Hitting #11 on the Hype Machine charts and clocking a combined 390K streams, producer and multi-instrumentalistLANKS has today shared the video for latest single Golden Age. The single and video follow hisJust A Gent collaboration, which reached 1.4 million SoundCloud streams. Embarking on his east coast tour next month, LANKS has announced he'll be joined by Melbourne up-and-comer Woodes, who has been turning heads with her haunting vocals and clever production, as well as opening acts Billy Fox (Syd) and Yakini (Melb.)
After self-directing and producing both videos on his sophomore -Banquet' EP, he has worked alongside close friend Kathleen Lee to create the clip for the track, which Grammy-nominatedAndrei Eremin (Hiatus Kaiyote, Ta-Ku) co-produced. Shot entirely in his living room, LANKS wassuspended from the ceiling for more than three hours for the making of the clip, which was shot on a handcrafted and upended set. Click watch.
Initially capturing the attention of the blogosphere worldwide with debut EP -Thousand Piece Puzzle,' his collaboration with young producer Just A Gent,Heavy As Heartbreak was hailed by Anna Lunoe on Beats 1 and scored high rotation on triple j. LANKS has shared the stage with electronic favourites such as High Highs, Airling, Broods, SAFIA and The Acid. He's played The Hills Are Alive and Paradise Music Festivals, and will appear at Meadow Festival this April.
The artwork for the single was designed by LANKS' 86-year-old grandmother Valda Cuming, an illustrator, painter and sculptor who says she -can't live without Photoshop.'
Golden Age Tour Dates
Sat 2nd - Sun 3rd April | By The Meadow Festival – Bambra, VIC
w/The Harpoons
, The Ocean Party, Fraser A Gorman