The Dreggs | |
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 The Dreggs performing at Spilt Milk Ballarat 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Folk pop [1] |
| Years active | 2017–present |
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The Dreggs are an Australian folk pop duo formed in 2017 consisting of Paddy Macrae and Zane Harris from Bribie Island. [2] [3] They describe their music as "acoustic folk with a little 'singer-song writer'". [3]
The duo was formed in 2017 by Paddy Macrae and Zane Harris, busking in the streets up the sunshine coast. The name, the Dreggs, comes from when they were promoting one their local live shows Harris said "let's see what these Dreggs have done", and the duo liked the sound of it and adopted it as their artist name. [4]
The Dreggs released their debut single "Give Myself to You" in 2017 and a 6-track EP titled Seas Embrace in May 2018. [2]
In 2018 the duo released the singles titled "Gold" and "Feel Alive".
Throughout 2019 the duo released the singles "Just for One Night" and "You And Me".
During 2020 the duo released the five singles; "Postcards", "Simple Question", "Call Me Home", "A Song to Be Named" and "Keepsake".
2021 brought about the duo's singles, "Head Above Water", "Let You Go" and "Your Love".
The singles titled, "The Forest Song", "Hold Me Closer" and "Madeline" were released throughout 2022 by the duo.
In July 2023, "Give Myself to You" was certified gold in Australia. [5]
On 2 June 2023, the duo released the track "For Your Love" from their debut album. [6] Later in the year on September 29 the duo released another track from the album titled "Take a Little Time". [7]
The Dreggs were the first feature artist for Triple J Unearthed in 2024 further increasing their growth and reach. [8]
In November and December 2023 the Dreggs appeared at their first Triple J sponsored music festival, Spilt Milk and performed at Canberra, Gold Coast, Ballarat and Perth. [9]
In February 2024 the duo released their single "Places" on Triple J. [10] A couple of days later they announced their upcoming debut album titled Caught in a Reverie, which features 12 tracks and will be released on 26 April 2024. [11] To support the album the duo announced album launch parties in parts of Queensland and Victoria. The duo also announced an UK/EU tour to support the album, as well as another tour throughout Australia and New Zealand. [12]
The duo was announced as one of the acts to perform at Australian music festival, Splendour in the Grass in July 2024, their first appearance at the festival. [13] However the major festival was cancelled merely weeks after ticket went on sale. The duo revealed they were set to perform on the main stage and were publicly vocal on the impacts this cancellation has on the Australian music scene with Macrae stating "For everything to get cancelled in the blink of an eye, it's terrifying". [14]
The duo released their fourth single from their album titled "Peeps with the Goods" on 22 March 2024, the track has Australian artist Matt Corby credited as a writer and producer for the track. [15]
On 26 April 2024 the duo released their debut album Caught in a Reverie, which features 12 tracks.
List of group members: [3]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS [16] | ||
| Caught in a Reverie |
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| Seas Embrace |
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| Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
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| "Give Myself to You" | 2017 | Seas Embrace |
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