Close Counters at the Beach Hotel
Close Counters whirlwind 2025 saw the duo release their first full-length original record, ‘LOVERS DANCE ACADEMY’, which climbed to #3 on ARIAS’s Jazz & Blues Album Chart, and was widely supported by Jazz FM, BBC Radio 1Xtra, 6Music, KEXP Seattle, Double J, RRR, PBS and UK tastemaker Tina Edwards noted the record was “the best dance album of the year”.
Splitting the year between London and Narrm/Melbourne, their album tour saw them tick off dream festivals with the live band at Glastonbury, Love Supreme, Brick Lane Jazz Festival, The Great Escape and sold out 2 x Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London; whilst ‘back home’ they packed 1000 people into The Croxton in Narrm. In Europe they’ve played Lost Village, Defected Malta & Croatia, Manchester Jazz Festival, Somewhere Soul Showcase, and down-under notched Meredith Music Festival, Let Them Eat Cake, Falls Festival, Strawberry Fields and Party in the Paddock.
With a fresh record in early production stages, and festival dates in tow across Australia and the UK for their never-ending summer, 2026 is shaping up strong for “Australia’s version of Kaytranada” – Tommy Faith (triple J)
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