Indie
Track: The Aerial Maps bathe us in the iridescent glow of ‘Any Summer Day’ ahead of new album.
There is a delightful day-glo sparkle in the new single from the Sydney supergroup The Aerial Maps, fueled by a fairground organ trill and guitars that ring out with a tremble. And it’s is all laced with a hint of wistful innocence that for many recalls the unique delights of languid, roasting Sydney summers spent …
Track: Dedpan Unleashes High-Octane Mayhem With Debut Anthem ‘Lie To Me’
Eora/Sydney-based punk/rock trio DEDPAN has unleashed high-octane mayhem with their debut single, ‘LIE TO ME’ – click to stream. ‘LIE TO ME’ bursts with visceral energy, driven by Ben D’Costa’s unflinching vocals and thundering drums. Drawing inspiration from IDLES and Amyl and the Sniffers, the track features a chorus packed with shouting gang vocals and …
Live Review: Kawala / Bagge / Sofy – Outernet, London 22.05.2024
By Henry Groves As part of their European tour, KAWALA were playing their only UK date at London’s HERE at Outernet, and it was bound to be a special one. Sold out in a matter of weeks, this has to be one of KAWALA’s biggest headline shows they have ever played. The supports for the …
News: RedHook Set to Rock Australia: Announce Their Highly Anticipated National Tour
Gadigal/Sydney-based alternative rock powerhouse RedHook have announced their largest Australian headline shows to date this August and September. In celebration of their latest anthem ‘Breaking Up With’, RedHook will be touring across Australia, visiting fans in Ngunnawal/Canberra, Ngarigo/Jindabyne, Kuwarna/Adelaide, Naarm/Melbourne, Boorloo/Perth, Mulubinba/Newcastle, Gadigal/Sydney, and Meanjin/Brisbane. This tour, highlighting powerful female talent, will feature RedHook alongside …
EP Review: Mary In The Junkyard – This Old House
Mary In The Junkyard are an exciting experimental rock trio composed of guitarist and vocalist Clari Freeman-Taylor, bassist and viola player Saya Barbaglia, and drummer David Addison. With several live shows under their belts and a handful of singles, they have released their first EP, ‘This Old House’. It’s zany, exceptionally written, beautifully delivered, and …
Track: InBetween Honey offer up their refreshing blend of indie rock and britpop in soaring new single ‘Your Eyes’
Irish indie rock outfit InBetween Honey are a shining example of a band forged from a shared passion for music. Consisting of brothers Matty and JohnPaul Melady, Dylan Hickey, Dan Battigan, and Ciara McManus, their latest single, ‘Your Eyes’, promises to propel them to even bigger heights. Produced by the acclaimed Philip McGee (Gavin James, …
News: Gallery of NSW’s Volume Announces Free Program
The Gallery of NSW’s Volume Festival has added a free program
Gallery: Mannequin Pussy/ Soul Glo at Union Transfer, Philadelphia, 22.05.2024
Philadelphia’s own Mannequin Pussy sold out three nights at the iconic Union Transfer venue accompanied by another Philly-familiar face, four-piece band, Soul Glo. Their “I Got Heaven” tour kicks off in Europe at the end of this month and wraps up back in the United States at the end of October.
Live Gallery and Review: Sleater-Kinney at the Metro Theatre, Sydney 21.05.2024
Still Fierce, Still Feminist, Still Formidable. Sleater-Kinney Rock Out.
Track: ‘No Words Can Reach It’ – the Brisbane chameleons of rock Fingerless unleash an electronic wash that hangs in the atmosphere like a sonic aurora.
Fingerless never stay in the same spot but continually explore new ways to display their musical prowess and creativity. Their new single ‘Now Words Can Touch It’ maintains their unerring skill at delivering a bucketful of melody, but, as ever, they have switched the delivery mechanism to an atmospheric electronic gurgle that bubbles and squeaks …