Dead Parties is the musical project of Etienne Mamo, singer and songwriter for The New Black. With this band he toured the east coast of Australia, had several releases and received airplay nationally, including rotation on Triple J. In 2007 The New Black were nominees for the Music Oz Song of The Year and Band Of The Year. They supported Urge Overkill (US), The Grates, Red Riders, British India, The Fauves, Diamond Nights (US) and 78 Saab amongst others.

Dead Parties sees Etienne explore his love of shoegaze/indie, experimenting with layered guitars, vocals, percussion and noise. The first single to be released, In Dreams Of Decadence will be included on the upcoming Psychedelica 5 later this year through North Atlantic Records (UK)

Dead Parties debut album will also be released later this year.
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