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.
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.”
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 more mature 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 Foo Fighters, 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 ‘Positive Rising: Part 2’, the project of Shane Parsons, Simon Ridley and Lachlan Ewbank not only persists – DZ Deathrays remains essential.
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