Courtney Barnett Reveals Kim’s Caravan Video For Record Store Day

Courtney Barnett has released a video for her song ‘Kim’s Caravan’ for Record Store Day.

The song will be released as a 12 inch single with a cover of John Cale’s ‘Close Watch’ on the b-side.

‘Kim’s Caravan’ is a protest song for the environment focused on the Great Barrier Reef. “Kim’s Caravan is an apocalyptic tale of our world painted black with oil and soot, painted red with blood and greed,” Courtney said in a statement. “The song was born when blessed with time to reflect, feeling the frustration and helplessness of the destruction of my environment and the litter of humans within it. It was partly inspired by watching Black Rain Falls, a documentary about Midnight Oil’s concerts out the front of the Exxon building in NYC in 1990.”

Director Bec Kingma wrote that the lyrics represented a bleak reminder that we can never really go back and regain our innocence saying, “In conceptualizing a film clip for the track I was keen to explore the adult attempt to return to that place of childish innocence. If you have ever returned to a childhood holiday haunt in the offseason, it’s likely you’ve discovered the sad realisation that the place barely resembles your idyllic memories. As grown ups we all yearn for a time and place where our biggest concerns were the sand in our bathers and the mosquito’s eating us alive.”

Tour Dates

04.24.15 – Wrest Point – Hobart Tas, Australia
04.30.15 – The Gov – Adelaide, Australia
05.01.15 – The Gov – Adelaide, Australia
05.02.15 – The Bakery – Perth, Australia
05.03.15 – The Bakery – Perth, Australia
05.07.15 – The Metro – Sydney, Australia
05.08.15 – The Metro – Sydney, Australia
05.09.15 – Hifi – Brisbane, Australia
05.14.15 – The Forum – Melbourne, Australia
05.15.15 – The Forum – Melbourne, Australia
05.16.15 – The Forum – Melbourne, Australia
05.18.15 – The Sinclair – Boston, MA (SOLD OUT) *
05.19.15 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY (SOLD OUT) *
05.20.15 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY (SOLD OUT) *
05.21.15 – Bowery Ballrom – New York, NY (SOLD OUT) *
05.22.15 – 05.25.15 – Sasquatch Festival – George, WA
05.27.15 – Red Rocks Amphitheater – Morrison, CO **
05.29.15 – 05.31.15 – Bottle Rock Napa Valley – Napa, CA
05.30.15 – The Roxy Theatre – Los Angeles, CA (SOLD OUT) *
05.31.15 – The Roxy Theatre – Los Angeles, CA (SOLD OUT) *
06.02.15 – Casbah – San Diego, CA (SOLD OUT) *
06.05.15 – The Mohawk – Austin, TX (SOLD OUT) *
06.06.15 – Club Dada – Dallas, TX (SOLD OUT) *
06.07.15 – One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, LA *
06.09.15 – The Loft – Atlanta, GA *
06.10.15 – Koka Booth Amphitheater – Cary, NC #
06.11.15 – Bonnaroo Music Festival – Manchester, TN
06.13.15 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC (SOLD OUT) *
06.14.15 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC *
06.15.15 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA (SOLD OUT) *
06.18.15 – Uptown Theatre – Kansas City, KC ^
06.19.15 – Pabst Theatre – Milwaukee, WI ^
06.20.15 – Rock the Garden Festival – Minneapolis, MN
06.26.15 – Glastonbury Festival – Glastonbury, UK
07.19.15 – Pitchfork Music Festival – Chicago, IL
07.24.15 – 07.25.15 – WayHome Music & Arts Festival – Oro-Medonte, ON
07.25.15 – Newport Folk Fest – Newport, RI