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DUNE RATS + FIDLAR
drop surprise collab single
‘DEAD, RICH OR IN JAIL’LISTEN / DOWNLOAD / BUY HERE
– Australian Tour
kicks off tonightTIX AVAILABLE NOW
Hot on the heels of Dune Rats 5th studio album ‘If It Sucks, Turn It Up’, the guys couldn’t resist recording a new song with good mates and Australian tour partners FIDLAR. ‘Dead, Rich or In Jail’, a 1 minute 35 second whack over the back of the head, is the perfect soundtrack for what fans can expect from the two bands on their Australian tour, kicking off tonight in Jindabyne.
Dune Rats said: “It’s our first time since The Kids Will Know It’s Bullshit collaborating with Zac from FIDLAR which was awesome to do again. We drew inspiration from that mate everyone has who’ll either end up dead, rich or in jail…..for us that friends name is Felix. It’s also the first time we’ve recorded a track entirely in our own studios, and is definitely the shape of Dunies to come. Psyched to play it on tour yew!”
On the release of ‘If It Sucks, Turn It Up’, Kerrang wrote: “At it’s core, it’s an endearing celebration of friendship and life’s small joys. Contray to Dune Rats’ self-deprecating quip, this record doesn’t suck at all, but turn it up anyway.” – 4/5. The album is Dune Rats most adventurous musical statement yet. It finds them evolving their sound and honing their melodic instincts across a diverse range of styles, all delivered with the energy and infectious humour that is unmistakably Dunies.
“We wanted to make an album that throws you around a bit, like you are being washed around in the surf,” Dune Rats singer and guitarist Danny Beus says. “We’re five albums in now so we knew it should be a record that shows all the different sides to the band.”
Featuring the full throttle ‘Be Like You’, the hypnotic ‘Solar Eyes’ and the eclectic smorgasbord that is ‘Cheapskate’ paving the way, the title track and album opener ‘If It Sucks, Turn It Up’, sets the album up perfectly with it’s full tilt punk rock spirit and Clash Magazine stated: “A ridiculously fun record…”
Kicking off tonight at The Station in Jindabyne, Dune Rats and FIDLAR begin what’s been touted as the ultimate transpacific matefest. The shows have been selling like the preverbial hotcakes and along with the addition of New Zealand band DARTZ and New South Wales punksters The Pingers, these shows won’t want to be missed.
DUNE RATS – ‘IF IT SUCKS, TURN IT UP’ OUT NOW via RATBAG / BMG
DUNE RATS + FIDLAR
Australian Tour+ DARTZ (NZ) and The Pingers*
Presented by triple j
Tickets available – HERE
Wednesday 28 August The Station: Jindabyne, NSW
Thursday 29 August Waves: Wollongong, NSW
Friday 30 August Enmore Theatre: Sydney, NSW
Saturday 31 August Bar on the Hill: Newcastle, NSW
Thursday 5 September Hindley Street Music Hall: Adelaide, SA
Friday 6 September The Forum: Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 7 September Torquay Hotel: Torquay, VIC SOLD OUT
Thursday 12 September The Station: Sunshine Coast, QLD
Friday 13 September The Tivoli: Brisbane, QLD SOLD OUT
Saturday 14 September Kingscliff Beach Hotel: Kingscliff, NSW *Except Jindabyne and Torquay
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