Bloody Lovely is the third studio album by Australian dance-punk band DZ Deathrays.[1] It was released on I Oh You Records in February 2018. Australian radio station Triple J picked Bloody Lovely as their feature album of the week in February 2018.[2] The music video for "Like People" featured one of the original members of The Wiggles, Murray Cook.[3] It was nominated at the 2018 ARIA Music Awards for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album but lost to Parkway Drive for Reverence.
| Bloody Lovely | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 February 2018 | |||
| Studio | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Genre | Dance-punk, post-punk revival, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 37:08 | |||
| Label | I Oh You (AUS) | |||
| Producer | Burke Reid | |||
| DZ Deathrays chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bloody Lovely | ||||
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Reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| TheMusic | [6] |
The album was met with generally favourable reviews. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album has an average score of 63 based on 5 reviews.[4] The lead single "Shred for Summer" placed within Triple J's Hottest 100, 2017 at no. 67[7] while the single "Total Meltdown" just missed out placing no. 109 within the Hottest 200 of 2017.[8] On 18 February, the album peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Charts and remained there for a total of two weeks.[9]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by DZ Deathrays (Shane Parsons, Simon Ridley), except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shred for Summer" | 4:00 | |
| 2. | "Total Meltdown" | 3:05 | |
| 3. | "Feeling Good, Feeling Great" | 3:19 | |
| 4. | "Like People" | 4:02 | |
| 5. | "High" | 3:25 | |
| 6. | "Guillotine" | 2:11 | |
| 7. | "Bad Influence" | 1:11 | |
| 8. | "Over It" |
| 3:30 |
| 9. | "Back & Forth" | 3:18 | |
| 10. | "Afterglow" | 3:31 | |
| 11. | "Witchcraft Pt. II" | 5:36 | |
| Total length: | 37:08 | ||
Personnel
editDZ Deathrays
edit- Shane Parsons – lead vocals, guitars
- Simon Ridley – drums, percussion
Production
edit- Burke Reid – producer
- Simon Ridley – programming
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 4 |
References
edit- ^ "DZ Deathrays Bloody Lovely - Google Search". g.co.
- ^ "DZ Deathrays - Bloody Lovely". 28 January 2018.
- ^ Wilton, Jake (6 February 2018). "DZ Deathrays' 'Like People' Features The OG Red Wiggle!".. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Bloody Lovely by DZ Deathrays". Metacritic.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "DZ Deathrays Bloody Lovely". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Handke, Tobias. "DZ Deathrays Bloody Lovely". The Music. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "1-100 - Hottest 100 2017 - triple j". www.abc.net.au. 11 November 2017.
- ^ "101-200 - Hottest 100 2017 - triple j". www.abc.net.au. 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Australiancharts.com – DZ Deathrays – Bloody Lovely". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.