Track: Eora/Sydney’s GRXCE is ‘Wasted On You’: a slow burning fuse that delivers another pop rocket ahead of live dates.
We’ve already been highly impressed by GRXCE‘s earlier releases ‘Pretty Boy’ and ‘Family Traditions’ and the new single ‘Wasted On You’ is clear proof of the band’s sustainable creative forces. Singer Jamila Grace’s vocals are soft wry and exhibit a range bigger than the Himalayas. There is an element of restraint and the dappling instrumentation …
Track: Salarymen hear ‘Echoes’ – a dreamy pop sound that reverberates with a delicious passion. Tour news announced.
Fresh from an epic series of adventures which included an appearance at SXSW in the US and a tour of Japan, one of our favourite purveyors of dream pop, Salarymen, are back with another shimmering single, cementing their position as one of the more exciting indie bands around at the moment. ‘Echoes’ positively shimmers from …
Album Review: Hobart’s follow take us to their ‘Old Haunts’ – a shimmering magnus opus reflecting the raw breathtaking beauty of their home in lutruwita/Tasmania
The album ‘Old Haunts’ from Hobart instrumental band follow is a stunning debut. I have written before about the brilliant stream of artists flowing from the tiny island at the edge of the world. Tasmania – the land of wild and terrifyingly beautiful terrain and Antarctic-influenced climes seems to imbue the bands that arise from …
News: The Coral announce two new albums for September with new wild western single ‘Wild Bird’ as a delicious taster.
The Coral have released a new single and video as a precursor to to the release of two new albums later this year on Friday, 8 September 2023. This is the first new single since the epic double album ‘Coral Island’ released back in 2021 (and lauded by us here). Ever a band to avoid …
See: Joan & The Giants unveil poignant and empowering video for the effervescent ‘Cool Kid’.
Following the release of their single ‘Cool Kid’, Joan & The Giants have released a moving video to accompany the track, visualising the trials and tribulations of a young kid struggling with sexuality and identity but ultimately finding love and support. There shouldn’t be a dry eye in the house after watching this beautiful piece …
News: The legendary Teenage Fanclub announce new album, tour and unveil shimmering new single ‘Foreign Land’
Glaswegian legends Teenage Fanclub have today announced the release of their new album called ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ on 22 September through their own label PeMa. A portentous title? Who knows. To whet our voracious appetites, the band has released a video for new track ‘Foreign Land’ shot by longtime collaborator Donald Milne and announce a …
Premiere: Melbourne based Hot Coppers have a ‘Running Mate’ – a gentle wry anthemic track filled with a melancholic humour. Debut album and launch date announced.
We are very pleased to premiere the video for the beautiful and arch track ‘Running Mate’ by Melbourne-based outfit Hot Coppers. Hot Coppers is the solo studio project of music producer Gareth Parton (Foals, The Go! Team, The Breeders) with a live band that features luminaries from The Lucksmiths, Mid-State Orange, Monnone Alone, The Zebras, …
Track: Never the ‘Cool Kid’ – Boorloo/Perth’s Joan & The Giants release the effervescent indie pop single ahead of Australian tour
With a deep melancholic vein running through the expressive, effervescent bounce of ‘Cool Kid’, Joan & The Giants have crafted a pop delight that marries melody and vitality with a sense of yearning. The lyrics are clever and wry – covering the anxieties and frustrations of coming out – if I were a boy would …
News: The Smiths’ bass player Andy Rourke dies at age 59.
Very sad news today as it is reported Andy Rourke, bass player for The Smiths, has died at the young age of 59, from pancreatic cancer. Rourke’s muscular style of bass playing was an integral part of The Smith’s sound – rhythmic yet expressive and capable of powering through the Johnny Marr jingle jangle sounds …
Album Review: The Telescopes focus on a dreamy, gothic sonic landscape in their shimmering and psychedelic new album ‘Of Tomorrow’, with European dates announced
The legendary The Telescopes return to the fray with their new album ‘Of Tomorrow’ – their astonishing fifteenth album and the fifth released through Tapete Records. Meeting somewhere in the dark corners of the universe with the Velvets, Leonard Cohen and JAMC in an absinthe-soaked bacchanalian dive bar, this is a band that emits a …