Old Mervs Drop New Album 'Carparks' Ahead of Australian Tour

Just over 18 months since the release of their self-titled debut album, Old Mervs return with their second record, Carparks, out now via Dew Process/Universal Music.

A collection of retrospective songs capturing the highs and lows of touring the globe, Carparks was written by David House and Henry Carrington-Jones and produced by ARIA Award-winner Chris Collins (Royel Otis, Ruby Fields, Matt Corby), who was also behind the lads' #1 Australian ARIA debut album.

Discussing the inspiration for the record, House explains, "We just wanted it to sound like a band," with songs tracked without a click where possible and a beautiful Japanese handmade acoustic guitar found by Carrington-Jones' dad used on almost every track on Carparks.

Speaking on the lyrical content of the album, House says, "I used to overthink lyrics a lot. I'd write so many different lines and scrap them."

Carrington-Jones adds, "It’s kind of cool how it’s more like third person. People can be like, that's me, or that's someone I know."

To celebrate the release, Old Mervs have shared rocking single 'Adeline', with the band having this to say about the tune: "We recorded 'Adeline' on the first session of the album. As we were recording, we were actually convinced it would be the lead single of the album… It feels relatively fresh for us whilst being still very Old Mervs at its core."

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Excited to share their new album with fans, Old Mervs are taking Carparks on the road, kicking things off in Melbourne at the Forum on Friday 9 October, followed by shows at Sydney's Enmore Theatre on Saturday 10 October, Brisbane's Fortitude Music Hall on Friday 16 October, Adelaide's Hindley Street Music Hall on Friday 23 October, Hobart's Odeon Theatre on Saturday 24 October and Fremantle's Art Centre on Saturday 31 October.

The lads then head to New Zealand in November for shows at Christchurch's The Loos on Thursday 5 November, Wellington's San Fran on Friday 6 November and Auckland's Double Whammy on Saturday 7 November.

Tickets are on sale at oldmervs.com.

Once the tour wraps up, Old Mervs play several festivals, including South Australia's Handpicked Festival.

Carparks is out now. Listen here. Catch Old Mervs performing at Hindley Street Music Hall on Friday 23 October and at Handpicked Festival at Lake Breeze Wines in Langhorne Creek on Saturday 14 November. Tickets on sale at oldmervs.com.