Nearly one year on from its original release, Davey Dreamnation’s barnstorming sophomore album continues to weave its spell, sitting at #3 on the lo-fi album charts. The continued success of both the album and follow-up singles “tribesco” and “48 Bars” has increased speculation that athird album can’t be too far off. Sources close to the demented pop tart refused to either confirm or deny the rumours, choosing instead to offer a series of alternate rumours, some of them so alarming it would not do to print them here.
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While [d/dn] looks on in grief as his popularity slips on the mp3.com.au artist charts, the exact opposite is true for the track “Foggy Dew Edit” from his barnstorming Recognition of Prior Learning LP. This kick-arse piece of noodling sits at present at #5 on the lo-fi charts, despite not possessing any lyrics or song structure. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
For the record the song is described on the site as follows: “Believe it or not, this is the end bit from Davey’s recording of a traditional Irish song called “The Foggy Dew” which deals with the British occupation of Northern Ireland and other examples of historical stupidity the Easter Uprising of 1916. Check out the false ending half way through. Pogue mahone!”
Help [d/dn] make his political statement by downloading the track as many times as you can over the next week. That way, it’ll get to number 1. Alles klaar?
[d/dn] has returned triumphantly to the mp3.com.au charts, with a blistering attack on its upper reaches. Just one week after its release, the slow-burning Tribesco has debuted at #5 on the lo-fi single charts. Even more ominously, [d/dn] himself sits at #2 on the artist charts and should reach #1 as a matter of course. “I’m surprised and disappointed that Davey has managed to come back from the dead in this way,” admitted a suitably stung Stung, “because I was hoping the listening public might have forgotten about him by now. No such luck, obviously and you guessed it: I’m seething. Seething.”
In news from mp3.com.au, it appears Davey Dreamnation has risen from the dead. His latest offering is a double single, “48 Bars” b/w “Tribesco”. Rumour has it that he intends to release the Tribesco LP before the end of the year. We’ll see if that ever eventuates.
After two years of hard slog, outrageous fortune, sharp barbs and three-cornered jacks, Davey Dreamnation is said to be considering his future in the music biz. Just minutes after landing the Number 1 spot on mp3.com.au he was heard to mutter: “Well, it’s not fair to the kids, is it? I mean, I just waltz in there, hit number 1 then disappear. It can’t be good for cricket.” The deluded pop nut is reported to be considering his options, including writing his memoirs, retiring for a few years, retiring altogether, selling his famous signature guitar, moving into acting, performing unplugged, performing nude, not performing, performing only occasionally, moving to another genre, becoming an interpretative dancer, becoming a vegetarian or just writing more songs. “Obviously, it’s a difficult time for me. Despite all the efforts I put into Recognition of Prior Learning, I just don’t think I’ve brought the fans along with me. I might as well be making milkshakes. Former pop stars including Sting, Chris de Burgh, Nik Kershaw, Lamahl, Milli, The Wonder Stuff, Tears For Fears, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Black, Punky Brewster, Ned’s Atomic Arsehole, Slowdive, Ride, Pixies, The Waterboys and N*Sync are reported to be quite relieved that Dreamnation will no longer be pulling on the signature jarmies. “He may have one more trick up his sleeve, however,” cautioned an understandably nervous Alf from Home and Away, “I hear Davey’s recorded a swansong EP and it’s a killer man, killer.”