The Official Website of Ben Salter

Hello all,

So the album is finished and now the circus begins. Firstly, please add your name to the thing on the right and get my mailout! It’s hilarious on many levels.

Ahem. So:

The first single from my debut, The Cat, is called “The Coward”.  It’s a really old song; I wrote it over ten years ago. I must have recorded about ten versions of it over the years.

Click on the image to listen to "The Coward" at Mess + Noise

It was originally called “Yellow” but Coldplay then had a huge smash hit with a song called that, the bastards, so I have had to change it. It’s about girls, share housing and moclobemide.

Anyway, you’ll be able to download it from this website FOR FREE from the 3rd of June. In the meantime you can listen to it/read about it at the Mess + Noise website:

http://www.messandnoise.com/articles/4268446

And you can request it on Triple J here:

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/requests/make_a_request.htm

Also, I am heading off on tour to play solo with Felix Riebl (The Cat Empire) – he’s launching his debut solo album too. Pretty excited to be playing Adelaide and Fremantle for the first times solo.

Friday 5th August – Oxford Arts Factory – NSW
Supporting Felix Riebl
www.oxfordartfactory.com
38-46 Oxford St, DARLINGHURST
Tickets $25 + bf from www.moshtix.com
Doors open 8pm

Saturday 6th August  – The Toff in Town – VIC
Supporting Felix Riebl
www.thetoffintown.com
Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, MELBOURNE
Tickets $25 + bf from www.moshtix.com and Polyester (Fitzroy & City).
Doors open 7.30pm

Sunday 7th August – The Toff in Town – VIC
Supporting Felix Riebl
www.thetoffintown.com
Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, MELBOURNE
Tickets $25 + bf from www.moshtix.com and Polyester (Fitzroy & City).
Doors open 7.30pm

Wednesday 24th August  – Byron Bay Theatre – NSW
Supporting Felix Riebl
69 Jonson St, Byron Bay
Tickets $25 + bf from www.byroncentre.com.au
Doors open 7.30pm

Thursday 25th August – The Old Museum  – QLD
Supporting Felix Riebl
www.oldmuseum.org
460 Gregory Tce, BOWEN HILLS
Tickets $25 + bf from www.theatlasagency.com
Doors open 7.30pm

Friday 26th August – The Promethean  – SA
Supporting Felix Riebl
116 Grote Street, ADELAIDE
www.theprom.com.au
Tickets $25 + bf from www.venuetix.com

Saturday 27th August – Fly by Night  – WA
Supporting Felix Riebl
1 Holdsworth St (Entrance on Parry St)
Fremantle WA
Tickets $25 + bf from www.flybynight.org
Doors Open 8pm

I’m at Melbourne airport on the way to Sydney. Big night last night with the Chrome Nips fellas and then Felicity Groom and Ladie Dee. ARGGHHH. Playing in Sydney at GoodGod tonight with Richie Cuthbert and Gabby Huber, then at World Bar in King’s Cross on Saturday.

THE ALBUM IS FINISHED.

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That’s right, I made it to my $6000 target on my IndieGoGo campaign with 12 days to spare. Don’t worry, if you still want to order the album and receive all the great bonus stuff you still can. Just click on the above for all the details.

I’m playing tonight (Wed 20th April 2011) at X & Y bar in the valley; come along. I’m on the radio too this afternoon at 1.45 with Richard Fidler talking about stuff. 612 ABC Brisbane – that’s 612 AM on the dial.

I’m playing at the downstairs bar at X & Y in the Valley, Brisbane next Wednesday the 20th of May. It’s round two of the “Scotch Night at the Sean Connery” event that Jeremy Neale is running. I’ll be joined by my very good friends Mr. Dale Peachey (Dollar Bar, and Mr. Dominic Miller (Rocketsmiths) $5 entry – bargain! See you there.