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Fresh off the back of a 14 date tour across Europe, Dick Move release a brand new hard hitting single titled ‘Scared Old Men’, taken from their forthcoming third studio album Dream, Believe, Achieve – set for release November 14th via 1:12/Flying Nun Records.

‘Scared Old Men’ is the sound of burnout, the exhaustion that comes from screaming into the void for far too long. A fusion of raw and post punk, it channels frustration into something visceral.

Despite the title, ‘Scared Old Men’ doesn’t target “men”, but the ideology of patriarchy itself: a decaying, violent structure that shapes the world through fear, control, and suppression. It stands as a pillar of capitalism and the broken systems it upholds. Patriarchy hurts women, restricts gender expression, destroys the planet, and betrays the very men it claims to protect. Masculinity under patriarchy is a narrow box built of fear and silence. ‘Scared Old Men’ screams from inside that box, exhausted and hoarse.

Another incredible video, directed by Stella Reid and supported by NZ On Air, encapsulates this concept immaculately.

To mark the release of their new album Dream, Believe, Achieve, out November 14, 2025 via 1:12 and Flying Nun Records, Aotearoa punk band Dick Move will embark on a national headline tour. Known for their loud, fast, and high-energy live shows, Dick Move will bring their signature no-holds-barred performance and new album to a wider audience this summer.

DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE AOTEAROA ALBUM RELEASE TOUR

Friday 14 Nov – Auckland – Double Whammy
Saturday 15 Nov – Raglan – The Yard
Sunday 16 Nov – Tauranga – Under the Bridge (All Ages)
Friday 21 Nov – Christchurch – Space Academy
Saturday 22 Nov – Dunedin – Yours (All Ages)
Saturday 22 Nov – Dunedin – Pearl Diver
Friday 28 Nov – Wellington – San Fran
Friday 5 Dec – Auckland – Western Springs Garden Community Hall (All Ages)
Saturday 6 Dec – Whangārei – Beer and Loathing

Dick Move are renowned for their explosive live shows and blink-and-you’ll-miss-it anthems, blending party-punk chaos with razor-sharp political bite. Dream, Believe, Achieve is classic Dick Move: 13 tracks of unrelenting energy delivered in just 25 minutes.

The riotous fury of Lucy Suttor, Lucy Macrae, Hariet Ellis, Justin Rendell, and Luke Boyes feels urgent and essential on every single track.

Alongside the fist-pumping, singalong singles ‘Fuck It’ and ‘Nurses’, Dream, Believe, Achieve is a fierce, unapologetic anthem for resistance – a raw, loud, and pointed critique of power structures that exploit, control, and erase. It’s about calling bullshit on the systems that commodify our lives, bodies, labour, and land – and reclaiming agency, voice, and collective power.

Tracked and mixed by De Stevens at Roundhead Studios, produced by long-term friend and collaborator Peter Ruddell (Sulfate, Wax Chattels), and mastered by new friend Mikey Young.

Having supported Foo Fighters and The Breeders on their 2024 New Zealand tour, as well as Aussie stalwarts Amyl & The Sniffers, Cosmic Psychos and The Chats, Dick Move have recently been taking on international touring themselves; a 22-date European in 2024, with another in September 2025, plus multiple visits to neighbouring Australia. Maintaining momentum as socialist-party punk agitators is a challenge that the band face head on – and Dick Move will keep doing what they do best; shouting across oceans about things that matter, in a thick kiwi accent.

Dream, Believe, Achieve is out digitally, on vinyl and CD via 1:12 Records and Flying Nun Records on November 14th.

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Photo Credit: Frances Carter