Datura4 + Gas Babies @ The Cherry Bar, Melbourne

West Australian boogie masters DATURA4 set to tour the east coast of Australia on the success of their fifth album, “Neanderthal Jam”. Fronted by Dom Mariani of legendary Oz garage rockers The Stems, Neanderthal Jam is eleven new tracks of psychedelicised blues and full-tilt heavy rock that were jammed out and recorded at their favourite south-west farmhouse studio during the early months of 2021. Having already released 4 acclaimed albums on AliveNatural Records ‘Demon Blues’ (2015), Hairy Mountain (2016), Blessed is the Boogie (2019) and West Coast Highway Cosmic (2020), Neanderthal Jam – released in August 2022 – has already received widespread acclaim. The album was featured in Classic Rock (UK), Rolling Stone (France), Rhythms Magazine (Aust), Blow Up (Italy), Fireworks Magazine and Shindig Magazine (UK) just to name a few. The first single taken from the album ‘Open the Line’ was proclaimed by Stevie Van Zandt as “the coolest song in the world” and received solid airplay on Sirius XM radio network via his radio program Little Steven’s Underground Garage. The song was also chosen by Classic Rock magazine as their pick of the week and described as “a reverent and joyful ode to arena-rock excess, tight and tuneful yet giddily indulgent.”
The band’s California-based record label Alive/Natural Sound also released a limited edition with two bonus tracks, and a Splatter vinyl version complete with psychedelic artwork. The new album continues to do well, building upon their existing strong international fanbase.
With plans to tour Europe in the latter part of 2023, the April East coast tour (their first time back since 2017) will be chance to showcase material from the new album and their impressive back catalogue. Four shows across New South Wales and Victoria will include an appearance at the prestigious GumBall Festival in the Hunter Valley..
DATURA4 are:
Dom Mariani – Guitar and vocals
Warren Hall – Drums
Stu Loasby – Bass
Bob Patient – Keyboards
Joe Grech – Guitar and vocals
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