THE DELTA RIGGS
announce
‘ACTIVE GALACTIC HIGHER THAN BEFORE’
EP out Monday 24th February
+ On tour with
BILLY IDOL
this week
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Photo by James Adams
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Fresh from a sold out headline album tour, and a sold out New Zealand arena support run, Aussie rock n’ rollers The Delta Riggs today make a special announcement: ‘Active Galactic Higher Than Before’ EP, out Monday 24th February 2020.
Alongside the news, The Delta Riggs will continue their whirlwind start to the year joining legendary UK musician Billy Idol on his Australian run this week, including dates at Brisbane’s Riverstage and Hordern Pavillion in Sydney.
‘Active Galactic Higher Than Before’ EP sees the band revisit four tracks from their well-loved third record ‘Active Galactic’, reworked in a classic dub style with extended durations upwards of six minutes. The release calls upon guest vocalists including Blacker C from Sydney reggae outfit The Strides, Jamaican artist Ras Fraser Jnr., as well as young Trinidad artist Gold Fang, who toured with The Delta Riggs as an on-stage member on their Active Galactic album run.
Frontman Elliott Hammond explains the recording process was a little less conventional than previous releases. “Most of the recording happened in a rented motel room upstairs in the Bondi Beach Road Hotel, until the management caught on and kicked us out,” he muses.
“The rest was finished at Halfway Studios in melbourne with Luke Yeoward who also plays guitar on the record. It also features artwork from Jason Galea who did the artwork on our second album Dipz Zebazios.”
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Recording ‘Active Galactic Higher Than Before’ EP
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Recording ‘Active Galactic Higher Than Before’ EP
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The EP will be the band’s first new music since the September release of their fourth studio album ‘Modern Pressure’.
STREAM ‘MODERN PRESSURE’ HERE
“We feel ‘Modern Pressure’ is a release that Riggs followers have always wanted,” says frontman Elliott Hammond. “The essence of the album is both heartfelt and volatile. We pushed ourselves to the edge. We really hope you enjoy it.”
‘Modern Pressure’ is an account of many lows. Tackling the loss of identity and connection in a digital age, relationship breakdowns, through to the experience of existential crisis and the finality of life, the album is a sincere and poignant reflection of the modern experience.
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THE DELTA RIGGS
supporting
BILLY IDOL
Australia 2020
Friday 31st Jan – Riverstage – Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 1st Feb – Hordern Pavilion – Sydney, NSW
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‘ACTIVE GALACTIC HIGHER THAN BEFORE’
OUT MONDAY 24TH FEBRUARY
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