Perth
News: Perth’s sparkling Rinehearts jangle their way into our hearts with ‘Could You Would You’ as new album and tour is announced.
The shimmering, jangling guitars and harmonies of Perth band Rinehearts seemingly captures the brilliant bright Western Australian sunshine in their sound, and temper it with just a shake of yearning and melancholia. Their new single ‘Could You Would You’ is a prime example – a twelve-string onslaught of powered pop that soars on layered harmonies …
Track: Joan & The Giants release the towering and beautiful single ‘Sleep Alone’ as they head off on tour.
Not that long after mesmerising us with their single ‘Cool Kid‘, Joan & The Giants are back with the monstrously beautiful and stately single ‘Sleep Alone’. This single not only showcases singer Grace Newton-Wordsworth’s breathtakingly immaculate vocals but confirm the band’s ability to craft perfect portions of knee trembling pop. The track is restrained and …
See: Joan & The Giants unveil poignant and empowering video for the effervescent ‘Cool Kid’.
Following the release of their single ‘Cool Kid’, Joan & The Giants have released a moving video to accompany the track, visualising the trials and tribulations of a young kid struggling with sexuality and identity but ultimately finding love and support. There shouldn’t be a dry eye in the house after watching this beautiful piece …
Track: Never the ‘Cool Kid’ – Boorloo/Perth’s Joan & The Giants release the effervescent indie pop single ahead of Australian tour
With a deep melancholic vein running through the expressive, effervescent bounce of ‘Cool Kid’, Joan & The Giants have crafted a pop delight that marries melody and vitality with a sense of yearning. The lyrics are clever and wry – covering the anxieties and frustrations of coming out – if I were a boy would …
Premiere: Perth’s Skyuka exclusively unveils the video for her new single ‘Michael Cera’ – a zesty, goofy paean to obsession.
We are very pleased to bring to you the new video for the track ‘Michael Cera’ from Perth-based artist Skyuka (the nom de plume for Vanessa Raspa) – a hilarious encapsulation of Skyuka’s obsession with an object of desire who smiles like the iconic Canadian actor. The song is bubblegum pop delicious with its high-stepping …
Album Review: Damien Binder collects all his shimmering gems into one brilliant showcase with new album ‘Bright Side’. Launch date announced.
New Zealander and Perth resident Damien Binder has been drip feeding us a series of luminescent singles over the past two years, culminating in his epic new album ‘Bright Side’. Like a museum of sonic treasures, ‘Bright Side’ collates Binder’s enticing releases under one roof, unearthing a few more delights and in the process delivering …
Premiere: ‘Up And Down’ – We get a first look at the new video for the new single from Benny J. Ward (Rinehearts)
Following up on his recent solo single ‘Tell Me Tell Me’ (reviewed by us here), Rineheart‘s Benny J. Ward is back with another serving of very fine fizzling power pop with a buzz saw fuzz and a sprightly swaggering spring to its step. ‘Up and Down’ was recorded, mixed and mastered by Benny J Ward, …
Track: Benny J. Ward demands you ‘Tell Me Tell Me’ in a vibrant ball of fuzz that clatters and jangles with a louche aplomb.
Perth’s Benny J. Ward is a busy chap – if he’s not fronting the psych jangle pop maestros Rinehearts and punk outfit LEECHES!, he has half a dozen other projects on the boil. Lucky for us, he is also dropping a bundle of solo work on us and ‘Tell Me Tell Me’ is first off …
Track: Damien Binder is looking on the ‘Bright Side’ – another wide expansive sonic journey and title track to his forthcoming album.
Perth resident and New Zealand native Damien Binder has shone a bright light into the darkest of corners of our world with his brand of shimmering indie pop that reflects with clarity an uniquely antipodean universe. He is back this year with the appropriately titled single ‘Bright Side’ – a shimmering and elegant track that …
Track: Perth-based Klaude unveils ‘LMK’ – a dark, sinister slice of grooving synth pop.
‘LMK’ is the enigmatic single from Perth-based duo Klaude and it is a dark, foreboding track that nonetheless sparkles with an understated pop sensibility. The deep fuzzy synth bass creates the ominous undercurrent that billows like gathering storm clouds while the vocals are distant with an arctic chill, and yet there is a vibrancy and …