Premiere: lutruwita/Tasmanian band Dvrkworld unleash the powerfully intense shoegaze blitz of ‘Bonnie’ ahead of EP release.
I was hugely impressed when I saw Launceston band Dvrkworld earlier this year playing on the lawns of the iconic Museum of New and Old Art (MONA) in Hobart, and it is therefore a mighty honour indeed to be able to premiere their new single ‘Bonnie’, and bring you an exclusive look at the accompanying …
Premiere: Central Rain unveil video for the anthemic, enigmatic track ‘She Showed Me Her Room’.
Central Rain is the project for esteemed Melbourne-based, Gold Coast/Brisbane expat singer/songwriter Luke Thomas (The Ronson Project) and we are honoured to premiere the video for for the gorgeous track ‘She Showed Me Her Room’. The track is off Central Rain’s new album ‘Paint Over Paint’ – to be released Friday, 26 July 2024. As …
Track: The glorious Nagging Doubts experience a little ‘Panic Growth’: an exciting tumultuous maelstrom of refined chaos.
The light of Sydney indie band The Nagging Doubts has been too long hidden under a bushel. Not the best at self-promotion, they continue to produce some of the most innovative and exciting material around at the moment and their new single ‘Panic Growth’ not only puts on show their musical prowess and songwriting but …
Premiere: Italy’s Brothers No More provide us with an exclusive listen to their passionate self-titled debut EP.
We are very honoured to bring an exclusive listen to the self-titled debut EP from Italian band Brothers No More, released through the esteemed Dirty Beach label. Brothers No More are part of the incredibly rich indie music scene in in Italy and bring to the table a muscular brand of rock filled with melody …
Premiere: Tasmania’s Bully Hay unveils immersive video for the thrilling anthem ‘Wash Off The World’ ahead of debut album release.
We are honoured to premiere the anthemic single and immersive video for ‘Wash Off The World’ from indie Tasmanian rocker Bully Hay. The single itself is augmented by The Tea Party’s Jeff Martin on production, and the result is an anthemic gem that shines with passion and authenticity. Bully Hay is the nom de plume …
Track: It’s a ‘brand new day’ – Aotearoan artist Lucian Rice unveils gorgeous new dreamy single.
‘brand new day’, the new single from Aotearoa/New Zealand-born and based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Lucian Rice is a gorgeous, luscious track that positively shimmers with colours and textures. It features a wash of thick sound, underpinned by a shoegaze blush and delivered with a dream pop lustre, filled with a sense of yearning and …
Album Review: The Aerial Maps share the visceral beauty and graceful sounds of ‘Our Sunburn Dream’.
Sydney supergroup The Aerial Maps have just released their new album, ‘Our Sunburnt Dream’ and it is clearly business as usual for these purveyors of shimmering and eloquent antipodean sunshine. Produced by the legendary Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) in conjunction with ARIA Award-winning engineer Ted Howard (Ian Moss, Kasey Chambers, Yothu Yindi et al), the album is the 4th from the Sydney band and folows the glorious ‘Intimate Hinterland’ released back …
Live Gallery: Pond at Altar, Hobart with 208L Containers, 15.06.2024
Like a patient etherised on a table, prior to the iconic Dark Mofo Festival it has been alleged that winter in Hobart showed little signs of life, with only a discernible pulse. And to push the analogy more than is strictly necessary – this year, Dark Mofo was undergoing restorative surgery – it was not …
Album Review: the black watch take us on an enticing sonic excursion through their ‘Weird Rooms’.
LA band the black watch are a veritable institution. Their albums have a sparkle and a sense of yearning that permeates every note and every song is a stadium filling anthem suffuse with melody and atmosphere. Lead singer and songwriter, John Andrew Fredrick, a songwriter and a writer (his fifth novel came out this September …
Track: Sydney’s Postcards From Pluto demand to know ‘What Do You Wear’ with an effervescent indie swagger.
New kids on the block, Sydney band Postcards From Pluto sparkle with a sprightly effervescence in their second ever single ‘What Do You Wear’. Imbued with a detectable and delectable Brit Pop bounce with just a hint of Pulp or The Arctic Monkeys with their keenly expressed lyrical eloquence, this band has a brilliant swagger …