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Premiere: Melbourne’s Monnone Alone unveil innovative video for their jaunty new single ‘Loose Terrain’ on eve of launch date.
Melbourne jingle jangle gurus Monnone Alone are on the eve of releasing their fourth album, and, to whet our appetites, last Friday released the single ‘Loose Terrain’. We are honoured today to give you an exclusive look at the innovative groundbreaking 3D video for the track. ‘Loose Terrain’ launches with a twanging mouth harp before …
News: screensaver feel ‘The Guilt’: an angular post punk sonic shiver of a single on news of second album through Poison City Records
Melbourne’s screensaver have released a single ‘The Guilt’ on news of their second album due out on Friday, 20 October entitled ‘Decent Shapes’. This is out via a new label deal with Poison City Records and reuniting with Upset The Rhythm (UK / EU) and recording engineer Julian Cue (CIVIC, Gut Health, Bitumen). ‘The Guilt’ is a cathartic slice of angular post …
News: Peter Hook and the Light announce another tour to Australia and New Zealand in May 2024, playing ‘Substance’ – the best of New Order and Joy Division
It seems like only yesterday that Australia and New Zealand were graced with a tour by Peter Hook and the Light and it seems the mutual admiration continues, with the announcement of another tour next year. This time, Hook and his band will play the ‘Substance’ compilations – the best of New Order and Joy …
News: GUM (of Tame Impala and Pond) announces new album, unveils track and announces Australian/US tour
Multi-instrumentalist GUM (aka Jay Watson of Pond and touring member of Tame Impala) has announced his new album, Saturnia, arriving September 15th on Spinning Top Records and unveiled a new track, ‘Would It Pain You To See” ahead of tour news. ‘Would It Pain You To See’ has a sweeping cinematic flow to it, augmented …
Track: Jet City Sports Club unveil ethereal new dream pop single ‘Drug Store (Waste My Time) as they head off on tour.
One of the best purveyors of antipodean jangling dream pop, Jet City Sports Club are back with the delightful dreamy ‘Drug Store (Waste My Time)’. Featuring the most wistful and yearning melodies carried on the shoulders of jangling fuzzy guitars, this is an epic pop track that glitters sparkles like the sun off a diamond. …
EP Review: T.G. Shand’s ‘Cinnamon’ is a shimmering kaleidoscope of sound that leaves an indelible impression.
Recently New Zealand resident musician and songwriter Annemarie Duff published a detailed Spotify List celebrating the plethora of extraordinarily brilliant antipodean female-fronted dream pop/shoegaze artists currently releasing music at the moment. It’s a stunning compilation reflecting the extraordinary level of talent: She was very wise to include a few tracks from T.G. Shand, her very …
Premiere: The Cherubs experience a little ‘Nausea’ on their thrilling debut and exclusively unveil their new video and EP news.
‘Nausea’ is the debut single from Sydney band The Cherubs: an exquisite slice of hyperactive indie pop featuring splashing jangling guitars and a suave über cool vocal delivery, louche and insouciant. We are honoured today to exclusively reveal the new video for this brilliant track. The Cherubs are a duo with extensive experience as session …
Album Review: Beloved Aussie blues troubadour, Fiona Boyes’ 11th solo long-player, ‘Ramblified’.
The legend that is Fiona Boyes continues to grow with the release of her 11th solo effort, Ramblified. For those unaware of Fiona Boyes, she is one of those rare masters of her craft who tends to sail under the radar of the mainstream, yet still commands attention as an artist of significant talent, and …
Premiere: ‘Hang On To Me’ – Fallon Cush exclusively unveils achingly beautiful new single on announcement of new EP.
We are honoured to be able to bring you the new single from the esteemed outfit Fallon Cush – a Sydney band whose output we have been assiduously following for a number of years. Often described as Americana, my sense of vacuous patriotism would argue Fallon Cush have an antipodean flavour – a sort of …
Track: Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Kat Greta unveils stunning elegy ‘Farewell My Friend’ that shimmers like stars in the firmament.
We were honoured to premiere Melbourne chanteuse and multi-instrumentalist Kat Greta‘s debut video for the track ‘Let It Go’ last year and her new single “Farewell My Friend’ is an ethereal and haunting elegy that showcases her stunning vocals and songwriting craft. Greta’s bell-like delivery reminds me of a mix between the legendary Kate Bush …