Mystery bands are always a fascinating proposition. Who are they, where are they from, is this new, is this old???? The Hallrunners will keep you guessing with this debut release, ‘Clumsy Boys’, recorded at Rockbottom Studios in Croydon and released on Australian label Half A Cow. Ita slice of jangly, anthemic power pop par excellence that bursts out of the speakers and embeds itself in … Continue reading PREMIERE: The Hallrunners – Clumsy Boys
*Shameless self-promotion – Chris Familton of DS is the bassist in the Finalists. It’s Sydney in the year 2020 and for the last two years The Finalists have been honing their sound beneath a Waterloo tin roof, in a Petersham attic, and down long, polished corridors leading to a Marrickville practice room. The results are the musical amalgamation of singer/guitarist and songwriter Mark Tobin (Scarlet, Panic Syndrome, … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Finalists – Ignore All The Hate (On Your Telephone)
Sydney group The Wednesday Night follow up their 2018 LP Music Club Volume Two with their new single ‘The Perfect Scene’. Over tumbling drums and bass that wanders with curiosity and a free spirit, Laura Murdoch relays the scenario of a perfect scene (of two tales) through a hazy lens of psych-pop melancholy. Like Mazzy Star filtered through a tougher 60s aesthetic, the guitar of … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Wednesday Night – The Perfect Scene
If It’s Catchy, It Means You Stole It is the title of a feature documentary on Sydney musician/independent record label boss Nic Dalton that is currently being put together by Jarrad Kennedy (director/producer) and Robert McCafferty (producer) for a 2013 release. Nic Dalton has played in over 65 bands, most notably The Lemonheads in the early 1990’s. Dalton also co-founded independent record label Half A Cow … Continue reading NEWS: Half A Cow film fundraiser in Sydney
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