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The Bancrofts – Cruisers and Carltons

“Jolly, liberal arts indie merges here with classic songwriting, sitting somewhere between Divine Comedy and Prefab Sprout. Literate and fun, it’s got enough wry observation mixed into its go-lucky sound to keep one eyebrow arched and both feet dancing 📚”

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Haley Holgate – Philosophers

“Haley Holgate’s latest starts by lulling you into slowing down your breathing and lowering your heart rate, but ends in fireworks, bloody great showers of sparks and colour. A lit fuse burning quietly in the dark, an explosion waiting to happen 🧨”

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The Duke of Randwick – STUCK

“Intense and and in a royal mood, The Duke Of Randwick mine the better parts of the 90s for a modern reworking of paranoid grunge and woozy shoegaze, all raw throats and insistent rhythms 😠”

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Newton Faulkner Drops AUNZ Exclusive Track To Accompany Live Dates

Across two decades, Newton Faulkner’s delight of a voice and that picky, plucky style of guitar playing has lit up dark rooms around the world. To go along with his Australian and New Zealand dates in March & April he’s gifting us a new exclusive track too. With seven studio albums behind him, he brings […]

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Clay J Gladstone @ Vic On The Park, 15th Mar

“Clay J Gladstone are on the precipice of dropping new tracks, so you’d expect some excitement in the set, right? This is Clay J Gladstone though, so their set would be pushing heart attack levels of excitement and mania on any given night. So it is here, blistering pace and soaring tune delivered with impeccable […]

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Charlie Collins @ Pleasure Club, 15th Mar

“Charlie Collins has played almost none of these crystal-clear, beautiful songs out loud before, but they land with heavy blows that belie the sweetness in the sound. It’s been a while since we saw her live at all, and the brutal honesty of the journey she’s been on since runs through it, but doesn’t ever […]

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flowerkid @ Pleasure Club, 15th Mar

“flowerkid stripped back is a thing to behold, a raw, unfiltered display of the harshest experiences mixed with defiant joy in the face of it. It’s as delicate as gossamer and as tough as steel all at the same time, some kind of wonderful wound.” Gallery Learn More Instagram

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lovemedo @ Pleasure Club, 15th Mar

“lovemedo strips it right back, not just playing solo but also mostly playing the songs that he grew up playing. A set like this reveals a lot about an artist, and it’s a rare treat to hear the songs behind his own, a performance and a confessional all in one.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | […]

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Roundup: Vivid Sydney 2024

The annual festival of lights also includes some insanely good music – and for anyone looking to catch some real-life legends, it’s shaping up to be a classic. Explosions In The Sky @ Sydney Opera House (Joan Sutherland Room), 24th & 25th May Headlining a two-night farewell to the equally legendary Spunk! Records, who are […]