Laneous And the Family Yah (yet again)

Shit at Life, Good at Music Tour

Laneous and his Family Yah haven’t had a lot of spare time of late, but they still managed to find time to write, record, produce, master and press a brand-spanking new track in 5 days. Pretty straightforward really - their upcoming tour already had a name “Shit at Life, Good At Music” - so all that was missing was the anthem to accompany it.

As such, coming just three months after their hugely-successful album launch tour, Laneous and Family Yah are preparing to hit the road once again. Because indeed - they might be Shit at Life, but they’re Good At Music.

Their debut album St. Ill Regal hit shelves in August and was quickly added to rotation and ‘favourite’ lists right across Australia. Triple J added single Searing Life to high rotation, FBI added BubbleGum and the album swept straight into the Top 10 on 4ZzZ and countless other stations to boot.

Triple J, who had made the band Spotlight Unearthed Artists in June, picked them as the unearthed winners to play Parklife in Brisbane whilst their own headline east-coast album launch tour ripped through Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, including a 900 head sell-out at their hometown of Brisbane. With the first pressing of St. Ill Regal completely sold out, the band inked a deal with MGM to officially re-release the album nationally on November 13.

Check out more tunes from Ill Regal.

Download 'Shit at Life, Good at Music' here

Or download 'Searing Life' here

But don't just take our word, check out what some others have had to say:

Scene Magazine
Triple J
Faster Louder
Greenfest
Brisbane Festival




The “Shit at Life, Good at Music” Tour!

Proving they’re not lyrical liars, Laneous and the Family Yah are about to embark on their ‘Shit At Life, Good At Music’ Tour to wrap up 2009. Heading back on the road with the rag-tag monster ensemble including the beautiful Bird Fire choir, catch the Laneous crew:

Friday November 27 – The Macquarie Hotel, Sydney
(9pm, FREE)

Saturday November 28 – The High and Dry Festival, St Albans
(Tix/Info: www.highanddryfestival.net)

Sunday November 29 – Mullum Music Festival, Mullumbimby
(Venue: Ex-Services, 7pm, Tix: www.mullummusicfestival.com)

Wednesday December 2 – The View Factory Cafe, Newcastle
(8pm, FREE)

Thursday December 3 – Hotel Gearin, Katoomba
(8pm, $10 Entry)

Friday December 4 – The Beach Rd Hotel, Sydney
with Olmecha Supreme (NZ) and Pataphysics (Melb)

Saturday December 5 – The Annandale, Sydney
with The Phonies + Jimmy Swouse & The Angry Darts

Sunday December 6 – The Fringe Bar, Sydney

Thursday December 10 – Front Bar, The Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne
with Illzilla - (8pm, FREE)

Friday December 11 – The National Hotel, Geelong
with Olmecha Supreme (NZ) and Pataphysics (Melb)

Saturday December 12 – Bar Open, Melbourne
with Sietta
(10pm, FREE)

Thursday December 17 – The Hi Fi, Brisbane
with supports TBC
(Doors 8pm, Tix/Info: www.thehifi.com.au)

Saturday December 19 – Buddha Bar, Byron Bay

Sunday December 27 – Blah Blah Blah Festival, Brisbane

Sunday December 27 to Friday January 1 – Woodford Folk Festival, Sunshine Coast

People’s across the nation have been singing the praises of St. Ill Regal and L&TFY:

“Words like sprawling, epic, and opus are par for the course when describing some of the more ambitious double album projects of the 1960s and 1970s, but rarely in recent memory has a local act concocted a long-player worthy of such description, and on a debut album to boot.”
Kris Swales, Time Off

“... I crave music to make me feel good. That's where a band like Laneous and the Family Yah come into it. They blend styles at will, effortlessly moving from silky soul to beat-heavy hip-hop, never sounding contrived or overreaching.”
Dom Alessio, Triple J

“With tambourines smashing, a vocal ensemble crooning and the tightest of grooves, an unexpected rock-out into fiercely syncopated riffage leaves the crowd wondering if Faith No More frontman Mike Patton might have left an illegitimate child in his wake, such is the eclectic leap between Motown-inspired R7B, hip hop-inspired backbeat and straight up musical virtuosity…. There is nothing to fault the band.”
Dave Dri, Time Off

“The Band emerge in rare full sound and stage glory. Even on this ceremonious occasion Mr Laneous hesitates to be the centre of attention, although this plays well amongst a band so full of personality and talent…”
James Stafford, Rave Magazine

“The Family Yah take no time in belting out a plethora of old and new songs, each one running from the next with Duracell bunny precision. The flow is like warm honey on a hot day.”
Faster Louder

“Mr Laneous is already on to a good thing. His music is ingenious and its complexities are not lost on the audience. Laneous keeps us on our feet, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Fasterlouder.com

“This lot hale from good ol’ brisvegas and I tell ya, if they don’t take the Roman Empire by storm with their debut album then I’ll eat my terry towelling hat.”
Dom Fagan, AIR

“Superstar frontman, Laneous has united a band comprised of some of the funkiest that River City has to offer… The band gives off a raw energy together with very tight grooves and infectious beats. Besides a set of golden vocal chords, Laneous possesses rad rhymes and keen style.”
Leopard Lady, Virgin Music

St. Ill Regal re-released 2nd pressing is out through Bird Fire records and MGM Distribution on Friday November 13