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DALE KERRIGAN CHINA TOUR 2025

Dale Kerrigan 是一支来自新西兰奥塔哥大区达尼丁（Ōtepoti）的四人噪音摇滚乐队。乐队名称取自澳大利亚邪典喜剧电影《The Castle》，正如片名所暗示的那样，他们既自嘲又难以被归类（或被网络检索到）。

由主唱兼吉他手 Shlee Nicholls 领衔，成员包括 Joel Field（吉他/和声）、Connor Blackie（贝斯）和 Josh Nicholls（鼓手），Dale Kerrigan 的音乐是一场噪音、垃圾、盯鞋、后硬核和情绪摇滚的猛烈撞击 —— 将达尼丁客厅中的霉味能量与南岛冬日的忧郁情绪，倾注进属于他们独特的声音语言中。

他们是达尼丁地下音乐宇宙的“瑰宝”。乐队诞生于 2021 年本地 DIY 空间 The Attic 和 Spaceland 的工业残响中，与独立厂牌 trace / untrace 社群紧密相连，成员还活跃于十余支乐队之中，如 Koizilla、Pearly*、Denudes、Flesh Bug、bathysphere、Fazed on a Pony、Space Bats, Attack!、Asta Rangu 等等。

以猛烈炸裂的现场表演闻名，Dale Kerrigan 在攻击性与脆弱感之间保持着精准有力的平衡 —— 从歇斯底里的段落跌入脆弱短暂的宁静片刻。这些年他们在新西兰大小场地和音乐节中狂野穿梭，如 Camp A Low Hum、DANKFEST 和 Cuba Dupa，也曾为本地重要乐队 Wax Chattels、Womb、Carb on Carb 等担任暖场嘉宾，逐渐积累起一批忠实乐迷。

乐队的创作血脉延续自 Sonic Youth、PJ Harvey、也延续自 Opposite Sex、Human Susan、Cuck 等 “后达尼丁音墙” 风格的本地传奇。他们的音乐像水一样流动 —— 穿过变奏错落的编排，爆发出混乱失控的反馈声响，最终让观众耳鸣心跳，恍然若失。

继首张专辑《Noise Bitch》（2021）和第二张专辑《The Water》（2022）之后，Dale Kerrigan 即将在 2025 年 8 月推出第三张全长专辑《Heavy Greasy》。该专辑由本地音响师 Gloria Cescon（Pretty Dumb）录制，并由 Nick Roughan（Skeptics）母带处理。这张专辑在达尼丁的两间合租公寓低成本完成，也是他们迄今为止最精细的一次声音探索与呈现 —— 这是一些关于幽闭空间、友情与焦虑的声音纪实，拒绝光滑统一的套路，从而拥抱更粗糙、人性、真实的表达。

今年夏天，Dale Kerrigan 将暂别打工人生，开启他们的首次国际巡演 —— 中国巡演即将到来。

如果你喜欢 Sonic Youth、Unwound、Free Kitten、Coughs 或 Nirvana，那你一定不能错过 Dale Kerrigan。

Dale Kerrigan is a four-piece noise rock band from Ōtepoti, Aotearoa (Dunedin, New Zealand). Taking their name from the cult Australian comedy film The Castle, Dale Kerrigan are as self-deprecating as they are impossible to pin down (or find online).

Led by guitarist and vocalist Shlee Nicholls, alongside Joel Field (guitar, vocals), Connor Blackie (bass), and Josh Nicholls (drums), their sound is a collision of noise, grunge, shoegaze, post-hardcore and emo — channeling the dank energy of Dunedin living rooms and angst of South Island winters into a sonic palette of their own.

Dale Kerrigan is the jewel in the Crown of Dunedin’s local music universe. Born from the industrial detritus of DIY spaces like the Attic and Spaceland in 2021, the band are active in countless bands including Koizilla, Pearly*, Flesh Bug, bathysphere, Fazed on a Pony, Space Bats, Attack!, Asta Rangu and more, deeply involved in the community surrounding the independent label trace / untrace.

Known for their blistering live shows, Dale strikes a powerful balance between aggression and vulnerability — from frenetic breakdowns to moments of fragile calm. After years of tearing through New Zealand venues and festivals like Camp A Low Hum, DANKFEST, and Cuba Dupa, plus playing support for local names like Wax Chattels, Womb and Carb on Carb, the band have developed a cult following around the country.

With a creative lineage that traces from Kim Gordon and PJ Harvey to fellow post-Dunedin Sound bands Opposite Sex, Human Susan and Cuck, Dale Kerrigan’s music moves like water: flowing through off-kilter arrangements, erupting into chaotic feedback, and leaving listeners in a state of ear-ringing, head banging stupor.

Following their first two albums Noise Bitch (2021) and The Water (2022), Dale Kerrigan will release their third full-length album, Heavy Greasy in August 2025.

Recorded on a low budget across two Dunedin flats with local engineer Gloria Cescon (Pretty Dumb) and mastered by Nick Roughan (Skeptics), Heavy Greasy is their most meticulous offering to date — exploring claustrophobic rooms, friendship and anxiety with brutal honesty, rejecting polished sameness in favour of something more dissonant and human.

For fans of bands like Sonic Youth, Unwound, Free Kitten, Coughs, Nirvana.

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