Melbournians The Grand Rapids have a new 7″ single out in the wake of their excellent 2013 LP Great Shakes. Here’s the suitably psychedelic clip for ‘Copper Girl’. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Grand Rapids – Copper Girl
Now nine albums deep into his solo career, David Kilgour still keeps one foot in The Clean yet that trio is sporadic and seemingly unpredictable in terms of output and activity to the extent that his body of work with band The Heavy Eights is his primary focus and creative outlet. End Times Undone beautifully captures the same mystical lazy strum and innate homespun catchiness … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights – End Times Undone
Ray Ban have always personified classic no-frills style with their sunglasses and now, ahead of the launch of a new range of glasses, they’ve announced a competition called The Order of Never Hide in which 5 celebrated members of The Order will win the noble prize of one fancy trip for 2 to an exclusive The Order of Never Hide event in Sydney on December 4, 2014. The theme of … Continue reading NEWS: Ray Ban launch exciting new interactive competition
Sydney duo Jep and Dep have had quite the year beginning with an opening slot before Johnny Marr before going on to play shows with Matt Walker, Mia Dyson, Hatz Fitz and Cara, Kristen Hersh, Raised by Eagles, Tracey McNeil Band and Lindi Ortega as well as their own headline gigs across nearly every reputable venue in Sydney and other parts of the country. Over at our … Continue reading NEWS: Jep and Dep announce debut album, tour and new single
Die! Die! Die! formed their sonic aesthetic early in their career, those waves of coruscating guitars, tumbling melodic bass-lines, pummelling drums and Andrew Wilson’s passionate punk yelp. S W I M (someone who isn’t me) hits all the same marks while also sounding wider and more worldly, no doubt informed by relentless touring. The fuzz and repetition of ‘Angel’, the hyper speed MBV sound of … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Die! Die! Die! | S W I M
It’s been three years since Jack Ladder released his acclaimed Hurtsville album. Now the followup Playmates has been announced with a release date of Nov 6th. Here’s the first single ‘Come On Back This Way’ featuring guest vocals from Sharon Van Etten and pedal steel from Jason Walker. That deep austere voice is still the central feature of Ladder’s music with more of an electronic pulse and … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders | Come On Back This Way
An early release in 2014, The War on Drugs’ Lost in the Dream just keeps on sounding better and better. Now Adam Granduciel has released a new clip for one of the album highlights ‘Under The Pressure’. Continue reading VIDEO: The War on Drugs | Under The Pressure
Lanie Lane today unveiled the clip for ‘Celeste’, first single from her new album Night Shade which comes out late October. The single finds her detouring from her Americana sound and incorporating stronger indie pop elements with a strong chorus. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Lanie Lane | Celeste
Fink, aka Fin Greenall, has been weaving his voice across electronic, folk, dub and soulful indie soundscapes as a solo artist for eight years now and on his fifth studio album he pretty much sticks to the same template which means varied and occasionally good results. He’s at his best when he ventures into darker territory like the depth charge minimalist dub of ‘White Flag’ and … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Fink | Hard Believer
Johnny Marr didn’t muck about getting back into the recording studio after touring his debut solo LP around the world. in fact many of the new album’s songs were written on the road. Playland is out October 6th. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Johnny Marr | Easy Money
New Zealand has a knack for churning out skewed indie guitar-pop music. From the heyday of the Flying Nun roster through to modern day exponents like Popstrangers there is a unifying seam of bristling, effervescent melodies colliding at interesting angles with chaotic guitars and rhythms and Beach Pigs are another gem from the same goldmine. The opener ‘Daydreamer’ sets the bar high and yet it … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Beach Pigs | Grom Warfare
Mastodon stand tall as one of the few bands that transcend the metal genre and appeal to a wide range of music fans from the indie world to classic metal-heads and those with a penchant for the more progressive and experimental end of the heavy music spectrum. On their sixth album in a dozen years they bring together all the disparate elements of their musical … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Mastodon | Once More ‘Round The Sun
Doubtful Sounds 