“Itchy and the Nits’ hyperactive three-chord punk hits like a sugar rush, a grinning melee of goofy fun. Noise, racket, and dancing for no other reason than the sheer bloody joy of it all.” Gallery Listen
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Greta Now @ Factory Theatre, 12th Jul
“Greta Now’s witchy mostly-electronic experimentalism haunts and lurks, a danger in the atmosphere. An arty, spooky provocation.” Gallery Listen BON BON EP by Greta Now
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Love Banana @ Factory Theatre, 12th Jul
“A glorious collision of eggpunk, psyche-y Sonics moments, and skinny notes of The Only Ones, Love Banana skitter and skirl like loopy little monsters tearing up your garage. Fabulous fun.” Gallery Listen
“Thee Long Knights give it the full Nuggets while in faux chain mail, because obviously. Wildly danceable, utterly filthy if you understand 60s lyrical code, and just a lorryload of twisted fun.” Gallery Listen
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Smile Practice @ Factory Theatre, 12th Jul
“Smile Practice balance right on the edge of total collapse, that narrow golden-hour stretch between far too bright and pitch black. Charming as hell, full of hard left turns and gentle thoughts, it’s perfectly pitched between jangly and urgent. Wonky and very-nearly broken music for hearts in the same state.” Gallery
“Filthy Rocks are – literally and figuratively – right up there. Vanishingly few bands have a songbook both this wildly fun AND a show so well honed it would work just as well on a stadium scale as it does tonight in its natural habitat of a basement miniramp. Musically, it’s all glorious and hair-raising […]
“The Midwives are all fearsome alt volume and pace at the off, a jolt of adrenaline for your starter course, but there’s tons of whimsy and imagination in the set too. There’s a constant level of roar in either foreground or background, but they seem capable of switching from dreamy bliss to angry nightmare fuel […]
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Failsafe @ Chuck Trailer’s CBD, 11th Jul
“Failsafe make a big and confident grunge-y noise without descending into pomposity or plodding, always remembering to bring just enough pop to add some sparkle to the sear.” Gallery Listen
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The Best New Music In Australia | #293
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 or below, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always […]