Dead Parties is the musical project of Etienne Mamo, singer and songwriter for The New Black. With this band he toured the east coast of Australia, had several releases and received airplay nationally, including rotation on Triple J. In 2007 The New Black were nominees for the Music Oz Song of The Year and Band Of The Year.

Dead Parties sees Etienne explore his shoegaze/indie roots, experimenting with layered guitars, vocals, percussion and noise. The first single to be released, In Dreams Of Decadence was included on the Psychedelica 5 lthrough Northern Star Records.

The set of PENELOPE ISLES is the wide-eyed optimism of youth with a knack for great pop hooks which they smear with psych fuzz, similar to the likes of Cheatahs, or Moon King. Their tracks are like your favourite sweets with shards of broken glass embedded in them, the potential of which is just screaming out for attention.