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Bret Helm

Sep 6, 2019
1 min

New T-Shirts Have Arrived

Shipping immediately! Dear Tired Friends T-Shirts Limited Quantities Printed by our friends at Forest Passage Printing Available at: https://audra.bandcamp.com/merch These stunning Bella+Canvas 100% Ring-Spun Cotton T-Shirts commemorate the release of Audra's long-awaited fourth album - Dear Tired Friends. #audra #deartiredfriends #tshirts #forestpassageprinting

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'Planet of Me' - now streaming exclusively at Post-Punk.com!

Bret Helm

Jul 20, 2019
1 min

'Planet of Me' - now streaming exclusively at Post-Punk.com!

We've had an amazing response to 'Wish No Harm' over the past week and now Post-Punk.com is streaming 'Planet of Me' - a track that features Mike VanPortfleet from Lycia on lead guitar. "The track begins with a delicately plucked guitar rhythm, pausing before a hefty bass line and tom-heavy drumbeat kicks in, adding rhythmic tension and a spark of tribal energy to the track. “Planet of Me” builds with quiet abandon, starting and stopping each verse, as Helm’s vocals add a dro

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Bret Helm

Apr 11, 2019
1 min

Mixing has begun!

We are excited to announce that mixing for the upcoming 4th Audra album has started. We are 3 songs in and it is sounding incredible. Stay tuned. - Bret #audra #arizona #albumfour

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Bret Helm

Feb 21, 2019
1 min

Bret Helm of Audra in NYC

Bret played a short, acoustic set in New York City last Sunday - and then performed in our old Projekt Records' labelmates, Unto Ashes. 'In Hollywood Tonight' and 'All Ghosts Spend Their Time Alone' were done solo by Bret - acoustic guitar & vocals. He was joined by Unto Ashes for a stellar version of 'You're So Pretty.' Bret sang lead on The Sisters of Mercy cover 'Heartland' - in addition to backing vocals and guitar on the majority of the Unto Ashes set. Bret will be appea

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Bret Helm

Nov 15, 2018
1 min

THANK YOU

An enormous thank you to all of our backers that contributed to the Indiegogo Fourth Album Vinyl & CD Campaign. Because of your generosity, those funds will go into covering album mastering and a large portion of the manufacturing costs for the vinyl records & CDs. Incredible! Thank you again. If you missed out on the opportunity to be a part of our Fourth Album Campaign, please subscribe to our email list for any special 'exclusive' announcements & updates on the album's pro

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Bret Helm

Nov 9, 2018
2 min

Song Title Reveal #6: Sunglass

We’re now in the home stretch - just 6 days left and we’re at 63% of our total goal! If you have a moment to help share our posts on social media that would be splendid and much appreciated. A big thank you to Tom in Wisconsin for grabbing the signed drum head / sticks package AND to Louise in Arizona for ordering the original Audra shirt from 1993! And once again, thanks to all of you for your generosity in making this happen. In case you missed it, we added a new item - the

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Song Title Reveal #5: Another Fallen Petal

Bret Helm

Nov 7, 2018
3 min

Song Title Reveal #5: Another Fallen Petal

Hello friends! Thank you all so very much. We’ve now made it up to 55% of our total goal! In 8 short days the campaign for the 4th Audra album will end. If you have a moment to help share our posts on social media that would be absolutely fantastic. We are totally thrilled that Greg in Connecticut selected the ‘Choose Your Cover Song’ perk. We’ll be recording a special one-off song chosen by him on a CD with custom artwork - limited to 1 copy! Since we created the campaign, I

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Song Title Reveal #4 featuring Mike VanPortfleet of Lycia

Bret Helm

Oct 31, 2018
3 min

Song Title Reveal #4 featuring Mike VanPortfleet of Lycia

Hello there. We’ve now passed the halfway mark of the campaign - 16 days in and we’re at 41% of our total goal. Please help us spread the word by sharing via Facebook / Twitter / email / fax machine / carrier pigeon. Thanks! And now for the fourth song title reveal… Back in our pre-production listening session this past summer, this next song was marked by everyone as being one to possibly consider for the next record. At this point, ‘Planet of Me’ was a demo that I recorded

