBER 25, 2024

Photo by John Angus Stewart 2024 @phcfilms

“Sometimes, you wonder: 'Is this show gonna be as good as I hoped?'… Other shows you walk out dragging your jaw on the floor behind you, gesturing vaguely as you try to return to earth after having gotten blown clean out of the atmosphere… Amyl and the Sniffers are that band.” — THE PITCH

“One of the most exhilarating bands to emerge over the past decade” — CONSEQUENCE

Amyl and The Sniffers offer up a sweetly melodic new dimension of their sonic onslaught with “Big Dreams,” the newest advance offering from their upcoming third album Cartoon Darkness, out October 25 via B2B Records / Virgin Music Group. 

Following in the footsteps of Pitchfork Hot Link / BBC Radio 1 Hottest Record “Chewing Gum” and Brooklyn Vegan / Consequence / Paper / Paste / Under the Radar Song of the Week “U Should Not Be Doing That,” “Big Dreams” is shot through with a previously unheard vulnerability, one that hints at the new heights and depth achieved on Cartoon Darkness. Speaking on how exactly Amyl and The Sniffers crafted the closest they’ve ever come to a straight-up ballad, singer Amy Taylor said:  

"I am writing this before 'Big Dreams' comes out, and I am actually a bit nervous that it's a single, because it's so different from a lot of people's expectations of us. This song was written because a lot of people in my life are struggling financially, and it's really hard to make your dreams come true when you're trying to get by day-to-day. But when I think of my friends doing what they love, and I see how good they are at it, I just know they've never been dull, they've always been lit, and there's nothing that will break that or take it away from them. 

The video we shot in the desert, it was the first clip we shot for this album, and it was fun as hell.”

The “Big Dreams” video can be seen at https://youtu.be/ipZSqcFA0Z0. Directed by PHC Films and shot in one continuous take, the epic clip sees the song’s sublime strains serving as soundtrack for the band’s quasi-apocalyptic desert motorcycle ride.      

Cartoon Darkness was recorded with producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) at Foo Fighters’ 606 Studios in Los Angeles in early 2024. The album will be available in multiple formats, including limited edition glow in the dark vinyl with alternate artwork.  

Having spent the summer in North America ricocheting between stadium supports and a sold-out headline tour, Amyl and The Sniffers will embark on a UK / EURO tour in November, and will be main support for Fontaines D.C. at Finsbury Park on July 5th, 2025. 

  

UK / EURO DATES BELOW 2024 / 2025

NOV 5TH – DUBLIN – NATIONAL STADIUM

NOV 6TH – GLASGOW – 02 ACADEMY (SOLD OUT)

NOV 7TH – NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE – NX (SOLD OUT)

NOV 9TH – MANCHESTER – MANCHESTER ACADEMY (SOLD OUT)

NOV 10TH – BIRMINGHAM 02 – ACADEMY

NOV 11TH – BRISTOL – 02 ACADEMY (SOLD OUT)

NOV 13TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE (SOLD OUT)

NOV 14TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE (SOLD OUT)

NOV 15TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE (SOLD OUT)

NOV 17TH – BRUSSELS – ANCIENNE (SOLD OUT)

NOV 18TH – UTRECHT – TIVOLIVREDENBERG (SOLD OUT)

NOV 19TH – COLOGNE – CARLSWERK VICTORIA (SOLD OUT)

NOV 21ST – COPENHAGEN – VEGA (SOLD OUT)

NOV 22ND – HAMBURG – GROBE FREIHEIT 36 (SOLD OUT)

NOV 23RD – BERLIN – COLUMBIAHALLE (SOLD OUT)

NOV 25TH – MUNICH – TONHALLE

NOV 26TH – LAUSANNE – LES DOCKS

NOV 27TH – PARIS – OLYMPIA

NOV 29TH – ATHENS – FLOYD

NEW ALBUM: HOOVERIII'S POINTE OUT TODAY, OCTOBER 13th, 2023

 

HOOVERIII   NEW ALBUM POINTE OUT TODAY, OCTOBER 13 VIA THE REVERBERATION APPRECIATION SOCIETY / LEVITATION  ON TOUR NOW WITH MUDHONEY

