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Live Review & Gallery: John Kennedy & The New Originals … Say Adios In Marrickville 120523
Inner city favourites, John Kennedy & The New Originals bid farewell to the inner west last Friday night, with their charismatic front man JFK off to grace the shores of Spain in the very near future. Does this spell retirement for someone whom Marrickville has long claimed as their own? With over 200 pre sales, …
Track: Wade Jackson’s ode to ‘The Sweetheart’ is a heartfelt torch song that smolders with intensity.
With a Las Vegas late night velvet lounge delivery replete with sweeping strings and a Burt Bacharach sixties-fringed tone, the new song from Wade Jackson is dramatic, theatrical and bold. The bold statuesque delivery carries lyrics that are yearning and romantic, yet tempered with a sobering dose of self-deprecating reality: Sweetheart, I woke up from …
Album Review: Jump on board to ‘Destination Rock and Roll Station’ with The Sticker Club – a rollicking ride for all ages.
The Sticker Club ostensibly play music for the little ones (in age, not stature) but offer up delights for the more mature listener through their effervescent double layered indie pop bubble gum music. With someone like the legendary Nic Dalton at the helm, you could not expect anything less – a guarantee of of indie …
Live Review + Gallery: Melbourne’s The Silversound turn it on for album launch at The Brunswick Ballroom 07.05.2023
Melbourne psychedelic supergroup, The Silversound, turned in a performance for the ages when they launched their debut album at The Brunswick Ballroom on Sunday afternoon. I wanted to leave this review for a couple of days so as I could remove the reverberating song-list from my head and try to write an objective piece, but …
Premiere: Not just a ‘Pretty Face’? Tasmania’s Lasca Dry reveals the dynamic video for her day-glo poptastic new single with a serious message.
We are very pleased to exclusively present Lasca Dry‘s hyperactive new pop single with a serious message, ‘Pretty Face’, and the amusing video accompanying the release. Soaring along on a rampant melody and day-glo bright pop sensibilities, the song address a serious topic where people are judged purely on aesthetics and not the artistic content …
Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne’s Kitschen Boy unveil ‘Close Friends’ – a shimmering antipodean indie pop jewel. Tour news also announced.
We are extremely honoured to premiere the new single ‘Close Friends’ from Naarm/Melbourne outfit Kitschen Boy: a positively shimmering jewel that soars celestially on wings of chiming, crystalline guitars and sweet melodies. With jingle jangle sound that would make Johnny Marr nod in appreciation, an anthemic melody so bright and vivacious it would make an …
Premiere: It’s ‘getting better’ for KHAOS EMRLD: a glittering hyperactive pop blast debut that positively sparkles.
KHAOS EMRLD is a new kid on the block – sort of – and an absolute challenge for spell check. We are honoured to premiere KHAOS EMRLD’s debut single ‘getting better’ – a solo project helmed by Cody Stebbings whom we’ve met before in the band Down For Tomorrow – and it’s a blast of …
Track: HighSchool are back with the gothic electro thrum of ‘Colt’ – a thrilling seismic sonic defibrillator. UK tour commences now and new EP is on the way.
With an arpeggiated electronic throb and a motorik Teutonic beat, the enigmatic London-based Melbourne trio HighSchool return with the explosive single ‘Colt’. Arctic, distant disembodied vocals add to the overcoat-draped gothic gloom, deliciously chilling and back in the mix with an ethereal ghostly presence. There is an added Euro-disco heartbeat, a syncopated shimmer that sends …
Album Review: Sand Brothers – when ‘Too Much Sky’ is never enough. A magnificent, poetic debut with launch date announced.
Sand Brothers have just released their debut album ‘Too Much Sky’ – a collection of poised and celestial songs that sparkle with a rough-hewn edge and a deep poignancy. The album is a perfect whole – a series of beautifully crafted songs that have a unique and refreshing vibrancy. Sand Brothers is a new musical …
Premiere: Mulubinba/Newcastle based indie-folk artist Bree Rusev is trying ‘One Last Dance’: a beautiful expression with a floating, dreamy delivery.
We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘One Last Dance’ from Mulubinba/Newcastle based indie-folk artist Bree Rusev: a dreamy floating acoustic-based slice of melancholic sunshine. Dappling guitars and a shuffling percussion form a vibrant undercurrent while Rusev’s soft and ethereal vocals skip across the surface: displaying a dizzying range and a yearning expression …