DARWIN DEEZ
Civil Society is proud to announce the debut Australian tour of the delightfully bohemian Darwin Deez for Parklife 2010. Seducing Australian audiences with his deliciously wide-eyed low fi tunes, like ‘Radar Detector’, Darwin will perform his self titled album (out now through POD/Inertia) to Australian audience for the first time.
Describing his kooky strain of pop as “a little bit Thriller, a little bit Dismemberment Plan” and with a fondness for D.I.Y aesthetics and twisted wordplay, his sound calls to mind everyone from The Strokes and Beck to MGMT and The Flaming Lips. .
Born in North Carolina to Meher Baba disciples, Darwin grew up on a diet of Weezer, Nirvana and Nada Surf, and started his first band with friends at age 12. After attending Wesleyan University, Connecticut (whose alumni include Santigold, MGMT, and Amazing Baby), he eventually found himself at home in New York also.
In the East Village, he became a fixture of Monday nights at the Sidewalk Café, a ‘legendary stomping ground for NYC’s Anti-folk scene’ responsible for launching artists such as Regina Spektor, Adam Green and Kimya Dawson.
Here, Deez felt like he had finally found his niche. “It was the real hub of the action for me. I became inspired to write better lyrics by studying the other songwriter-performers there”.
As Darwin came into his own as a performer, his live shows became extravaganzas of unbridled energy and unfettered joy. He’s been known to break into spontaneous bouts of synchronised dancing which can erupt anytime, almost out of nowhere.
Meeting with universal praise from international press, including the likes of NME, Uncut, Time Out & Q, Darwin Deez’ debut has claimed him the position of Australia’s #20 most played artist in the “pop” genre, and #5 in “indie” in the MySpace Australia charts. With the album’s first single “Radar Detector” receiving extensive airplay, including high rotation on Triple J. He is undoubtedly the man of the moment.
Singularly brilliant, hilarious, complex, entertaining individual, Darwin Deez writes songs that will make you want to bust out your dancing shoes while also cutting to that raw, emotional nerve. Don’t miss your chance to witness a rare insight into everything a pop star should be, and yet so rarely is, as Darwin Deez hits Parklife 2010.
Tour
PARKLIFE 2010
Gold Coast
Sat 25 September
Parklands
Perth
Sun 26 September
Wellington Square
Melbourne
Sat 2 October
The Sidney Myer Music Bowl and The Kings Domain
Sydney
Sun 3 October
Kippax, Moore Park
Adelaide
Mon 4 October
Botanic Lake, Botanic Gardens of Adelaide
Press
“Totally fucking awesome”
NME
“Darwin Deez is a cult-in-waiting”
Sydney Morning Herald
“quirky indie pop that breeds optimism”
Stereogum
Media
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