Boo Seeka ushers in new chapter with album announcement, national tour, and new single, 'Come With Me'
Photo credit - Ned Kelly
Acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter Boo Seeka is ushering in a new chapter with the announcement of his brand new album, ‘MIDNIGHT HIGHLIGHT’ (out January 19), and to accompany the announcement, the talented artist has released ‘Come With me’ - a single that serves up a lustrous twinkle of smooth beats, summery electronics and compelling vocals.
Boo Seeka (aka Ben Gumbleton) has also announced an extensive tour to follow the release of the album, which will see the artist touring nationally throughout February and March next year.
Gorgeously percussive, entrancing, and uplifting, ‘Come With Me’ pulses and beams with Boo Seeka’s softly husky vocals that have inexplicable power. The piano, string and bass combination, soaked in reverb, provide a steady bed, allowing a looped blipping synth, and airy pads to become the sonic railway, comforting and guiding the listener on their journey, and brings to mind the likes of Deadmau5’s ‘The Veldt’. If dance music was a giant, all-embracing hug, ‘Come With Me’ would be it.
Also adding a calm yet powerful addition to the burgeoning Boo Seeka legacy, ‘Come With Me’ effortlessly ignites an exciting sonic rebirth for Boo Seeka following the release of his sophomore album ‘Between The Head & The Heart’ in 2022, with album #3, ‘MIDNIGHT HIGHLIGHT, set to open the floodgates into the essence of the Boo Seeka creative psyche in 2024 - and the album’s accompanying tour is also set to offer equal moments of immersion, escapism and otherworldly bliss in a way only Boo Seeka can facilitate.
Starting out on Friday 16 February in Maroochydore in Queensland, the MIDNIGHT HIGHLIGHT album tour will make its way to Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Rye, Belgrave, Adelaide, Hobart, Margaret River, Bunbury, Fremantle, Mackay and Townsville, before concluding on Saturday 23 March at Gilligans in Cairns.
An artist presale is now live using the code MIDNIGHT and general public tickets go on sale at 9am AEDT on Tuesday 31 October from https://www.booseeka.com/
Spurred by his pursuit to find and provoke clarity and happiness via music, Boo Seeka consistently builds his immersive sonic worlds around eclectic and invigorating foundations, with his freshly announced upcoming album set to expand further into unbridled territory, as Gumbleton explains, “MIDNIGHT HIGHLIGHT means a new chapter has been written for me personally, and I can’t wait to go share it with people who want to be part of it. I’m not saying we are reinventing the wheel here, but I don’t think anyone can say we sound exactly like any other artist, which is what I think any creative person should strive for. Each album (and each track to be honest) will change, and we are not going to put ourselves in a box for the years to come. What sounds good to us in that moment is what we write and record!”
Set to christen ‘MIDNIGHT HIGHLIGHT’ across the country in 2024, fans can also expect moments of pure, exhilarating Boo Seeka magic next February and March, with the seasoned performer ready to return to the space that has simultaneously anchored and grown the Boo Seeka journey to date: performing live on stage alongside bandmate Jay Bainbridge.
“Touring and playing live, I think, has always, and will always be, the biggest part and growth for Boo,” shares Gumbleton, “for two reasons: some people meditate, do yoga, surf etc. to feel grounded and reset. For us, it’s playing live. When we are off the road, we both get quite anxious and some anxiety, to be honest. So the more touring, the better. We always want to get better at our craft every time we go out on the road so that hopefully people can expect a better show than the last. It always makes us happy when we hear people tell us that this is their 10th, 15th etc. time seeing us, as it makes us feel like we always put on a good show. If someone comes for the first time, we just hope they become one of those people.”
MIDNIGHT HIGHLIGHT is set for release Friday 19 January.
‘Come With Me’ is out now on all streaming platforms.
Tickets to the MIDNIGHT HIGHLIGHT album tour are on sale now from https://www.booseeka.com/
MIDNIGHT HIGHLIGHT ALBUM TOUR
FRI 16 FEB 24 | SOLBAR, MAROOCHYDORE QLD | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets S
AT 17 FEB 24 | THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE QLD | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
FRI 23 FEB 24 | METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY NSW | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets
SAT 24 FEB 24 | KING STREET BANDROOM, NEWCASTLE NSW | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
SUN 25 FEB 24 | MIAMI MARKETTA LANEWAY, GOLD COAST QLD | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
FRI 1 MAR 24 | CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
SAT 02 MAR 24 | HABA, RYE VIC | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
SUN 03 MAR 24 | SOOKI LOUNGE, BELGRAVE VIC | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
FRI 08 MAR 24 | LION ARTS FACTORY, ADELAIDE SA | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
SAT 09 MAR 24 | UNI BAR, HOBART TAS | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
FRI 15 MAR 24 | THE RIVER, MARGARET RIVER WA | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
SAT 16 MAR 24 | FROTH CRAFT BUNBREWERY, BUNBURY WA | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.humanitix.com.au | +61 2 7202 6035 | All Humanitix Outlets
SUN 17 MAR 24 | FREO.SOCIAL, FREMANTLE WA | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
THU 21 MAR 24 | SEABREEZE HOTEL, MACKAY QLD | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
FRI 22 MAR 24 | OTHERWISE BAR, TOWNSVILLE QLD | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
SAT 23 MAR 24 | GILLIGANS, CAIRNS QLD | 18+ Tickets available soon from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
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