Deep Sea Arcade
{{Short description|Australian indie rock music band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Deep Sea Arcade
| image = Nic Mckenzie of Deep Sea Arcade performing at FBI Turns 10 in 2013.jpg
| origin = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| genre = Neo-psychedelia, Indie rock, psychedelic pop, pop rock
| years_active = 2010–present
| label = Chugg Music, Speak N Spell, Ivy League Records, Universal Music Australia,Origin Recordings,Warner,ADA
| current_members = Nic Mckenzie
| past_members = *Nick Weaver
}}
Deep Sea Arcade is a psychedelic Indie rock band from Sydney, Australia.
The group began as a home recording project for founding members, Nic McKenzie (lead singer, songwriter, lyricist) and Nick Weaver (co-composer, bassist, and guitarist) while in their mid-teens, using four-track tape recorders, broadcast microphones, analog synths and unconventional computer programs.
Their debut album Outlands, received a worldwide release in 2012 through Ivy League Records. The band have played sold-out tours across venues in Australia, UK and Europe
On 26 October 2018, their second album Blacklight was released. The album was co-produced and mixed by Grammy Award-winning producer Eric J (Flume, The Chemical Brothers) and featured Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley, St. Vincent) on drums.{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/deep-sea-arcade-recruit-jeff-buckley-drummer-for-close-to-me-20181026|title=Deep Sea Arcade Recruit Jeff Buckley Drummer For 'Close To Me'|work=Noise11|last=Cashmere|first=Paul|date=26 October 2018|accessdate=26 October 2018}}
Weaver left the band in 2018 and passed away from cancer at the age of 37 in 2021.{{cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date= |title=Nick Weaver, Guitarist and Co-Founder of Deep Sea Arcade, Dies at 37 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9565556/nick-weaver-deep-sea-arcade-obit/ |magazine=Billboard}} In 2022, he had a posthumous solo album published of his own compositions entitled Won’t Let Go.
In 2024, McKenzie announced a vinyl reissue of Outlands through Impressed Recordings and revealed that a third studio album, co-produced by and featuring Jay Watson (Tame Impala, Pond), is set for release in 2025 via Origin Recordings / Warner ADA{{cite web |title=Interview: Nick Mckenzie of Deep Sea Arcade Chats About the Re Release of Their Debut Album, ‘Outlands’ |url=https://aaabackstage.com/interview-nick-mckenzie-of-deep-sea-arcade-chats-about-the-re-release-of-their-debut-album-outlands/?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio |website=AAA Backstage |access-date=20 February 2025}}
Members
=Current members=
- Nic McKenzie – lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer (2010–present)
=Former Members=
- Nick Weaver – guitar, bass guitar (2010–2018, died 2021)
=Former Touring Members=
- Mason Lewtas – bass guitar (2016–2018)
- Rob Turner – drums (2016–2018)
- Brendan O' Mahony – synthesizer (2016–2018)
- Mody Grant – guitar (2013–2016)
- James Booker – bass guitar (2013–2016)
- Xavier Diekman – drums (2013–2016)
- Simon Relf – guitar (2010–2013)
- Carlos Adura – drums (2010–2013)
- Tim Chamberlain – guitar (2010–2013)
Discography
=Albums=
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| scope="row" | Outlands
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| scope="row" | Blacklight
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Performances
=International tours=
- Blacklight South American Tour (2018)
- Embassy Tour Abu Dhabi (2016)
- Granite City Tour – England, Germany, France, Belgium (2013)
- Outlands Tour – Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium (2012)
- Girls Tour – England (2011)
- Lonely in Your Arms 7" Tour – Spain, England (2011)
=National tours=
- Learning To Fly Tour – October 2016
- Spoon Tour – February 2015
- Black Cat Tour – September 2013
- Granite City Tour – November 2012
- Outlands Album Tour – June 2012
- Girls Single Tour – November 2011
- Co-headline with Surf City – February 2011
References
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