Restless Leg Announce Their First Ever New Zealand Tour

Since its inception in 2012, Sydney band Restless Leg has crafted a unique sound by drawing inspiration from iconic indie rock bands from both sides of the Tasman. From The Go-Betweens to The Clean, Twerps to The Bats, Songs to The Brunettes and many more, Restless Leg have established their own place on the continuum of intelligent, jangly, Antipodean guitar pop.

The gravitational pull of those influences has led the band to embark upon an inevitable pilgrimage back to the place of their musical provenance… Aotearoa/New Zealand, on their South by South tour 2025.

If Restless Leg’s Dream Buet album of 2021 was a ‘pandemic era album for the ages’ (2SER 107.3 FM), then their most recent album Dance Around My Head (Sinister Porpoise Records, 2024) emerged from the introspection of that time to reckon with the daydreams that we all conjured for ourselves, our familial relationships, hopes for the future and the fantastic experience of living in the real world.

Dance Around My Head saw the band tour widely in Australia, with shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney and surrounds, thrilling audiences and converting new fans to the Restless Leg sound  – shaped by Velvet Underground-inspired guitars, shambolic Pavement-tinged country and sparky Flying Nun-inspired indie pop.

RESTLESS LEG:

Ben Chamie - vocals, guitar
Fiona Whalley - bass, saxophone
Adam Taylor - guitar
Jared Harrison - drums, percussion

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