I had so many memorable surfs there as a kid, you know before and after school, there’d just be these perfect waves…Īustralia is such a vast, wild country and you’ve spent many moons under this hot desert sun. I have a few favourite surf spots, some of them I’ve sworn not to mention to other surfers but Winkipop and Bells Beach where I grew up- I haven’t surfed it for a long time but it’s home. Where’s the best session you’ve ever had?Īw best surf session, I’ve had too many haha! I recently had some incredible waves in Fiji, just perfect and absolutely pumping, but I’ve had that many good surfs I wouldn’t know where to begin. The ocean for many of us is a way of life, and once you start surfing it’s ridiculously hard to stop. In a way I feel like my music guides me, it’s ahead of me to a degree. I love the natural world and I care about the future of it. I’ve spent a lot of time on country, you know with my dog, just surfing, and I think about those things, the things that I love. I guess my music comes from my love of the earth, I’ve grown up in the bush and I’m always camping. I always find that funny to hear because I don’t really see myself as spiritual. What does spirituality mean to you and is it classed by a religion? Xavier you’re an incredibly spiritual, down to earth human being. The idea of it comes from being able to walk away from stuff which we all have to do sometimes in our lives, letting go, and just holding our own and being true to ourselves. I first started writing the song when I was driving back across Australia, at that point I was in Western Queensland coming from the Kimberley and had a pretty amazing trip across the country. What were you doing when the lyrics came to you? Your new single Walk Away is powerfully uplifting and evokes some seriously heart-warming emotions. XAVIER RUDD WALK AWAY TOUR DATES THURSDAY 12 APRIL – TRIFFID, BRISBANE FRIDAY 13 APRIL – FACTORY THEATRE, SYDNEY SATURDAY 14 APRIL – THORNBURY THEATRE, MELBOURNE SUNDAY 15 APRIL – REVERB FESTIVAL, PERTH His stellar album discography to date includes the ARIA no.2 and now Gold certified Spirit Bird (2012) home to the Triple J Hottest 100 track Follow The Sun. As his popularity has grown worldwide, so too has Xavier’s album repertoire. These headline dates in Australia this April will be the first time in a decade people in Australia will be able to see Xavier in such a wonderfully personal setting. Last year, following his wildly successful Live In The Netherlands double album, Xavier played his largest European tour to date, performing a whopping 28 shows over 34 days to more than 30,000 people. “ Walk away from all that you know, walk away and hold your own,” sings Xavier as the song climbs to each soaring chorus. We have all faced that which we should let go of. Each of us has been the hoarder of something broken. Familiarly human, it is a sentiment that we all know. “ I’ve seen people holding on to nothing,” rings the opening line of Walk Away. It is a song that can simultaneously mirror the certitude of our life, or give us respite from it. Produced by Chris Bond (Ben Howard, Tom Speight) and mixed by Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, Bowie, U2) it is one of Xavier’s most powerful songs to date – turning the page on a new chapter in his already epic saga. Powerful and uplifting, Walk Away is the combustible poignancy of truth, ignited by music. Delivering material new and old, these shows are not to be missed. To coincide with the release of the new track, Xavier will embark on a small run of dates, performing at intimate venues in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane this April! Xavier has also been announced to headline the inaugural Reverb Festival, in Perth in April also. Walk Away is available to stream at all DSP’s here. Australian singer-song writer and instrumentalist, Xavier Rudd has released his long awaited new single Walk Away, lifted from his forthcoming new album Storm Boy, set for release later this year. New Single WALK AWAY Out Now – Listen Here Announces Intimate Run Of Dates and Festival Appearance This April Over 1 Million Monthly Listeners On Spotify and Over 150 Million Global Streams XAVIER RUDD Returns With New Single WALK AWAY Taken From Forthcoming Ninth Studio Album STORM BOY
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