Dick Diver

Dick Diver is an Australian four-piece indie pop band from Melbourne, Victoria (Australia). The band consists of Rupert Edwards (guitar) and Alistair McKay (guitar), Steph Hughes (drums) and Al Montfort (bass). It took its name from the character Dick Diver in the novel Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Dick Diver
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresIndie pop, dolewave
Years active2008–present
LabelsChapter Music
MembersRupert Edwards
Alistair McKay
Steph Hughes
Al Montfort

Origins and development

Dick Diver was formed in 2008, with guitarists Rupert Edwards and Alistair McKay, drummer Steph Hughes (Boomgates) and bassist Al Montfort (Total Control, UV Race, Lower Plenty et al.). The band have been one of the more successful products of the "New Melbourne Jangle" scene, gaining traction in Australia and overseas.[1] They are also the unwilling pioneers of a joke genre called "dolewave".[2]

In 2009, Dick Diver released their debut EP, Arks Up. Their debut album, New Start Again, was listed on a number of year's end best-of polls, including from Mess and Noise.[3][4]

All their records to date have been recorded by Mikey Young (of Total Control and Eddy Current Suppression Ring) in out of the way locations, including a farmhouse in the Dandenongs and a Philip Island holiday house.

Dick Diver shared a vinyl single with one of Montfort's other bands Lower Plenty, as part of the 2013 singles club series for iconic US label Matador.[5]

Their 2013 album Calendar Days was named by The Guardian as the best Australian album of 2013,[6] and the second best album by Mess and Noise.[7] It was nominated for The Age's Music Victoria Awards in the category of Best Album and Best Band,[8] as well as appearing on best-of 2013 lists from the Sydney Morning Herald,[9] The Music,[10] Buzzfeed,[11] Faster Louder,[12] Beat,[13] and The Finest Kiss.[14]

Discography

Studio albums
  • New Start Again (2011)
  • Calendar Days (2013)
  • Melbourne, Florida (2015)

EPs
  • Arks Up (2009)
  • Alice (2012)

References
  1. "The New Melbourne Jangle : Mess+Noise". Messandnoise.com. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. "Dick Diver want to destroy dolewave - Life & pop culture, untangled". TheVine. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  3. "Critics Poll 2011: 20-1 : Mess+Noise". Messandnoise.com. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. "V presenters' top 5 albums of 2011". [V] Music. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. "Matador Singles Out Dick Diver, Lower Plenty, Bits Of Shit, Royal Headache In News : Mess+Noise". Messandnoise.com. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  6. "The 10 best Australian albums of 2013 | Culture". theguardian.com. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. "M+N Critics Poll 2013 : Mess+Noise". Messandnoise.com. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. "The Age Music Victoria Awards 2013". Theage.com.au. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. "Best music of the year: Daft Punk, Lorde and the class of 2013". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  10. "The 20 Best Australian Albums Of 2013". Themusic.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  11. Brad Esposito. "The Very Best Australian Albums Of 2013". Buzzfeed.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  12. "FL's Top 50 Albums of 2013". Fasterlouder.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  13. "Top 10 Albums Of 2013 | Beat Magazine". Beat.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  14. "Best of 2013: Albums". Finestkiss.wordpress.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
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