DZ Deathrays have been slowly gearing up to release new album Positive Rising: Part 2 in July, having shared previous singles ‘All or Nothing’ and ‘Fired Up’.
Now, the fuzz-rock stalwarts have another new track, this time featuring singer Ecca Vandal. ‘Fear the Anchor’ is a blistering thrasher that manages to pack a lot into its two-minute runtime, and benefits a ton from having Vandal’s vocals raging alongside the band’s Shane Parsons.
“It was such a pleasure and honour to have Ecca on ‘Fear the Anchor’, she absolutely shreds it,” Parsons says of the collab. “When it came time to working in the studio it was really fun to bounce ideas around between everyone and have Ecca add extra melodies throughout the song.”
Vandal reciprocated the love, saying “I’m a massive DZ fan! I get hyped listening to their records and their live energy is just wild, so it was super cool to finally collab on something. They are all such killer musicians and songwriters consistently releasing quality music. Always been inspired by their endless creativity and drive!”
‘Fear the Anchor’ arrives alongside a music video that sees the band – and Vandal – thrashing it out live. Watch that below. Positive Rising: Part 2 is set to drop Friday, 9th July via I Oh You.
