The Dead Love have us missing the homies with isolation anthem 'My Friends'

Sydney grunge act The Dead Love are legends amongst the Australian music scene. The band have just unleashed their latest single, a self-isolation anthem ‘My Friends’ — and god damn, we’re missing the homies.

The band enlisted the help of a bunch of the most beloved antipodean acts to crack off the social distancing anthems to end all social distancing anthems. The track features appearances from members of Stand Atlantic, DZ Deathrays, Yours Truly, RedHook, Bakers Eddy, Teen Jesus & the Jean Teasers, Columbus and more. Who all band together for the ultimate call-to-arms singalong “I miss my friends, and I miss how it used to be.”

Frontman Stevie Knight has explained that the track was born out of the frustration and loneliness that we’ve all been afflicted with in this bizarre time of self-isolation.

“The idea of the song came about four or five weeks into isolation lockdown. My girlfriend broke down in the kitchen, as she had maybe left the house once or twice during this whole period. I could see it was having a very real effect on her mental health,” Knight explains. “I called up my bandmates and got them to play their parts and send them to me. We also reached out to some friends in bands to sing on the track through their phones, which we embedded in the choruses and outro. I miss my friends, and I miss how it used to be.

“In the second verse, we featured audio form a conversation on FaceTime between the band and figuring out the song parts together, because we couldn’t have a real-life jam.”

The track arrives with an accompanying music video, that looks like it takes place over a Zoom conference. Shoutout to Lauren from Columbus for stacking it. Legends only. You can check out the video below, but be warned, you’ll end up yearning for your mates.