Backseat Downunder
Track: The Nature Strip have a ‘Sixth Sense’: a harmony laden power pop single with a dark heart is out, and about to be launched live.
The Nature Strip with their brand of intelligent power pop (see EP ‘Past Pacific’, reviewed by me here) continue their 2022 come back with the new single ‘Sixth Sense’: a vibrant hyperkinetic bundle of popping power chords, layered harmonies and the trademark sense of levity and joy. Well, not all joy, perhaps. A rather more muscular guitar-driven …
Track: Dr Mann really have an urge for ‘Ciggies’ in a single that oozes with yearning and desire.
I’m not sure what Dr Mann‘s health and safety credentials are, but in their latest paean to yearning and desire, ‘Ciggies’, they manage to engender the unhealthiest of cravings in just under three minutes. As anyone who has been enslaved to addiction (particularly of the tobacco kind), this sonic pill captures the feelings of abject, …
News: Sydney duo Micra announce EP ‘5th Room’ and unveil new single ‘Doesn’t Mean A Thing’ – a luscious dreamy dream pop reverie.
Ivana Kafedjiyska and Robbie Cain together are the Sydney-based duo Micra and they have just released a luscious and shimmering single ‘Doesn’t Mean A Thing’, awash with a shimmering dream pop coating and a languid, sensual air. Centred around Kafedjiyska’s ethereal vocals and a soft and billowing synth bed, ‘Doesn’t Mean A Thing’ has a classic pop …
Premiere: Brisbane’s Lackadaisies unveil a charming low-fi and jaunty gem ‘Payphone Text’ and reveal launch date.
Lackadaisies are a sort of Brisbane indie supergroup and we are very pleased to premiere their new single ‘Payphone Text’, a charming, shambling and joyful sonic ride. Consisting of Nathan Kearney (Camping, Nathan John Kearney), Grace Pashley (Full Power Happy Hour) and Marnie Vaughn (Married Man, No DOZ), Lackadaisies have a breadth of experience which …
Live Gallery: Crash & the Crapenters at Frankie’s Pizza
Crash and the Crapenters never disappoint, last night they brought their mayhem to Frankie’s Pizza.
Album Review: Atom Eyes Release Genre Diverse Debut Album ‘Blue into Gold’
The new album by Atom Eyes is packed with funky tracks and chilled vocals it’s a balm for the soul, with some chunky rock ‘n roll thrown for good measure. A preposterous, genre diverse musical odyssey.
Review: Wallis Bird’s ‘Hands’ is a Deeply Personal Album with Universal Themes
Wallis Bird’s ‘Hands’ is a deeply personal album with universal themes of love, understanding and compassion.
Track: The magnificent Caligula are ‘Happy’ – a vibrant and hyperkinetic serving of blistering thrills.
As we emerge very slowly from the vicissitudes of COVID, it is so very pleasing to be able to anticipate the legendary Caligula‘s return to the music scene with their end of the month offerings of new material. And so far, the results have been magnificent (see my reviews here). The end of May is …
Album Review: Lewis Goldmark unleashes the delicate and evocative brilliance of ‘Cut and Flash’.
Blue Mountains resident Lewis Goldmark has just unveiled his debut album ‘Cut and Flash’ via Broken Stone Records/Remote Control Records, and it is a ray of golden sunshine leavened with a sense of nostalgia and a bittersweet, sepia-tinged air. Lewis Goldmark is in fact Liam Judson from Belles Will Ring (and Magnetic Heads) and producer of many eminent bands, some …
Track: L.A. Mood releases single ‘Catch The Sun’ off upcoming album ‘A Print Out Of The Sun’
L.A. Mood (AKA Dave Mudie) releases new song ‘Catch The Sun’ off upcoming album.