Hooveriii by Alex Bulli

Today Los Angeles-based Hooveriii released their new album Pointe, via The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Levitation. They teased the LP via “Dreaming,” “The Tall Grass,” and “The Ship That I Sail,” a song that teems with fuzzed-out guitar wizardry.  In creating Pointe Hoveriii found themselves drawn to the sounds of ‘60s psychedelic act Pisces to Phil Lynott’s solo releases and pioneering electronic acts like Tangerine Dream. The end result is a collection of songs that is perhaps their most accessible yet.  Thematically the album explores the phenomenon of time, specifically the moment leading up to each decision where, for a brief instant, there are infinite possibilities that have yet to be distilled into a singular outcome.   This week saw Hooveriii hit the road as the direct support for Mudhoney and the runmakes stops in New York City at Le Poisson Rouge on October 28 and at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on November 14.  The run concludes in Seattle with a two-night stop at The Crocodile Showroom on November 19 (21+) and November 20 (all ages).  All dates are listed below. Watch the video for “The Tall Grass” here:

Watch the video for “The Ship That I Sail” here:

Watch the video for “Dreaming” here:

There’s a moment leading up to each decision where, for a brief instant, there are infinite possibilities that have yet to be distilled into a singular outcome. It’s a phenomenon that has been explored over the years by novelists like Graham Greene and a concept that Hooveriii frontman Bert Hoover also feels inexplicably drawn towards. “I find that period in time to be fascinating, maybe I’m in it often, but a lot of these songs take place in that moment and that moment can last for years,” he explains. This idea lies at the conceptual core of Hooveriii’s fourth album Pointe, a collection of songs that features musicians from the band’s past and present and sees them collectively exploring musical geography that Hooveriii hasn’t explored in the past. “We just wanted to do something different,” Hoover says. “We were feeling a little burnt on guitar rock and really wanted to challenge ourselves.”  The result is an album that was inspired by everything from the ‘60s psychedelic act Pisces to Phil Lynott’s solo releases and pioneering electronic acts like Tangerine Dream, to craft a collection of songs that are more about creating a specific type of feeling than fitting into a specific genre. “I feel like on this album we were bringing a lot of influences to the forefront that we never had the maturity to accomplish before while also leaning into the humor a little bit and avoiding being full-on ‘serious songwriters,’” Hoover adds. Correspondingly, the music roster on Pointe features Hoover, Kaz Mirblouk, James Novick, Owen Barrett, Gabe Flores, Gabriel Salomon, Anna Wallace, Paco Casanova, Matt Zuk, Jon Modaff, Shaughnessy Starr, Olaf Selland and Ari B. Jones and was—and unlike previous Hooveriii releases—was recorded over an extended period of time and was both consciously and subconsciously inspired by the touring the band did in support of 2021’s Water For The Frogs and 2022’s A Round Of Applause. “I’m really grateful for all of the people who contributed to this album and it’s a long list of people but it’s important that they are all listed because we all really pulled together to make this album,” Hoover adds. “Every record is kind of a response to the last record and I like listening to people’s discographies like that,” Hoover explains. “When we finished A Round Of Applause we were in rock mode playing with a lot of rock and psych bands and I was really thinking about what do you do with a fourth record?” The answer turns out to be something more esoteric and less predictable than a guitar-driven album while retaining the core of the band’s sound, which has made the Los Angeles-based act such an exciting act to watch evolve. From the spacey groove of the opener “Prom” to the expansive, synth-friendly ballad “This Rock” and the epic future-folk experimentation of the album’s closer “Dreaming” (which features vocals by Wallace),  Pointe is an album that references the past while stretching toward an unknown future. “I think that our intuition going forward is to keep ourselves surprised and keep people who like us surprised, hopefully without isolating anyone,” he adds. Correspondingly the falsetto-fueled psychedelia of “The Tall Grass” transcends categorization while “The Ship That I Sail” is a nine-minute-long opus teeming with fuzzed-out guitar wizardry.  When it comes to the lyrics for Pointe, Hoover says that while some of these are more personal than his previous material, it’s important for him to leave the actual content up to each listener’s own interpretation. “I like songs where people can admit to being deadbeats even if it is more of a character or you’re reflecting on one aspect of your personality,” he explains. “It’s also a transitional record in a lot of ways because sonically we wanted to drift away for album number four.” Correspondingly, Hoover considers “This Rock” to be a love song. But it could just as easily be about existential dread or the way that another person can change one’s orientation to the universe. Or the countless small decisions that can lead up to an outcome and the way our own smallness can be a catalyst for putting something out into the world that can affect so many other people in unexpected and important ways. Or maybe it is about none of these things, it’s whatever it means to you.  More than anything else Pointe  feels like a full circle moment for Hooveriii, which has evolved from a bedroom solo project into an expansive band that features an army of talented musicians and contributors. “In a lot of ways, Pointe feels like an epilogue to one phase of the band and a prologue to the next one,” Hoover says of how the band’s latest release fits into their musical catalog. Pointe is a collection of songs that weren’t recorded in a linear fashion but that fit together in a way that feels almost cosmic in nature. In other words, it’s Hooveriii at their most creative and undistilled. “I don't really care about trying to push the envelope forward,” However admits, looking back at the long road leading up to completing the album. “I care about making a good record that sounds cohesive—and I feel like with this one, we did a good job.”    Hooverii tour dates (with Mudhoney) Oct 13 - Spokane, WA @ Lucky You Lounge Oct 14 - Missoula, MT @ Zootown Arts Community Center Oct 15 - Billings, MT @ The Pub Station Tap Room Oct 18 - Saint Paul, MN @ Turf Club Oct 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade Oct 20 - Chicago, IL @ Avondale Music Hall Oct 21 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme Oct 22 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag Oct 24 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop Oct 25 - Rochester, NY @ Photo City Music Hall Oct 26 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall Oct 27 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom Oct 28 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge Oct 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts Oct 31 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall Nov 1 - Atlanta, GA @ EARL Nov 2 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East Nov 3 - Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Nov 4 - Dallas, TX @ Sundown at Granada Nov 5 - Austin, TX @ Antone's Nightclub Nov 8 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace Nov 9 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad Nov 10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom Nov 11 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress Nov 12 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah Nov 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom Nov 15 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall Nov 17 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater Nov 18 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Showroom (21+) Nov 19 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Showroom (All Ages)

