DZ Deathrays Share ‘Skyline’ From Forthcoming Album ‘Easing Out Of Control’
Following the release of their unexpected piano-led track Real Love, Australian punk trio DZ Deathrays return with Skyline, the second single from their upcoming sixth album Easing Out of Control due Jan 16. Shifting gears into shimmering indie-rock territory, the track offers a more reflective dimension to the band’s sound – less barbed, more spacious, but still grounded in the tension that runs through all their work.
Written while driving toward Sydney, Skyline captures the kind of clarity that arrives when you stop searching for it. “It’s a note to my future self”, says frontman Shane Parsons. “That moment where you zone out and everything makes a bit more sense.” Musically, it leans into the melodic sensibilities of early-2000s indie, with The Strokes serving as a clear reference point, but filtered through DZ’s heavier, more volatile palette.
“Skyline is an idea that leans more into the indie rock world of DZ,” Parsons says. “A place I personally love – anything 2000s – but also a place that melody and interesting tones can come to the forefront.” That tension between grit and clarity is embodied in Lachlan Ewbank’s glitched-out solo, warping a moment of catharsis into something slightly surreal.
Due out January 16, 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.
DZ Deathrays remain one of Australia’s most consistently shape-shifting rock acts. Since their 2012 debut Bloodstreams, the band have sidestepped stagnation with each release—from the riff-driven scale of Positive Rising to the unpredictability of 2023’s R.I.F.F.. Along the way, they’ve shared stages with Foo Fighters, headlined venues like The Tivoli and The Enmore, and carved out a firm place in the national psyche, with multiple entries in triple j’s Hottest 100.
To mark the release of Easing Out of Control, DZ will head out on a national tour across January and February 2026. Known for their sharp, high-impact live shows, the tour will see them translate the album’s expanded sound to stages around the country.
DZ DEATHRAYS
Easing Out Of Control LP
Jan 16 via DZ Worldwide
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Skyline by DZ Deathrays is out now, buy/stream it here.
LP TRACKLIST
Easing Out Of Control
Sideways
Pissing In The Breeze
Real Love
Skyline
Like No Other
First Night Fever
Ordinary Life
Demolition
Warped
EASING OUT OF CONTROL ALBUM TOUR DATES
Fri 16 Jan – Rosemount Hotel – Boorloo/Perth w/ RATSALAD. + GRUB
Sat 17 Jan – Lion Arts Factory – Kaurna/Adelaide w/ Molly Rocket + DARK DAZE
Fri 23 Jan – Croxton Bandroom – Naarm/Melbourne w/ The Pretty Littles, sleepazoid + OH! Daisy
Sat 24 Jan – Altar – palawa kani/Hobart w/ Legal Noise + RABBIT
Fri 30 Jan – Crowbar – Menajin/Brisbane w/ DARTZ, Special Features + KNEE
Sat 7 Feb – Crowbar – Gadigal/Sydney w/ LAHGO, DARTZ + Cammy Cautious and the Wrestlers
Tickets available at dzdeathrays.com
