Brooklyn Noise/Art-Punks The Death Set Are Back With Their Lead Single and Wildly Self Directed Video “Elephant”
From ‘How To Tune A Parrot’ LP Out This September 10 Through COBRASIDE/BEHEMOTH (US), THIS CHARMING MAN RECORDS (EU), and NIW! (JPN)
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"Forever our second favourite band!" "Ramones Museum Berlin
New York, NY, August 6, 2021 – Today, Australian-bred and NYC-based punk band The Death Set release the single and video for “Elephant” from their upcoming LP, How To Tune A Parrot, out this September 10 through COBRASIDE/BEHEMOTH (US) / THIS CHARMING MAN RECORDS (EU) / NIW! (JPN). The band is prepped and ready to reignite the hell-bent energy of their once-famous warehouse shows.
Directed and edited by The Death Set's Johnny Siera, the video for "Elephant" is a satirical exploration of his brain's twisted desire to self-sabotage after seven years of sobriety, meditation and a plethora of self-care routines. With nods to favorite films such as Wild Strawberries, Blue Velvet and Psycho, "Elephant" is a glimpse into The Death Set's absurdist world that when you scratch a little deeper presents a dark, introspective stream of consciousness.
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from those weirdos, The Death Set; their last full length came out in 2011. Ten years ago times were the opposite of quiet for these romper-stompers, with festival appearances all over the world, songs on soundtracks, video game features, two full-lengths on Ninja Tune’s Counter Records, a release on Steve Aokis’ Dim Mak label plus a support for The Beatsteaks arena tour.
A decade later, Dan and Johnny unleash “How To Tune A Parrot,“ and it’s a real rager. As the mighty DZ Deathrays say: “It’s as close as you can get to taking amphetamines audibly.”
But pure punk rock? Nah, it’s not so easy with The Death Set. Is it Electro, Noise, Punk or Artsy fartsy shit? You better go watch a show of these maniacs, then you'll have your answer: it's 102% supernatural, high-energy power, complete with mosh pits, dives, jives and hi-fives.
"Has the maximum-impact intensity of the young Henry Rollins in Black Flag or like an Iggy Pop for the era of samples and laptops. Worldwide is an extraordinary offering. The Death Set are a quixotic, perfect pop thrill." The Guardian
"If the Cheerleading squad from a young offenders institute entered a beer bong-athon with Black Flag and Best Fwends, it'd still sound reserved compared to this lot." NME
"Full-tilt, power-pop catharsis and ecstatic blaze-of-glory euphoria - catchier than H1N1." BBC
"Brilliant debauche, a noradrenaline rush of punk, thrash metal, funk and rap. Sounds like beastie Boys fronted by a punk rocker." The Quietus
“Brooklyn loft-show firestarters the Death Set are a post-modern pizza party: the tireless punk-o grind of an ABC No Rio bubblecrust band, the whizzing ghosts of New York electro (and electropunk), and the pounding 808 boom of classic hip-hop and modern crunk.” VILLAGE VOICE
“Loud, abrasive and sickly fun, Black Flag for a new generation ” Artrocker
"Quite literally a blast. A twenty first century update of hardcore. The Death Set blast through their material as if they can hear the police sirens in the distance coming to close their party down." Clash
"Synthesizing electro-pop and breakneck rock, this delirious band is everything punk should be--and a lot of things punk could be." Nick Marino, Paste
“There are shows that implore the crowd to dance, and then there are shows that beg you to shed clothing, convulse madly and slam into your neighbors with the courtesy of a drunken rhino. This is most certainly the latter.” LA WEEKLY
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