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“LAYMAN have impeccable poise, sharply tailored and jangly post-punk. It’s also just *so* of the moment – we used to call it dolewave but this (forgive me) cozzielivswave carries both the misery of these times as well as the absolute ‘fuck it!’ joy of ignoring it all and getting on with having a good time. […]
“Zombeaches roar in like a damn hurricane, relentless and roaring. It just doesn’t quit, pounding and pounding at the cliffs and beach walls until they collapse into rubble, a typhoon of sound and fury. It is exciting, deafening, clever, bonkers, and handily one of the best shows I’ve seen this year.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Baby Mullet have nothing but razor sharp edges, every note and scream designed to draw blood from the unwary. Contemptuous of the many and varied stupidities facing them in the world – but clearly delighted to be yelling in their faces – it’s glorious, furious, and raw, a set of both rage and joy.” Gallery […]
“Runnin’ Hot are as rough as a badger’s boot, all torn concrete and sandpaper, raw-throated rock that tears off the side of a cliff into punky chaos. Like a skinned knee, it hurts a bit to get, but getting it was half the fun.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Black Aces open today’s maritime mayhem aboard Simo’s Dive Bar On The Water, a floating palace of noise made even noisier by their high-voltage, furiously energetic rock. Good-time riffs, wild-haired enthusiasm, and a full metal racket roll across the harbour in peals of Satan’s own siren sound.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Raising Ravens absolutely pound the concrete out of the walls tonight, bags and bags of terrifyingly well-built sonic heft backing up close harmonies and giant songs. Confident as hell, solid as a granite slab, and roaring like a bloody jet engine.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Lady Lazarus have sone opinions and give no quarter in sharing them, sparse prose in the brutally direct lyrics, stark simplicity in the serrated music. Raw punk fun, and it delivers the message whether you notice the phone ringing or not. “ Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Blake Williams’ set is all sugary pop-punk, tempered and balanced with darker notes. These wired songs are as taut as they are giddy good fun, sharp teeth in the wild grin. As sweet as it comes off, it’s the salt and the spice that you remember.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
Most Playlisted This Week It was a notably slow week for releases – nearly 40% less tracks than last week! – but some clear quality still bubbled to the top, with Hockey Dad reaping the most spots on the best Australian new music playlists. This was fuelled by tracks from their latest album, ‘Rebuild Repeat’, […]