Lazy Haze set out to tour the east coast once in 2026. They did it three times. Now the Perth band are aiming higher and have no plans to slow down.
By the time Lazy Haze landed in New South Wales to play with Rum Jungle, the trip home was still an open question. One-way tickets were all the band could afford. “We were not going to miss out on those shows even if it meant we had to walk back to Perth,” they told us.
It may have been a joke, but something about this band tells me it’s not that far from the truth. Their whole ethos is to take the opportunity, then find a way to make it work. Lazy Haze aren’t shy about what they want: sold-out venues around the world and “instant classics”. It never comes across as ego. They talk about it like it’s going to happen.
I’d found the band on Instagram about a year before we met. When their BIGSOUND set appeared on the schedule, I was stoked to finally see them. Ailsa and I introduced ourselves after the set, and we hit it off instantly. When we caught up again in Terrigal, where Lazy Haze were playing Springfest alongside Rum Jungle, Lyric and Sienna Smith, their goal of one east coast appearance had become three national tours.
Lazy Haze formed in Perth in 2023, beginning with guitarist and vocalist Devin Pullyblank and lead guitarist Kirwan Mactaggart. Devin’s younger brother Ashton joined on drums, with Ethan Wallis on bass. Since their debut EP Without You arrived in 2024, the band have added a run of melodic, guitar-driven singles to their catalogue and sharpened their live set. Onstage, Lazy Haze bring enough energy to make a Red Bull and five espressos feel like a slow start. Devin has the crowd in the palm of his hand from the first song to the last. Ethan looks like he’s having the time of his life. Kirwan vibes out like he’s been transported to another planet. And Ashton’s unmistakable drumming style eerily resembles that of the late, great Taylor Hawkins.
The band describe their sound as “melodic grunge”, then offer a less conventional but relatable reference point: “like a Zinger Box when you’re hungover”. A typical Lazy Haze response, and the comparison holds up. The difference is that a Lazy Haze gig leaves you feeling better, even after you sober up.
In Terrigal, the band were still processing a year that had outrun their expectations. They hadn’t realised how much Lazy Haze meant to people around the country, or how far the project could go. “We set the bar too low,” they said. The lesson for the future was to take on more than feels manageable and work out the rest as they go.
Foo Fighters are one of Lazy Haze’s idols, and their influence can be heard in the recording approach to “Web”, a recent track the band wrote with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers in mind. Closer to home, they named Rum Jungle and No Cigar as the Australian acts who had shaped them most, praising their songs and the time they’d given Lazy Haze: watching their sets, hanging out before and after shows, sharing advice. They called them “the coolest guys in the industry in our opinion”.
Lazy Haze’s advice to emerging bands is to be kind, respect your peers, make time for fans, and be grateful to the people who give you opportunities. “We still always feel so out of our depth,” they told us, recalling free gigs, taking opportunities as they came and making connections wherever they could.
“Be proud of what you’re doing, it’s only inevitable that people will catch on when you are so in love with what you do.”
After a year of nonstop shows, Lazy Haze are looking forward to a few months set aside for writing and recording. “Summertime”, already in their live set, is one song they want to record, and we can confirm it’s a banger. The plan for now is two EPs in 2027 to build an audience for a debut album. If the sessions go well, it might just become the album. As Devin said, “Nothing is predictable in this industry and we bloody love it.”
Listen to Lazy Haze now on all streaming platforms, or better yet, buy a ticket and experience it for yourselves at their next gig. You won't regret it.