Shayne Carter has been in the studio for over a year working on the follow-up to Dimmer‘s acclaimed third album There My Dear and the result is one of the most potent recordings of his remarkable career, Degrees of Existence will be released on 27 July.

Preceded by the snarling melodic brilliance of the singles ‘Degrees of Existence’ and ‘Cold Water’, the latter currently searing across the airwaves, this Dimmer album promises to meet the exacting standards of one of the finest New Zealand groups of recent times.

Inducted to the exclusive membership of the NZ Music Hall of Fame at last year’s Tui Awards with his other most famous act, Straitjacket Fits, Shayne Carter is a man whose incredible music has helped shape the story of NZ song since he emerged in the fertile Dunedin scene of the late 1970s.

Degrees of Existence will be released in NZ on 27 July through Warner Music supported by four North Island shows

DIMMER TOUR DATES

Friday 17 July – Cabana, Napier

Saturday 18 July – Bodega, Wellington

Friday 24 July – Kings Arms, Auckland

Saturday 25 July – Flow, Hamilton