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Track: Everything is ‘Bright’ for New Zealand’s Marmalade: a shimmering tasty dollop of sweet indie pop, with launch date announced.
Tāmaki Makaurau-based five-piece band Marmalade today release their new single ‘Bright’ – a jangly sparkling track laden with a dusting of melancholy and the sweetest harmonies to ever nest inside your head. With a chorus more expansive and beautiful than the Southern Alps, this is a shimmering piece of pure antipodean indie pop that floats …
Premiere: We are in the Big League now with their new single ‘Dine Out On The Subdivide’ and single launch party.
It is with the greatest of pleasure that we premiere the new single from Melbourne’s venerable Big League, the intriguingly titled ‘Dine Out On The Subdivide’. Driven by a wall of fuzzy guitars and pattering drums, the song crackles with a vitality and power – the high voltage riffs driven by powerful passionate harmony of …
Live Review & Gallery – Chris Masuak and Dog Soldier with The Silver Dragons, The Link & Pin 210523
Legendary frontman Chris Masuak of Radio Birdman fame rocked Woy Woy for the start of his east coast tour earlier this month. His first tour of Australia in 6 years, headlining shows across the ACT, NSW, VIC and QLD with his Australian band Dog Soldier comprising Tony Bambach on bass (Lime Spiders) and Stu Wilson …
News: Living icon Ed Kuepper announces reissue of classic solo albums ‘Electrical Storm’ and ‘Honey Steel’s Gold’ and Australian tour.
The legendary and iconic Ed Kuepper has been a vital cog in the wheel of Australian indie music ever since forming The Saints in 1973 – releasing what is often argued as the first ever punk single ‘I’m Stranded’ – and a body of extraordinary work in the innovative Laughing Clowns, The Aints and as a …
Premiere: Jordan Wilson (Georgia Fair) unveils the eloquent track ‘Newcastle’ – an epic and immersive journey.
We are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Newcastle’ from Jordan Wilson (part of duo Georgia Fair). The almost Middle Eastern instrumental at the beginning gives way to Wilson’s half spoken delivery over dappling guitars, telling visceral tales of an imagined journey to the eponymous city with a depiction of manhood, alcoholism and masculinity. It’s …
Premiere: Keep a lookout – the forecast is a dreamy ‘Tropical’ blast from Melbourne outfit Old Etiquettes
It is with great pleasure we bring you an early listen to the dreamy track ‘Tropical’ from Melbourne band Old Etiquettes. Propelled by smooth, silky and scything guitars. ‘Tropical’ has a driving insistence with distant, observational, yearning vocals that recalls the louche swagger of bands like Dinosaur Jnr. The vast thunderous rhythms and anthemic choruses …
Track: ‘Look What You’ve Done’ – Radio Free Alice dial down the pace and unveil scorching new single, tour dates and signing to the massive WME Agency.
Radio Free Alice are fast emerging as one of Australia’s most exciting young acts, displaying a brazen swagger and attitude – see our reviews of earlier singles ‘Paris Is Gone’ and ‘I Gotta (Fall In Love)’. It is therefore no surprise that they have announce their signing to the massive and highly prestigious WME Agency …
Premiere: Newly signed to 4000 Records, Start Together are a post punk new wave delight with the cool and urgent ‘Separate Beds’, ahead of new album.
We feel very privileged to bring you the premiere of ‘Separate Beds’, the single from Meanjin/Brisbane outfit, Start Together, a new signing to the esteemed 4000 Records label. Opening with nary an introduction and launching straight in, ‘Separate Beds’ has a rapid guitar-driven pace with Start Together effecting a Pulp-like delivery, a kind of wry …
Premiere: Anatomy Class are back in session with blistering new single ‘Wrong Side’.
We are inordinately honoured to premiere the new single ‘Wrong Side’ from class act Anatomy Class. It feels like eons since we last heard the exquisite jingle jangle guitars and sky scraping melodies from this Melbourne outfit – although it’s only been a year – and it is pleasurable indeed to report they are back …
Track: The Nagging Doubts release new single ‘Angourie’ ahead of debut album through Scenic Drive Records.
It’s great to to see The Nagging Doubts back in action with their news single ‘Angourie’, released ahead of their debut album ‘Panic Growth’ out later this year through the marvelous Scenic Drive Records. ‘Angourie’ is a post punk prowler – angular, brittle guitars jangle as the rhythms kick in with mysterious sounds in the …