Time to re-energize

The band has wrapped up its Australian/New Zealand leg of the tour and is getting a well-deserved six-week break before heading back to Europe for a summer tour, including several festivals. Here are a few miscellaneous items:

• Bertis posted a Postcard as the band concluded this leg of the tour: "Australia’s been wonderful to us -— the shows, the cities, people we’ve met. ... And now, homeward bound for a little while, which will be wonderful too."
• The folks who bring you murmurs.com started thankyourem.com as a way for fans to spread their thoughts on the band's 25th anniversary.
• Mike Mills has a great interview in the Australian magazine Rip It Up. A transcript can be read here.