The Underground Stage
“GUSH struggle to make their guitar pedals function before the off, but the outcome is worth it for the titanic blasts of squall they generate, by turns blistering or bouyant. The songs veer from gambolling in lush pastures to the hidden menace of a snowy Norwegian forest, happily bouncing one second and murderously heavy the […]
“Creeping Jenny pound deliberately and intentionally, big and grunge-y but without burying their technical skill – or the intricate, oddball flashes they scatter about – underneath the weight and the heft.” Gallery Listen
As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I absolutely, positively had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be these.
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 […]
“Deep Sea Arcade play old and new tracks tonight, but whether it’s fresh out the gate or taken from the vaults there’s an undercurrent of creative mischief, of playing with form. Pop and artrock and blues and spacey motifs orbit and smash into surfaces, a constellation of songwriting antics, all worth training the eye on.” […]
“Scatter Light bounce and boing between smooth and serrated, raucous but jazzy tones followed by a pounding but precise racket. Enjoying themselves hugely, it’s an infectious and noisy pleasure.” Gallery Listen
“MEMORY MOTEL are drenched in smoke, the haze matching the otherworld pounding and swirl. Careful, intentional strides dominate the songwriting, loud and cathartic one minute, delicate as a daydream the next.” Gallery Listen
Every week I pick out a bunch of interesting shows featuring emerging, DIY, and independent Australian artists. The full list of shows this week are below – those are the ones to get out to in the next few days. Don’t forget, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you […]
Every week, I take a look at the best playlists in Australia and the biggest playlists in the world and analyse the artists appearing on them. All of these playlists focus on newly-released tracks – what this means is that these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and tastemakers are making on […]