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Kiwi rockers The Datsuns on the demons, psychedelia and
“word salads” behind Eye To Eye, their first album in seven years
(Image credit: Hellsquad Records)
When they shot on to the scene 20 years ago with their self-titled debut album, bristling with mammoth anthems, punk rock swagger and a dose of psychedelic fuzz, The Datsuns were hailed as the saviours of rock.
Five more albums followed, and then things went quiet – all four members were living in different countries, and their last album was released seven years ago. But just when we thought they were finished, they’ve fired back with killer seventh album
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The album, which comes out on Friday, took three years to make and was ready in 2019, but the Covid-19 pandemic delayed its release.
Releasing an album without being able to tour wasn t ideal, but the band had delayed it long enough, and it was a mental release for it to finally be coming out, de Borst said.
The band formed while still in high school in Cambridge in 1995 and went on to tour the world and release six albums, the last which was released in 2014. If you think of the kind of band The Datsuns is and the music we made, it still fits very much under that kind of umbrella. It s rock music, obviously influenced by a lot of 60s and 70s stuff, de Borst said of Eye to Eye.
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Aotearoa guitar heroes
The Datsuns have a new album named
Eye To Eye releasing this coming May, the first long player in six years from the team of
Dolf de Borst,
Matt Osment,