Track: Sheffield’s The Rosadocs releases a effervescent slice of indie pop with the anthemic ‘At Your Door’.
Straight out of Backseat Mafias’ hometown HQ Sheffield, The Rosadocs have delivered a rocket of a tune with ‘At Your Door’. With sky scraping choruses and a driving unrestrained blast of guitars, this has all the hallmarks of a stadium-filling anthem crafted with a full bellowing delivery. You can put them on the same shelf …
Track: ‘Look What You’ve Done’ – Radio Free Alice dial down the pace and unveil scorching new single, tour dates and signing to the massive WME Agency.
Radio Free Alice are fast emerging as one of Australia’s most exciting young acts, displaying a brazen swagger and attitude – see our reviews of earlier singles ‘Paris Is Gone’ and ‘I Gotta (Fall In Love)’. It is therefore no surprise that they have announce their signing to the massive and highly prestigious WME Agency …
Premiere: Newly signed to 4000 Records, Start Together are a post punk new wave delight with the cool and urgent ‘Separate Beds’, ahead of new album.
We feel very privileged to bring you the premiere of ‘Separate Beds’, the single from Meanjin/Brisbane outfit, Start Together, a new signing to the esteemed 4000 Records label. Opening with nary an introduction and launching straight in, ‘Separate Beds’ has a rapid guitar-driven pace with Start Together effecting a Pulp-like delivery, a kind of wry …
Premiere: Anatomy Class are back in session with blistering new single ‘Wrong Side’.
We are inordinately honoured to premiere the new single ‘Wrong Side’ from class act Anatomy Class. It feels like eons since we last heard the exquisite jingle jangle guitars and sky scraping melodies from this Melbourne outfit – although it’s only been a year – and it is pleasurable indeed to report they are back …
Track: The Nagging Doubts release new single ‘Angourie’ ahead of debut album through Scenic Drive Records.
It’s great to to see The Nagging Doubts back in action with their news single ‘Angourie’, released ahead of their debut album ‘Panic Growth’ out later this year through the marvelous Scenic Drive Records. ‘Angourie’ is a post punk prowler – angular, brittle guitars jangle as the rhythms kick in with mysterious sounds in the …
Premiere: The exquisite Velvet Bloom is ‘Miles Away’ – an ethereal dreamy track released ahead of tour and album.
We are pleased to premiere today the gentle reflective track ‘Miles Away’ from Naarm/Melbourne resident Velvet Bloom. ‘Miles Away’ floats across gentle acoustic guitars that seems to hover in the air, while lead vocalist and primary songwriter Maddy Herbert’s vocals are cotton wool soft and expressive. There is a jazzy soul inflection to her voice …
Premiere: North Arm’s new single ‘Ordinary Ways’ is a gently simmering dreamy single that sparkles with intensity.
We are overjoyed to premiere the new single ‘Ordinary Ways from North Arm, the project of Novocastrian (NSW) Roderick Smith. The first release since North Arm’s ‘Bring The Daylight’ album back in 2021 (see our review here), ‘Ordinary Ways’ is a slow burning and yet intense track filled with dappling instrumentation sofly swelling underneath Smith’s …
News: The legendary Beasts of Bourbon announce two 40th Anniversary gigs as the Beasts Be Suburban.
The prowling blistering Beasts of Bourbon ruled supreme in the eighties – a sort of supergroup of legends that seemed steeped in swampy indulgence and bacchanalia in the vibrant music scene in the inner city of Sydney. This was an almost mythical time when virtually everyday of the week you could catch bands like The …
EP Review: The Nature Strip celebrate 10 years since the release of their debut album ‘Stars Turn Inside Out’ with an EP of remixes ‘Beyond The Sirens’ and a gig playing the album in full.
Sydney’s iconic power popsters The Nature Strip first came blossomed into existence ten years ago with the release of their album ‘Stars Turn Inside Out’, and they are celebrating this auspicious occasion with the release of an EP that remixes four tracks from the era (but not from the album itself). As can be expected, …
Track: Canberra’s Sputnik Sweetheart want ‘Something More’ – a driving euphoric anthem that has an effervescent pop dynamism. Unveiled ahead of new EP and launch date.
Canberra’s Sputnik Sweetheart have just released the most dynamic piece of effervescent pop that ever cantered along with a high stepping melodic bounce. A grungy guitar underflow creates an indelible spine while singer/guitarist Nette France’s vocals have a wry distant ethereal timbre with a bravado and a swagger redolent of a heady mix of Wolf …