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Track: Immerse yourself in the über cool world of Dvrkworld’s ‘Sinking Ship’: a shimmering tour de force.
Dvrkworld have caught our attention for their muscular, visceral and atmospheric shoegaze/dream pop, born and bred in the farthest edge of the world in lutruwita/Tasmania. New single ‘Sinking Ship’ voyages on the cold Antarctic waters, antithetically buoyant and febrile with a fuzzy bass that eviscerates with malevolent intent before pounding drums and jangling guitars enter …
Album Review: A. Swayze & The Ghosts plead ‘Let’s Live A Life Better Than This’ in a brilliant sophomore album that cements their place in the pantheon of antipodean greats.
A. Swayze and the Ghosts are undeniably one of Tasmanian’s finest exports (along with a horror-tinged brand of southern gothicism, unfiltered Gin and the Dark Mofo Festival) and create an immensely satisfying new wave punk affront that is both dynamic and visceral. Their debut album ‘Paid Salvation’, released back in 2020, was itself a long time …
News: lutruwita/Tasmania’s Party in the Paddock Festival announces stunning line up for 2025 including Empire of the Sun, Aurora, A .Swayze and the Ghosts and Amyl and the Sniffers
From humble origins of a few-hundred-people-party, local bands and a hay bale stage, to evolving into Tasmania’s largest multi-day camping festival – Party In The Paddock (PITP) has just revealed its line-up for 2025. Taking place at Quercus Park on tilapangka/Liffey River, in lutruwita/Tasmania, on Palawa/Tasmanian Aboriginal country, the festival will run from 6-9 February …
Live Review + Photo Galleries: Jebediah brings their OIKS tour to Hobart along with special guests, Magic Dirt and Merpire.
Jebediah’s Oiks! tour rolled on into Hobart following on from two previous Tasmanian shows at Forth and Launceston. With Australian rock royalty, Magic Dirt and Melbourne singer-songwriter, Merpire in tow, the evening promised to be a beauty……and a beauty it was!! Merpire kicked off proceedings with her songs of vulnerability and inner truths, entertaining a …
Track: lutruwita/Tasmania’s エミエミ (emi emi) releases a golden ray of sunshine with new single ‘tabero’
Rough winds may shake the darling buds of September and biblical floods may invade the hinterlands, but the dulcet sounds of Japaneser/Australian artist エミエミ (emi emi) emanate a golden ray of unfiltered sunshine across the southern isle of Tasmanian. Her new single ‘Tabero’ is another example of her unique electronic sounds and day-glo delivery that …
Track: The inimitable A. Swayze & The Ghosts unveil another tempting morsel in ‘Tell You All The Time from their forthcoming album ‘Let’s Live A Life Better Than This’ and announce live dates.
As the dying corpse of winter makes one last desperate grasp at our ankles down at the wintery, cold and blustery antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, a heart warming ray of sunshine is blasted our way by the radiant A. Swayze & The Ghosts with their new single ‘Tell You All The Time’. It is …
Premiere: lutruwita/Tasmanian band Dvrkworld unleash the powerfully intense shoegaze blitz of ‘Bonnie’ ahead of EP release.
I was hugely impressed when I saw Launceston band Dvrkworld earlier this year playing on the lawns of the iconic Museum of New and Old Art (MONA) in Hobart, and it is therefore a mighty honour indeed to be able to premiere their new single ‘Bonnie’, and bring you an exclusive look at the accompanying …
Premiere: Tasmania’s Bully Hay unveils immersive video for the thrilling anthem ‘Wash Off The World’ ahead of debut album release.
We are honoured to premiere the anthemic single and immersive video for ‘Wash Off The World’ from indie Tasmanian rocker Bully Hay. The single itself is augmented by The Tea Party’s Jeff Martin on production, and the result is an anthemic gem that shines with passion and authenticity. Bully Hay is the nom de plume …
Track: lutruwita/Tasmania band TEENS declare ‘I Am An Art Prize’ in a delicious blaze of fuzz and attitude ahead of launch gigs and album.
TEENS have been prowling the dark and wild recesses of the southern state of lutriwita/Tasmania for nearly a decade and have emerged into the sunlight with their swaggering single ‘I Am An Art Prize’: a cacophony of attitude and fuzz that is absolutely enchanting. The form is angular, the delivery passionate and the overall effect …
Album Review: lutruwita’s Christopher Coleman returns solo with ‘Soft Knee Recordings’, a shimmering and deeply personal paean to life.
It seems like a lifetime ago that Christopher Coleman and The Great Escape released the magnificent ‘The Great Tasmanian Escape’ in February 2022 (reviewed here), which rose to the top of the pile in my favourite antipodean albums of 2022. In the intervening time, Christopher Coleman retreated to a shed in nipaluna/Hobart and wrote and …