Here are some photos of us in Germany and one of us in a bar in Leeds. I loved the electricity pylons and the wind turbines. There’s a photo of my feet on the backstage carpet as we wait to play in Berlin. One of Robin dangling from a hammock in the amazing venue in Greifswald – mattresses everywhere and a boating scaffold brought in especially for the gig. Then a photo of us playing at the Greifswald venue. The final three photos are of a tree in Strasbourg, Munich architecture and a street lamp in Berlin. Germany is pretty wonderful!

Here is a new video from a house concert we played in St Gallen, Switzerland. One woman said it was the best gig she’s ever attended. Bless!

Here are some photos of our journey through Ilkley Moor (rocks, forest, Penelope in foliage, and a waterfall), Leeds and Kirbymoorside (Robin on hay bales and the wonderful house we stayed in). In one photo, you can just make out our first sighting of a murmuration of starlings (!) with a hazy sun half heartedly shining through the expanse of clouds in the background.  Murmurations of starlings are one of the natural wonders New Zealand misses out on (in my humble opinion).

It’s time! We’re heading to Europe on Monday with French for Rabbits for 2 months! Here are the confirmed shows for French for Rabbits which we’re providing support for at most shows, so if you want to invite people, we’d be most grateful:

http://www.frenchforrabbits.com/ (click on tour to see shows)

Well there is a lot of news for this post. We’re leaving for Europe in 2 weeks!! Grawlixes are touring with French for Rabbits. But as some members of French for Rabbits couldn’t make the tour, Robin will be filling the gap playing electric guitar with Penelope on bass and backing vocals.

We’re having a fundraising gig at Taste Merchants on Sunday the 6th of September, which you should totally come to (see the poster below). It starts at the reasonable time of 7pm. Grawlixes will play first, then the wonderful (recent Silver Scroll nominee) Nadia Reid, followed by French for Rabbits (with Penelope on bass and Robin on electric guitar). It may be the one and only opportunity to see Penelope play bass in Dunedin.

In other news, we’re just finishing off the last of the backing vocals for our album. We’ll be back from Europe in November. So the album should released in early 2016. Hooray!