Haiku Hands – Pleasure Beast

Today, Australian alt-dance trio Haiku Hands (Claire Nakazawa, Beatrice Lewis, and Mie Nakazawa) release their anticipated sophomore album Pleasure Beast via Spinning Top Records.

The record is a sonic exploration of the different realms of Haiku Hands’ minds, life experiences, energies, and beast modes… sometimes there is joy, and sometimes there is mayhem; sometimes four on the floor (recent single “Cool For You”), and sometimes a tropical island dream bath (today’s focus single “Paradise”). They are also currently in the US joining Big Freedia to close out this year with a real life party.

Of “Paradise,” which was written in quarantine with Caleb Nott (Broods) Bea Lewis says, “I wanted this song to feel like a 3 minute holiday into another dimension. What it would feel like taking mushrooms and laying on a beach watching the sun go down, feeling the sand underneath your feet and feeling like the sky and the sea in front of you never ends.”

2023 US TOUR

Nov 29 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC

Nov 30 – Bijou Theatre – Knoxville, TN

Dec 02 – Masquerade (Heaven) – Atlanta, GA

Dec 03 – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Nashville, TN

Dec 05 – 9:30 Club – Washington DC

Dec 06 – Brooklyn Bowl Philly – Philadelphia, PA

Dec 08 – Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY

Dec 09 – White Eagle Hall – Jersey City, NJ

Dec 11 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA

2024 UK + AUS TOUR

29th Dec – Woodford Folk Festival – Moreton Bay Region, QLD

31st Dec – Lost Paradise Festival – Glenworth Valley, NSW

24th Jan – Stereo – Glasgow, UK

25th Jan – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK

26th Jan – Beta Room (Rock City Basement) – Nottingham, UK

27th Jan – Canvas – Manchester, UK

1st Feb – Patterns – Brighton, UK

2nd Feb – Oslo Hackney – London, UK

3rd Feb – Thekla – Bristol, UK

15th Feb – The Zoo – Brisbane, QLD

16th Feb – Warehouse Show – Marrickville, Sydney, NSW

22nd Feb – Max Watts – Melbourne, VIC

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