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Bret Helm

Oct 26, 2018
2 min

Song Title Reveal #3

Hello everyone. We’re now on the 11th day of our campaign - 19 days left and we’re at 38% of our total goal. Thank you, thank you, thank you! A shout-out to ReGen Magazine for featuring us today - check it out here. And now for the third song title reveal… Another song that was unanimously chosen for the album by Bart, Jason and myself in our pre-production meeting (see Update #2), ‘Falling’ was slated to be recorded for 2002’s Going to the Theatre, but didn’t quite fit with

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Bret Helm

Oct 22, 2018
2 min

Song Title Reveal #2 & Backstory

Hello! Hope everyone had a great weekend. Thank you very much to the new backers that have contributed to our campaign since the last update. We are now at 31% of our total goal! Since last week’s launch, we’ve enhanced some of the higher dollar perks by including a physical copy of the album and/or your name in the credits. Take a look when you get a chance, you may see something you like. And now for the second song title reveal… Another song that was unanimously chosen for

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Bret Helm

Oct 18, 2018
2 min

Song Title Reveal #1 & Backstory

Hello friends! In case you haven't heard, we've launched an Indiegogo Campaign to assist in the funding for the production of the Vinyl & CDs our our upcoming fourth album. Find out how you can be a part of it here. At the time of this post, 24% of our total goal has been hit at the time of this note. Thank you all so very much! We’ve updated the featured perk to 'Signed Handwritten Lyrics' - a handwritten lyric sheet to any Audra song of your choosing. It'll be signed and th

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Bret Helm

Oct 15, 2018
1 min

The Fourth Album: Vinyl & CD Indiegogo Campaign

Today is a very important day for us. We've launched the Indiegogo campaign for the Vinyl & CD release of our upcoming fourth album. Check out our promotional video below - or visit the Audra Indiegogo page and see how you can be a part of it. #audra #indiegogo #arizona #vinyl

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Bret Helm

Oct 4, 2018
1 min

A fantastic time...

We had a fantastic time last Saturday. Playing with the guys in Gene Loves Jezebel with Jay Aston again was an absolute treat. We've performed alongside many bands over the last 25 years, and not only their ability to kill it on stage, but their kindness and fun spirit reminded me of what I love about the live musical experience. Thank you to all our friends that made it out. Album #4 is coming soon. - Bret Helm #genelovesjezebelwithjayaston #audra

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Bret Helm

May 17, 2018
1 min

$5 CDs & Rare Bonus Tracks!

For the time being, CDs of 'Going to the Theatre' and 'Everything Changes' are only $5 each in our Bandcamp Store. About those bonus tracks... we've made available 3 songs from the Audra archives: Everything Changes (the original demo recorded on 10.26.03) In a Dark Room... (an early mix from the Going to the Theatre sessions in 2001) What Your Eyes Had Seen (an energetic live version recorded in Chicago on 05.13.06) These rarities are only available digitally through our Ban

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Bret Helm

May 7, 2018
1 min

San Diego Setlist 05.05.18

A huge thank you to Robin Roth & Club Ascension @ The Kava Lounge for bringing us out for our first performance in San Diego since 2009. A shoutout to our new friends in AL1CE - and to Lew, Kari & Cascade - thank you for an amazing weekend. A live feed of the show can be viewed on our Facebook Page. #audra #setlist #sandiego #cabaretfortuneteller #sydbarrett

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Bret Helm

Jun 1, 2017
1 min

Limited Edition Cassettes

The cassette reissues of 'Audra' & 'Going to the Theatre' have been released! This is the very first time that either of these albums have been appeared in this format. Both are limited to 100 hand-numbered copies and are available individually or as a bundle at the Audra Bandcamp store. Order now before they are gone! #cassettes #tapes #audra #postpunk

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