DZ Deathrays are made up of two main components. They were designed to play at house parties in the shady parts of Australia but of more recent times expanded their horizons (and perhaps said “shady parts”) to stretch across the globe. Now they’re ready to present the world with their debut LP, a 13 track-assault titled Bloodstreams that represents the duo’s last four years of hard work and will be released in Australia on the 6th of April (Good Friday).
Since the first house party they ever played, the duo have been noted as a relentless live act, 2011 proved to be no different with the two friends hitting the highways of Australia with many acts including Foo Fighters, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Fucked Up and Dananananaykroyd. They also made several trips overseas including performances at SXSW and The Great Escape, shows with Band of Skulls, Male Bonding and finally full tours of the UK with NYC punk band Cerebral Ballzy and the NME Radar tour.
DZ Deathrays quickly fell into the good graces of highly respected publications NME Magazine and Q Magazine who both placed DZ Deathrays in their “top 10 bands of The Great Escape”, while NME took their praise even further and placed them as the 4th most exciting new act of 2012 including a double page spread on the band featuring quotes from Mark Ronson, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Huw Stephens of the BBC1!
Upon returning to Australia in early November 2011, Shane and Simon finally ventured into the studio to record their highly anticipated debut LP with Richard Pike (of PVT) and Neil Coombe at the White Room Studios in Mt Nebo. The duo spent the best part of two weeks tracking and mixing developing Bloodstreams into the 13 tracks that now show a great development in maturity from the previous release EP’s.
Not wanting to take a rest from touring DZ Deathrays then quickly jumped back in the van and completed Australian tours with Crystal Castles, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foo Fighters and Laneway Festival over the 2011/2012 summer, picking up positive reviews wherever they played/partied. Quite a year!
Off the back of this exciting news we’re thrilled to announce DZDeathrays’ first national headline tour since April 2011, a run of dates around the nation simply and somewhat obviously titled ‘The Bloodstreams Tour’.
Hitting the road with DZ Deathrays as main support will be Brisbane based garage party band Velociraptor (who Simon and Shane also play in!). No strangers to the highways of Australia either, the 12-piece (not an error) collective have been winning fans as their catchy singles grace the radio-waves of Triple J and alike. Be sure to get down early!
DZ DEATHRAYS – BLOODSTREAMS TOUR
with special guests Velociraptor
April/May 2012
Thursday, April 12 | Elsewhere, Gold Coast
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Friday, April 13 | The Zoo, Brisbane
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Saturday, April 14 | Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Wednesday, April 18 | Beach Road Hotel, Bondi
Free Entry
Thursday, April 19 | The Patch, Wollongong
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Friday, April 20 | Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Saturday, April 21 | Transit Bar, Canberra
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Wednesday, April 25 | National Hotel, Geelong
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Thursday, April 26 | Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Friday, April 27 | The Tote, Melbourne
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Saturday, April 28 | Jive, Adelaide
Tix: $12 + BF PRESALE / $16 DOOR
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Thursday, May 3 | Prince Of Wales, Bunbury**
Tix: $15 + BF PRESALE / $20 DOOR
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Friday, May 4 | Amplifier, Perth**
Tix: $15 + BF PRESALE / $20 DOOR
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Saturday, May 5 | Mojos, Fremantle**
Tix: $15 + BF PRESALE / $20 DOOR
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**Velociraptor not appearing
Bloodstreams Out Through I Oh You Records 6 April 2012
