Adelaide post-pub-rock songwriter Ricky Albeck is bringing his Expensive Music album tour to Newcastle, with a headline show at The Croatian Club in December.
Albeck will hit Awabakal Country as part of a national run with his band The Belair Line Band.
The tour comes ahead of the release of his new album Expensive Music, which lands on 6 November via Bedroom Suck Records.
The latest taste of the record is Famous Friends, a rollicking country number that closes out the album’s run of pre-release singles.
Built around a loose, energetic arrangement, the track explores the fun and superficial allure of fame while drawing on the sounds of early Lucinda Williams and Drive-By Truckers.
Expensive Music digs into memories of drinking, heartbreak, love and nostalgia while considering what it means to chase a career in music.
Recorded live to tape with The Belair Line Band at Twin Earth in Adelaide, the album brings together country, rock and Albeck’s post-pub-rock sensibilities.
Newcastle has a particular connection to Albeck’s catalogue, with the songwriter previously releasing It’s Normal as a 7-inch split single with local rockers dust.
His 2024 debut album Nocturnal debuted at number three on both the AIR Independent Album and ARIA Australian Country Album charts, while he has since released the Downtown Ricky concept EP and toured extensively across Australia, the US, UK and Europe.
Ricky Albeck and The Belair Line Band will play The Croatian Club in Newcastle on Tuesday, 1 December, with Peewee 50s joining the bill. Tickets are on sale now, with Expensive Music out Friday, 6 November through Bedroom Suck Records.
