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NSW GROUP JUNO POINT RELEASE HYPNOTIC NEW SINGLE ‘SKIMMING’

All the members of Juno Point have spent countless hours and years with other bands on the Australian indie music scene. Listeners may be familiar with names such as Ukiyo-e, The Cannanes, El Mopa and Tweezer – all bands to tread the boards of bars, clubs and venues across Australia at various times.  Now the quartet of Steve Foster, Nik Devenish, Matt Grant and Bon King have come together as Juno Point, exploring the sonic … Continue reading NSW GROUP JUNO POINT RELEASE HYPNOTIC NEW SINGLE ‘SKIMMING’

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FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF 2023

Another massive year of listening to new albums in this 15th year of Doubtful Sounds. As always, it’s been a pretty amazing 12 months for new albums. A deluge of sorts, from a myriad of genres and a noticeable proclivity for many artists to expand their sound and explore other genres, often within a song. Read on to check out our favourite indie, alt-country, psych, … Continue reading FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF 2023

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NEW MUSIC: Faye Webster – Lifetime

For fans of Talk Talk, Aldous Harding, Tortoise, Sam Gendel Faye Webster embraces a slow mellifluous drift on her new single ‘Lifetime‘. The dreamy sway of the song is beautifully augmented by relaxed post-rock drums, a jazz and cosmic country looseness and a wandering poignancy as she sings the repeating refrain “In a lifetime…” The companion music video was directed by Kyle Ng of Brain Dead. In February … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Faye Webster – Lifetime

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NEW SPARKLEHORSE ALBUM COMING IN SEPTEMBER!

Anti- have announced they’ll be releasing a new posthumous Sparklehorse album called Bird Machine on September 9th. The record was being worked on by Mark Linkous when he committed suicide in 2010 and has been completed by his brother Matt and sister-in-law Melissa. As Mark began work on what he planned to be the fifth Sparklehorse album in 2009, he and Matt would talk through … Continue reading NEW SPARKLEHORSE ALBUM COMING IN SEPTEMBER!

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Sean McMahon – Good Morning Tomorrow

Sean McMahon recently released his new album Victoria, a majestic yet understated collection of intimate and poetic songs. At various times across its nine songs you’ll be reminded of the poetic sway and strum of Jeff Tweedy and Wilco, the dreamy and surreal jangly rock of David Kilgour (The Clean) and The Byrds, the loose ramble of The Grateful Dead and the melancholic croon of … Continue reading VIDEO PREMIERE: Sean McMahon – Good Morning Tomorrow

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SONIC KICKS: Sam Shinazzi

Sam Shinazzi has been a stalwart of the Sydney indie scene for years – decades even! His slowburn career has been marked by consistency and a strength of low-key yet mature and heartfelt songwriting. His latest and his sixth album, Days I Won’t Forget (Stanley Records) is his best yet. He’s found a really wonderful balance between that lazy acoustic strum that forms the backbone of his songs … Continue reading SONIC KICKS: Sam Shinazzi

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Lemonheads – Lovey (30th Anniversary Edition)

THE LEMONHEADS LOVEY (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) FIRE RECORDS In 1990, Lovey was a huge step forward for Evan Dando and his Boston band The Lemonheads. It was their major label debut on Atlantic Records after releasing their first three albums in the previous three years. Those records were a collision of noisy melodic punk rock. Part Black Flag, part The Replacements. Co-founder Ben Daily had … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: The Lemonheads – Lovey (30th Anniversary Edition)

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FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF 2020

Despite the weirdness and social and political fracturing of 2020, there were still plenty of great albums that saw the light of day – and that light was a salvation for many. You can check out our Post To Wire (alt-country, cosmic Americana & dark folk) Favourite Albums of 2020 HERE and Favourite AU & NZ Albums of 2020 HERE. Here are our 40 favourite … Continue reading FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF 2020

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NEW MUSIC: Dave Cherub – Chalk and Glitter

There’s some clever stuff going on with this glorious new single from Dave Cherub. Sweet soul music meets 60s psych pop, country-folk and the kind of skewed indie guitar rock that bands like Built To Spill and Flaming Lips mastered. ‘Chalk and Glitter’ comes from Dave Cherub, the self-titled debut album from the Vancouver country-folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of the same name. Thirteen songs, written … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Dave Cherub – Chalk and Glitter

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NEW MUSIC: S.G. Goodman – Old Time Feeling

There’s a great upbeat feel to ‘Old Time Feeling‘, a song that skips along with loose shakedown rhythmic feel. S.G. Goodman at times remind us of a more rural Hurray For The Riff Raff in the way she blends indie rock and Americana and mixes hooky melodies and open-highway, rustic grooves. The song, with its biblical images and Southern feel, is the title track from … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: S.G. Goodman – Old Time Feeling

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NEW MUSIC: CJ Stranger – Strange One

“A stream-of-consciousness ramble of a day living in the inner-west” Hooks and riffs abound with laidback verve and hypnotic charm on this new single from Blue Mountains, NSW resident CJ Stranger. That’s the nom de plume of songwriter and guitarist Cameron James Henderson and on this track he hits a sweet spot between The War On Drugs and Kurt Vile with a cool blend of … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: CJ Stranger – Strange One

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NEW MUSIC: J.R. – PAL

J.R. is the moniker of Ontario songwriter Julianna Riolino and her group that includes musicians who have worked with Daniel Romano. ‘PAL’ is a light and bouncy slice of indie country rock that wins due to her great melodies that she builds into the song’s two and half minutes. It reminded me a bit of Margaret Glaspy. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: J.R. – PAL

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