{"id":40872,"date":"2024-09-30T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40872"},"modified":"2024-09-29T08:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T12:04:15","slug":"delivery-share-new-single-operating-at-a-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40872","title":{"rendered":"Delivery share new single \u2018Operating At A Loss\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Melbourne, Australia five-piece\u00a0Delivery\u00a0have shared a new single, <em>Operating At A Loss<\/em>, alongside the announcement of their new album\u00a0\u2018Force Majeure\u2019 out\u00a0January 17\u00a0via Heavenly\u00a0Recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Operating At A Loss<\/em> starts with a rumble of drums and predatory bass before exploding out of the speakers, a punk rock new wave kick that will propel listeners through a brick wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the track, Delivery say:&nbsp;<em>\u201cI\u2019ve never really worked in a proper office, but \u2018Operating At A Loss\u2019 is what I imagine goes on around the professional workplace. Lots of business jargon, dudes in suits climbing the corporate ladder, plenty of sentiments like \u201cyou\u2019ve got to spend money to make money\u201d etc. To be fair, I actually do like that phrase although this song is more about the first component than the second one. I also like playing guitar, and on this occasion I made up some chords and told the band to play them on repeat so I could do a big solo. \u201cYou win some, you lose some\u201d etc.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to <em>Operating At A Loss<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/urgwbz8ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fv-u-JNqG6YMaTc_E-1t-DypsnH0bMHkoXe3CGYgeMXGC7Pyi7tVkE5sGNz_pBMg6ewtOPxXW0-4AwU_b0PsM6Fn-4JWY6Q-4nWDIlKKZ_6nAeJRD7bYP1HkYikjX98M_8XQmD4d6dMUeR53kTlmeMaeg2QSNg-JytAkAcl-5ir9t0_4uRbcHQ==&amp;c=JeDSrAsr4BoUDP-usbj2Gc8s5snbVuuarnAK07X0Os8paNOyoeuiOQ==&amp;ch=TNbc1LQ8FTCV6DSp94T2ZtoIIX6_MfTgJ0zyF4FIlV1f7_L6q6yaLg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> or via Bandcamp below. <\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/track=1048885253\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Without doubt one of the most exciting bands in Australia right now, Melbourne\u2019s five piece garage punk heroes\u00a0Delivery\u00a0follow their 2022 album\u00a0\u2018Forever Giving Handshakes\u2019\u00a0(4* NME,\u00a08\/10 Clash) with a twelve track battering ram of an album that builds hugely on the promise that their lockdown-born debut showed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Force<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>Majeure\u2019\u00a0(rarely does a title so aptly describe the contents), which arrives\u00a0on\u00a0January 17\u00a0via\u00a0Heavenly Recordings, opens with the controlled explosion of recent single <em>Digging The Hole<\/em> and doesn\u2019t let up apart from occasional journeys into post punk territory on the Television-esque <em>New Alphabet<\/em> and the wonderfully Wire-ish <em>What Else<\/em>. Across the record, the guitars bite and scratch and the rhythm section locks behind them in perfect time and the listener grabs on for dear life and just tries to keep holding on. This is an album of urgent, joyous noise made by your new favorite band.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selling out headline shows from Melbourne to Berlin, Delivery recently were one of the highlights of both the Golden Plains and Meadow Festivals in their native Australia before which they played a 20+ date EU tour which culminated in a show with\u00a0Fat Dog\u00a0at the Windmill Brixton.\u00a0Delivery have also supported\u00a0Wednesday, Pond\u00a0and\u00a0Tropical Fuck Storm\u00a0amongst many others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Melbourne, Australia five-piece\u00a0Delivery\u00a0have shared a new single, Operating At A Loss, alongside the announcement of their new album\u00a0\u2018Force Majeure\u2019 out\u00a0January 17\u00a0via Heavenly\u00a0Recordings. 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