Power pop
Track: hairpin get a ‘Curtain Call’ on new single; debut EP out next month
Featuring current and previous members of such UK scene luminaries as Lost in the Riots, Nervus, Weatherstate and Lakes, south coast UK band hairpin may be a relatively new name but they’ve got a hell of a pedigree behind them. Cleaving closer to vibrant post-hardcore than you’d expect from their previous activity, the quartet sprang …
EP Review: Power popsters Hexham Heads release dynamic bursts of sunshine in self-titled EP, ahead of launch gigs.
There’s nothing more essential as an antidote to the current dark climes as a burst of radiant power pop from Naarm/Melbourne outfit Hexham Heads. Their self-titled EP, released on the inimitable Cheersquad Records & Tapes, is out now and it is as bright and fizzy as a soda bottle that’s been shaken around, opened up and …
Track: ‘Say It Again’ – Hexham Heads bring a strong dose of jingly jangly power pop in their debut single.
For a delicious blast of jingly jangly power pop, replete with some heavenly harmonies and a scaling melody, you can’t go past the debut single from Naarm/Melbourne band Hexham Heads. Certainly part of what I call the Marrickville Sound – veteran band members with a storied history in other bands, Hexham Heads consist of Van …
Live Review & Gallery: Band of Horses Ride High at the Enmore Theatre 15.01.2025
Band of Horses Bring Their Timeless Sound to the Enmore
Album Review: The Nature Strip is in pristine condition with their new album ‘Domesticated Beast’: a cornucopia of delights.
With the welcome regularity and relief of a southerly buster after a stinking hot Sydney day, the esteemed The Nature Strip are back with another album packed full of pop goodness, delivered with their usual wry sense of humour and an uplifting lilt that’s as infectious as the crowd in a mosh pit these days. …
News: Northern Ireland’s ASH Ready to Ignite Australia with The Singles Tour
Northern Ireland’s ASH Ready to Ignite Australia with The Singles Tour
Track: Marveline is back with a little whimsy slice of tasty pop in ‘Butternose’.
It’s been a couple of years since we heard from Pete Marley (The Nature Strip) and his project Marveline but 2024 sets off with a pop as he releases his whimsical new single ‘Butternose’. Powered pop as always drives Marley’s songwriting and ‘Butternose’ fulfills this mission with a delightful lilting romp and a spark of …
Track: It’s ‘Prime Time’ for The Nature Strip – another blast of powerful effervescent pop.
Our favourite Sydney power popsters, The Nature Strip, are back with another effervescent slice of hyperventilating bop with their new single ‘Prime Time’. In their own inimitable fashion, this is an unique observation on the life of a cicada and the nature of hibernation as an analogy for life after COVID. As Pete Marley, purveyor …
Premiere: The Summertimes unveil their paean to Sydney in the glittering single ‘My Beautiful Girl Harbour’.
We are very honoured to bring you an exclusive look at the video for the third single from The Summertimes‘ radiant self-titled album (recently reviewed by me here). ‘My Beautiful Girl Harbour’ is a soaring, shimmering track – surfing like a dolphin on the wake from a Sydney Harbour ferry, coasting on a bed of …
Premiere: Kate Clover readies new album with sparky power-pop of ‘No More Romance’
If you’re the type who hates it when artists release teaser singles with no concrete mention of an album, we urge you to put that aside for three minutes and investigate this new one from California’s Kate Clover while awaiting the announcement of her forthcoming second LP. It’s a hard-charging power-pop banger with a seriously …