THE AFTER – ‘Doesn’t Matter’ NZ Summer Tour with special guests UNITE THE SILENCE and DAYTRIP

THE AFTER – ‘Doesn’t Matter’ NZ Summer Tour at A Rolling Stone, Christchurch
With special guests UNITE THE SILENCE and DAYTRIP

THE AFTER release their new single ‘Doesn’t Matter’ later this month, and embark on a massive New Zealand summer tour, visiting 12 centres over the North and South Islands.

New Zealand Music Industry stalwart Andrew Featherstone has recorded and promoted hundreds of artists over the past 30 years with his studio and record label Intergalactic Records, the home of 8 Foot Sativa and early Jason Kerrison recordings amongst others. For the past 26 years he has also run the Battle of the Bands National Championship.

What some may not know about Featherstone is that he’s a songwriter and bass player in his own right, one who’s had his fair share of close calls in the success stakes. Featherstone has performed alongside No Doubt (US), Collective Soul (US), Silverchair (AUS), Everclear (US), but his most recent project The After is creating the most interest in his career to date.

The After is also made up of charismatic vocalist Blu, and guitarist Vance Manu – both were in winning Battle of the Bands groups. Keyboardist extraordinaire Bruce Madden from Auckland joined on Hammond organ for the last batch of 2021 tour dates and the newest addition – on drums – is Gareth Scott of The Tuesdays, The Bobby Holidays and Landslide, completing the 2022 touring line-up.

Featherstone says of the new single ‘Doesn’t Matter’, “The song is about letting go of the old ways, not dwelling on the past and complaining about inevitable changes but embracing the future and evolving as a species. It’s good to be reminded of a longer-term view of humanity and life – Earth’s species survival instincts drive us beyond any overthinking that we’re perhaps indulging in too much of late…”