alt folk
Track: The ethereal Juice Webster makes a welcome return with ‘Hannah’ ahead of headline launch.
It’s been too long a gap since the Melbourne artist Juice Webster graced us with her astonishing debut album ‘Julia’, one of our most lauded antipodean albums of 2023, and it is great to see her back with her new single ‘Hannah’ as well as a live show ahead. Described as alternative folk, we have …
Album Review: Meril Wubslin – Faire Ça : Bluesy drones, alt-rock crunch and a world of rhythms make this band unique.
Does Bongo Joe Records have a signature sound? Well listen through the bulging rosta of releases since the label first output way back in 2015 and the conclusion would probably be a resolute ‘No’. But it does have a mission to give a platform to the extraordinary and less conventional, whether from the Swiss underground …
Live Review plus Gallery: MONA FOMA Festival, Paul Kelly, Odeon Theatre, Hobart 18.02.2024
It’s a strangely warm night at the edge of the world in Hobart and it must be quite a shock for the troubadour extraordinaire Paul Kelly who has only just got back from performing on a ship in Antarctica. The thing is, though, Kelly and his band raised the temperature quite a bit on their …
Track: Melbourne’s glittering Phoebe Go sings of ‘7 Up’ in a glorious dream pop track, ahead of US tour and debut album.
There is a transfixing and immersive flow to the new single ‘7 Up’ from Phoebe Go (the solo project of Phoebe Lou) which projects it forward with a high stepping canter, emitting a brilliant ray of sunshine. Lou’s vocals are silken and melancholy, the lyrics personal and yearning and the instrumentation shimmering with a delicate …
EP Review: The Crayon Set allege ‘Elvis Is Alive’ in an exquisite trio of ethereal and hypnotic songs.
Hailing from Dublin, The Crayon Set provide the most exquisite brand of intelligently crafted alt folk rock songs touched with a delicate pastoral blush. Their new EP, entitled ‘Elvis Still Alive’ consist of three impossibly beautiful atmospheric tracks imbued with an air of delicate melancholy. The Crayon Set recall bands such as Belle and Sebastian …
Premiere: Sydney’s Juno Point unveil the hypnotic, mesmerising track ‘Nazare’ ahead of debut album.
We are overjoyed to premiere Sydney group Juno Point‘s release ‘Nazare’, the first single from their debut album ‘Lost Along A River’, due for release on 12 February 12 2024. This band is another prime example of The Marrickville Sound – veteran musicians from successful bands from the eighties and nineties getting together to create …
Album Review: She’s ‘Not Your Cupid’ – Aotearoa/New Zealand artist Erny Belle unveils a delicately beautiful collection of sonic jewels ahead of live dates. Out through Flying Nun.
Released through the legendary Flying Nun label, the new album ‘Not Your Cupid from Tāmaki Makaurau’s Erny Belle is an absolute treasure. Delicate and nuanced, it has an indie pop style with a folk tinge and yet there is a electronic voltage throughout that is thrilling. Belle’s vocals reminds me at times of Sarah Cracknell …
Album Review: Melbourne supergroup The Ronson Hangup (featuring members of The Anyones, Dallas Crane, The Church, Even, Paul Kelly’s band and Courtney Barnett’s band) launch the celestial ‘Centaurus’ into the universe
Melbourne psych-pop supergroup The Ronson Hangup – featuring members of The Anyones, Dallas Crane, The Church, Even, Paul Kelly’s band and Courtney Barnett’s band – have launched their second album ‘Centaurus’ and given the constituent ingredients, it is no surprise it is an album of distinction. Opening title track ‘Centaurus’ blasts off proceedings with a bit of …
Album Review: Juice Webster’s debut album ‘Julia’ is a magnificent shimmering star in the firmament.
It seems to have been a while since we reviewed the epic 2021 EP ‘More Than Reaction’ from Juice Webster and while we might have missed material since then, her recently released debut album ‘Julia’ confirms her position as one of the most exciting musicians coming out of Australia. ‘Julia’ is a collection of shimmering and beautiful tracks borne …
News: Supergroup The Ronson Hangup (featuring members of Dallas Crane, The Church, Paul Kelly’s band, Even, Courtney Barnett’s band) announce album and unveil single ‘Waxes & Wanes’.
Melbourne psych-pop supergroup The Ronson Hangup – featuring members of The Anyones, Dallas Crane, The Church, Even, Paul Kelly’s band and Courtney Barnett’s band – have announced their second album ‘Centaurus’ due for release on 3 November 2023, and unveiled a single. ‘Waxes & Wanes’ as a taste of what’s to come. ‘Waxes & Wanes’ …