NEW MUSIC: Interpol – If You Really Love Nothing
So far this is our favourite track from the new Interpol album. The record shows flashes of their early brilliance and though it doesn’t hold up across all tracks it’s well worth spending some time with these songs. ‘If You Really Nothing’ is Banks doing falsetto over trademark Interpol slashing guitars and tumbling drums. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Interpol – If You Really Love Nothing
INTERVIEW: The Goon Sax
TALKING WE’RE NOT TALKING Brisbane trio The Goon Sax return with their second album and as Louis Forster and Riley Jones explain to Chris Familton, the desire to document their thoughts and experiences through an open musical relationship remains the driving ethos of the band. They were still teenagers negotiating the twin worlds of school life and being in a band when they released their … Continue reading INTERVIEW: The Goon Sax
ALBUM REVIEW: Mudhoney – Digital Garbage
It’s hard to believe but Mudhoney are now in their 30th year of active service and on Digital Garbage, their 10th album, they show they’re still the kings of fuzzed-out punk and garage rock. Their disdain for everything fucked up about the world is still vital and biting and they don’t hold back one iota. No topic is out of bounds as they rail against … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Mudhoney – Digital Garbage
ALBUM REVIEW: Cash Savage & The Last Drinks – Good Citizens
On her fourth album, Cash Savage does two things. She takes an unflinching look at Australian society and gives an intimate and evocative insight into love and desire. She does it all with her characteristic swagger and assertive tone, superbly backed by her cohorts, The Last Drinks. Better Than That is a devastating opener, honing in on the events of last year and the impact … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Cash Savage & The Last Drinks – Good Citizens
LIVE REVIEW: Power Trip @ Bald Faced Stag, Sydney
Power Trip, Flaming Wrekage, Shackles Bald Faced Stag, Leichhardt NSW, Australia September 22nd, 2018 As legends of the thrash scene such as Slayer, play farewell tours, attention starts to shift to who will lead the next wave of metal. On the back of their acclaimed Nightmare Logic album, Power Trip are widely considered the reigning princes of a new breed of thrash. Accordingly it was … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Power Trip @ Bald Faced Stag, Sydney
NEW MUSIC: Mantell – Lulu
Mantell are an Australian quartet hailing from the suburbs of Melbourne and ‘Lulu’ is a track lifted from their EP thirty two which comes out tomorrow (October 5th). From the sound of this song they’ve got a firm handle on big emotive indie rock. The key aspect of this track that appeals to us is the restraint they show in not taking the song over … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Mantell – Lulu
NEW MUSIC: Asbest – They Kill
Here’s some coruscating post-punk with angular sheets of guitar, drums that push and pull under the anguished howl of singer Robyn Trachsel from the band Asbest. They’re a trio out of Switzerland, probably the first Swiss band we’ve featured here at DS. Their sound caught our ear as it reminded us of the kind of existential heavy yet intelligent punk rock of Die! Die! Die!, … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Asbest – They Kill
LIVE REVIEW: Jen Cloher, Tiny Ruins @ Red Rattler, Sydney
Jen Cloher, Tiny Ruins Red Rattler Theatre, Marrickville, NSW Australia 20th September, 2018 A sold out Sydney show is a great way to kick off a solo tour for Jen Cloher and as she revealed during her set, this was her first ever solo headline gig. A surprising event given the career Cloher’s established over the last dozen years. Hollie Fullbrook is better known as … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Jen Cloher, Tiny Ruins @ Red Rattler, Sydney
NEW MUSIC: Midwife – Angel
Here’s a nice track from the duo Midwife (Madeline Johnston (of Sister Grotto) and guitarist Tucker Theodore.) It’s a lovely unfurling drone-pop track that has shades of Cocteau Twins and the ambient, dreamier moments of Mogwai. The song creeps along at a funereal pace, shrouded in gauzy haze of distortion before the fog clears to reveal fragments of effected and intertwined guitars, like fading sonic … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Midwife – Angel
LIVE REVIEW: Gaz Coombes @ Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Gaz Coombes, Mitch King @ Oxford Art Factory, 13th Sept 2018 Solo tours from artists known almost exclusively for their work with bands are often approached with caution. Will they be able to replicate the spirit of their recordings and maintain the integrity of their songs with just their voice and a few instruments on stage? Some artists take the fully acoustic approach – “These are the stripped … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Gaz Coombes @ Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
NEW MUSIC: Coyle Girelli – Love Kills
Here’s a taste of the new album from Coyle Girelli, released today and available to check out on streaming services. The title-track ‘Love Kills’ has that great shadowy noir feel. A cinematic atmospheric late-night vibe that draws on Roy Orbison grandeur, Manic Street Preachers melodrama and a modern Americana take on Elvis serenading David Lynch. It’s a great lead-in to what sounds like an equally … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Coyle Girelli – Love Kills
NEW MUSIC: Evelyn Drach – False Premise
This one is for fans of artists such as Aldous Harding, Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief, Jep and Dep and Molly Burch. Dark folk-based songs that fold in elements of electronic music, with a sense of drama and an appreciation of space, poetry and tension. With a run of individual tracks being released on Spotify, Evelyn Drach is working towards a full digital album release in 2018 … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Evelyn Drach – False Premise
Doubtful Sounds 