Adelaide band Down And Out have released a new single ‘Buried Alive’, their first single with the indie alternative label UNFD.
Frontman Luke Ganeo said of signing the deal: “Down And Out has just been the 5 of us since we began and we’ve done some incredible work, but we felt as though we were hitting a natural ceiling with what we could achieve without bringing anybody into our team.
“UNFD has given us the opportunity to expand our horizons and broaden our reach both in terms of touring opportunities as well as creative.
“They have a bunch of sick bands like Thornhill and AVOID that we love and believe are the next generation in alternative music, so to be able to be on a label with those guys tells us that we’re doing something right. We are crazy excited to see what this next chapter holds for us and hope we can make the most of this amazing opportunity.”
‘Buried Alive’ is written from Ganeo’s experience of insomnia, which he has dealt with since a young age. Touring adds to it, as it requires being awake or asleep at set times.
Ganeo said: “Touring can have pretty brutal and demanding sleep schedules and you need to be awake or asleep at very specific times or you’ll quickly become very sleep deprived and ruin yourself. So that obviously makes it harder when my body hates going to sleep. But at least we managed to get this sick song out of such an annoying thing!”
The music video was shot in Adelaide by Josh McCawley.
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“We always like to have the music video be related to the subject matter of the song and this one sort of wrote itself,” Ganeo said. “Shots of me tossing and turning while I struggle to fall asleep (no acting required), shots of me being completely sleep deprived and braindead at a social event (no acting required). Easy video!”
Down And Out’s new track arrives ahead of shows in October and November, which is the band’s only headline tour of Australia in 2026.
“This will be our one and only headline tour of Australia in 2026 and we really wanted to step up the live show a notch,” the band said in a statement.
“Obviously we’re constrained by what some venues will let us do but we want to make our live shows as overstimulating as possible! We’ve been working hard to incorporate elements of local punk shows along with raves, coordinating lighting and background visuals when possible.
“Basically, we just want our live shows to be an event and an experience, something worth leaving the house for, and something you’ll be talking about for as long as possible! I hate boring things that are half baked. We love coming up with crazy ideas, fully committing to them and seeing how far we can push them.”
