DMA’s - The latest news & reviews

DMA’s (pronounced dee-em-ayes) are guitarist Matt Mason, singer Tommy O’Dell, and guitarist and main songwriter Johnny Took (his younger brother Matty is the lead singer of fellow Aussie band PLANET). Despite being from Australia, the band is known for their britpop sound and has often been likened to brit pop veterans Oasis.

Do DMA’s sound like Oasis?

When Noel Gallagher was asked in an interview whether he had heard of the Aussie band that sound like Oasis he said he hadn’t and added:

I’ll have to watch them [DMA’s] from side of stage and boo them.

When asked in our interview, Mason said that the comparison to Oasis was not their intention and that it mostly came from Tommy’s voice. All tracks are initially recorded by Took and Mason who sing in Australian or American accents, before O’Dell’s vocals are added.

Breakthrough single ‘Delete’ was released in 2013

Formed in 2012 in their hometown Sidney, DMA’s began recording their first demos in Took’s apartment. Both Took and Mason had been playing together for many years in different local bands before being joined by O’Dell, who up until then worked as a painter.

Their debut single Delete was eventually picked up by Aussie radio Triple-J and landed on heavy rotation. Delete was released on tastemaker label I OH YOU (Violent Soho, Snakadaktal, DZ Deathrays) to much critical acclaim.

Appearance on ‘Like A Version’

In October 2016, the band were invited to Triple J’s weekly ‘Like A Version’ segment where the covered Cher’s autotune classic Believe.

Believe was released as a standalone single in April 2017.

What does the name DMA’s mean?

According to the band, the three letters in DMA’s don’t stand for anything, they’re merely an abbreviation of earlier names they’ve had. Apparently, they were called the Dirty Ma’s before until their manager suggested they change the name to DMA’s.

DMA’s discography

DMA’s have released the following EPs and albums:

On October 19th 2021 the band released their first new single since the release of For Now and the MTV Unplugged Live album. The new single is titled Silver and arrived just in time for the band’s UK tour with Liam Gallagher.

The track is also the first to be revealed from the band’s critically acclaimed third album, The Glow, released April 24th 2020 July 10th 2020.

On March 6th 2020, just before the world went into lockdown, the band played their biggest headline show to date at the Brixton Academy in London. A year later, on March 5th 2021, DMA’s released the Live At Brixton album recorded there.

On August 20th 2021, the band released the surprise EP I Love You Unconditionally, Sure Am Going To Miss You.

New Album ‘How Many Dreams?’ released on March 31st 2023

After returning in August 2022 with new single I Don’t Need To Hide, the band announced their fourth studio album How Many Dreams? will be released on March 31st 2023 via I OH YOU. The band also revealed new single Everybody’s Saying Thursday Is The Weekend as well as a massive UK tour for 2023.

DMA’s tour dates & tickets

The band frequently tour the UK & Europe and have also made their breakthrough in the US. Check back here regularly for updates on tour dates and tickets.

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