Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne instrumental band Badinage engage in a little exclusive and expressive ‘Banter’ with us.
We are very honoured to bring you an early listen to the new single ‘Banter’ from Naarm/Melbourne instrumental ensemble Badinage. Rolling guitars and a pattering drum herald an almost flamenco sound with a driving stabbing instrumentation, a stop start heartbeat that sparkles and flounces with gleeful abandon. The track drifts off into a reverie – …
News: Peter Milton Walsh’s The Apartments announce new album ‘That’s What the Music is For’ with shimmering new single ‘A Handful of Tomorrow’ a glorious amuse bouche.
The Apartments‘ magnificent album ‘In And Out Of The Light’ was one of the brief rays of light of the grim 2020 – one of my favourite albums of that year. With one of Brisbane’s greatest singer/songwriters, Peter Milton Walsh (briefly an early Go-Between), The Apartments are possibly one of the most underrated bands coming …
Track: The enigmatic Parisian-based band SCHØØL release ‘OK <3’ from their forthcoming album ‘I think my life has been OK’.
Ūber cool Parisian-based band SCHØØL, consisting of members from France, the US and Australia, today release their final single ‘OK <3’ off their forthcoming album ‘I think my life has been ok’. Already promising much in their previous singles, ‘NSMLYD‘ (already a contender for single of the past few years for me), ‘The End‘ and …
Live Review plus Gallery: Ringlets (NZ) deliver an evening to remember, supported by Macho Macho (NZ), Bennetts Grove and Special Features at the Petersham Bowling Club.
The Petersham Bowling Club is an iconic venue in the inner west of Sydney. Slated for development into multi-million dollar apartments, the local residents rallied around to keep the institution going – a little cosy green in the middle of a densely populated urban area. It’s unusually pokie-free (none of those infernal gambling machines taking …
Album Review: Deep within the ‘Winter Palace’ The Valery Trails unleash an indie pop master class filled with soaring anthemic tracks that jangle and sparkle.
The Valery Trails have today released their new album ‘Winter Palace – their first release since 2022’s ‘The Sky Is Blue’ (reviewed by me here) and absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder with the welcomed return of their indelible melodies and harmonies. Opening track ‘Another Time’ provides an anthemic entry point with its thundering, chiming …
News: Enigmatic Naarm/Melbourne duo HighSchool announce self-titled debut album with new single ‘Dipped’.
Naarm/Melbourne postpunk maestros HighSchool have been enticing us with a series of stunning singles over the past few years and they have announced the release of their self-titled debut album slated for 31 October 2025 through [PIAS] Australia. This follows up their magnificent EP ‘Accelerator’ last year (see my 9/10 review here), and as an added …
Track: It’s ‘Friday Night’ and SELVE revel in a dose of spine tingling romanticism ahead of album release.
Gold Coast (Yugambeh/Kombumerri)-based six-piece SELVE, continue to exponentially explode with their new single ‘Friday Night’ – a sweet and gentle paean to the exquisite feelings of love. It’s a whole different side to this band – a track that is ethereal and floating, coasting on a yearning emotional wave with subtlety and a melodic delicacy. It …
Track: Drape yourself in the exquisite folds of ‘The Gown’ as The Bats circle above, ready to land their new album in October.
It’s the prefect time for The Bats again as they release the single, ‘The Gown’, as we hit the home stretch to their forthcoming new album ‘Corner Coming Up’ on 17 October, through Flying Nun Records. ‘The Gown’ is the the third release off the new album which has to be one of the most …
Track: Lutruwita/Tasmanian band Silver Fleet Ships ‘Do Nothin” in their own elegant, haunting way, ahead of debut album release.
Third single from the Nipaluna/Hobart band Silver Fleet Ships, signed to the tremendous Meanjin/Brisbane label False Peaks Records, and things are just getting exponentially better. ‘Do Nothin” continues the post punk sparseness filled with atmosphere and a stately grace that typify this band. The track draws in elements of the deep southern Antarctic chill, coupled with melodies and …
News: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds confirm Australian and New Zealand tour in January/February with tickets on sale this Friday.
Nick Cave disclosed the impending Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australian tour in his Red Hand Files newsletter piece, last week but it is now official. The band will be bringing their acclaimed ‘Wild Swans Tour’ to his homeland and New Zealand in January and February with a series of outdoor gigs. Tickets go …