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Premiere: Blackbirds F.C. unveil their latest slice of sonic mastery with the single ‘Lake of Stars’ ahead of launch date and a new album on the horizon.
Naarm/Melbourne band Blackbirds F.C. are purveyors of the most sublime jingle jangle indie pop and they are back with a new single, ‘Lake of Stars’, which we are proud to premiere today. ‘Lake of Stars’ is off the band’s forthcoming third album. The guitars are crystalline and knife-sharp with the harmonised vocals coasting over the …
Live Review: Kitty Fitz – Third Man Records, London 25.7.2024
Third Man Records’ Blue Basement simulates what it would be like if you crossed a TED-talk stage with a laserquest. There’s a big yellow Smeg fridge with the word Literarium printed on it that spits out coffee-table paperbacks if you slot magic tokens near a hole labelled: ‘Try a Lucky Dip!’. It’s compact but mercifully …
Track: The venerable Youth Group return with a new direction in the blazing single ‘Siberia’ as they continue live tour.
It’s been nearly five years since Youth Group blessed us with new material with their brilliant album ‘Australian Halloween’ (see my review here), and even that album broke a ten year drought. While not exactly prolific (not helped by the geographical distance that existed between members), the band has not been idle in the intervening …
Track & News: Gut Health Releases Latest Dance-Punk Single ‘Cool Moderator’ Ahead of Upcoming Debut Album ‘Stiletto’ + Tour Dates
Naarm/Melbourne-based dance-punk sextet Gut Health has announced their highly anticipated debut album, ‘Stiletto’, set for release on October 11 via Highly Contagious/AWAL. Extra excitedly, they’ve just released the second single from the album, ‘Cool Moderator’, a bratty, groove-driven track that promises to be a dance floor favourite and offers a glimpse of the glitter that …
News: The legendary Martin Phillipps from The Chills has died.
Very sad news coming out of New Zealand that Martin Phillips, the legendary singer and songwriter from seminal New Zealand band The Chills , has died. In a post to Facebook, the band simply announced: It is with broken hearts the family and friends of Martin Phillipps wish to advise Martin has died unexpectedly. The family …
News: Kingdom of Giants Turn Up the Heat with Their Latest Single ‘Asphalt’
Kingdom of Giants Turn
Up the Heat with ‘Asphalt’
News: Karan Aujla Announces Australian Tour
Punjabi sensation Karan Aujla is set to return to Australia
News: A. Savage Returns To Australia Following Latest Album Release ‘Several Songs About Fire’ + Tour Dates
After a self-imposed exile to Paris, A. Savage, the acclaimed frontman of Parquet Courts, has returned to Australia to tour his latest album ‘Several Songs About Fire’ (out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control). Talking about the album, Savage says, “I imagine myself playing these songs in a small club that is slowly burning. …
News: Alt Share New Single & Video ‘Conversations that Hurt’
alt. want to have ‘Conversations that Hurt’