EXCLUSIVE: Stream The Delta Riggs' Debut LP

The debut record from Australia's hard touring rockers The Delta Riggs is finally out in stores this Friday, with fans getting their chance to hold copies of Hex.Lover.Killer in their hand for the very first time.

But you don't have to wait until Friday to hear what's on it, as the band have given us the record to stream exclusively, in its entirety, up until its release at the end of the week.

You can stream Hex.Lover.Killer right here, right now.

The band play the following dates around the country to launch the album:

Thursday 11 April – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
Friday 12 April – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay
Friday 19 April – Cats @ Rocket Bar, Adelaide
Saturday 20 April – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Friday 26 April – Mona Vale Hotel, Mona Vale
Saturday 27 April – Goodgod Small Club, Sydney
Sunday 28 April – Waves Nightclub, Wollongong

What's more, the band's guitarist Monte has taken the time to give us a quick rundown of the record, penning a bit of a track-by-track report of the LP so you can get a bit of a look inside the songs.

Crank up the record, read about the songs and get ready to own your own copy this coming Friday.

Stars: 

This track took on a whole new formation in the studio when recording the album. When we went in, it was a really frenetic and faster paced song. We decided to experiment a little with it and the end result is what you hear on the record. It's got more of a groove now and sets the album up nicely. 

America:

America is one of two tracks on the album that we started writing in Byron Bay whilst taking residence at La Casa (Corona House). It took a while to really finalise the final structure of the song and went through a myriad of changes until this version was settled upon. It has a real Summer vibe and is probably the most instant song on the album. 

Scratch Flower:

This song had been kicking around for about a year. It was originally going to be the opening track but we decided to bump it back a little as it seemed to fit nicely as third. It's one of my favourites on the album, no bullshit and has a great harmony on the chorus line. 

Fiend:

One of three tracks that we had been sitting on for a couple of years. This one, like Stars, morphed a lot when we finally brought it to the studio and experimented with it. This is the point of the album we start to stray away from what you know of us from previous EP releases. You could call it a progression!

Street Signs & Brake Lights:

The second of the three tracks that have been kicking around for a while, nothing really changed dramatically here at all. I love this song, it has a real hip hop vibe to it. We experimented with drum sounds and came up with what we named the "Suitcase Kit". Very minimal microphone placement and the base drum was replaced with a suitcase. It also features the best drum fill on the album in my opinion. 

Perfume & Lace:

One of the last songs to come together that we included on the record. Elliott, Markwell & I wrote this at Alberts studio in about 15 minutes on the fly. The best bit about it is the verse melody, it just feels so unexpected when listening to the opening riff itself. The crickets you hear at the end of this song were actually recorded on an iPhone out by the back pond of The Grove Studios where we recorded. 

Save It Till The Morning:

We tried this one out several times with a vocal melody but for some reason we couldn't decide on anything that stuck. The overall groove and build of the song was too good for us not to use. It just suits the mood of the album really well, so we opted to keep it on there as an instrumental. It has enough parts and changes to maintain interest throughout. 

Anybody Home:

Another super late addition to the album, Markwell brought this idea in pretty much with the structure as you hear it now. I love the guitar line in this song, it's also the only song that we have in a shuffle on here. Had to include a shuffle. 

Rah Rah Radio:

This one speaks for itself really. A fast, punk rock song that encompasses everything we are in a tight 2 minute and thirty second package. Another that needed very little work after it's initial incarnation. 

I Was Profound Tomorrow:

This along with America originated at La Casa up in Byron Bay. This was probably the most difficult to record in the end, no matter how many times we ran it, it just wasn't sounding right. After many psych outs and deliberations we trialled the faultless suitcase kit and it brightened everything up. I love the overall build and vibe of this song, it's probably my favourite out of the lot.  

Naked: 

Naked was also a later addition to the album, Elliott had written this one on a weekend up at the Blue Mountains. It's a dark, spooky track and creates a mood within itself. Some would call it experimental but it's more progressive if anything. We have always loved the use of percussion throughout everything we have done and we went a but deeper with this one. 

Something Creeping:

The last of the bunch that had been laying dormant for a couple years. We gave this one a massive upheaval and the choruses are totally different. It's a perpetual, dynamic beast that explodes into a manic frenzy only to resolve gracefully. Definitely one of the songs we experimented the most with from its original form. 

Better:

A great resolve to the album. Better started off as a piano track that Elliott had penned at home, we did a little work on it at Alberts studio as a band and the results are imprinted here. I feel that it exudes and represents the sense of relief after a long winded struggle and shows glimpses of promise, a light at the end of the tunnel and opens up the road of opportunities ahead.