The eight five two is an alternative project hailing out of the collective efforts of the four de la Hoyde brothers John, Joe, Nick & Timm. Having spent years of their youth growing up in Hong Kong’s Lantau Island, the boys carry a sense of that identity with them - an association with what it’s like to be a fly on the wall, sponges to new cultures and new ideas. Moving back to Australia, they each found their own way to music, and with various individual achievements under their belt, have come together to explore new musical ideas that have culminated from years of experimentation. Their music feels oceanic, known and yet unexplainable. Yearning vocals tug at a pop sensibility but are drawn away by dissonant guitar motifs and jittering granular synthesis and percussion. Their first EP has been widely received, with plays on Triple J and Unearthed and performances at The Factory Theatre and upcoming EP launch at the Oxford Art Factory.