Music News — November 27, 2013 at 11:39 pm

DEAD IN A SECOND signs to Possum / Universal Music – New album in 2014 and national tour

by MTRBWY

Sydney-based Possum Records is proud to announce the signing of Sydney rock band Dead In A Second.

“I was looking for a great rock band to round out our artist roster. After hearing the early mixes of the new Dead In A Second album, I was convinced I’d found the band I was looking for” – Philip Israel, CEO, Possum Records.

Dead In A Second formed in 2012 and made an immediate impact with the independently released debut EP Maretimo that debuted at #3 on the Australian iTunes Rock Charts in June the same year.

Guitarist / songwriter / producer Tristan ‘Trizo’ Bouillaut made a name for himself with several bands including Kill The Capitol and Thousand Needles In Red. The Later earned him a Top 10 album and single in the AIR and iTunes Charts.

“It’s every musicians dream to be backed by such music industry heavy weights. I look forward to working with Possum Records, Universal Music & The Pushworth Group. The Double Treblio is by far my best work yet. From songwriting to production this was a very spiritual process. I feel thankful that this record is going into the right hands” – Trizo

Dead In A Second were in the studio in April this year midway through recording their debut album when the news came through of Chrissy Amphlett’s death.

The Divinyls were a huge early influence on Bouillaut; he immediately put the album sessions on hold to concentrate on recording a tribute for Chrissy. From the outset, the song he wanted to cover was Boys In Town and renamed the song Girls In Town with a few other minor lyric changes with the blessing of Chrissy’s family and EMI Music Publishers Australia.

Girls In Town was released in September this year and received widespread national radio support including airplay on the Triple M Network. All proceeds from the sales of Girls In Town were donated to MS and breast cancer research.

Possum Records celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2014. Its current local and international artist roster includes Ramones’ drummer Richie Ramone, UK DJ Paul Mendez, US folk/pop legends Melanie, Janis Ian and Linda Ronstadt and Australian acts PLUDO, Jacob Butler, Stare Union, Tricking Emma and Dennis Earl.

Under the new agreement with Possum Records / UMA, Dead In A Second will release their first album The Double Treblio on the label in March 2014. The band have partnered with Manny Kyriakidis from the Pushworth Agency to plan a national tour to support the release.