Ed Kuepper and Jim White

The hardest working men in showbiz Ed Kuepper and Jim White reunite for a limited run of shows this October in support of their new album After the Flood. ‍

‍"… the results are stunning. Playing tunes as old as The Saints Swing For the Crime and as new as The Ruins (from Kuepper’s 2015 Lost Cities), the album is a brilliant roll of invention” -Byron Coley (The Wire)‍

‍"This is a superbly magnificent collection of gems that capture the ethereal songwriting skills of Kuepper over the years with the added frisson of White's innovation and creativity, adding numerous layers and nuances to the tracks.” -Backseat Mafia

‍Kuepper, who just completed a solo Australian tour which followed an Australian tour with The Saints ’73-78 which predates an international tour for the same and who has just completed his parts for a new Asteroid Ekosystem album joins White, currently touring Europe with The Hard Quartet following a US tour for the same before joining Xylouris White in Crete then Bill Callahan for a series of US dates ahead of the first Dirty Three European tour in 15 years, will perform their shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

‍“Extended crowd appreciation finally coaxes the two musicians back into the fray and we’re treated to a robust rendition of Kuepper’s solo track ‘Rue The Day’ to bring things home, both Kuepper and White standing by the end of the righteous and powerful performance and seemingly as engrossed in the music as the adoring, sold out throng before them.”– Steve Bell / Rhythms

‍To coincide with the tour. Kuepper White have released a video forSwing For the Crime, a reworking of The Saints song from their 1978 album Prehistoric Sounds and a feature track from After the Flood.

‍But wait, that’s not all: Kuepper and White will play their first international shows the following month with performances, in Los Angeles and New York. After the Flood has been released in North America via 12XU, the spin-off label for Matador records founder Gerard Cosley.

‍“speaking as a massive fan of both Ed Kuepper & Jim White --- in virtually every endeavor they've been a participant --- news of their studio collaboration hit me like a ton of bricks. I can make that analogy because I have in fact, been hit with a ton of bricks on several prior occasions. That their respective skill-sets (uncannily cooperative) would be fully showcased was not a surprise, but the deft reimagining of Kuepper’s songbook (a carefully curated portion, anyway) was more than I could've hoped for. I don't think there's a more powerful album this year (and if there is, please forward me a link)” – Gerard Cosloy

‍Tickets for all shows on-sale.