Deep Sea Arcade

Deep Sea Arcade
Deep Sea Arcade
	Deep Sea Arcade lead singer Nic Mckenzie performing at FBi Turns 10 music festival in 2013
Background information
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Neo-psychedelia; indie rock; psychedelic pop; pop rock;
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Chugg Music; Speak N Spell; Ivy League Records; Universal Music Australia; Origin Recordings; Warner; ADA;
Members	Nic Mckenzie
Past members	Nick Weaver;

Deep Sea Arcade is an Australian psychedelic band, formed in Sydney, New South Wales in 2008.

The group began as a home recording project of founding members Nic McKenzie (lead singer, songwriter, lyricist) and Nick Weaver (co-composer, bassist, and guitarist) during their mid-teens, using four-track tape recorders, broadcast microphones, analog synths and unconventional computer programs.

Their debut album, Outlands, released worldwide in 2012 through Ivy League Records. The band has played several sold-out tours across venues in Australia, the United Kingdom, and across Europe.

On 26 October 2018, their second album, Blacklight, was released. The album was co-produced and mixed by Grammy award-winning producer Eric J (Flume, The Chemical Brothers), and featured Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley, St. Vincent) on drums.^[1]

Weaver left the band in 2018 and passed away from cancer in 2021 at the age of 37.^[2] In 2022, an album consisting of Weaver's solo compositions was posthumously published, entitled Won’t Let Go.

In 2024, McKenzie announced a vinyl reissue of Outlands through Impressed Recordings, and revealed that a third studio album, featuring and co-produced by Jay Watson (Tame Impala, Pond), is set for release in 2025 through Origin Recordings and Warner ADA.^[3]

Members

Current members

Nic McKenzie – lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer (2010–present)

Former members

Nick Weaver – guitar, bass guitar (2010–2018, died 2021)

Former touring members

Mason Lewtas – bass guitar (2016–2018)
Rob Turner – drums (2016–2018)
Brendan O' Mahony – synthesizer (2016–2018)

Mody Grant – guitar (2013–2016)
James Booker – bass guitar (2013–2016)
Xavier Diekman – drums (2013–2016)
Simon Relf – guitar (2010–2013)
Carlos Adura – drums (2010–2013)
Tim Chamberlain – guitar (2010–2013)

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title	Details
Outlands	Released: 16 March, 2012 Format: CD, LP, digital Label: Ivy League Records (IVY143)
Blacklight	Released: 26 October, 2018^[1] Format: CD, LP, digital Label: Universal Music Australia (CAT 6781060)

Performances

International tours

Blacklight South American Tour (2018)
Embassy Tour Abu Dhabi (2016)
Granite City Tour – England, Germany, France, Belgium (2013)
Outlands Tour – Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium (2012)
Girls Tour – England (2011)
Lonely in Your Arms 7" Tour – Spain, England (2011)

National tours

Learning To Fly Tour – October 2016
Spoon Tour – February 2015
Black Cat Tour – September 2013
Granite City Tour – November 2012
Outlands Album Tour – June 2012
Girls Single Tour – November 2011
Co-headline with Surf City – February 2011

References

^ ^a ^b Cashmere, Paul (26 October 2018). "Deep Sea Arcade Recruit Jeff Buckley Drummer For 'Close To Me'". Noise11. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ Brandle, Lars. "Nick Weaver, Guitarist and Co-Founder of Deep Sea Arcade, Dies at 37". Billboard.
^ "Interview: Nick Mckenzie of Deep Sea Arcade Chats About the Re Release of Their Debut Album, 'Outlands'". AAA Backstage. Retrieved 20 February 2025.

[Blacklight-1] Cashmere, Paul (26 October 2018). "Deep Sea Arcade Recruit Jeff Buckley Drummer For 'Close To Me'". Noise11. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[2] Brandle, Lars. "Nick Weaver, Guitarist and Co-Founder of Deep Sea Arcade, Dies at 37". Billboard.

[3] "Interview: Nick Mckenzie of Deep Sea Arcade Chats About the Re Release of Their Debut Album, 'Outlands'". AAA Backstage. Retrieved 20 February 2025.

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