Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird Unleash Fourth Studio Album 'Rosewater Crocodile'

Built on a bed of rich sounds and lyrical nuance, Melbourne indie group Cousin Tony's New Firebird present their most cohesive collection of stories and music to date with their fourth full-length project, Rosewater Crocodile.

Featuring singles 'My Ghost & Its Crawling', 'Rosewater' and 'Mercury Rising', the album thrives on its ability to weave brooding, emotional moments, with vibrant musicality and heart. For fans who have been with the band since the beginning of their journey in 2015, this is the type of project that feels absolutely fitting for where the overall Cousin Tony sound has grown. For those who are being introduced to the band's catalogue through Rosewater Crocodile, consider this to be a perfect gateway.

The album, created in a chapel in Mollogghip, Victoria was produced by CTNF's Lachlan Rose and Josh Barber (Georgia Fields, Queenie), sees Cousin Tony explore the intricacies of relationships ('Rosewater', 'My Ghost & Its Crawling'), the way we relate to one another, and the mysteries of the human condition ('Flee The Cage', 'Crocodile', 'Mercury Rising'). Horns and strings blend together with warm textural rhythms from bass and guitar; striking backing vocals buoy the lead vocals of Rose, whose tone offers a yearning perspective as he explores the above themes with intimacy and richness.

"The more songs I write, and the more we bring them to life as a band, the more we learn to let go. David Lynch described the process of creativity as sinking. Below the ripples and the waves lies a dark ocean of ideas (or fish). The longer you train yourself to sink down there, the bigger and the stranger and the more dangerous the creatures become. The rosewater crocodile was what I found down there. It's a world of exotic jungles, singing ghosts, recalcitrant fairies, dream bears and winding rivers that fizz with iridescent, oily bubbles. Or as our producer Josh Barber described it - 'a magic album about magic.'" 
LACHLAN ROSE, COUSIN TONY'S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD

Since Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird made their emphatic entry with debut album Electric Brown in 2018, the band wasted no time in releasing music that consistently showed elevation and a masonic curiosity to expand their sonic vision. To date, they have released three albums in Electric Brown, New Romancer (2019) and Smiles of Earth (2022) – Rosewater Crocodile is set to be the next exciting addition to an ever-powerful catalogue of music.

With their prolific output and constant touring, Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird have built a devoted following in their homeland. They've sold out shows across massive headline tours and have played at numerous festivals including Falls Festival, Loch Hart, Happy Wanderer, NYE on the Hill and Beyond the Valley.

Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird will be touring Rosewater Crocodile in Australia this July and August – tickets are on sale now.

"The tour has been a long time coming. We're at our happiest in a van together on a 10 hour drive. But the show at the end of the ride always transcends that feeling. We're so humbled by the joyous, nurturing and cathartic essence of the crowds that come to Cousin Tony shows. To be immersed so regularly in them is a true pleasure and one we'll be seeking out as long as we live. Special mentions to our treasured saxophonist Oliver Whitehead who is returning from living overseas straight into our tour van. Happy days."
LACHLAN ROSE, COUSIN TONY'S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD


TOUR DATES 

Friday July 25 The Corner Hotel Melbourne 
Saturday August 2 The Ed Castle Adelaide
Saturday August 9 Oxford Art Factory Sydney 
Tuesday August 12 The Brightside Brisbane