| The DATSUNS – one of Aotearoa / New Zealand’s most celebrated rock bands, the first band out of the Southern Hemisphere to make waves on the early 2000s rock explosion (they toured with the White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age, Metallica and others) and arguably the only band of the era who have undeniably kept getting better – have today released the second single “Run From The Sun” from their forthcoming new album Moonstruck Man. “Run From The Sun” is a heavy, hypnotic and spacious slice of desert rock. Driven by a bluesy bassline and killer fuzz riffs, the track combines the chunky force of ’70s hard rock with the dreamy, expansive atmosphere of psychedelia. Its release follows the album’s first single (and title track) “Moonstruck Man” – a gloriously rambling slice of 1970s-inspired rock packed with wailing wah, scorching guitars, high-register vocals and flashes of prog and glam-rock eccentricity. Listen to “Run From The Sun” now: https://mgmreleases.com/run-from-the-sun Out on Hellsquad Records on November 13, Moonstruck Man was created across three countries and recorded at several studios throughout Sweden. It finds the band continuing to draw on a lifetime of experience and an enduring mastery of rock ‘n’ roll, delivering new music with the energy, power and joyful ferocity that have always defined them. Moonstruck Man features The Datsuns’ current line-up: Dolf de Borst on lead vocals and bass, Christian Livingstone on guitar and vocals, Phil Somervell on guitar, and Adam Lindmark of Swedish hard-rock band Dead Lord on drums. Before the new album’s release and following a run of New Zealand and Australian dates earlier in the year, the DATSUNS are currently on an extensive run of headline club shows and festival appearances in Europe. Europe – well Sweden to be exact – being the current home of front Datsun Dolf, who for a good while now has simultaneously managed his Datsun duties with those of being The Hellacopters’ bass man (and before that, with playing bass in head Hellacopter Nicke Andersson‘s other high energy band, the hard rock power-popping Imperial State Electric.) (And yes, that means we’ll see Dolf down under again next year, when The Hellacopters return to Australia for the first time in 2003.) Moonstruck Man will be released on November 13, 2026 via Hellsquad Records, with a limited edition white vinyl available alongside standard black vinyl and CD editions. Pre-order now: https://linktr.ee/thedatsuns |