Pointe Tracklist  1 Prom 2 The Tall Grass 3 This Rock 4 Can't You Hear Me Calling? 5 I Am Alive 6 The Game 7 Circling The Square 8 The Ship That I Sail 9 Dreaming

Find Hooveriii here: Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook

AUSTRALIAN GARAGE PUNKS CABLE TIES ANNOUNCE FALL U.S. TOUR DATES WITH SUPERCHUNK

 

AUSTRALIAN GARAGE PUNKS CABLE TIES ANNOUNCE FALL U.S. TOUR DATES WITH SUPERCHUNK THIRD ALBUM ALL HER PLANS ARRIVES JUNE 23, 2023 VIA MERGE RECORDS Photo credit: Kalindy Williams “At once pliable and willful, [McKechnie’s] voice might morph from a biting howl to a striking vibrato in the span of a verse.” - Pitchfork “Cable Ties’ songs wrap a clear purpose—its raucous anthems tackle gender inequality, environmental devastation and the flickers of hope that somehow shine through anyway— in speedball ragers that only gather velocity as they barrel along.” - NPR “Far Enough takes the most exhilarating form of resistance, much more than riot grrrl's DIY aesthetic, akin to a harder-rocking Sleater Kinney with a similarly wailing centrifugal force in singer/guitarist Jenny McKechnie.” - MOJO “At its loudest and most brash, the album is fun and cathartic on par with any good high-energy rock band. In the moments when punk vitriol meets reflective, thoughtful expression, Far Enough grows more intriguing and compelling.” - AllMusic Australian garage rock trio Cable Ties is thrilled to announce a run of U.S. tour dates supporting North Carolina indie greats Superchunk. Beginning on September 8 in Richmond, VA, the tour will make several stops across the Northeast before culminating at New York City’s famed Bowery Ballroom on September 16. See below for the full list of dates. The band recently announced their third album All Her Plans (June 23, Merge Records), which received a great deal of global praise from the likes of Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, NME, The Line of Best Fit and more, including a home-turf shout from Rolling Stone. The announcement was bolstered by the soaring new track “Time For You” and an official music video, both of which are streaming now.  LISTEN TO “TIME FOR YOU” / PRE-ORDER ALL HER PLANS WATCH THE VIDEO When public support systems fall short, who ends up carrying the burden? The question courses through All Her Plans, the third album from Naarm/Melbourne rock ‘n’ roll trio Cable Ties.  The band’s most sonically confident work yet, All Her Plans builds on Cable Ties trademarks: taut garage rhythms, perfectly wiry guitar lines, incandescent vocals. Bassist Nick Brown’s and drummer Shauna Boyle’s kraut-inflected grooves pulse reliably behind the post-punk jag of Jenny McKechnie’s guitar. Thrumming with the same intensity as the band’s previous releases, the record offers more concentrated, personal lyrics from lead vocalist and guitarist McKechnie as she traces themes of addiction, mental health, and Australia’s flagging healthcare system, with much drawn from the experiences of her own family.  “Perfect Client” vents the frustration McKechnie has felt watching someone close to her remain at the mercy of a flawed mental healthcare system. You can practically hear her blood boiling in “Silos” as she takes aim at privatization and the carceral state. Change laments how slow social progress can feel. “‘Change’ is about the trauma left by the violence of the patriarchy, and how to keep surviving and fighting even when it feels like we’re going backwards,” says McKechnie. Alongside the album’s fury, there are bright spots too. “Time for You” honors the solace found in the love of a partner and the anthemic chorus of “Crashing Through” is a testament to picking yourself up after being blindsided by something completely out of your control.  “I found the idea of writing a new album a little terrifying after all our touring plans got canceled just after we released Far Enough in 2020,” McKechnie says. “It felt as though that album had been lost. I thought I needed to write another album like that again, which wouldn’t be lost. This of course wasn’t true. I needed to write whatever album came out of me at this moment in time.” On “Mum’s Caravan” – the track from which the album’s title is drawn – McKechnie reaches into her folk background to pull out sweeter vocals and delicate storytelling, recognising the sacrifices her own mother has made to care for loved ones when mental health and aged care services failed to do so.  Boyle takes the lead vocal reins for the first time with “Thoughts Back,” delivering a fierce take on the toll of mental health challenges. “I wrote this song mostly centered around my own experiences with mental illness,” she says. “It also plays into the themes of the record, such as care-giving and mental workload. So often people give up their own lives to help others and, as a result, rarely have their voices, their experiences or their history acknowledged.” All Her Plans was recorded in June/July 2022 by long-time collaborator Paul Maybury at A Secret Location Studio in Fairfield. Fellow Melbourne-based legend Michael Beach cameos on piano and organ on “Too Late" and acoustic guitar and piano on “Mum’s Caravan." The album artwork riffs on the theme of relinquishing control: Emme Orbach and Noah Spivak’s work uses chemical reactions to create unique, evolving patterns.  Brown says, after a tough few years, the writing process for All Her Plans was liberating. “There was just a sense of enjoying being back together doing what we love. No pressure to make it good – just to make what felt good. With that came a freeing and in turn a playfulness; the re-sparking of why we started jamming together in a shed seven years earlier. The themes might be heavy, but the hands feel unburdened by the world outside our little practice space.” Formed in 2015, Cable Ties quickly became mainstays of Melbourne’s feminist punk scene. They released their second album Far Enough in March 2020 (Poison City, Australia/New Zealand; Merge Records, internationally), which won Best Rock/Punk Album at the 2020 Music Victoria Awards.  No strangers to international stages, Cable Ties supported Jen Cloher on her 2017 UK/EU tour, and played The Great Escape and UK shows with Tropical Fuck Storm and Amyl & the Sniffers in 2019. In Australia, they’ve played alongside artists including Sleaford Mods, Joan Jett, and The Kills.  CABLE TIES U.S. TOUR DATES 2023 Sep 8 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall # Sep 9 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar # Sep 10 - Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall # Sep 12 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground # Sep 13 - Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery # Sep 14 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom # Sep 15 - Woodstock, NY - Colony # Sep 16 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom # # - w/Superchunk CABLE TIES ALL HER PLANS (Merge Records) Release Date: June 23, 2023 Tracklist: 1. Crashing Through 2. Perfect Client  3. Time For You 4. Too Late 5. Mum’s Caravan 6. Thoughts Back 7. Silos 8. Change 9. Deep Breath Out CONNECT WITH CABLE TIES: FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | BANDCAMP