The Underground Stage
“Nana’s Pie bring the sunny with them from the Sunshine Coast, beach fires crackling and waves rumbling under warm skies. The breadth of a wide horizon and the intimacy of sand in your shoe.” Gallery Listen
“Safford’s gazey, loping set moves at its own speed, stormy and confident. Hypnotic but tightly-coiled, it’s as complex and paranoid as it is dreamy and smooth.” Gallery Listen
“Brendon Moon’s gossamer-delicate music flutters and swoops just out of reach, a wispy and truly beautiful sound. Deceptively quiet, roaring with exquisite grace, it’s a lovely, lovely set.” Gallery Listen
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 […]
Darcie Haven topped this week’s Most Playlisted, which gives me the perfect excuse to highlight just how fast she’s picking up audience as well as securing tastemaker support. # releases: 4 With four releases over the previous year, it’s been a steady, although not hectic, release schedule for Darcie Haven, but one which has seen […]
🔮 If you’re in Sydney this week, I predict loud noises and good times in your future: 🎶 Kino Motel and Marilyn Maria (pictured) play a new series of free shows at Hollywood Hotel (Thu) 🎶 There’s a fabulous lineup of Verge Collection, Forest Hall and Club Halifax at Bootlegger’s (Fri) 🎶 Get your emo […]
Most Playlisted This Week Darcie Haven pipped a lot of more established players to bag the top spot this week, gaining more spots on the best Australian new music playlists than any other artist. 🥇Darcie Haven (appeared on 35% of updated playlists) 🥈Beddy Rays (30%) 🥉 Ocean Alley, ONEFOUR, Mallrat, Hazlett, DICE, Jade Imagine, Merpire […]
“Vermanic pound and soar by turn, wisps of early No Doubt floating through the room while the rest of it beats you round the back of the head with a monstrous grin on its face. Whopping in size and whomping in effect, happy and glorious.” Gallery Listen
“Adorn bring strong, clean, and well-defined tones for the most part, sometimes surfy, sometimes jazzy, but always smooth and near-frictionless. However – and I suspect that having a Scotsman in the lineup is behind this – they also give it bloody laldy too. Rich melancholy matches roaring movement, potency with added poetry.” Gallery Listen