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Track: Naarm/Melbourne artist Holly Hebe unveils new single, the delectable ‘Bitterness’, with live dates ahead.
Naarm/Melbourne chanteuse Holly Hebe continues her ascendancy with her new single ‘Bitterness’ – another track that puts on display her extraordinary vocals and songwriting skills. We last visited Hebe when she released her EP ‘Ruby’ last year (see our review here) which we described as another triumph for an artist we have been admiring and …
News: Naarm/Melbourne-based Loose Content announce debut EP ‘Costumes’ and set the skies alight with the thrilling single ‘Pet Alsatian’.
With a repeated line we’re all going to die but maybe that’s fine, Naarm/Melbourne-based trio Loose Content sets the world on fire with their new single ‘Pet Alsatian’: a dynamic excoriating and über cool release ahead of their debut EP ‘Costumes’. Stunningly assured and filled with a delicious sneery attitude, this is a magnificent single, …
Premiere: ‘You Tried Your Best’- Wilding have excelled with a winning sparkle.
The release of another poptastic track by the inimitable Wilding is cause for internal cartwheels and a private session of interpretive dancing expressing wild uninhibited joy. And, today, we have the honour of premiering his new musical magnificence, ‘You Tried Your Best’, which is the sound of Wilding (the project of Justin Stokes) at his …
News: The debonair Geoffrey O’Connor is back with news of album ‘I Love What We Do’ and he unveils the elegant title track ahead of live dates
Singer/songwriter/producer Geoffrey O’Connor last blessed us with his presence in his stunning album of duets ‘For As Long As I Remember’ back in 2021 (read my review here). O’Connor today announces his new album ‘I Love What We Do’ which is slated for release on 14 February 2025 via Dinosaur City Records, and the title …
EP Review: The radiant Holly Hebe releases the gorgeous EP ‘Ruby’, cementing her place as one of the most exciting indie pop artists around.
We’ve long admired the output of Naarm/Melbourne chanteuse Holly Hebe ,who has produced some of the most brilliant shimmering pop delights over the past few years. Today she releases her second EP, entitled ‘Ruby’, and it is business as usual for this superlative talent. Hebe’s strength is her melodic mastery that puts pure pop treasures …
Premiere: ‘I Find You Interesting’ – there’s a mutual attraction as Naarm/Melbourne indie/folk artist Sadie Mustoe unveils a delicious paean to longing.
We are very proud to premiere the new single ‘I Find You Interesting’ from Naarm/Melbourne indie/folk artist Sadie Mustoe. Mustoe’s voice introduces the song above a lush drone with a velvet caress: soft, longing and with a gossamer touch. The track picks up pace like a departing jet plane – gliding into the atmosphere like …
Track: Naarm’s Mayzie and Oceans collaborate with new album and ethereal title track ‘Luminosity’ ahead of UK, European and Australian tour.
We have traversed the shimmering Oceans before with their antipodean brand of glittering shoegaze, and the band (formerly the solo project of Thomas Lee) has now collaborated with solo artist Mayzie (New Zealand born, Melbourne based Mayzie Lee who we have also covered separately) in a an album entitled ‘Luminosity’ due out on 5 October …
Premiere: The darkly and deliciously gothic Velvet Parade, newly signed to the esteemed Kasumuen Records, will haunt you with the epic debut single ‘Ghost’, ahead of live dates.
We are honoured to bring you an exclusive listen to the debut single from the magnificent Naarm/Melbourne band Velvet Parade, newly signed to the esteemed Kasumuen Records label. ‘Ghosts’ has a statuesque presence – tinted with a gothic darkness and embellished by thundering whiskey-soaked throbbing vocals that evoke a dingy den of iniquity in the …
Premiere: Nina Leo has a ‘Blind Spot’ and it is a delicious barbed wire-wrapped piece of cotton candy wool that burns with intensity.
We are absolutely honoured to bring you a first listen to the new single from Naarm based, Ngambri (Canberra) born songwriter and musician Nina Leo, as well as the immersive video for the track. Leo (named after her middle name and star sign) has produced something that has a visceral and raw edge, a cotton …
Track: Charlie Lane battles herself in her new single ‘I Hate Me’ – a raw and bittersweet paean to self doubt.
After the indie pop jaunt of earlier single ‘Dance With You’ (premiered by Backseat Mafia here) , the irrepressible Charlie Lane returns with ‘I Hate Me’: a far more pared down and reflective single that explores self doubt and the attendant anxieties with a raw authenticity. The emotions are expressed by a pounding insistent percussive …