News: Melbourne industrial goth duo Velatine release new album ‘I Won’t Be Civilised’ and unveils thundering ominous title track
Purveyors of a gothic pop industrial sound infused by an ominous darkness, Melbourne outfit Velatine have just released the album ‘I Won’t Be Civilised’ accompanied by the vivid and dynamic title track. The track has a funereal, elegiac quality propelled by thundering drums and an insistent drone that stabs underneath the surface. Singer Maggie Alley’s …
Track: Sydney’s Royel Otis appoint themselves the ‘Sofa King’ in a splendid, yearning blast of sonic pleasure ahead of EP news.
With a refrain that sings out you’re so fucking gorgeous with an impish, exultant delight, the new single ‘Sofa King’ from Sydney duo Royel Otis is utterly enchanting. The rambling refrain and the floating melodies mark out something that is euphoric and joyous with a raffish demanour and a thread of melancholy desire. The lyrics …
Premiere: Chavez Cartel have a ‘Dead Weekend’ ahead – a rumbling, prowling thunderous onslaught that quickens the pulse accompanied, by UK/Australian tour news.
We are absolutely delighted to premiere the new single ‘Dead Weekend’ from Gold Coast indie band Chavez Cartel. ‘Dead Weekend’ is as satisfying as anything produced by an illicit organisation with the same level of malevolence and threat attached. Opening with a reverberated voice, the track begins to prowl and circle with intent – an …
Premiere: The Tambourine Girls say ‘You Know How To Bring Me Down’ via a single that thrills with an heavenly, euphoric presence, and heralds a new album on the way.
The jangling guitars and anthemic presence of ‘You Know How To Bring Me Down’ heralds a premiere from The Tambourine Girls that we are absolutely honoured to bring you today. With a sort of loose Primal Scream meets The Jesus and Mary Chain feel intertwined with the Rolling Stones, this is a thrilling statuesque single …
Premiere: Dande and the Lion provide us with an exclusive look at their exuberant new video for the sparkling, vivacious single ‘Children of the Hour’.
We are overjoyed to bring to you today an exclusive look at the new video for the track ‘Children of the Hour from UK/Australian band Dande and the Lion. ‘Children of the Hour’ is an effervescent track filled with exuberance and verve. Threaded with an euphoric feel grounded by an element of melancholy (as I …
Premiere: Lachlan Denton (The Ocean Party) exclusively unveils video for the sparkling single ‘You’ ahead of the release of the album ‘Furnishings’ along with an exhibition of work.
We are very pleased to premiere the video for the track ‘You’ from musician and songwriter Lachlan Denton, member of The Ocean Party and a skilled artisan to add to his many skills. The Ocean Party disbanded after the tragic death of Denton’s brother Zac (who played drums in the band) in 2018 at the …
Track: Anth Dymke hopes for ‘Better Days’: a magnificent track featuring the silken voice of Clara Mallia Higgins.
Following up the release of the single ‘Carol‘, songwriter and producer Anth Dymke (Pony Face) has swiftly followed up with the gorgeous delicate track ‘Better Days’. Cementing his position as one of the most exciting producers in Australia (see his work with Jo Meares), this is a brooding, beautiful track that simmers and bubbles with …
Album Review: Dead Miranda unleash the anarchic and thoroughly satisfying ‘Anima Pod’: a brutal sonic assault with a soft heart.
Anarchic sonic terrorists from Ital, Dead Miranda, have unleashed their debut album ‘Anima Pod’ on the world and it is a battering ram of deliciously dark noise that puts in a blender an insistent electronic throb with distorted strangulated and abused guitars. Deadpan lyrics are cold and distant, sneering and louche. An utterly cathartic blizzard …
Album Review: R.J. Andrew (Underground Lovers) takes us on an epic, cinematic journey through ‘Black River’.
A well recognised character providing a steady and yet impossibly wild percussive spine to the legendary Undergound Lovers, R.J. Andrew has just unveiled his epic solo album ‘Black River’: a dreamy reverie spread across 15 epic tracks. The album sets sail with ‘Darling Please’: crunchy, satisfying guitars that tremble and shine and move in a …
Premiere: Troubadour Mark Moldre’s ‘Every Waking Hour’ is a sparkling gem filled with a poignancy and stature, released ahead of new album ‘Nambucca Fables’.
We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Every Waking Hour’ from Australian troubadour extraordinaire Mark Moldre, ahead of the release of his new album ‘Nambucca Fables’ due out on 14 April 2023. ‘Every Waking Hour’ is a poignant missive filled with a sense of reflection and lightly touched with a self-deprecating sense of …