Dick Diver

Overview

At Golden Plains this year, Dick Diver played a slightly sheepish but totally heartfelt cover of Dragon's 'Are You Old Enough'. Sprawled on a North Sydney Bears blanket in the hot sun, with a cider hangover and a cider in hand and barely enough energy to roll over, I scrambled to wrench off one battered boot and earnestly thrust it to the sky (which, if you've never been to GP, is the festival's sacred shorthand for THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE BEST THING THAT WILL HAPPEN ALL WEEKEND YOU GUYS).

You don't need to expose your holey socks to show your appreciation for Dick Diver this weekend — just shell out a measly $15 (including those pesky booking fees!) for the Sydney launch of their sprawling, laconic-as-hell second album, Calendar Days. Recorded on Phillip Island with key co-conspirator Mikey Young (ECSR, Total Control, producer of just about every recent Australian record with a couple of guitars and no fucks to give), it's more sophisticated than their debut, while also sometimes being about toast. So scoot down to the newly saved Red Rattler on Saturday to enjoy laidback, comfortable music in a laidback, comfortable room.