Ed Kuepper (The Saints) and Jim White (Dirty Three) announce collaborative album After the Flood. The two titans of Australian music have produced a goldmine of reimagined Ed Kuepper originals taken from his illustrious career. After the Flood will be released March 21. Shortly after the record’s release, Ed Kuepper will tour Australia solo for the first time in five years, playing 15 dates across April and May.
The first glimpse into this world is ‘The Crying Dance’, a Laughing Clowns track originally released in 1982 on the 7” EP Sometimes, The Fire Dance. The drum heavy first single maintains the menacing beat of its former self but has been rewired into a slicker, more intricate rendition.
The intention for the pairing was to play a few casual shows together in 2020, but the onset of Covid and a turbulent touring schedule saw them perform two sold out nights at the Sydney Opera House and fluke the only gig at Rising before the Melbourne festival was cancelled. From this chaos, a bond was forged that sent them into the studio.
“We took what Jim and I had been doing live and brought it into the studio. It was important that we captured the immediacy of what we’d been doing, that it wasn’t laboured over. Everything was laid down live,” said Ed Kuepper. The resulting album is After the Flood which Ed referred to as “The broadest representation of what we did, with the most variety.”
Stream / download ‘The Crying Dance’ here.
Pre-save / pre-order After The Flood here.

Ed Kuepper. Solo. At Last! Tour
Friday 11 April: The Citadel, Murwillumbah
Saturday 12 April: The Citadel, Murwillumbah
Thursday 17 April: The Street, Canberra
Friday 18 April: Caravan Music Club, Archies Creek
Saturday 19 April: Brunswick Ballroom, Melbourne
Thursday 24 April: Camelot, Sydney
Friday 25 April: Camelot, Sydney
Saturday 26 April: Milton Theatre, Milton
Friday 2 May: The Cube – Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston
Saturday 3 May: Burring Cultural Centre, Upwey
Sunday 4 May: Birregurra Mechanics Hall, Birregurra
Thursday 8 May: The Triffid, Brisbane
Thursday 15 May: Avoca Theatre, Avoca
Friday 16 May: Flow Bar, Old Bar
Saturday 17 May: Qirkz, Abermain
Tickets for all shows on-sale now via feelpresents.com