DZ Deathrays Drop New Album ‘Easing Out of Control’
The band’s Australian tour also kicks off this weekend.
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After much hype, DZ Deathray’s new album Easing Out of Control is finally here, and boy, is it a doozy!
Released independently via DZ Worldwide, Easing Out of Control is ten tracks of blistering noise rock that’s both hedonistic and reflective. The album acts as a letter to the future, with the trio of Shane Parsons, Simon Ridley and Lachlan Ewbank confronting the challenges of life head-on.
“Essentially I think we have all found ourselves a bit lost in our career as a band, questioning our relevance but coming to terms with the fact that we just love to do what we do and that's what drives us to keep going,” the band share. “This whole idea was spurred along by a conversation we were having that at some point in the not too distant future we will have been playing in the band longer than we haven't, that really hit home and made me realise that the journey we have been on, the songs we have written has shaped us as people.”
Originally envisioned by the band as two EPs, the lads decided to collect the songs they had written and release them as a full album, resulting in Easing Out of Control. Recorded in their home studio, the album features longtime collaborator Luke Henery (Violent Soho), who contributes bass on several tracks.
Speaking to the title track, which follows the previously released singles ‘First Night Fever’, ‘Like No Other’, ‘Sideways’, ‘Real Love’, ‘Skyline’ and ‘Pissing in the Breeze’, Parsons says, “‘Easing Out Of Control’ is all about the rise of surveillance and monitoring of people in society. Something that happens bit by bit and slowly it's out of your control. I've actually had versions of this song for about 6 or 7 years now and I'm really glad we finally got the track onto an album. We thought it was a good song to tie together the record to not only describe how the world is feeling but potentially draw a picture of how we are as a band... always just holding it together year after year we exist.”
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To celebrate the release of Easing Out of Control, DZ Deathrays are embarking on a tour that kicks off tonight, Friday 16 January, at the Rosemount Hotel in Boorloo/Perth with support from Rat Salad and GRUB.
DZ then head to Kaurna/Adelaide to perform at Lion Arts Factory on Saturday 17 January with rising stars Molly Rocket and Dark Daze, before a gig at the Croxton Bandroom in Naarm/Melbourne on Friday 23 January alongside The Pretty Littles, Sleepazoid and Oh! Daisy.
Next up is Altar Bar in Palawa Kani/Hobart on Saturday 24 January with Legal Noise and Rabbit, followed by a gig at Crowbar in Meanjin/Brisbane on Friday 30 January, sharing the stage with Dartz, Special Features and Knee. The final show on the tour is at Gadigal/Sydney’s Crowbar on Saturday 7 February, alongside Lahgo, Dartz and Cammy Cautions and the Wrestlers.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via dzdeathrays.com.
Catch DZ Deathrays at Lion Arts Factory on Saturday 17 January. Tickets on sale now via moshtix.com.au. Easing Out of Control is out now via DZ Worldwide. Listen here.
DZ Deathrays Easing Out Of Control 2026 Australian Tour Dates
Friday 16 January – Rosemount Hotel, Boorloo/Perth, WA
Saturday 17 January – Lion Arts Factory, Kaurna/Adelaide, SA
Friday 23 January – Croxton Bandroom, Naarm/Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 24 January – Altar Bar, Palawa Kani/Hobart, TAS
Friday 30 January – Crowbar, Meanjin/Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 7 February – Crowbar, Gadigal/Sydney, NSW
