After sharing tastes with singles including “Skyline” and “Real Love”, DZ Deathrays’ album Easy Out of Control is finally out.
Out independently via DZ Worldwide, the album is a statement of diligence from the group, who have maintained a sedulous approach to their craft throughout the course of their career.
“Warped” poses the question of what keeps them going when things lose control, while “Ordinary Life” calls to take stock and enjoy life as it happens. The album’s title track is a layered statement on the world at large and metaphor of DZ’s consistency; elsewhere “Demolition” highlights their enduring riffage, pounding drums and signature jam style – as the band say, “every album from us needs those moments.”
Those feel-good moments of inhibitionless hedonism abound too in earlier singles as “Sideways” and “First Night Fever”. DZ Deathrays are still able to not sweat the small stuff just as they allow themselves time to reflect on what’s next.
Speaking to the title track, Shane Parsons continued: “’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.”
Of the album, the band shared: “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.
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“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.”
Easing Out Of Control was recorded across two sessions, with additional work completed in the band’s home studios. Longtime collaborator Luke Henery (Violent Soho) contributes bass on several tracks. Originally imagined as two separate EPs, the album gradually evolved into a cohesive whole – one that explores new territory without shedding the band’s core identity. There’s still plenty of chaos, but it’s balanced by restraint, texture, and an expanding emotional register.
Tonight (January 16th), the group kick off their national tour in support of Easing Out Of Control’s release, taking to Perth’s Rosemount Hotel and beyond into early February. Known for their sharp, high-impact live shows, the tour will see them translate the album’s expanded sound to stages around the country.
Tickets are available here.
DZ Deathrays’ Easing Out of Control is out now.
DZ DEATHRAYS ALBUM TOUR 2026
Friday, January 16th
Rosemount Hotel, Boorloo/Perth WA
with RATSALAD and GRUB
Saturday, January 17th
Lion Arts Factory, Kaurna/Adelaide SA
with Molly Rocket and DARK DAZE
Friday, January 23rd
The Night Cat, Naarm/Melbourne VIC
with the Pretty Littles, sleepazoid, and Oh! Daisy
Saturday, January 24th
Altar, Palawa Kani/Hobart TAS
with Legal Noise and RABBIT
Friday, January 30th
Crowbar, Meanjin/Brisbane QLD
with DARTZ, Special Features, and KNEE
Saturday, February 7th
Crowdbar, Gadigal/Sydney NSW
with LAHGO, DARTZ, and Cammy Cautious and the Wrestlers
