Deep Sea Arcade are beginning work on their third studio album, drawing inspiration from the loss of McKenzie’s father, veteran journalist Mark Colvin, and his primary school friend and musical collaborator, Nick Weaver. The album serves as a celebration of life, music, art, and memory.

The band originated as a home recording project utilizing four-track tape recorders, broadcast microphones, analog synths, and unconventional computer programs. Their debut album, Outlands, was released worldwide in 2012 through Ivy League Records and was named a Feature Album by both Triple J and FBi Radio. Its singles received significant support in Australia and abroad, including from BBC 1, BBC Radio 6, and XFM in the UK; KROQ and KCRW in the US; and 3FM in Europe.

Deep Sea Arcade has performed sold-out tours in major Australian cities and participated in Australia’s Big Day Out festival. The band has toured with renowned acts such as Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Spoon, Temples, The Charlatans, Girls, Cloud Control, and Modest Mouse. They have also extensively toured the UK and Europe, making appearances at festivals including Lowlands (Netherlands), Wilderness (UK), Secret Garden Party (UK), Primavera Sound (Spain), Reeperbahn (Germany), Live at Leeds (UK), Liverpool Sound City (UK), and The Great Escape (UK), as well as sold-out headline shows in the UK.

On October 26, 2018, the band released Blacklight, which McKenzie described as "a fusion of soul, electronic, and disco." The release led them to play sold-out shows and festivals in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil and receiving over 5 million streams on Spotify.

Praise for Blacklight:

"You might find yourself mid-song thinking, 'Am I dancing to this?' Yes, you are." —Bernard Zuel

"The closer 'Ready' is a highlight of studio-polished melancholy, while 'Learning To Fly' is an absolute ear-worm of a track that uses hooks and repetition to bury itself deep." —The Music

"Sunshine-soaked psychedelia." —Beat