With decades of rock ’n’ roll behind them, New Zealand’s The Datsuns continue to make music on their own terms. Their sound remains rooted in big riffs, scorching guitars and an instinct for the unpredictable, with the band bringing the same raw energy and unrestrained approach to their latest material.
In September, the band announced their eighth studio album, Moonstruck Man, alongside the release of its title track – a gloriously rambling slice of 1970s-inspired rock packed with wailing wah, scorching guitars, high-register vocals and flashes of prog and glam-rock eccentricity. The second taste of Moonstruck Man arrived with ‘Run From The Sun’, a heavy, hypnotic and spacious slice of desert rock. Driven by a bluesy bassline and killer fuzz riffs, the track combined the chunky force of ’70s hard rock with the dreamy, expansive atmosphere of psychedelia.
Today, The Datsuns release ‘Glide Like A Ghost’, the latest single from the forthcoming album. A high-energy blend of 1970s classic heavy metal, psychedelic rock and modern stoner rock, the track pairs raw, heavy guitars with swaggering desert-rock riffs, punchy garage-punk attitude and sharp, witty storytelling.
The Datsuns’ eighth studio album, Moonstruck Man, promises another collection of driving, riff-heavy rock ’n’ roll. It will be released on November 13, 2026 via Hellsquad Records.
Moonstruck Man was created across three countries and recorded at several studios throughout Sweden, including Studio Gröndahl, Gold Halo, Kiki’s Castle, Livingstone Boudoirs and Riddarborgen. The Datsuns’ current line-up features Dolf de Borst on lead vocals and bass, Christian Livingstone on guitar and vocals, Phil Somervell on guitar, and Adam Lindmark of Swedish hard-rock band Dead Lord on drums.
Praise for The Datsuns
“Cambridge’s finest – and only – dirty rock’n’roll band… drop another celestially-titled riff-driven single with fuzzy guitar inclinations and more of that blow-torch guitar” — NZ Listener (Run From The Sun)
“crunchy heavy psych riffage” – Undertheradar (Run From The Sun)
“a ‘ 70s-drenched freight train of giant riffs and psychedelic feels with touches of ’90s desert rock.” – The Note (Run From The Sun)
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Moonstruck Man
Out November 13, 2026 via Hellsquad Records
Pre-order now: https://linktr.ee/thedatsuns
Limited edition white vinyl available along with standard black & CD
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