Electronica, Indie Rock, New Music, Psych, Video

NEW MUSIC: Mercvrial – Pink Frost

‘Pink Frost’ stands as one our favourite singles, certainly a contender for our favourite New Zealand song of all time. With that in mind we approached this cover by Mexican quartet Mercvrial with caution but they definitely pull it off. They retain that haunting, swirling melancholic mood, inject some electronic elements (sounding like mid-period Depeche Mode) but without sacrificing the sad heart of the song. The … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Mercvrial – Pink Frost

Doubtful SoundsSeptember 13, 2019September 25, 2019Leave a comment

Garage Rock, Indie Rock, New Music, Post-Punk, Video

VIDEO PREMIERE: Life Strike – Dear Life

Melbourne post-punk trio Life Strike have a way of combining that genre’s obtuse angles and edges with a jangly lo-fi aesthetic. It positions them somewhere between the Dunedin underground guitar pop merchants of the 80s and a darker, more garage rock attack and smear. Here’s their brand new single and video from the album Primitive Future which came out last month. ‘Dear Life’ clears away … Continue reading VIDEO PREMIERE: Life Strike – Dear Life

Doubtful SoundsSeptember 11, 2019September 25, 2019Leave a comment

Album Covers, Audio Stream, Indie Rock, New Music, Psych, Stream

NEW MUSIC: Ex Okays – OGIES

There’s a sweet rambling tinge of Blur in the sound of this track from Ex Okays. It’s mainly in the vocal before the song gets all warbly and comforting like a woozy walk home from a late night bar on a warm summer night. The band have an EP out now called Good/Old Days. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Ex Okays – OGIES

Doubtful SoundsSeptember 10, 2019September 25, 2019Leave a comment

Americana / Alt-Country, Indie Rock, Video

Sunny Flynn Hugo, live @ Sonic Sherpa

Brisbane band Sunny Flynn Hugo first impressed us with their self-titled 2018 album which artfully and seamlessly blended Americana and indie rock sensibilities. Songs that sparkled and chimed with melancholy and warm melodies. Since then they’ve released the EP City Always lets You Down, which continues their exploration of introspective mood-driven songwriting. They recently played an in-store at the fine Sonic Sherpa record store in … Continue reading Sunny Flynn Hugo, live @ Sonic Sherpa

Doubtful SoundsSeptember 10, 2019September 25, 2019Leave a comment

Indie Rock, Live Photos, Live Reviews, News, Psych, shoegaze

LIVE REVIEW: Ride @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney 2019

Ride @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW Sept 6th 2019 It’s been a long time between drinks for Australian fans of English band Ride but the timing felt just right with the band re-established for a couple of years now and with two solid new albums under its belt. It’s most likely that the members of openers Shiva & The Hazards were probably not even born … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Ride @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney 2019

Doubtful SoundsSeptember 7, 2019September 25, 2019Leave a comment

Electronica, Experimental, New Music, Post-Punk, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Psych

MEW MUSIC: Intenso – Meek

Short-circuiting digital post rock and scattered fragments of jazz inhabit this track from Intenso, a trio from Perth, Western Australia. ‘Meek’ starts glitchy – insistent yet tentative – before swelling and morphing into a heaving polymorphic mass of synthetic scree and noise manipulation. Fascinating, disturbing and hypnotic sounds that will pummel you into sonic oblivion over seven intense(o) minutes. Continue reading MEW MUSIC: Intenso – Meek

Doubtful SoundsSeptember 2, 2019September 2, 2019Leave a comment

Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, New Music, Post-Rock / Instrumental, shoegaze, Video

NEW MUSIC: Milly – Talking Secret

Some woozy, slow moving shoegaze sounds for you today. ‘Talking Secret’ is a new track from Milly, a Los Angeles band fronted by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brendan Dyer. The song blends UK and US styles really nicely. There are echoes of post rock and grunge in the mix. I guess a band that you could draw some parallels with would be Swervedriver and the way … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Milly – Talking Secret

Doubtful SoundsSeptember 2, 2019September 2, 2019Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Audio Stream, Indie Rock, New Music, Post-Punk, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Stream

EXCLUSIVE ALBUM STREAM: Fleeting Persuasion – Forever Caught

We’re very pleased to be able to premiere a stream of the brand new album from Fleeting Persuasion, the latest nom de plume of Melbourne songwriter James Spencer Harrison. He’s previously released music under the name J M S Harrison but now, with a richer and denser full band sound on Forever Caught he’s launched it under Fleeting Persuasion. Sonically persuading it is too, … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE ALBUM STREAM: Fleeting Persuasion – Forever Caught

Doubtful SoundsAugust 30, 2019August 30, 2019Leave a comment

Experimental, Jazz, New Music, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Video

NEW MUSIC: Waldo’s Gift – Kaleidoscope

Here’s some wild and freakish playing and composition from UK trio Waldo’s Gift. Jazz, post rock, avant prog and more combine on this fluttering, frenetic, precise yet freeing instrumental track that features an equally compelling video clip by Waveform Media. This beast grows and mutates, centred around that incessant metronomically pummelling rhythm. Hypnotic and thrilling stuff! Their debut album ‘Improvisations’, released May 10th consists entirely of music … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Waldo’s Gift – Kaleidoscope

Doubtful SoundsAugust 30, 2019August 30, 2019Leave a comment

Electronica, New Music, Stream

NEW MUSIC: Mazoulew – Shogun

For fans of Four Tet, dub techno, Burial, Photek These days our electronic music tastes veer towards the avant garde, experimental, dark and ambient end of the spectrum. This recent release from UK producer Mazoulew hits the spot, nimbly managing to combine a four to the floor rhythm with some sci-fi programming and textures that conjure up late-night, streetlight-lit city streets. It’s alive and vibrant … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Mazoulew – Shogun

Doubtful SoundsAugust 30, 2019August 30, 2019Leave a comment

Americana / Alt-Country, Indie Rock, New Music, Video

NEW MUSIC: Edwin – Lucky Penny

Americana sounds are the order of the day on this lovely understated track from Chicagoans Jacob and Matthew Boll, under the name Edwin. There’s not a lot to find online about the American duo other than they’ve previously released two EPs. They’ve got a nice autumnal and melodic sound, reminiscent of Wilco, Elliott Smith and The Lemonheads. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Edwin – Lucky Penny

Doubtful SoundsAugust 28, 2019Leave a comment

Album Covers, Garage Rock, Indie Rock, New Music, Soul, Stream

NEW MUSIC: Johnny Conqueroo – Rock and Roll

Struttin’, shimmering, hard-hitting, vocal shredding, pouting, soulful rama-lama rock ‘n’ roll of the highest form is the order of the day on this track from Johnny Conqueroo (a Lexington, KY trio). Riff rock, MC5-styled shakedown, funk and groove-laden garage rock are all thrown in the musical blender. There’s nothing intellectual about this, there doesn’t need to be. It’s ROCK AND ROLL. Johnny Conqueroo have a new … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Johnny Conqueroo – Rock and Roll

Doubtful SoundsAugust 24, 2019August 24, 2019Leave a comment