Adelaide rock kings, alt., are sharing a personal new single and video, “Devil’s Cut“, marking the first track to release since their huge debut EP, ‘dysfunctional‘.
The single is a personal release for vocalist Daniel Cullen-Richards, who wears his heart on his sleeve in this track that is ultimately about losing a father to alcoholism. “Devil’s Cut’ is more emotive, more personal and definitely more on the nose with its meaning,” says Daniel.
“The song is essentially airing dirty laundry, and it’s painting someone I still care about in a negative light. But at the time, when I was writing this song, the subject matter was all consuming and it occupied every waking minute. Even seeping into my dreams. “Devil’s Cut” is closure and is a sense of relief.”
“Devil’s Cut” takes co-writing credits from Landon Tewers (The Plot In You), Marcus Bridge (Northlane) and alt., mixed and mastered by Callan Orr (Dream On Dreamer). “This was co-written with the absolute legend Landon Tewers,” explains Daniel. “We were meant to travel to him or he was going to come to us to work together but due to travel restrictions, it was facilitated entirely online. It was late nights and early mornings and we ended up in a love/hate relationship with this song.”
“We worked on it relentlessly ourselves and then continued to work online with our producer Callan Orr and Marcus Bridge to end up with the final product. Both of those guys really glued our parts together to create this final version.”
The accompanying video was shot completely in one impressive take, filmed, written, directed and produced by Benjamin Powell and Ashley Pollard. Using Daniel’s younger brother as his video counterpart, the video seamlessly transitions between the two brothers representing the past and present and visualising the lyrical context of “Devil’s Cut”.
To celebrate the release, alt. & Rumours recently announced they will be heading out on an Australian Tour this August presented by Destroy All Lines and Yeah That Agency, covering the East Coast and South Australia in one massive field trip. alt. and Rumours will be bringing Sydney’s Inertia on the road in support of their East Coast tour that will see the bands visit Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Melbourne. Tickets will be available via Destroy All Lines.
August 20 – The Brightside, Brisbane 18+
August 21 – Burkedin Hotel, Sydney 18+
August 22 – The Basement, Canberra 18+
August 27 – Jive Bar, Adelaide18+
August 28 – The Workers Club, Melbourne 18+
August 29 – Wrangler Studios, Melbourne AA