We were big fans of the debut METZ album and from the sound of this first single ‘Acetate’ the new album (II) promises to be equally brutal and infectious. These guys play physical music that hits like a sledgehammer and hypnotises like a deviant snake charmer on speed. As their press release says: The guitars are titanic, the drums ill-tempered, the vocals chilling, and the volume … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: METZ – Acetate
Dogheart are a trio out of Portland who are about to release their debut full-length What Burns The Best on February 17th. They cut a freewheeling guitar pop swathe through jangling guitars and sometimes distorted melodic vocals. There’s that slacker vibe that makes it all sound slightly DIY and homespun. You feel like you’ve heard it all before and you kind of have but on the evidence of their … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Dogheart – Holding Out
Courtney Barnett has had a crazy last couple of years since she first started building a fan-base on the back of the ‘History Eraser’ single. The 2 x EP The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas cemented her reputation as a quirky songwriter with the ability to pen deadpan lyrics laced with humour and wry observations on life and she backed up the groundswell of interest … Continue reading NEWS: Courtney Barnett announces debut LP releases new single/video
The Gooch Palms are about to head back to the US of A for an an extensive tour including SXSW and to record album number two. Before they depart they’re treating us to a tour to coincide with the release of their new 7″ Trackside Daze which is out on Urinal Cake Records. Here’s the tripped-out hypercolour clip for the new single with tour dates below… The tour … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Gooch Palms – Trackside Daze
Melbourne’s J M S Harrison, also of the band charm, has a new solo single out, the second such release ahead of the full length Tales Surround The Lighthouse Lamp due in 2015. James is playing this week as part of the Glide/William Arthur tribute at the Workers Club in Melbourne on Saturday night alongside Steve Kilbey, Peter Fenton, Jamie Hutchings, Ashley Naylor, Davey Lane and … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: J M S Harrison – Precious Company
Die! Die! Die!’s S W I M album released earlier this year was a fine addition to their always strong discography and one of its highlights is the song that soundtracks this clip… ‘Angel’. Under three minutes and overflowing with oohs, see sawing guitar and lurching bass. Continue reading VIDEO: Die! Die! Die! – Angel
Here’s the latest clip from Jack Ladder’s 2014 album Playmates. Her Hands finds him in a game of coy, anxiety-ridden cat and mouse through the corridors of the Sydney Town Hall. Continue reading VIDEO: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders – Her Hands
Auckland quartet Beach Pigs have released a new clip for their song 333, taken from this year’s mighty fine LP Grom Warfare. The track is one of the many highlights of the album of which we said: The band’s strength is in the way they combine post-rock tonality with lush Byrdsian harmonies and the structural curiosity of a band like Pavement. That band was always … Continue reading VIDEO: Beach Pigs – 333
Here’s a great new track from London quartet Desperate Journalist that sounds like The Smiths jousting with Life Without Buildings. ‘Control’ has a real rush and urgency to it, nervous energy that converts to grandeur in the choruses. Play it and then play it again… Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Desperate Journalist – Control
Blank Realm received widespread critical acclaim for this year’s Grassed Inn album and with that momentum they were able to travel to Europe for the first time, playing a range of shows from intimate clubs to massive festival stages. Ahead of venturing down the highway from Brisbane to play The Blurst Of Times festival at the Factory Theatre, keyboardist and vocalist Sarah Spencer chats with … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Blank Realm
Guitarist Chris Forsyth widened his audience considerably last year with his album Solar Motel and now, with the band he formed to perform that album live, he has a new record Intensity Ghost which came out last week on No Quarter. Here’s the 11 minute epic opening track from it called ‘The Ballad of Freer Hollow’. Below you can also check out their very cool cover … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band | The Ballad of Freer Hollow
Sarah Belkner has completed her transition from her previous incarnation as Miss Little. Now recording under her own name the New Zealander (based in Sydney for the last 7 years) has released the clip for the first single ‘With You’ from her forthcoming album – the recipient of an Australian Council Of The Arts New Work Grant and Pozible crowd funding. The song is a wonderfully poised … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Sarah Belkner – With You (video)
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