Canberra rock heavyweights Hands Like Houses are back with passionate new single Flowers, out now via Civilians, a single that directly mirrors the initiative they recently launched across Australia where they set out to spotlight local artists and give them their flowers.
Flowers is about the quiet exhaustion of always being the one who shows up, carries the weight, and keeps going when it would be easier to walk away. It speaks to the need for recognition, not fame or praise, but simple acknowledgment that the effort mattered. The message moved beyond the song when Hands Like Houses announced a national search for local artists to open each show on their upcoming Lótus Tour with Dream on Dreamer this April. Aussie artists were encouraged to apply via social media for a chance to join the bill.
The tour will see Hands Like Houses and post-hardcore icons Dream On Dreamer hit the road for a run of shows across the country. Kicking off in Canberra at The Baso on Thursday 16 April, the tour will then roll through Manning Bar in Sydney, Princess Theatre in Brisbane, Kings Beach Tavern on the Sunshine Coast, Beer Deluxe in Albury, 170 Russell in Melbourne, UniBar in Adelaide, and will conclude at Magnet House in Perth on Sunday 26 April.
