After publisher Snowhill Songs did a great job putting Aussie quartet Dancer on the map, a label stepped in to – hopefully – finish the job. Mirror Records is part of Mirror Group, who manage Gang Of Youths and launched the career of Middle Kids. Sounds like a good home for the lads.

As happens more often, the label decided to start from scratch and pull all available music from the streaming platforms. Recently, it re-released last year’s Dreamer as the band’s official debut single with them. Dancer’s second single however, is brand-new. In line with its title – Fears – it has a frantic, almost hypnotic beat that adds suspense to the song. Lyrically, it explores the themes of fear and the relationship our world has with the concept.

Both Dreamer and Fears will appear on Dancer’s debut EP, which is due out on 3 December. It’ll contain a total of 6 tracks. One of these is a new version of last year’s Show Me The Way, which also disappeared from the internet since I wrote about it.

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Show Me The Way
Dreamer

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Exactly a year ago, in October 2019, I travelled through Australia for a month. Facebook reminds me of that trip on a daily basis, and it fills me with nostalgia. One of the reasons to spend the holiday there, was the musical climate. In Australia, musical talent is as widespread as eucalyptus trees and koalas.

Dancer (Chris Quinton, Ben Graham, Bryce Crocombe and Josh Rea) are a good example. Even though they’ve only just begun, one can hear the quality in the few songs they’ve released so far. And the diversity, as well.

Less than two months ago, I introduced you to the band’s first proper single Dreamer. A euphoric and uplifting song with huge choruses. With their new single, Dancer show us their softer side. Show Me The Way is a subtle song, that builds up to an epic high, before cutting back again. Both Dreamer and Show Me The Way will appear on their upcoming first EP, which will contain two up-tempo and two mellow tunes.

Note from their label: ‘Dancer have just been away on a writing retreat and have come out with a bunch of brilliant demos’. In other words: the future looks bright for this promising new band!

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Dancer – Dreamer

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Chris Quinton (CQ), Ben Graham, Bryce Crocombe and Josh Rea are Dancer. A brand-new band from the industrial beach town of Newcastle, Australia. They met in their younger years and even spent five years writing, recording and experimenting with songs, without even forming a band. But that’s a thing of the past. Earlier this year, amidst the chaos and the shut down of the music industry, the four decided to formally start a musical outfit, and named it Dancer.

The first song they put out was Fever, but Dreamer is their first proper single. A euphoric and uplifting song that sounds like a mix of The Killers and early Everything Everything. Think punchy indie-pop with huge choruses minus the falsetto. In other words: an epic radio song, that’s already been picked up by Australia’s alternative radio station Triple J Unearthed.

A friend of the band described listening to Dreamer as “…like riding down a giant hill without a helmet!” I’m already curious what else we’ll find underneath that hill. Hint: Dancer will release their first EP in the last quarter of the year.

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