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Died Pretty


In many end of year ‘best’ albums of 2023, there has been a distinct absence of independent antipodean bands – an astounding omission given the depth of quality exhibited by Australian and New Zealand artists in 2023. For the past few years, to counterbalance this annual bias, I have put together a top fifty favourite …

It is with the greatest sadness that we report that Ron S Peno from Died Pretty has died after the esophageal cancer that he had recovered from recently had came back. The following statement has been released by the band: With great sadness we announce the passing of our singer Ron S Peno who left …

One of Australia’s best musical exports, the formidable Died Pretty, shone brightly in the eighties over a series of spectacular albums that were only out done by the band’s mesmerising live performances. I will never forget seeing them at the late lamented Mosman Hotel in Sydney in the eighties completely transfixed by singer Ron S …

If ever the enigma and dynamism of Ron S Peno was evident, it is in the latest video for the Ron S Peno and the Superstitions track ‘The Strangest Feeling’. I almost feel transported back to the days of the Mosman Hotel watching Died Pretty in all their dark glory where Peno prowled like a …

The legendary and charismatic Ron S Peno fronted the iconic Died Pretty since the eighties, with time off for bad behaviour and a band hiatus. Having moved to Melbourne, he formed Ron S Peno and the Superstitions while his Died Pretty partner in crime, guitarist Brett Myers, stayed near Sydney, playing with Joey’s Coop. For Peno, 2019 …

It is difficult to express what a profound and integral influence singer/songwriter Ron S. Peno has had on the Australian independent music scene. As co-songwriter writer and frontman for the legendary Died Pretty, the eighties indie scene in Australia was set alight with the band’s inherent ear for pop melodies expressed through Brett Myer’s jangling …