| Gypsy & The Cat | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Sony |
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| Xavier Bacash Lionel Towers |
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Gypsy & The Cat is an alternative pop duo formed by former Melbourne DJs Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers.[1] Their first live performance was in 2010 in London, where they were based for much of that year.[2] They released their debut album in November 2010, "Gilgamesh", played in UK and Australia, and have received significant airplay including on Triple J, Nova[3] and Fox during 2011. Gypsy & The Cat were an Unearthed J Award nominee in 2010[4] and finished the year with three hit songs in the station's Top 100 for the Year. During 2010-2011, they have extensively toured Australia, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Holland and Hong Kong and performed further concerts in UK.
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In June 2011 Gypsy and the Cat performed across Australia as the support band on Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite Tour. Their opening night was at Brisbane Entertainment Center.
Towers and Bacash are working on their second record at a farm studio, with plans to release a new single in March 2012 and a second album in mid-2012.
In an interview with music journalist Nick Milligan for the Maitland Mercury, Towers said: "It's [the new record] probably a bit more 'summery'. There's a little bit of world [music] influence in it. It's definitely different to the first album in many ways - there's lots more major chords. With Gilgamesh there were more minor chords. We're just doing what we want to do, like we always have. On the next album we might do something even different, but I think [on this album] we needed to do something a little more 'left' than the first album."
The album will be released independently, rather than with a major label.