DMA’s : Hills End
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DMA’s : Hills End

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Nearly two years since their self-tiled five-track EP, it’s finally time to get stuck into DMA’s debut album, Hills End. Catering to faithful fans and fresh followers, the Sydney lads have been kind enough to include EP tracks Delete and Play It Out, plus early single So We Know. The revisions take the tunes to an entirely new level, without losing the raw appeal that you know and love.

Kicking off the album is the shaker-filled, psychedelic number, Timeless. In contrast to the song’s upbeat rhythm, singer Tommy O’Dell unravels a heartbreaking tale of failed romance, belting out the line, “Couldn’t make you happy / I wouldn’t know you from someone else.” Lay Down is a rocking dance anthem that’ll get you hip twisting and singing along in no time.

After pumping out Too Soon, the threesome reveal the slow-burning beauty of In The Moment. The mellow acoustic ballad Step Up The Morphine comes next, with lines like “You are the silence in my brain / We built a kingdom in the rain / I think we’re getting better / Sometimes I wonder why be bother at all,” depicting the opposing thought patterns bound to occur during a complicated relationship. So We Know swiftly follows, an enchanting acoustic track that matches the emotive depth of Delete.

Melbourne was indeed written in Melbourne and it lifts the mood, introducing an electronic element to the DMA’s sound. Straight Dimensions and Blown Away are enjoyable additions, before The Switch’s synth-start and Play It Out’s unbelievably catchy lyrics drive Hills End straight home.

BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON