The Underground Stage
“While it’s both a snappy, barking little ratbag of a song and a gleeful bit of snark delivered to the small-minded from a position of complete superiority, it’s also a reminder. No matter who you are, no matter how well you do, there’s always *some* asshat out there whose pathetic actions can still sting. Don’t be that asshat 🤠”
“While nodding to both shoegaze and grunge, Ferny Fairway inject copious lashings of pace and melody into this fuzzy concoction. As much sharp song as rough-edged distortion and rattle, it’s a quick jab of deliciously noisy fun 💉”
“This is confident stuff from Grevillea, polished songwriting mixed in with shiny guitars and strutting rhythms. Immediate, catchy and wildly grin-inducing, it’s got so much bounce you’ll need to be peeled off the ceiling 🎸”
“Relentless from the off, this insistent, shouty gem is armed with both bite and bark. No, it’s not subtle – but some things just require top volume to be properly heard. Turn it up 🔊”
“Polar Eyes’ richly musical set, full of clean tone and high skill, is like curling up with a thick book in front of a warm fire. The light flickers, the shadows dance, and the mind is carried off to a place of someone else’s creation. Pleasure, in short.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“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 […]