[{"id":419935617262,"handle":"dartz","updated_at":"2023-12-02T08:47:01+11:00","published_at":"2023-12-02T08:37:22+11:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"DARTZ","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDARTZ is the band from Wellington, New Zealand. Formed in 2019, DARTZ ignited into being after singer Danz talked his way into an opening slot for Aussie rockers The Chats before realising he might need a band (and songs). Quickly assembling in a Wellington flat, the rabble-rousing quartet started to fire out their unique brand of snappy and intelligent party punk tunes, with influences rooted in the boozy anthemic Kiwi pub rock of yesteryear as well as modern punk freneticism and landlord-induced anxieties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree years on, the DARTZ boys have carved out their own lane in Aotearoa's music scene, with a diehard nationwide fanbase enamoured by their high-energy and rark-heavy live set, forceful singalong choruses, and razor-sharp lyrics which tackle everything from challenging colonisers to a fistfight in '\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 Outs Captain Cook'\u003c\/em\u003e, to a drug safety PSA for festival-goers in '\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBathsalts'\u003c\/em\u003e, to ridiculing the moneymania of megachurch pastors in '\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePray for Prey'\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDescribed as New Zealand's \"politically aware class clowns with a reputation for bringing the party wherever they appear\" in a recent article naming them one of the country's 10 future music stars to watch, DARTZ are Crispy on guitar, Clark on bass, Rollyz on drums and Danz on the shouts.\u003c\/div\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2023-12-02T08:37:21+11:00","alt":null,"width":2000,"height":1333,"src":"\/\/flyingnunaustralia.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Dartz.jpg?v=1701466642"}},{"id":399999205614,"handle":"flying-nun-records","updated_at":"2024-02-24T10:15:24+11:00","published_at":"2022-02-08T16:04:47+11:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Flying Nun Records","body_html":"","image":{"created_at":"2022-02-08T16:04:46+11:00","alt":null,"width":300,"height":300,"src":"\/\/flyingnunaustralia.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/L-20365-1498236818-5866.jpg?v=1644296686"}},{"id":400792649966,"handle":"vinyl","updated_at":"2024-03-11T17:10:14+11:00","published_at":"2022-02-21T19:43:05+11:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Vinyl","body_html":""}]
DARTZ - Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One (Pre-Order)
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The Band From Wellington, New Zealand is back;DARTZhave announced their second full-length albumDangerous Day To Be A Cold One, to be released on Friday 1 March 2024 viaFlying Nun Records.
DARTZcomprisesDanz(vocals),ClarkMathews(bass),Crispy(guitar), andRollyz(drums) - four best mates from Wellington who have charmed listeners with their scrappy and relatable brand of garage rock, and won an army of diehard fans for their energetic live performances and infectious on-stage chemistry. Those same fans tookDARTZ’sdebut albumThe Band From Wellington, New Zealandto #1 on the NZ Album Charts upon release in 2022.
Recorded with producerJamesGoldsmithin Wellington,DARTZ’sfollow-up effortDangerous Day To Be A Cold Oneis a showcase of the band’s hard-rocking and party-starting energy, channelled into ten of their most anthemic tracks yet.
Over a replayable 29 minutes,Dangerous Day To Be A Cold OneseesDARTZeffortlessly weave between a wide range of topics, offering up small-town New Zealand parables (Bush Weed, Learning To Drive With Dad) alongside jabs at classic DARTZ villains like landlords and property developers (Flat Inspection, Paradise) and of course, advice on the pressing issue of when to crack open a beer (when you’veEarned The ThirstandGoldenHourhits on aDangerous Day To Be A Cold One?).
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