Sydney
Track: Sydney electro-pop duo Micra release luscious double singles ‘Undercover Lover’ and ‘I Should’ve Listened’
Ivana Kafedjiyska and Robbie Cain together are the Sydney-based duo Micra and they have just released a luscious pair of tracks that are awash with dream pop motifs and a languid air. Centred around Kafedjiyska’s ethereal vocals and a soft and billowing synth bed, ‘Undercover Lover’ has a classic pop melody and a wistful pace. …
See: Sydney’s The Electorate release dreamy, enigmatic video for ‘Lost At Sea’, off last year’s brilliant debut album
The Electorate‘s brilliant debut album ‘You Don’t Have Time To Stay Lost’ was for me one of the highlights of 2020 (see my review here), and they’ve just released a video for the dynamic penultimate track ‘Lost At Sea’: a driving, thunderous piece of music that ebbs and flows like a spring tide. Indeed the …
EP Review: Sammy Honeysett debuts ‘Queen of Wands’
Sydney-based singer-songwriter Sammy Honeysett today releases her debut EP Queen of Wands, revealing more of the rising talent’s wistfully melodic indie-rock. Produced by Jack Nigro (Julia Jacklin, Middle Kids, DMA’s), the five-track offering is a reflection of Sammy’s versatility as a sensitive yet determined artist. Revealing how the EP got its title, Sammy says she …
Track: Down for Tomorrow release the driving punk anthem ‘Good Person’: a welcome blast of positivity
Sydney-based band Down for Tomorrow have just released an anthemic and thundering single ‘Good Person’ that shouts a positive message in an effervescent quite/loud blast. It is a song of many parts – reflective verses that are smashed aside by a vaulting chorus and razor-sharp guitars. The track takes a massive turn half way through …
Album Review: In ‘Today We’re The Greatest’, Sydney’s Middle Kids explore angst and redemption draped in a sparkling, glittering cloak.
There is a beautiful tension the work of Sydney trio Middle Kids. Songs that detail childhood trauma, wayward ways and personal angst are delivered in the most shining and sparkling coat of many colours. Even at their darkest, though, the lyrics can exhibit a wry sense of humour; a sense of resignation and acceptance and …
Track: Restless Leg releases a glorious indie pop anthem ‘The Wheel It Turns’ filled with sparkle and verve
Sydney indie outfit Restless Leg has just released a sparkling and effervescent new track, ‘The Wheel It Turns’, which draws in an indelible pop heritage from legendary antipodean bands such as The Go-Betweens and The Bats as well as the UK C86 movement. With such an heritage, the song still forges a vibrant new path …
See: Sydney dream pop outfit Grids & Dots unveil delightful double video and announce EP news
Sydney’s Dots & Grids have just released a double whammy of videos for the most delightful pair of tracks off their forthcoming EP ‘What Happens To Friendships’ due out on 26 March 2021. With legend Wayne Connolly (Died Pretty, Underground Lovers, The Vines, Youth Group, The Paper Kites) behind the production desk, you know there’s …
See: Cat and Calmell release evocative video for stripped back version of Dramatic and announce live debut.
With a debut late last year with single ‘Dumbshit’ followed up by ‘Dramatic’, Sydney-based duo Cat and Calmell have been establishing quite a bit of interest in Australia and beyond. On the announcement of their live debut in Sydney, the duo have released a video for the track ‘Dramatic’ – a stunning, shadowy feature that …
See: Marveline releases surreal and psychedelic video for power pop track Our Parade
Marveline, the moniker of Sydney musical maestro Pete Marley, released a wondrous power pop track ‘Our Parade’ earlier this year, and he has just put out a surreal and psychedelic video for the song that is as wistful and brilliant. Completely self-made, it depicts a whimsical and absurd world that has a very slight undercurrent …
EP: Sydney’s Silky Roads lets slip a smooth and ultra cool EP ‘Granada’
What’s on the label is certainly in the box – Sydney-based band Silky Roads has just released an EP entitled ‘Granada’ and it is one silky smooth piece of cool. The EP is louche and stylish – it’s all Fedoras, pencil moustaches, white linen suits and a whole bagful of attitude and some very slinky …