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Album Review: Babaganouj serve a shimmering immersive feast of delights in debut album ‘Jumbo Pets’ and announce live dates.
The terrific Brisbane quartet Babaganouj has just released their debut album ‘Jumbo Pets’. It comes as quite a surprise that this is indeed a debut given band formed in 2011 and first released material quite a few years ago. Given the quality of their previous releases, however, what is no surprise is that they have created something …
News: Hobart’s hallowed Dark Mofo Festival announces stunning tenth year celebration program in the darkest, coldest hotspot at the edge of the universe. Exaltation.
It’s been ten amazing years for the iconic Dark Mofo Festival in the southern outpost of Hobart: a period that has seen the region blossom with the ministrations of resident millionaire philanthropist David Walsh and his spectacular Museum of New and Old Art (MONA). The injection of wonder during the dark cold winter months by …
Track: Sydney supergroup The Gin Palace unveil the thunderous and powerful new track ‘Unsettled’, co-written with Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie.
The Gin Palace is comprised of Peter Fenton of Crow, Paul McDonald (Glide, Charlie Horse), Mark Tobin (Scarlet Caligula, The Finalists), Marc Lynch (Glide, JOEYS COOP) and Brad Christmas and Gareth Richards of Copperline. It’s a fairly new collaboration that promises much and delivers far more than its constituent parts. We have already poured over their first two singles and imbibed with …
Track: Radio Free Alice broadcast with style that ‘Paris Is Gone’, but all the excitement remains. Launch dates also announced.
Radio Free Alice are proving to be one of the most exciting musical forces emerging at the moment and their third single with the excellent Double Drummer label is a case in point. Wasting no time and coming in at under two blistering minutes, ‘Paris Is Gone’ is a vibrant piece of post punk glory …
Track: Brisbane’s RINSE asks us ‘Does It Feel like Heaven?’, and the resounding response is in the affirmative. A welcome return.
Multi-instrumentalist and producer Joe Agius, the genius behind RINSE, has a day job with his partner Harriette Pilbeam’s solo work Hatchie, and his last release under the RINSE moniker was the magnificent EP ‘Wherever I Am‘ – my album of the year for 2021 (see my 9.8/10 review here). As a measure of the stature …
Premiere: Tasmanian sonic architects follow release a little shimmering ‘Glimmer’ of light into the universe.
We are very honoured to bring you an exclusive listen to the new single from the prodigious sonic architects of the deep south, follow. This is the third single from this instrumental band and the quality deepens and expands, promising a very exciting debut album on the horizon. follow have a sound that amalgamates the …
Premiere: Dynamo Anna Smyrk provides us with an exclusive look at the luscious video for her sparkling single ‘The Runner’ ahead of new album and tour news.
We are very honoured to bring you a first look at the new video from chanteuse extraordinaire, Melbourne’s Anna Smyrk, for her recent release ‘The Runner’. Earlier this month, we said ‘The Runner’ is a swiftly-paced anthem – filled with a hyper kinetic energy and an indelible melody. There is almost a shoegaze wall of …
News: Sydney psychedelic space-jazz rockers, Cone Of Confusion, announce tour dates for Melbourne and Hobart
Cone Of Confusion have announced two Hobart dates in conjunction with two remaining Melbourne dates of their current tour. The band consist of an international mix of players who cut across a number of genres, as well as their different ethnic backgrounds, to create their signature psychedelic jazz-rock sound. Their music is based on experimentation …
News: Indie supergroup SnarskiCircusLindyBand (including members of The Go-Betweens, The Black Eyed Susans and The triffids) announces mini LP and live dates.
With founding members Lindy Morrison (legendary drummer from The Go-Betweens) and Rob Snarski (the iconic Black Eyed Susans) at the helm, and joined by ‘Evil’ Graham Lee (The Triffids, The Blackeyed Susans), Shane O’Mara (Rebecca’s Empire, Chris Wilson, The Silversound) and Dan Kelly (Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males), the amusingly named SnarskiCircusLindyBand …
News + Album Review: The Silversound release sensational debut self-titled album
Following on from the release of their first two singles Wolf and Shaker, Melbourne psych supergroup, The Silversound have released their first album, the self-titled The Silversound. Whilst this may be a debut album, the members of this collective have lent their many talents to numerous projects, including playing with some of the icons of the …