Dear Seattle are bringing in 2022 with the reveal of a brand new music video for their latest single ‘Way Out’ today. Fresh from the tracksnagging a coveted full rotation add on triple j, the band perform their impassioned and memorable new cut set to the backdrop of a homely lounge room.
Speaking more on the video, Dear Seattle frontman Brae Fisher shares:
“We wanted to strip things right back to the core of Dear Seattle on this video. All we wanted was to play in a room together again. It’s something we’ve missed for so long, and to be able to come together again like that was special so we hope people can feel that with us.”
The Australian rock favourites are also announcing a slew of rescheduled dates for their NSW shows today.
“Despite having the tour pulled out from us a second time the week of, we haven’t let it dampen our spirits,” Brae adds. “If anything it’s made us more eager to blow the head off it when these shows finally happen.”
Marking the band’s first time playing a headline tour since selling out their 2019 Don’t Let Go album run, Dear Seattle will now play an extensive run of shows around the country throughout February and March. Full dates and ticket details below.
Crunchy and memorable, ‘Way Out’ finds Braedeep-diving into themes like codependency and resentment building in a relationship lacking honest communication and personal space. In the same vein as their 2021 ‘In My Head’ release, ‘Way Out’ finds the band heading in a more nuanced and mature musical direction, while still holding true to the classic Dear Seattle chant-along choruses and emotionally-charged storytelling heard on their previous releases.
On this note, Dear Seattle fans should stay closely tuned to the band’s socials as they soon prepare to announce details of their sophomore full-length album.
About Dear Seattle:
After snapping heads with their 2017 self-titled EP, (spawning tours with the likes of Tired Lion, Balance And Composure, Hockey Dad and Trophy Eyes, and festival slots on Groovin’ The Moo, UNIFY, Festival Of The Sun and Party In The Paddock), Dear Seattle asserted themselves as one of Australia’s most exciting young rock acts with the release of their 2019 debut full-length Don’t Let Go.Exploring the stress and challenge of being a full-time musician, anxiety (‘Bigger Than My Brain’), self-doubt (‘Daytime TV’), reckless living (‘Homegrown’), the fake nature of the music industry (‘Try’) and perhaps most searingly, the death of vocalist/guitarist/lyricist Brae’s father (‘I Keep Dreaming’), Don’t Let Go packed in poetic lyricism and plainspoken Australian storytelling, all peppered with an endearing dose of self-deprecation.
Offering a depth and dimension not too often found in their genre, Dear Seattle captured industry and audience hearts alike upon the album’s release in February 2019. Don’t Let Go garnered praise from the likes of Pilerats (“stellar”), The Music, (“hard not to fall in love with”), New Noise (“an immaculate effort”) and more, saw the band invited to play triple j’s lauded Like A Version segment, copped a nomination for Best Rock/Punk Album at the 2020 AIR Awards and spawned a huge headline Australian tour to celebrate. To date the record has also amassed close to 8 million streams.
Now with a few years and some more life behind them, plus a renewed focus to write completely for themselves, Dear Seattle have returned with ‘In My Head’ and ‘Way Out’ in 2021 and look to release more new music in the new year.
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HEADLINE TOUR
LIMITED TICKETS VIA www.dearseattle.com.auSaturday February 26 – Narrabeen RSL, Narrabeen, NSW
Thursday March 3 – Eleven Dive Bar, Maroochydore, QLD
Friday March 4 – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday March 5 – Studio 56 @ Miami Marketta, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday March 6 – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
Thursday March 10 – Barwon Club – Geelong, VIC
Friday March 11 – Volta, Ballarat, VIC
Saturday March 12 – Croxton, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday March 13 – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Thursday March 17 – Fat Controller, Adelaide, VIC
Friday March 25 – Factory, Sydney, NSW
Saturday March 26 – The Newy, Newcastle, NSW
Thursday April 7 – UC Hub, Canberra, ACT
Friday April 8, – The Marlin, Ulldulla, NSW
Saturday April 9 – UOW Unibar, Wollongong, NSW
