The EP received positive reviews and from here, Perry was invited to attend South by Southwest in the same year, where he was signed by 4AD.

His debut album Utopia Defeated was recorded over the winter of 2015 and released on 7 October 2016 by Liberation in Australia and New Zealand and 4AD in the rest of the world.

The album was released to positive reviews from FasterLouder,[2] Rolling Stone Australia,[3] and AllMusic.

[5] In February 2017, D.D Dumbo performed at St Jerome's Laneway Festival,[6] as well as winning Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2017 for "Satan".

The awards are given in an on-air ceremony held in November each year as part of triple j's AusMusic Month.