INDIE-FOLK duo the Pierce Brothers will bring its acoustic music to Torquay after an international tour.
Didgeridoos, foot-stomping percussion, well-worn guitars, blues harps and enthusiasm might be their rather simple tools of the trade but, combined with smart harmonies and well-honed lyrics, the lads have forged an honest, characteristic and increasingly popular sound and brand.
The brothers’ promoters said their judicious and mature use of volume to powerful effect, from poignant to raucous, allowed Jack and Patrick Pierce to wring out songs that “kick-start audiences to their feet, clapping, singing and hollering along with them”.
The Pierce Brothers are on a high after selling out shows in London and performing to a crowd of 10,000-plus punters at Lowlands Festival in The Netherlands. The twins were the second highest selling act at the festival’s merchandise tent, flogging more CDs than artists such as Snoop Dogg, Janelle Monae and First Aid Kit.
The Melbourne brothers started out busking on Bourke St before foring a career as hard-working, international touring artists.
They quickly progressed from the mall to playing to five sold-out shows at Melbourne’s Shebeen before heading overseas.
While in the Netherlands they were invited to play on 3FM Radio to officially open the Lowlands Festival.
“To an audience of 1.5 million listeners, the boys put their stamp on Lorde’s Tennis Court complete with a didgeridoo solo, a Calvin Harris singalong and more than a few of the boys’ trademark yelps and howls,” the promoters said.
With The Night Tree EP released earlier this year and debuting at number one on the AIR album chart and 21 on the ARIA chart, The Pierce Brothers is set for shows back on Australian soil.
The national tour will include Torquay Hotel gig on 4 December along with slots at Australian Worldwide Music Festival in Melbourne and South Australia’s Gorgeous Festival.
In September the brothers signed a worldwide deal with Mushroom after selling 25,000 CDs without a recording label.
