About

No punk band conjures up scenes of carnage on the floors of venues like teenage trio PLAY DEAD, having notched high praise early on from Steve Lamacq for their nihilistic, Blur-like tales of societal woe and teenage angst in their songwriting. Composed of Joe Blair (vocals, guitar), Ollie Clarke (bass, backing vocals) and Elias Brewin (drums, percussion), PLAY DEAD burst onto the scene with cyclist punching tale ‘Shaun’ – entrenching support of tastemakers in press and radio.The band’s live reputation has been building following a recently sold out London headline at Peckham Audio (which can be watched here), multiple European festival appearances including Left Of The Dial and Rockerill, sold out shows in various European cities, as well as support slots with the likes of HotWax, Snayx and snake eyes.