the marrickville sound
Track: Mako Bron may have ‘Left This Town’ but the trademark soaring melodies and dreamy pop remain, ahead of debut album ‘Halfway Home’.
We have been long terms fans of whom we consider to be the criminally underrated Mako Bron (the working title for Sydney’s Chris Brookman) and he has upped the ante with the new single ‘Left This Town’. The song was written after Brookman visited his home town – saying: …it’s a song about growing up, …
Premiere: Victoria unveil brilliant new track ‘Rushing Bull’ ahead of debut album and live outings
We are inordinately proud to be able to premiere the brilliant new single ‘Rushing Bull’, with video, from Sydney supergroup Victoria. The single is out tomorrow through legendary producer Wayne Connolly’s label Scenic Drive Records. ‘Rushing Bull’ is a rambunctious angular slice of indie pop, leavened by a melancholy delivery as the guitars hop, skip and jump …
Live Review and Gallery: The Lovetones, Lewis Goldmark and The Wednesday Night, Marrickville Bowling Club, 14/10/23
Marrickville Bowling Club was a hive of activity out on the industrial fringes of Marrickville and a funny old place it is. Areas taped off for safety reasons, the ubiquitous sticky carpets, an evil pokies den tucked away in a corner, an economy sized mirror ball and a ceiling of brown square ceramics that looked …
News: Love As Fiction Records announce release on vinyl of classic Big Heavy Stuff album ‘Size of the Ocean’.
When vinyl sales reached their nadir in the nineties, many classic albums from that era were only released on CD. Since the resurgence of interest in vinyl, boutique labels like Perth’s Love As Fiction Records have spent valuable time and resources reissuing less mainstream albums from that era in vinyl. It’s a labour of love …
Track: The Nagging Doubts release new single ‘Angourie’ ahead of debut album through Scenic Drive Records.
It’s great to to see The Nagging Doubts back in action with their news single ‘Angourie’, released ahead of their debut album ‘Panic Growth’ out later this year through the marvelous Scenic Drive Records. ‘Angourie’ is a post punk prowler – angular, brittle guitars jangle as the rhythms kick in with mysterious sounds in the …
Premiere: Simon Robert Gibson thinks ‘You Look Good In A T-Shirt’ and writes another sparkling song in the process.
Simon Robert Gibson has an unique Australiana style that glitters with authenticity and humour, and we are proud to premiere his new single ‘You Look Good In A T-Shirt’. As a poetic troubadour, Gibson excels in delivering sweet vignettes of everyday life in a street poet style filled with melody and a sort of naive …
Track: Sydney supergroup The Gin Palace unveil the thunderous and powerful new track ‘Unsettled’, co-written with Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie.
The Gin Palace is comprised of Peter Fenton of Crow, Paul McDonald (Glide, Charlie Horse), Mark Tobin (Scarlet Caligula, The Finalists), Marc Lynch (Glide, JOEYS COOP) and Brad Christmas and Gareth Richards of Copperline. It’s a fairly new collaboration that promises much and delivers far more than its constituent parts. We have already poured over their first two singles and imbibed with …
Premiere: Mark Moldre has a ‘New Suit’ and it’s a moving tribute to love, loss and the indelible power of memory.
Troubadour extraordinaire Mark Moldre is on the cusp of releasing his highly successful crowd-funded album ‘Nambucca Fables’, and we are honoured to be able to bring you an exclusive listen to one of the tracks off the album, ‘New Suit’, accompanied by a gorgeously rich video. Moldre’s voice is yearning and melodic above an intricate …
Premiere: The Golden Rail asks you to ‘Hold On Tight’ with an exclusive look at their new video and news of live dates.
We are honoured to bring you an exclusive look at the new video from The Golden Rail for their track ‘Hold On Tight’. The Golden Rail have deep within their genetic code a golden thread stretching back to bands in the eighties that have a particular Western Australian glint about them – think of the recent …
See: The brilliant The Gin Palace release a mesmerising live performance video for their magnificent debut track ‘Burn Your Heart Out’.
After last year’s thrilling debut single ‘Burn Your Heart Out’, supergroup The Gin Palace have kicked off 2023 with a suitable enigmatic and studied video for what was one of my favourite tracks from the year. The power and the passion ingrained in the song is on full display in the video – Peter Fenton’s …