DZ Deathrays – Bloodstreams [ALBUM] Review

7/10

Record Label: Hassle

As far as two-piece garage bands go, you could do a lot worse than DZ Deathrays. This debut full length release from the Aussie party kings should tick all the boxes for radio and press-hype pundits and goes some way towards translating the energy and chaos of their live show, but this is an album that needs sinking into with undivided attention.

Never quite hitting the turbo charged chaos of contemporaries like Pulled Apart By Horses, there’s more of an understated blues groove to their material that makes for a less exciting recorded experience. In a live setting these songs crackle with energy and swagger, but on this recording it’s down-tempo and intelligent tracks like ‘Play Until You’re Dead’ that come off best, showing that there’s more to this band than a fat riff.