The Underground Stage
“Father’s Favourite point directly to a very specific time, of Dustys and Nancys, of bandits with broken hearts wearing frocks and firearms. Cinematic at every turn, it’s your favourite movie turned into a soundtrack turned into a bullet you can’t dodge. Bang bang, shot you down.” Gallery
“Chuck Sics is both smooth and loose, like ice-skating while drunk. These beautifully formed songs are made of heart and rich depth but they land with an inescapable sense that there are loose threads, hidden breaks, important joins about to give way. It swaggers despite its fractures.” Gallery Listen
“Ali Kerr shines with either the countryside’s deep sunset or the city’s chrome glint, depending on the mood. Polished to a deep shine and packed full of emotional give it’s made entirely of late-night radio tracks for broken hearts, wherever you might be.” Gallery Listen
Every week I pick out a bunch of interesting shows featuring emerging, DIY, and independent Australian artists. The full list of shows this week are below – those are the ones to get out to in the next few days. Don’t forget, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you […]
“As feral as it is fluffy, as chaotic as it is cuddly, Slim Krusty is pure charm. Wild and untethered – and attracting a crowd of the same – these are misfit hymns, outsider lullabies to calm the minds of those among us who just don’t quite fit. It’s damn near spiritual.” Gallery Listen
“This is early-doors for The Moving Principle as a project, but it’s already as sharp as a blade, noisy as hell but whetted and finely-honed.” Gallery Listen
“Taut and focussed, fast and tense, @wiredshuthc deliver the set at speed and without a single wasted second. Velocity, sure, but with alarming precision.” Gallery Listen
This week’s data-driven roundup of artists killing it around the world and in Australia this week Get this in your inbox every Sunday by signing up to the Substack Start next week right by getting across the biggest and the hottest new music around – as usual, I’ve taken a look at which artists are […]
“Lannigan bring the crisp and the crunch, enough snap to set your teeth off but enough salt to keep you well awake. Polished, pointy, and alert.” Gallery Listen