Star Scene: Michael (Mikey) Prain ~ DIE! DIE! DIE!
Michael (Mikey) Prain of New Zealand band, Die! Die! Die! speaks to Mary Boukouvalas about the band's new singles 'I Seek Misery' and '450', analogue, Steve Albini, bandcamp and touring.
Tāmaki Makaurau-based noise-punks Die! Die! Die! return with the announcement of new single ‘I Seek Misery’, lifted from the band’s upcoming 7’’, set for release October 23rd.
The double A side ‘I Seek Misery’ backed with ‘450’ is the second release from the band since they reformed their original line-up of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Wilson, drummer Michael Prain and newly returned bassist Lachlan Anderson.
‘I Seek Misery’premiered viaBLUNT Maglast week and sees Die! Die! Die! keep up the high-energy noise, this time paired alongside melodic and shoegaze flourishes.
On last year’s ‘O’ the band harkened back to their noisiest, most frenetic punk roots. On the new single Die! Die! Die! keep up the high-energy noise but with melodic and shoegaze flourishes.
The trio recorded both new tracks in a single session at Roundhead Studios in Auckland.
“‘I Seek Misery’is about addiction and also standing in your own truth,’ says Wilson, “bringing about change to the current societal power dynamics in the ruins of a colonial empire.’
Engineered and mixed by Steven Marr and mastered by Mikey Young (Total Control), the double A-sided single will be available on transparent blue vinyl, self-released via the band in NZ/AUS and Buzzhowl in the UK/EU.
‘I Seek Misery’is out now. Double A-side 7″ available from October 23rd– pre-order now!
The long-running core team of guitarist / singer Andrew Wilson and the furious drumming of Michael Prain have been going strong since their formation as Die! Die! Die! back in 2003. In 2018, the band welcomed bassist Lachlan Anderson back into the band full time.
Since recording their debut album with Steve Albini (Shellac, Nirvana, PJ Harvey) in Chicago in 2005, Die! Die! Die! have worked with producers including Shayne Carter, Nick Roughan(The Skeptics), Chris Townend (Violent Femmes), and have written and recorded albums in New York, Dunedin, London and rural France.
Their indispensable collection of records, and their intense and unflinching live show, continue to drive their connection with audiences across the globe. Both are a telling reminder of why Die! Die! Die! are one of the most enduring and unapologetic bands to ever emerge out of New Zealand.
“One of the most prolific bands to emerge out of New Zealand’s indie, noise rock, and punk scenes over the last decade”VICE
“Die! Die! Die! could set fire to our first born and we’d still be staring at them in doe-eyed wonder” NME
“No one instrument outshines the other and the band come together symbiotically to create a great wall of sound… incredibly intense and power-filled” Echoes and Dust
Mary is a photographer and a writer, specialising in music. She runs Rocklust.com where she endeavours to capture the passion of music in her photos whether it's live music photography, promotional band photos or portraits.
She has photographed The Rolling Stones, KISS, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Patti Smith, Joe Strummer, PULP, The Cult, The Damned, The Cure, Ian Brown, Interpol, MUDHONEY, The MELVINS, The Living End, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, The Stone Roses –just to name a few - in Australia, USA, Europe and the Middle East.
Her work has been published in Beat magazine, Rolling Stone magazine, Triple J magazine, The Age Newspaper, The Herald Sun, The Australian, Neos Kosmos, blistering.com, theaureview.com, noise11.com, music-news.com. She has a permanent photographic exhibition at The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria Australia.
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