NEW MUSIC: David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights – Smoke You Right Out Of Here

David Kilgour (The Clean, The Great Unwashed) returns with a brand new single with his long serving band The Heavy Eights. The meditative, acoustic, shuffle and strum of ‘Smoke You Right Out Of Here’ comes from their new album Bobbie’s a girl, his first in five years, which will be out September 20th via Merge Records. Preorder the album HERE David Kilgour on tour: Oct … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights – Smoke You Right Out Of Here

NEW MUSIC: Rhian Sheehan – Last Time We Spoke

New Zealand musician and ambient/electronic composer Rhian Sheehan has built a name for himself with nearly a dozen releases plus a wealth of soundtrack work and appearances on numerous compilations. Fans of Nils Frahm will appreciate the nuance and blending of organic and synthetic elements in this piece. The way it pushes and pulls with it’s drifting piano melodies and mechanically-inclined rhythmic pulse. ‘Last Time … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Rhian Sheehan – Last Time We Spoke

LIVE REVIEW: Beastwars @ Crowbar, Sydney

Beastwars with Witchskull, Potion Crowbar, Sydney July 11th, 2019 Crowbar is quickly establishing itself as the home of Sydney’s metal and hard rock scene and tonight it hosted New Zealand’s finest metal band, Beastwars. They’ve just chalked up their first number one album, in the wake of breaking up, singer Matthew Hyde’s diagnosis and treatment of cancer, a reformation and the recording the devastating new … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Beastwars @ Crowbar, Sydney

NEW MUSIC: The Laurels – Sound System

The Laurels are back with a new single/video, ‘Sound System’, their first with new member Kat Harley (Mezko) on bass and vocals. As usual they’re working that hazy and fascinating space between genres that they’ve always navigated so well. Indie rock with art-pop melodies filtered through shoegaze and psych. This time round the song has a distinctly futuristic sheen to it, in keeping with its … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Laurels – Sound System

NEW MUSIC: Shifting Sands – The Intensity

Brisbane band Shifting Sands recently released the video clip for their track ‘The Intensity’. It’s a haunting, heavy and steady marching song of solemn reflection on the slow decay of the emotional impact of love. It carries the same kind of bruised romanticism that artists such as Mark Lanegan and Leonard Cohen do so well. Shifting Sands are Geoff Corbett (SixFtHick) and Dylan McCormack (Gentle … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Shifting Sands – The Intensity

NEW MUSIC: Tanglers – Tallboy

Straight outta Vancouver, Tanglers cut a fine figure of slinky indie rock on this track ‘Tallboy’. It slithers and skulks along in the shadows like a mooching private investigator. Subtle melodies that sink into your memory cells and a great rhythm section make this a great first introduction to the band whose debut full-length album ‘Tangled in Time’ was released on May 4th, 2019.   Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Tanglers – Tallboy

NEW MUSIC: Blain Cunneen – Feelin’ Kinda Fragile

Here’s the debut single from Sydney singer-songwriter (and guitarist for Julia Jacklin), Blain Cunneen. ‘Feelin’ Kinda Fragile’ comes from his four track EP The Prizes We Demand which is due out later this year and finds him crafting a fine line in art-pop that reminds us of Beck, Sparklehorse and dEUS . The song’s melodic hooks are draped over some wonderful angular and interwoven instrumentation, where … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Blain Cunneen – Feelin’ Kinda Fragile

NEW MUSIC: Silvermannen – Gryning

Playfulness in electronic music can be a hard thing to capture, without sounding like pop music and lacking depth and nuance. Silvermannen (Sweden) have got the balance just right. ‘Gryning’ is light on it’s feet but still has a weight of gentle melancholy to it. It’s definitely more autumnal than summery in its vibe. There’s more than a whiff of nostalgia in the synth sounds … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Silvermannen – Gryning

NEW MUSIC: τεφλόν – επίσκεψη

New music this morning from the country of Greece, courtesy of gothic post-rock outfit τεφλόν (teflon) and their track ‘επίσκεψη’ (Episkepsi), the Greek word for visit. This track snakes along with just the right balance of gloomy melody and agile, detailed playing, building with orchestral urgency to a briskly curtailed climax. You can pick up the track as part of the Athens band’s two song EP … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: τεφλόν – επίσκεψη

NEW MUSIC: Los Tones – Manipulation

Sydney band Los Tones get deep into psychedelic Krautrock space groove territory that possesses a central riff that will burn a hole in your synapses. Super hooky stuff with equally compelling atmospherics. The single ‘Manipulation’ isn’t all guitar bedlam, there’s a balance of dynamics and groove going on. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Los Tones – Manipulation