It’s amazing how a different treatment can help you hear a song in a brand new way. I didn’t mind “Hollywood” on its release, but Clews’ song didn’t excite me enough to encourage me to put fingers to keyboard. Now that the Aussie sisters from Mollymook have stripped the song back for “Hollywood II,” I’m firmly on board.
This acoustic treatment really brings out the poetry and pain in the lyrics. I kind of missed the pathos in this track about that tricky transition from youth to adulthood before.
Clews will treat local fans to their Spooky Pageant tour before heading off to the UK for the first time, then returning home for some summer festivals. Catch them at all the following shows.
25 October 2019 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
1 November 2019 – Foundry, Brisbane
2 November 2019 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
23 November 2019 – The Wardrobe – Live at Leeds, Leeds
24 November 2019 – Castle Hotel, Manchester
25 November 2019 – The Poetry Club, Glasgow
26 November 2019 – The Crofters Rights, Bristol
27 November 2019 – The Waiting Room, London
6 December 2019 – Fairgrounds Festival, Berry
8 December 2019 – Summer Salt, Glenelg
21 December 2019 – Summer Salt, Cottesloe