The Underground Stage
“Reddshift’s set gradually builds in stages, surreptitiously notching it all up until it’s absolutely pounding, nimble bass and rhythms pounding your guts while guitars and vocals shred bits of your ears away. You barely notice it happening, until you realise it’s literally the only thing left you can hear.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Raintalker’s set carries a tension in the sound, taut like the sort of cable that could hold up a bridge, the sort of thing that would likely kill you if it ever snapped. There’s no shortage of song, it bulges with melody – but there’s always enough potential drama to keep the adrenaline pumping.” Gallery […]
“Drama Club’s second-ever gig shows off some indie-pop wonkiness about self-image melded in with the smoothest of slappy funk, a mix more unusual on paper than it sounds in the flesh. Add in the giddy joy in playing that beams off the stage from them and the smile it brings out is as involuntary as […]
“Made up of current or former members of Little Scout, Polish Club, Daux Dive, and ARSE, Hot Piece play their debut show this evening, and the pedigrees are on full show. Chock full of high jangle, but with introspective or darker or just plain noisier moments, the quality of the songwriting positively glows in the […]
“Synth-led but chased by a sinister guitar, Moon Brain alternate between smoother surfaces and choppier seas. When it’s calm it’s a pleasure cruise, but when the wind picks up you find the waves crashing over your head.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
Most Playlisted This Week It was a busy week on the best Australian new music playlists, with a lot of spots spread among a lot of artists. Full Flower Moon Band and 3% though managed to fight to the top of the pile, bagging more spots than the rest of the crowded pack. 🥇Full Flower […]
“Like every other track on the perfect album this track is a part of, I could write a thousand words about every word, a thousand phrases about every phrase. I could sing songs *about* these songs, write verse after verse about these verses. That I can’t even come close to doing any of it justice makes me want to weep with joy. Flawless 🥲”
“A tiny little beast of a track, barely over two minutes long, but filled with tricksy basslines and complex rhythms. It’s all woven through with a sharp, intelligent vocal brimming with confidence, a track that lands with just the amount of power it needs, but doesn’t waste a single breath more 😮💨”
“Absolutely burning from the off, this glorious engine of shiny-but-wonky pop hums at full power, its parts all glowing red and making a wonderful bloody racket. Highly strung but finely tuned ⚙️”