No Cigar – Clean: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Local indie-rockers NO CIGAR have revealed a moodier side to their sonic palette with today’s release of new single Clean.
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The arrival of Clean also comes with news that NO CIGAR will release their third album UNDER THE SURFACE on Wednesday July 30, and to celebrate, they’re hitting the road for a three-date tour.
Clean is the last taster of what’s to come on the new album, UNDER THE SURFACE. The song reflects NO CIGAR in its purest form – relaxed, cruisy and chill, but also energetic, catchy and gritty. The rhythmic lead vocal bounces effortlessly through verses, before delicate harmonies and ethereal backing vocals open up the resounding choruses.
In keeping with the band’s MO for turning out infectious earworms that come packaged in thought-provoking lyricism, Clean delves into the allure of hedonism and the power of self control. “We tread the line between what’s right and wrong, what we want and what we need. We’re always being pushed and pulled here and there,” says NO CIGAR’s Arthur Gillies.
Clean provides the perfect segue to the release of UNDER THE SURFACE on Wednesday July 30, which also includes the already released tracks ‘Best Behaviour’, ‘Problem’ and ‘Chantilly’.
The music video for Clean will follow in coming weeks.
For those New Zealand fans who have been patiently waiting for the band to return home after taking the world by storm and selling out shows across Europe, their chance to catch them live comes later this year with an album release tour, presented by Eccles Entertainment.
The tour follows on from six Australia live dates (October 23 – November 1). It kicks off in Aotearoa in Wellington at Meow Nui on Friday, November 7, before heading south to Christchurch at Ngaio Marsh Theatre on Saturday, November 8 and wrapping up in Auckland at the Powerstation on Friday, November 14.
NO CIGAR – UNDER THE SURFACE – ALBUM RELEASE TOUR 2025:
Thursday October 23 – Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, Gold Coast, Qld
Friday October 24 – Brightside, Brisbane, Qld
Saturday October 25 – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW
Sunday October 26 – Stag & Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday October 30 – Amplifier, Perth, WA
Saturday November 1 – Nightcat, Melbourne, Vic
NZ DATES PRESENTED BY ECCLES ENTERTAINMENT:
Friday November 7 – Meow Nui, Wellington
Saturday November 8 – Ngaio Marsh Theatre, Christchurch
Friday November 14 – Powerstation, Auckland
Get tickets to UNDER THE SURFACE: ALBUM RELEASE TOUR HERE
Tickets on sale from 12pm Monday June 23
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About NO CIGAR:
NO CIGAR will release their third ‘semi rock’ record in July 2025, after selling out shows across the UK and Europe in May 2025. The five-piece band from Aotearoa New Zealand have released two studio LPs, THE GREAT ESCAPE (2023) and BIENVENIDO (2022), garnering strong support throughout Australasia, the UK, Europe and the US. THE GREAT ESCAPE album remained in the top 20 charts in NZ for 73 weeks after its release, with their song ‘Concubine’ being voted the 10th best rock song on The Rock FMs annual countdown.
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