Category: Video

Indie Rock, New Music, Video

NEW MUSIC: Street Chant – Pedestrian Support League

They’ve been quiet for a while now but finally Auckland trio Street Chant are back with a new song and video ahead of the release of their second LP. ‘Pedestrian Support League’ is an epic 5 minute track that ebbs and flows across wistful guitar, some great melodic basslines and some incisive observational lyrics from Emily Littler. Pedestrian Support League is a song loosely about Auckland … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Street Chant – Pedestrian Support League

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Indie Rock, New Music, Video

NEW MUSIC: Deerhunter – Snakeskin

Bradford Cox and Deerhunter return with a brand new track – ‘Snakeskin’ – ahead of their new LP Fading Frontier which will be released on October 16th via 4AD/Remote Control. I’m loving the upbeat groove of this first single, fun and dark at the same time. Fading Frontier 1. All The Same 2. Living My Life 3. Breaker 4. Duplex Planet 5. Take Care 6. Leather … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Deerhunter – Snakeskin

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Album Covers, New Music, Post-Punk, Video

NEW MUSIC: Gold Class – Life As A Gun

Melbourne band Gold Class have a debut album called It’s You coming out via Spunk in AU/NZ and Felte in US/EU on September 4th. They’ve just released the clip for the first single ‘Life As A Gun’, a dark tension-laden track that channels Protomartyr, Interpol, Joy Division and the Sturm und Drang approach of numerous other post-punk progenitors. TRACK LISTING 01. Furlong 02. Life As A Gun 03. … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Gold Class – Life As A Gun

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Indie Pop, New Music, Video

VIDEO: Ducktails – Surreal Exposure

Matthew Mondanile (Real Estate) solo career as Ducktails gets better and better with each new release. From hypnagogic woozy lo-fi beginnings to the excellent refined indie pop of The Flower Lane Mondanile seems to be on a quest to refine his sound to sparkling effervescent melancholic pop songs. On the evidence here, from his upcoming St Catherine LP (July 28th), he’s getting closer and closer. Here … Continue reading VIDEO: Ducktails – Surreal Exposure

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Metal/Hard Rock, New Music, New Release, Video

NEW MUSIC: Refused – Dawkins Christ

Refused are back with a new album, their first since The Shape Of Punk To Come back in 1998. There they harnessed the punk of Fugazi, the metal of Slayer and the incendiary funk of Rage Against The Machine. Thankfully they’ve retained the clinical brutality in their music without watering it down for the masses in the year 2015. Here’s a perfect example of that in … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Refused – Dawkins Christ

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Indie Rock, New Music, New Release, Video

NEW MUSIC: Ern Malley – White Nectarines

Ern Malley are a new band based in Melbourne, Australia who’ve just released their new single ‘White Nectarines’. It’s a sweet slice of indie guitar pop that reminds me of New Zealand band The Phoenix Foundation. It has that great mix of jangle, melancholy and swing. I hope to hear more from these guys soon. Dig it. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Ern Malley – White Nectarines

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Album Covers, Album Reviews, Indie Rock, New Release, Video

ALBUM REVIEW: Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit

2014 was the year that Courtney Barnett, the unassuming Melbourne resident, went overground in a big way. With multiple international jaunts, appearances on radio and TV shows such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and many of the top international music festivals. All of that was on the back of two killer singles (‘Avant Gardener’, ‘History Eraser’) and the subsequent The Double EP: A … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit

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Interviews, Sonic Kicks, Video

SONIC KICKS: Lisa Caruso

Lisa Caruso has been playing plenty of gigs lately, on the back of her great 2014 EP Take A Walk. With her distinctive phrasing and soulful voice she blends folk, country, soul and sophisticated pop music into her own distinct style. Caruso has released a new clip for the single ‘My Romantic’ and kindly took the time to answer our Sonic Kicks Q&A about some … Continue reading SONIC KICKS: Lisa Caruso

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News, Tour Posters, Tour/Live, Video

NEWS: Peter Bibby announces Australian tour

Fresh from a successful visit to SXSW Peter Bibby has announced a run of national dates through May. He’s also recently released the clip for ‘Goodbye Johnny’, one of the many highlights of last year’s Butcher/Hairstylist/Beautician LP which is now available in a limited run of vinyl at shows and via Spinning Top. PETER BIBBY NATIONAL TOUR Thurs 14th May // Newtown Social Club – Sydney With The … Continue reading NEWS: Peter Bibby announces Australian tour

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