Backseat Downunder
EP: Auckland’s Silk Cut shape out another elegant dream pop delight in new EP ‘panda’.
Last year’s ‘astronaut’, the debut EP from New Zealand’s enigmatic Silk Cut (reviewed by me here) was a hazy dreamy introduction to a band that has, amongst its constituent members, a breadth of experience. Singer/guitarist Andrew Thorne has played with Modern Chair – a collaboration between him and another veteran of the NZ music scene, Wayne Bell. …
Album Review: Aldous Harding – Warm Chris – Fire Walk with Me
Aldous Harding’s ‘Warm Chris’ is an early contender for album of the year.
News: Is there anything this man cannot do? Perfume Genius announces new album & short film
Perfume Genius is no mere mortal – embarks on global tour and releases new album and short film.
Live Review: Courtney Barnett lets us into her room
Courtney Barnett delivers blissful set at the Enmore Theatre
News: Sydney legends The Clouds announce 30th Anniversary tour for Australian indie classic album ‘Penny Century’
In the late eighties early nineties, The Clouds were one of the most formobale indie bands in Australia with their fusion of thundering, jangling stop/start guitar sounds burnished with glorious harmonies and melodies. There seemed to me to be a three pronged attack during this era with fellow bands The Hummingbirds and Falling Joys releasing …
Track: Not Sitting on the Fence – Ella Fence releases Double A Side Single and Videos
Not sitting on the fence – Ella releases rocking Double A Side Single and Videos
Live Review: Cedric Burnside – The Republic Bar, Hobart, 17/03/2022 and Port Cygnet Cannery, Cygnet 18/03/2022.
Thanks to the good folk at Love Police Touring, Cedric Burnside returned to Australia for his fourth tour. The three-times Grammy-nominated artist brought his Gospel of Mississippi Hill Country blues to the Apple Isle, with shows in Launceston, Hobart and Port Cygnet. This year’s visit Down Under was a welcome relief to those who were …
Premiere: Marty K & the Electric Hurricanes dynamically ‘Ride the Waves (ft Rosa Rico)’ in a rollicking soul-inflected anthem.
Marty K & the Electric Hurricanes have an unique ability to take a sonic snapshot of the seventies with a prog rock genetic code and deliver something cathartic and satisfying for our times. Last time we met them, they released the psychedelic blast of ‘Rattle Snakes and Bones’ (read my review here). The follow up, …
Track: Rya Park drops new track ‘Generational’
Rya Park drops new track and video ‘Generational’ ahead of EP.