Now on their fourth album and with a well-earned reputation for indie bangers, Aussie trio DMA’S are living the dream.
Words: Steven Loftin.
Photos: Roman Jody.
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“The beautiful thing about being a musician is it never ends. You’re never like, ‘Oh, I did it. I nailed music’. Well, no, it doesn’t work like that.” Swiftly defining the ethos of his band’s ever-changing sound, DMA’S guitarist Johnny Took, along with vocalist Tommy O’Dell and guitarist Matthew Mason, are primed for the future with their fourth outing, ‘How Many Dreams?’.
“DMA’S can kind of do any genre at this point, which is cool,” Johnny mentions with a relieved look. “And which I find liberating.”
The Aussie trio first came to prominence with a Britpop-soaked throwback sound on their 2016 debut ‘Hill’s End’. They wound up swiftly capturing the hearts and minds of those looking to relive that heady time and those dying to experience the faintest glimpse of what it may have been like. But that was then. DMA’S have moved on. And while this will always be a part of them, they’re ready for more.
DMA’S began recording ‘How Many Dreams?…
