The band's debut EP Back from the Dead in 2010 and subsequent debut studio album In a Million Years in 2012 received critical praise by Australian media critics including the likes of Triple J, among others. The band is currently signed in Australia to independent label Dew Process, and in the UK are signed to Fiction Records. Internationally, Last Dinosaurs distributes through Universal Music Group.
On 28 August 2015, Last Dinosaurs released their second album Wellness. The album's release was preceded by singles "Evie" and "Apollo".
On 5 October 2018, the band released their third album, titled "Yumeno Garden" following their 2 singles released that year, "Dominos" and "Eleven". The band wanted to step away from big budget production because they felt they were mature enough to be responsible for their own music, even admitting there were things about their previous works that they wished had done differently, or continued doing contrary to what eventually got released. "Yumeno Garden" sees the band almost entirely be self produced, with perhaps a small bit of help. The first half of the album belongs to Sean, while the second belongs to Lachlan, each singing their own tracks. Lachlan's half realises old songs that he has uploaded to SoundCloud under his alias "Notes From Under Ground", giving them refined sounds and vocals, or even completely different arrangements.
In 2019 and 2020 the band released 2 standalone singles, "FMU" and "Flying" respectively, who are self produced with the help of other producers such as Jean Paul-Fung, who produced their debut album. Flying sees the band enter a new style of genre, 'nu-disco' after the Lachlan, the band and Jean all decided that the song would turn a different direction than it's SoundCloud demo.
On 4 November 2022, they released their fourth album titled "From Mexico With Love", which is also self produced but with the help of producer James Angus. The album followed after 6 singles released periodically throughout 2022 by the label, starting with "Collect Call", followed by Look Back, "CDMX", "The Hating", "Auto-Sabotage", and finally "Put Up With The Weather!". This album was completely written by Lachlan in Mexico during 2020 in the height of the world pandemic, while the other members were separated from each other in Australia. This album sees a completely new direction, as Lachlan sings on 99% of the entire track-list, also the album contains many genres, not afraid to give the band more and more different sounds to their discography.
The band is named after the song "Last Dinosaur" by the Japanese rock band The Pillows.
Time & Place
Last Dinosaurs Lyrics
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Treasure hunt, hope you'd find what you're looking for
Nikola, we gotta make a difference
Nikola, we gotta make a difference
Everywhere that you cruise
Every world that you rule
Has its time and its place
Every stare that you see
Everyone that you meet
Every line that you say
Has its time and its place, yeah
Visions move all the time, don't get left behind
This is love, this is faith, this is my design
Nikola, we gotta make a difference
Nikola, we gotta make a difference
Everywhere that you cruise
Every world that you rule
Every line that you say
Has its time and its place
Every stare that you see
Everyone that you meet
Every line that you say
Has its time and its place, yeah
We're all waiting,
For the world to stop rotating
We're all waiting,
For the world to stop rotating
Everywhere that you cruise
Every world that you rule
Every line that you say
Has its time and its place
Every stare that you see
Everyone that you meet
Every line that you say
Has its time and its place, yeah
We're all waiting,
For the world to stop rotating
We're all waiting,
For the world to stop rotating
In "Time & Place," Last Dinosaurs discuss the idea that everything has a specific moment and location where it is supposed to happen or exist. As the song progresses, the lyrics become more focused on the importance of making an impact and being inspirational. The first two lines of the song - "No one's cool all the time, sometimes not at all / Treasure hunt, hope you'd find what you're looking for" - set the tone for the rest of the tune. No one is perfect all the time, and sometimes you have to search to find what you want or need.
The following lines - "Everywhere that you cruise / Every world that you rule / Every line that you say / Has its time and its place" - emphasize the importance of timing and setting. The song's protagonist, named Nikola, is the subject of the next verse. "Visions move all the time, don't get left behind / This is love, this is faith, this is my design" - Nikola is urged to not fall behind the pace of change and to influence the world with their love and faith.
In the chorus, the band repeats "Everywhere that you cruise / Every world that you rule / Every line that you say / Has its time and its place." They are talking to everyone - anyone who wants to make a change in the world has to know when and where to speak up. The second verse repeats the chorus and then adds the lines " We're all waiting, / For the world to stop rotating." It indicates that everyone is waiting for a change, but the change will not happen on its own. Last Dinosaurs repeats the chorus twice more, and then the song ends on the same line: "We're all waiting / For the world to stop rotating."
Line by Line Meaning
No one's cool all the time, sometimes not at all
You can't always be perfect and flawless, sometimes you're not at your best
Treasure hunt, hope you'd find what you're looking for
Life is like a treasure hunt, always searching for something you desire or need
Nikola, we gotta make a difference
We need to take action to cause a significant change in the world
Everywhere that you cruise
Wherever you go and whatever you do
Every world that you rule
Every aspect of your life that you dominate or have control over
Every line that you say
Every word that you speak
Has its time and its place
There is a right time and situation for everything that you say or do
Every stare that you see
Every gaze or look that you encounter
Everyone that you meet
Every person that you come across in your life
Visions move all the time, don't get left behind
The world is constantly changing, and we need to keep up with the pace of change and not fall behind
This is love, this is faith, this is my design
This is what I believe in and how I choose to live my life
We're all waiting, For the world to stop rotating
We are all looking for peace and stability in a constantly changing world
Writer(s): Sam Gethin-Jones, Lachlan Caskey, Dan Koyama, Sean Caskey
Contributed by Blake H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
wey
This song makes me feel like there's so much in life to explore and to enjoy it while it lasts
Mugdha Chowdhury
That's what each and every single one of their songs from this album make me feel like. It is annoying and disturbing but equally divine and beautiful.
Jeremy Buenaventura
I guess you could say so little Time & so much Places
chameleon
#quote
chameleon
@Jeremy Buenaventura : (
Justine Glassmoyer
I love how all the comments to songs on this album are "this is the best song, this and that other one" because everyone is having an existential crisis over what is the best song. It's impossible. Everyone of their songs is priceless.
blossumss
The first song I discovered from them 😠my babies have grown so much since then
Natalia Trevizo
All of their songs are awesome!Â
goldfish
just a fantastic song. ive loved it since the day it came out.
Angelo Franco
This, Zoom, and Sunday night edge out as the best of their album, everything is to good not to be tied for second