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Track: Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Brigitte Bardini unveils a dreamy slice of sparkling pop with new single ‘Heartbreaker’ and announces new album ‘Stellar Lights’.
‘Heartbreaker’, the new single from Melbourne multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist Brigitte Bardini is a smooth, gurgling dream pop delight that coasts along on a bed of bubbling electronica, creating an ethereal and transfixing fugue. The soundscapes painted by Bardini are rich and lush: many layers of sounds and effects mix and melt together into something hypnotic while …
Track: Baby Queen unveils the pure pop melancholy bop of ‘You Shaped Hole’ and announces new album.
‘You Shaped Hole’, the new single from Baby Queen – the moniker of Bella Latham – is a fabulous sparkling piece of pure unadulterated pop that shimmers and shakes with a melodic shine and yet deals with the most painful effects of heartbreak. This creates a dynamic tension between the delivery and the message – …
Track: Troubadour Dominic Breen returns with another shimmering classic ‘Hey, Only If You Want To’ and announces debut album ‘Blue Volume’
The golden tonsils of Sydney musican Dominic Breen return with another shimmering classic track ‘Hey, Only If You Want To’ as he announces the release of his debut album ‘Blue Volume’ for 1 October 2021, through Double Drummer label. We last heard from Breen with the release of his brilliantly lush single ‘James Street Tonight’ …
Track: Adelaide’s Wolf and Chain savour a ‘Taste of Blood’ in their thoroughly enjoyable theatrical single, and announce launch date.
Drenched in a red velvet gothic cape and wallowing in an blood filled bath of emo, the new single from Adelaide band Wolf and Chain is a thoroughly enjoyable dollop of theatricality and swagger, essential ingredients for a bit of cathartic and expressive glam. The accompanying video takes full advantage of this transylvanian fugue with …
Track: Children Collide make a sonic impact with new single ‘Man of the People’ as a delightfully fuzzy amuse bouche for new album ‘Time Itself’, and announce tour.
With a deceptively tamed jangling start, ‘Man of the People’ by Melbourne trio Children Collide erupts into a mountainous riff-laden fuzzy psychedelic trip laced with a wild caterwauling guitars and an air of barely contained excess and chaos. An utterly satisfying thumpingly cathartic ride with a sudden stop that leave your senses reeling. But it’s …
Track: Reb Fountain sparkles with her inimitable style and grace in her new single ‘Lacuna’, and announces New Zealand tour.
‘Lacuna’, the new single from New Zealand icon Reb Fountain swaps a swaggering bravado evident in her last single ‘Beastie’ (see review here) for something more restrained but just as powerful: a simmering, prowling and enigmatic track that has a hint of something ominous. With its subtle sinuous spine and a fuzzy guitar interlude, ‘Lacuna’ …
PREMIERE: German-Swiss duo BOY retool comeback single ‘Fit Back In’ with help from Hamburg’s Kaiser Quartett
It’s strange how songs written in specific circumstances can take on new significance in different situations. Written after the loss of lead singer Valeska Steiner’s father, ‘Fit Back In’ was released in May as a teaser track from BOY‘s forthcoming third album and the long-awaited successor to 2015’s We Were Here. The task of fitting …
News: Black Marble announces new album ‘Fast Idol’ out 22 October – hear first single ‘Somewhere’ and catch live tour dates
Black Marble (aka Chris Stewart) has announced his new album titled Fast Idol, which is due out October 22 via Sacred Bones Records. He’s also sharing the first single and video for Somewhere, alongside the announcement of UK/US tour dates this October and November. On the track itself, Chris Stewart shares: “‘Somewhere’ describes a place …
PREMIERE: New Jersey’s Cold Weather Company share the snappy ‘Movement’ from forthcoming new record ‘Coalescence’
We premiered the lead single from New Jersey trio Cold Weather Company‘s new record toward the end of June, to head up the release of their Coalescence, Pt. 1 primer EP, and are equally pleased to premiere the next cut from it; and we mean ‘cut’ in the most literal sense. A self-contained track in …
PREMIERE: Phantom Limb get weird in ‘Guppy’ video as they prep new album for November
If you’re not a fan of strange-textured foods or seeing said strange-textured foods thrown in faces, we’d recommend you tab out of this new Phantom Limb clip and treat yourself to the audio-only experience. If you are, well, this video is a treat. Led by Andrew Laningham, the Alabama quartet’s new song tackles the pervasive …