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DRASTIC PARK
announce new EP
“COMPOUND FRACTURE”
+ Share first single
“BACKDOWN“
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Photo Credit: Andrew Bromley
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Today Melbourne pop punk band Drastic Park announce their new EP Compound Fracture will be released independently on September 20. Today the band also shares first single Backdown, accompanied by a video which premiered overnight on European Youtube channel Dreambound.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR BACKDOWN
Produced by Alan Day (Four Year Strong), engineered by Declan White (Thornhill) and mastered by Jay Maas (Defeater, State Champs), Backdown sees Drastic Park take a giant leap in song writing with yet another catchy and ambitious single that is sure to garner the band a whole new legion of fans.
Singer John Stokes elaborates on the story behind the single.
“The lyrics of Backdown can relate to anyone who is dealing with someone else in their life who is going through either physical or mental pain. Specifically, the song was written about my wife who suffers from endometriosis, pots syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Together they put her in a lot of pain on a constant basis, make her unable to stand up most of the time and her muscles are slowly deteriorating. The song is about how hard it is for her and for me to help her keep her head above water – but is also about pushing her to keep trying and never back down from the fight.”
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COMPOUND FRACTURE
Track List
1. Backdown
2. Brightside
3. Freefall
4. Hivemind
5. Runaway
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LISTEN TO BACKDOWN
PRE-SAVE COMPOUND FRACTURE
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About DRASTIC PARK
Drastic Park are a 4-piece pop punk / punk rock band from Melbourne Australia. Referred to by Josh Merriel (Short.Fast.Loud) as a “very exciting young punk band” who can “write a damn catchy pop punk song”, Drastic Park have built a fanbase that love them for their distinct throw-back sound, as well as their comedic antics on stage and on social media.
Since they started in 2019, they have released 15 songs (4 singles and 2 EPs) and played a plethora of sold out shows, supporting the likes of 28 Days, DREGG, Antiskeptic, Ocean Sleeper and Agnes Manners. They have gone on multiple tours, including a triple headline tour with Clay J Gladstone and Wolf & Chain and their most recent tour across Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane in support of their latest single, “Deadline”.
After the band signed with Destroy All Lines for all bookings, they secured a slot at the inaugural Knight and Day festival, supported Real Friends at their Melbourne sideshow and then went on to land the main support for Millencolin at the Melbourne and Brisbane Good Things Sideshows.
In the past few months they have been working with producer Alan Day of Four Year Strong and introduced their 4th member, Elise, on guitar and backing vocals – all in order to inject heavier tones to their music and evolve their musicality. 2023 is shaping up to be a big year for Drastic Park!
Drastic Park are:
John Stokes – Lead Vocals / Guitar
Chris Tannahill – Vocals / Bass
Elise Felsbourg – Vocals / Guitar
Joe Larwood – Drums
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