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News: The Art Gallery Of NSW’s VOLUME returns
Art Gallery of NSW’s Volume will feature André 3000, Kim Gordon, Genesis Owusu and Tkay Maidza this year
Track: ‘Stay Gold’ – Restless Leg unveil another sprightly powered pop single and announce album and tour.
The new single ‘Stay Gold’ from Restless Leg is as hyperactive as their name – a track that skips and hops with a sprightly bounce, a sonic game of rough and tumble that spills out of the speakers and shimmers and shakes. Horns grace the edges and a low-fi rumble is emitted with a Jonathan …
Album Review: Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets unleash their impossibly beautiful and glittering self-titled debut album.
Jo Meares is a prodigious talent and whatever he turns is mind to, it will be remarkable. His new project, Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets (let’s ignore the possessive comma issue), eschews his ambient and ethereal side for the full blooded rock’n’roll experience. OK, it’s still ethereal, but with a vibrating combustion engine to power the …
News: Fletcher Heading to Australia in July
Fletcher’s rescheduled tour is hitting Australian shores this July.
Album Review: Wilding scatters a joyous irreverent hue into the universe with his scintillating new album ‘Whatever I Am’
it’s been nearly four years since one of our favourite artists, Naarm/Melbourne’s Wilding, released ‘The Death Of Foley’s Mall’ through the legendary Half A Cow label (see my review here) and a later compilation album ‘Hello….My Name Is Wilding’ (reviewed here). Now, Wilding is back with an album of brand new material in ‘Whatever I Am’ and the …
Live Gallery: Chelsea Cutler Live At The Metro Theatre, Sydney 02.05.2024
Sydney’s Metro Theatre comes alive with the vibrant and heartfelt sounds of Chelsea Cutler
Track: Double Talk go ‘Swimming’: an incandescent and infectious groove in the fast lane.
The funky disco bop of Anglo/Australian band Double Talk‘s ‘Swimming’ is positively incandescent and guaranteed to get the most lethargic soul up, down and twisting around. According to the Gold Coast band, ‘Swimming’ was conceived in a caravan in northern NSW and recorded across Switzerland and the UK whilst the band supported Gang Of Youths …
Premiere: Blackbirds F.C. are back on the field and score a blinder with the evocative ‘Rings Around The Sun’.
Back in November 2022, Naarm/Melbourne band Blackbirds F.C. impressed with their album ‘Magiclands’ (see my review here, complete with the usual lame puns), and now we are proud to premiere their gorgeous new single ‘Rings Around The Sun’. Coasting on a delicious Hammond organ bed, the vocal duties are taken up by Gina Hearnden as …
Live Gallery: The Dandy Warhols at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney 01.05.2024
From Portland to Sydney – The Dandy Warhols bring their indie-rock swagger to the Enmore