DZ Deathrays share uninhibited new single ‘First Night Fever’ + UK/EU tour this month
PRAISE FOR DZ Deathrays
“The world may be a mess, but there's still fun to be had, and DZ Deathrays deliver it in spades. A tactile and vivacious undertaking that makes you think while lashing you with oscillating punk and more modern textures, R.I.F.F is modern rock cooked to perfection”
“tapping back into the colourful, nigh-on hedonistic experimentalism of their early work... while amping up the shred to reach a level of raw, primal punk energy only hinted at on previous efforts. The title stands for 'Remember It's For Fun', and here DZ Deathrays wholeheartedly embody that ethos”
“Brilliant videos and songs and a great sense of humour and style”
“They speak to my soul. It just feels good listening to their music”
“More than worth going deaf to”
“This album has the potential to make your little sister want to shave her head and invest in mock leather hotpants”
“Moody Aussie noisemakers DZ Deathrays bring the concept album back to life. Again...”
“It's built on the intuitive interplay between Parsons and Ewbank, whose heavily textured playing doesn't always sound like guitars — more like a twin malevolent force that every so often waxes celestial, like sunlight spearing through storm clouds”
“Throughout Positive Rising: Part 2, undoubtedly DZ Deathrays' most guitar-heavy record to date, Shane Parsons regulates vocal nuances like never before, guitarist Lachlan Ewbank slays multitudinous ways and Simon Ridley's drumming can only be described as majestic”
“it's blindingly obvious that these tracks were carefully constructed to absolutely smash venues to pieces when translated to a live setting”
“DZ Deathrays have gone beyond the noise and energy (which was excellent) that they had from the start and have created something truly epic, memorable and monumental. If there is any justice in this world, they should be huge.”
‘First Night Fever’ is out now, buy/stream it here.
Revered Australian rock outfit DZ Deathrays today share their new single ‘First Night Fever’ ahead of the UK/EU leg of their celebratory Black Rat LP decade anniversary tour. LISTEN HERE + WATCH HERE.
‘First Night Fever’ heeds the warning of peaking early, when the anticipation of the evening ahead and spirited energy of those around could send any eager beaver into a tailspin. “It’s that special kind of feeling you get when you really wanna just lean into the weekend with your friends as soon as you catch up,” explains Simon. “A song for those who come in red hot on the first night.”
WATCH: ‘First Night Fever’ (Official Video)
Just one of the many signifiers of DZ Deathrays’ enduring legacy is the group’s dedication to performing live. A celebration of freedom from suppression, the three piece steady for a string of dates across the UK and Europe this month marking the decade anniversary of their album Black Rat – a vital record in the microcosm of local rock, recognised as innovative in sound and more broadly for its value add to the global cause for the invest and support of Australian talent.
From their inception, DZ Deathrays remain one of the most recognisable acts in the contemporary Australian rock canon, most notably with the success of their debut album Bloodstreams which made DZ synonymous with thunderous. Quickly establishing a maturer sound on the follow up Black Rat, they expanded beyond their garage roots into an award-winning machine touring the world countless times over – supporting The Foo Fighters stadium tours, Ratatat, Biffy Clyro, Grinspoon and more, headline slots across The Tivoli, The Enmore and The Forum and more.
Amongst DZ‘s enduring fanbase and deft balance of the technical with mischievous, their festival performance tallies include multiple years at Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival, St. Jerome’s Laneway with international appearances at SXSW, Reading and Leeds Festival, and multiple entries in triple j‘s Hottest 100. Coupled with their more recent LPs R.I.F.F, Bloody Lovely and their critically-acclaimed twin concept albums, Positive Rising: Part 1 and Part 2, the project of Shane Parsons, Simon Ridley and Lachlan Ewbank not only persists – DZ Deathrays remains essential.
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