The Underground Stage
“Destrends take post-punk, punk, and general bloody chaos and serve it up right under your nose, whether you ordered it or not. It’s a magnificent racket, driving and pounding and losing its bloody mind, a glorious mess of vehemence, volume and vim.” Gallery Listen
“smallways.’ fearsome levels of aggressive song make sure you know your place, but the mind-bending groove that slithers and snaps under the mayhem makes sure that you know your place is dancing, front and centre. No matter that you can’t dance, no matter that you can barely hear yourself think – involved is the only […]
Every week I scour the latest releases from emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia. The best of them end up on the playlist. Follow The Playlist Listen to this week’s edition here, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always only new […]
“While Fait Accompli have always been – and remain – galactically noisy at their core, the tune and the melody and the sheer joy of playing shines just a bit brighter than the experimentation and the mayhem tonight. It’s a long way from their first time playing, but the pleasure they both give and take […]
“The Bungalows return to the wild after some years away, but there’s no sense any steps have been missed in the meantime. Genres fly in and out – strange percussive hits and frequent turns towards skanking, roaring squalls of guitar and outlaw sunsets – but throughout is a tension released, a break and a crack […]
“Chiara Kovac’s set has that Cure-ish, late-80s indie shyness bubbling under throughout, bookish and sharp – but make no mistake, there’s enough drive and thump to knock you flat too. Just when you think it’s safe to break out a cardigan, you wish you’d brought a crash helmet instead. Fun and furious, danceable and dark.” […]
🤠Saddle up, Sydney’s got some rootin’ and tootin’ rock shows on this week: 🎶 Fait Accompli, The Bungalows, and Chiara Kovacs show up for a killer lineup at The Duke (Thu) 🎶 Jane Dire and Fathers Favourite (pictured) play Hollywood Hotel for free (Thu) 🎶 Georgia Fields & The Vero String Quartet will be a […]
There’s something for everyone in this week’s batch of new music from roaring mayhem to quiet contemplation and all points in between. As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be […]
“Milly McPherson can clearly carry a song all on her own, but with a band around her it’s elevated, a giant voice standing on the shoulders of harmony and rhythm and melody. The songs range wildly from earthy and grounded to high-altitude soaring but none of them falter. It shines, basically.” Gallery Listen