<p><em>Hello, come and join me for my very first Australian shows as <strong>#1 Dads</strong> in six years. May it be merry and the first of many more. Much love x #1D</em></p><p><em>The quiet achiever; The record holder; The cult favourite; The #1 Dad</em></p><p><strong>#1 Dads</strong> is the solo project of <strong>Tom Iansek</strong>, a valuable, proudly independent fixture of the Australian music scene for over two decades as one half of the multi-award-winning <strong>Big Scary</strong> and <strong>No Mono</strong>, and an in-demand producer (Maple Glider, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Paper Kites, Ruby Gill, Lisa Mitchell, and more).</p><p>Animated by intimate, understated arrangements and lyrical honesty, #1 Dads is a perfect introduction to Iansek’s sonic authenticity and rich, rewarding music. His gentle melodies and less-is-more production make for homely yet sophisticated pop songs that have seen the Australian-born, London-based artist become an unassuming cult favourite, beloved with fans and critics alike.</p><p>Debuting as #1 Dads with 2011’s Man of Leisure, Iansek further showcased his sincere, quietly innovative songcraft with 2014’s<strong> ARIA-nominated </strong><em>About Face</em><strong> </strong>and 2020’s<strong> </strong><em>Golden Repair</em>. Born of a period of dramatic upheaval, <em>Every Little Fire</em> is the Melbourne-bred, London-based artist’s most deeply personal record.</p><p><em>Every Little Fire</em>, the fourth #1 Dads album, due October 16 via Pieater.</p><p><strong>PRE-SAVE EVERY LITTLE FIRE HERE.</strong> <a href="https://1dads.lnk.to/EveryLittleFire">https://1dads.lnk.to/EveryLittleFire</a></p><p>The record arrives six years after 2020's <em>Golden Repair</em> and follows a period of profound personal upheaval - a transatlantic relocation, a growing family, the particular vertigo of dismantling one life and building another from scratch. "It was not an easy thing to..."</p>