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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: 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 …
Premiere: The exquisite Velvet Bloom is ‘Miles Away’ – an ethereal dreamy track released ahead of tour and album.
We are pleased to premiere today the gentle reflective track ‘Miles Away’ from Naarm/Melbourne resident Velvet Bloom. ‘Miles Away’ floats across gentle acoustic guitars that seems to hover in the air, while lead vocalist and primary songwriter Maddy Herbert’s vocals are cotton wool soft and expressive. There is a jazzy soul inflection to her voice …
Premiere: Melbourne based Hot Coppers have a ‘Running Mate’ – a gentle wry anthemic track filled with a melancholic humour. Debut album and launch date announced.
We are very pleased to premiere the video for the beautiful and arch track ‘Running Mate’ by Melbourne-based outfit Hot Coppers. Hot Coppers is the solo studio project of music producer Gareth Parton (Foals, The Go! Team, The Breeders) with a live band that features luminaries from The Lucksmiths, Mid-State Orange, Monnone Alone, The Zebras, …
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 …
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 …
Premiere: Rich Webb is walking down ‘Brunswick St’ – a streetwise and passionate tribute to the iconic Melbourne thoroughfare, with launch dates announced.
We are very pleased to premiere the vibrant thrum of ‘Brunswick St’ from troubadour Rich Webb. With traces of fellow Australian singer/songwriter Paul Kelly and an added steely spine augmented by fuzzy guitars and a driving rhythm, Webb creates his own visceral edge filled with an antipodean sheen – a sort of Bruce Springsteen stadium …
See: Video for Cam Butler’s (Ron S Peno and the Superstitions) album ‘Solar’ provides an immersive arresting visual for the radiant music.
Cam Butler is a seasoned and experienced multi instrumentalist and producer who is also the co-writer of songs with the legendary Ron S Peno (Died Pretty) in the fabulous Ron S Peno and the Superstitions which he co-founded. We reviewed Butler’s radiant album ‘Solar’ towards the end of September, saying: ‘Solar’ takes us on a magnificent sonic journey, …
News: Didirri announces debut album ‘Caught In The Act’ and unveils shimmering new single ‘You Know What’s Good For You’.
We have been a huge supporter of Didirri since he came to our attention back in 2018 with his track ‘Formaldehyde’ and he had built up an impressive resume ever since. After a couple of well received EPs over the intervening time, Didirri has announced the release of his debut album ‘Caught In The Act’ …