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\nHailing from Perth, Coin Banks celebrates the release of his long awaited debut solo EP Heads, with the announcement of a National Tour commencing in Melbourne on Friday 13th June and finishing in Adelaide on the 4th of July. <\/strong><\/p>\n

His solo EP \u201cHeads\u201d released on March 7th and featuring WA star producer Ta-Ku, Homeboy Sandman, 20syl and Atom from C2C, Like from PAC DIV and more, has seen Coin Banks featured on Rage, triple j and RTR FM, and has seen the second single \u201cThink Of You\u201d added to full rotation on triple j. The EP has received critical acclaim and has shown his strengths as a solo artist. Creating music that is both original and carries a socially conscious message, Coin draws on inspiration from the Native Tongue Movement and its modern day equivalent, Top Dawg Entertainment \u2013 home to Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q. Coin also draws on inspiration from every day life. He says,\u201cI am a huge music fan. I am a fan before I am an artist. I want to make people feel the same way that a De La Soul song made me feel. Life\u2019s experiences are a big influence on me \u2013 love, girls and philosophy. For me Hip-Hop is essentially soul music, so it\u2019s the pains and joys in my life that inspire me to create\u201d. <\/p>\n

Cutting his teeth in Perth hip-hop group The Stoops, Coin left in early 2012 to pursue new projects including the Coin & Ta-Ku collaborative album, Letters To The Sun with producer Akouo, and membership of rising live hip-hop collective UPNUP, whose lone track \u201cWhatever Man\u201d earned a triple j Unearthed profile and a Macklemore & Ryan Lewis support. <\/p>\n

Coin has spent the past 2 years crafting away on some of his best music to date, and plans to end 2014 with the release of the Heads EP companion piece, \u201cTails” EP.<\/p>\n

TOUR DATES:<\/strong>
\nFriday June 13th \u2013 Laundry Bar, Melbourne
\nSaturday June 14th \u2013 The Espy, Melbourne
\nThursday June 19th \u2013 Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane
\nFriday June 20th \u2013 Beresford Hotel, Sydney
\nSaturday June 21st \u2013 Trinity Bar, Canberra
\nFriday June 27th \u2013 Amplifier, Perth
\nFriday July 4th \u2013 Zhivago Nightclub, Adelaide<\/p>\n