The Underground Stage
“Tash Wolf absolutely wails through a short but deeply well-constructed debut set, blisteringly hot and bluesy guitar licks wrapped around slightly melancholy but very literate pop. If this is the start of it, it’s hard not to wonder where it might end. Impressive stuff.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Second Idol are consistently and boilingly cross, fizzing with bubbling rage at -archies and -isms and -ists. Most bands seem happy to remain silent and content, something Second Idol seem utterly incapable of doing. I’m grateful for that. I’m also bloody grateful it’s not aimed at me 🤬”
“After a few years break and only a few weeks of teaser singles we get the full new album from Drunk Mums, and it’s a wild ride. Sharper tracks like this crash along next to other, more raucous little ratbags, the whole effect being of a band put at the helm of an out of control train. Glorious, crashing mayhem 🚂”
“Beaming in from somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert, this is a magnificent song, crazed and grandiose, swollen huge in both ambition and execution. A perfect way into their ‘Goodnight My Children’ album, it’s epically mad, chaotically overblown, and utterly, utterly brilliant 😮
“Off its leash and looking unlikely to ever be back on it, West Theb’s latest tears around the joint, digging its claws into the furniture and smashing the fine china. Rippling with daft energy, it packs more high-voltage fun into its sub-two-minute length than many bands could squeeze out of an entire album ⚡️”
“Sharply-tailored beats back up Moody Beach’s floaty vocal on this, detached and slightly threatening yet somehow also warm and welcoming at the same time. It’s an arched eyebrow and a cheery smile – but with a concealed weapon tucked just out of sight 😏”
Legendary WA prog outfit Karnivool are back on the road again, bringing their downtuned wizardry to Sydney’s Liberty Hall on 25th & 26th May as part of their Tri-Continental Drift tour. Credited by Metal Hammer with pushing Australian progressive metal into the world’s gaze, their three studio albums have earned them a long-running career, a […]
“Pixie’s songwriting is pure finesse, sharp and fun and softly delightful all at the same time. The set glues the eyes and the ears to the stage, and when she brings up Bronte Eve to the stage you get a deep-dive into just how much music means to both her and her friendships. Her joy […]
“Bronte Eve manages to hop genres across this rich and lovely set with just a voice and a guitar and a loop pedal, a trip through acoustic pop, stripped-back neo-soul, and unplugged alt rock. The glue is that vocal though, and it’s one for the ages – wherever it goes you end up there too, […]