Deep Sea Arcade

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Deep Sea Arcade are a psychedelic indie rock band from Sydney, Australia.

History[]

The group began as a home recording project for founding members Nic McKenzie and Nick Weaver while in their mid teens, using four-track tape recorders, broadcast microphones, analog synths and unconventional computer programs.

Their debut album Outlands received a worldwide release in 2012 through Ivy League Records, with singles heavily supported in Australia by Triple J (Feature Album) and FBi Radio (Feature Album), in the UK by BBC 1, BBC Radio 6, and XFM, in America by KROQ and KCRW, and in Europe by 3FM.

The band have played sold-out tours across venues in Australia's major cities, as well as having a spot on Australiaʼs Big Day Out festival, the band have toured with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Temples, The Charlatans, Girls, Kaiser Chiefs, Cloud Control and Modest Mouse. They have also toured the UK and Europe extensively, including appearances at Lowlands Festival (Netherlands), (UK), Secret Garden Party (UK) Primavera Sound Festival (Spain), (Germany), Live at Leeds (UK) Liverpool Sound City (UK) (UK), and sold-out headline shows in the UK.

In 2013, Deep Sea Arcade signed to Australian music veteran Michael Chugg's newest business division, , joining a roster of Australian talent including Megan Washington, Sheppard, The Griswolds and .^[1]

"Deep Sea Arcade are one of the best bands in Australia, and we're very excited to be working with them, along with the rest of our roster," Chugg said. "They have been selling out shows all over Europe and playing the biggest festivals. It won't be long before the whole world knows them and we're pretty excited to be a part of it."

Deep Sea Arcade are currently preparing to launch the next stage of their careers following the outstanding reception given to Outlands. They resided in London over the English Spring and Summer of 2013 to work on their follow-up record, working with UK heavyweight producer/mixer Dan Grech-Marguerat (Lana Del Rey, The Vaccines).

Upon returning to Australia, the band also started Sydney-based club night , inspired by DIY events curated by bands like The Horrors, The Black Angels and The Growlers.

As of 6 October 2016, Deep Sea Arcade went dark on all social media. Their website, Twitter and Facebook were all showing black, signifying an announcement for their second album. On 26 October, Blacklight was released.^[2] McKenzie called the album "a fusion of soul, electronic and disco".^[2]

In 2021 co-founder and co-writer guitarist Nick Weaver died of at the age of 37 from bowl cancer.^[3]

Members[]

• Nic McKenzie
• Nick Weaver

Touring members[]

• Nic McKenzie – vocals/keyboard
• Nick Weaver – guitar

Ex-touring members[]

• Simon Relf – guitar
• Carlos Adura – drums
• Tim Chamberlain – guitar
• James Manson – guitar

Performances[]

Festivals[]

• Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands (2013)
• Noorderzon Festival – Groningen, Netherlands (2013)
• Big Day Out – Australia (2013)
• Peats Ridge Festival, Glenworth Valley, NSW, Australia (2012)
• – Hamburg, Germany (2012)
• San Miguel Primavera Sound – Barcelona, Spain (2011)
• The Great Escape Festival – Brighton, UK (2011)
• Peats Ridge Festival – Glenworth Valley, NSW, Australia (2010)

International tours[]

• Granite City Tour
• Outlands Tour – Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium (2012)
• Girls Tour – England (2011)
• Lonely in Your Arms 7" Tour – Spain, England (2011)

National tours[]

• Black Cat Tour – September 2013
• Granite City Tour – November 2012
• Outlands Album Tour – June 2012
• Girls Single Tour – November 2011
• Co-headline with Surf City – February 2011

Discography[]

Albums[]

• Outlands (16 March 2012, Ivy League Records)
• Outlands (vinyl) (19 June 2012, )
• Blacklight (26 October 2018, Universal Music Australia)^[2]

Singles/EPs[]

• "Seen No Right" (30 May 2012, Ivy League Records)
• "Steam" (13 February 2012, Ivy League Records)
• "Girls" (26 September 2011, Ivy League Records)
• Don't Be Sorry EP (2010)

References[]