of tours around Australia to positive reviews. The band recorded their fourth album, Lake Air, throughout September 2011 at Megaphon Studios in St Peters, following recording sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The recording was done with the assistance of Jarrad Kritzstein and the album released in July 2012. In 2013, the band collaborated with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra for "The Future is Baroque", a Sydney Festival exclusive event pairing Dappled Cities' music with Baroque instrumentation. The band played as the supporting act at Death Cab for Cutie's "Codes and Keys" tour at the Palace Theatre in Melbourne, Australia. The band returned from hibernation to play a sold-out show at Sydney's Newtown Social Club on 5 February 2016. The show featured a number of new songs from the band's upcoming fifth album, ||||| (pronounced "five"). In May that year they released a new single, "That Sound". In early 2017 the second single, "Stone Men", was released along with an accompanying music video. ||||| itself was released on 5 May 2017, the date intentionally mirroring the album title. The title was chosen to reflect the fact that the band had made five albums, had five members and had not put out an album in five years. ||||| was properly launched with a show at the City Recital Hall in Sydney. At the show, it was announced that bassist Alex Moore would be leaving the band. He was later replaced by Mark Harding. Members Current members Dave Rennick – guitar, lead vocals (1997–present) Tim Derricourt – guitar, lead vocals (1997–present) Ned Cooke – keyboards, sampler, backing vocals (2006–present) Allan Kumpulainen – drums (2008–present) Mark Harding – bass, backing vocals (2017–present), keyboards (2017, touring) Past members Hugh Boyce – drums (1997–2008) Alex Moore – bass (1997–2017) Mark Bradshaw – keyboards (2004–2006) Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Extended plays Awards AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2009 |Zounds | Best Independent Album | |- | themselves | Independent Artist of the Year | |- ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. ! |- ! scope="row"| 2009 | Zounds |