The Australian indie-rock outfit Dippers (FKA Thigh Master) has shared new track “Tightening The Tangles,” from their forthcoming album Clastic Rock. Clastic Rock will be released on June 23, 2023 via Goner Records. Dippers have also recently announced a run of US tour dates starting March 9th, 2023 in Phoenix, with stops in Austin, Denver, Portland, Los Angeles, and more.
For the first album under this new moniker, (Thigh Master) founder and leader Matthew Ford (vocals, guitar, drums, bass, synth, percussion) is again joined by Innez Tulloch (vocals, guitar, keys, synth, bass, melodica), who is now Ford’s principle songwriting partner. Longtime Thigh Master collaborator Dusty Anastassiou (Dag, Permits) also provides some guitar on a handful of tracks.
Dippers’ 2023 full-length, Clastic Rock for Goner Records, doubles down “immediacy.” The album was recorded and conceived of during the pandemic lockdowns, though in their previous life, the band also used home recording sessions.
Tour Dates:
03/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ Linger Longer Lounge w/ Lenguas Largas, Vid Nelson
03/10 – Bisbee, AZ @ Hitching Post
03/11 – El Paso, TX @ Love Buzz
03/14 – Fri 3/17 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/19 – Memphis, TN @ Bar DKDC w/Aquarian Blood, Melinda
03/21 – Lawrence KS @ Replay Lounge w/ Blanky, Sister Slate
03/22 – Omaha, NB @ Pageturners Lounge w/ Those Far Out Arrows
03/23 – Denver, CO @ TBA
03/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Quarters Arcade Bar
03/25 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest, Lost Grove Brewing (all-ages)
03/26 – Seattle, WA @ Lucky Liquor
03/28 – Portland, OR @ Turn! Turn! Turn! w/ Collate
03/30 – San Francisco, CA @ Make Out Room w/Telephone Numbers, Now
03/31 – San Pedro, CA @ The Sardine
04/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Permanent Roadhouse w/ Narrow Adventure
9/28-10/01 – Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest 20
