DEM MOB Announce Debut Album 'PITJAMAYA'

It's been a long time coming, but South Australia's remote APY Lands hip hop act DEM MOB is finally dropping their debut album, PITJAMAYA, due independently on Friday 19 March 2027.

The announcement arrives hot on the heels of the South Australian Music Awards, where DEM MOB took home three awards for Best Regional Artist and Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist in the Major categories, and Best Music Educator in the Industry Awards.

"This album is a big moment for DEM MOB," the group say. "We've been building this together for years, bringing our stories, our culture and where we come from into our music. Coming from the APY Lands, we've always wanted to show people a different perspective and share a bit of our world with them. This album brings a lot of that together, and we’re proud of what we've created. We're excited for people to hear it and get to know us a bit more through the music."

DEM MOB have released four singles in the lead-up to the album, with each showing a different side to the group. ‘Suit Vibes’ is a celebration of brotherhood, 'Dream' argues for self-determination and the daily work that makes it possible, 'Break Bread' makes the case that reconciliation begins with forgiveness and 'Frequency' is about what each generation owes the next.

Today, the group have also shared their new single, 'Complicated', featuring Bundjalung electronic pop artist Djanaba.

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"'Complicated' is about those feelings and situations in life that aren’t always easy to explain," DEM MOB share. "Relationships can be messy, and sometimes you don't really know how to put what you're feeling into words. Having Djanaba on the track brought something really special to it. We love bringing different voices and perspectives into our music, and working with her felt natural. She brought her own energy to the song and helped us take it somewhere we couldn't have gone on our own."

Djanaba adds, "As soon as I heard this track, I was obsessed, and so excited for this collab! I really wanted to match the incredible energy that had so clearly been established; for me it's a little sparkle that has more of a feminine energy, and balances the original story!"

PITJAMAYA is the exciting next chapter in the career of DEM MOB, who have travelled from the Central Desert to Primavera Sound in Barcelona, released a stack of successful singles and won 13 South Australian Music Awards, along with the APRA Emily Burrows Award and the Helpmann Academy's Elise Ross Prize.

'Complicated' feat. Djanaba is out now. Listen here. PITJAMAYA arrives independently on Friday 19 March 2027. Pre-save here.