Project Description

DANDE AND THE LION’s

Top 5 female fronted acts

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Praise for Dande and the Lion:

“With touchstones found in the likes of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Middle Kids, The Preatures, Band of Skulls and Tame Impala, it’s no surprise that Dande and the Lion’s releases stand as a killer combo of powerful melodies, delicate harmonies and eons of fun.”– HAPPY MAG​

“There’s something really hypnotic about this track from Sydney’s Dande and The Lion. Dreamy vocals with harmonies for days, this is the heartstrung piece of pop music we need right now. They had a busy back end of 2018, playing a bunch of shows up and down the East Coast, clearly in hot demand.” – Life Without Andy

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“This was really hard for us as there are so many brilliant female-fronted Australian bands at the moment and our influences are constantly changing! We gave it our best crack though..in no particular order…”

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Photo – John de Haan

The Preatures – Chris

Isabella Manfredi is a phenomenal front woman. We went to watch them recently at Selina’s and she just blew all of us away. Isabella’s stage presence, interaction with the crowd and energy was so impressive. What was even more impressive is that the entire band had their own stage presence – it wasn’t just about Isabella, and we admire that. We love what they’re about and have been quite influenced by them in evolving our own sound. Their lyrical content tackles political and social issues, ironically in an unpreachy way!

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Middle Kids – Natassa

I’m a huge fan of Middle Kids and I have a soft spot for them, probably because I followed them from quite early on in their career and watched them evolve. Hannah Joy is a great front woman, with brilliant vocal choices and just has a magnetism about her that makes it extremely difficult to pull away from. You just get sucked into this band’s energy field when they’re playing. Well, I do at least, and ended up being compelled to jump on stage with them while they were playing Edge of Town at one of their shows (which is extremely out of character for me!).

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GRAACE – Abbey

GRAACE is one of my all time favourite singer songwriters. She writes with a rawness and brutal truth that most people would be scared to write with. She has definitely influenced my own writing, inspiring me to write with honesty and vulnerability. Her instrumentation is beautiful; having a perfect mix between raw and electronic – a mix of sounds I strive for!

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Photo – Mike Wotton

Julia Jacklin – Bianca

There is something about the way Julia Jacklin presents herself, both as a person and as an artist; it feels very real. Her words really resonate with my own perceptions. The musical accompaniment works well with creating the space for her artistic expression which comes across as humbling and honest. It is comforting to experience her authenticity, especially in an industry that can get a bit egocentric at times.

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Baby Animals – Nick

In my opinion, Suze DeMarchi is the epitome of rock n roll. A great voice with a rasp huskiness that can lure one in with soothing melodies or powerful ferocity; the look, confidence and stage presence that demands attention; and through hard work in a predominantly male industry, is still standing and rocking out. I daresay Suze has probably been a major influence to a lot of females and males to pick up a microphone, strum a guitar, and start a band.

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AND NOW …. OUR NEW SINGLE

“STARDUST”

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Captivating five-piece band, Dande and The Lion have released their other worldly new single “Stardust”, accompanied by an innovative animated music video. The track, reminiscent of Purity Ring and The Preatures, leads the listener on a rollicking ride through the cosmos, embellished by enthralling harmonies and powerful production.

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Lyrically, “Stardust” explores humanity’s significance in the universe, and our desire to explore and learn, adapt and evolve, appreciate and reflect, live with joy and die without fear, and through all of this, to connect with the universe. The accompanying music video, created by motion graphic artist Apattra Hongsuwong, is a visual journey through space, inspired by 80’s 2D cartoons.

“Stardust came about, accidentally, while trying to play a David Bowie’s Heroes cover off the top of our heads,” said the band.“We started playing a few riffs and became really excited by the sounds that were emerging and became totally immersed in the feeling of what was happening. It sounded nothing like Heroes, so we dropped the cover and explored what was coming into existence. After the lyrics were written the title Stardust made even more sense, but it was only after the song was produced did it click: ‘Ziggy played guitar…’”

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Previously making the top 5 in Triple J’s Unearthed Indie Charts, the top 10 in the Overall Charts, and selling out Sydney’s acclaimed The Oxford Art Factory, the band was in high demand throughout 2018, playing over 40 shows across NSW and VIC.

Stardust is the first release from Dande and the Lion’s much anticipated EP (recorded and produced by Lachlan Mitchell), which promises to channel the electric live energy that is their trademark.

“STARDUST” is available for purchase and stream on all platforms now!

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