The Underground Stage
“FANGZ debut in Manly to a crowd on the verge of going feral at the start, and who aren’t exactly calmed down by the titanic racket they are treated to. New stuff, old stuff, it doesn’t matter, this is – in a regrettably literal sense from one enthusiastic mooning punter – hairy-arsed and crazed, the […]
“KIRKLANDD pitches as a punk rock rapper but that doesn’t really do it justice. Yes, there’s oodles of attitude and rattly bass and speed, and yes – by God, yes – there are some stunningly fast bars. The vibe though is all its own, a fully batshit party run by lunatics dancing to their own […]
“Derrik N The Idiots are cooked rare from the off and only get – literally – bloodier, raw punk meat served at speed. Weaving into slow-banging metal but always snapping back to high velocity mayhem, it’s got more than enough iron in it to keep it as solid as a baseball bat to the face.” […]
“Adam off of Peking Duk sounds like he’s having an absolute riot on this latest track from his Keli Holiday project, a swaggering blast of late-night head-nodding and baggy hand-waving. The bubbling bassline, the signature infectious hooks, and the sheer amount of fun being had puts it out in front by a lot more than a length 🐎”
“The tight, insistent chug of the opening bars rapidly expands, inflating at speed until it blocks out the sun. Lyrically, it’s all self-doubt and disconnection – but few other songs will welcome you in quite as warmly 🫂”
“Teenage Dads kick off what will surely be *their* year with one of their zanier concoctions, where wild and weird moments of stream-of-consciousness meld like strange liquids into their more familiar sharp, arty rock. Unstable elements are smashed together, volatile new compounds are formed 🧑🔬”
“There’s a joy and a snarl to the curse-words in the chorus, a bit of bite behind the art school atmosphere. Jangles and tight snares float around like a Smiths song in a dorm room, but there’s also enough snap and snip here to put a bit of blood on the canvas 🩸”
“There’s such terrible melancholy in Lotte Gallagher’s vocal and guitar that when the chorus lets go it’s a blessed catharsis. Fabulous and evocative, it’s another release wracked with fearsome promise from an artist with a dark wisdom beyond her years 🎭”
Since 1993, Regurgitator have defied pigeon-holes and scenes, continually producing sharp, original and witty music, and on the 1st of June, they’ll be back in Sydney for a show at the Roundhouse. Over the course of 12 studio albums – and no less than five ARIA awards – they’ve mashed up elements of grubby punk, […]