The Underground Stage
“Teenage Dads epic restraint shines bright on their latest, teeny tiny flourishes and itty bitty beats crackling in the air like fireflies. Equal parts sharp tailoring and louche scruffbaggery, it’d be equally at home strolling on the Riviera or crawling out of a bar while dawn breaks 👔“
“Released along with the rest of the excellent ‘Dorothy Painted Portraits’ album, ‘Us & Them’ heals with its calm, a soothing draft to mend broken sprits. Like the rest of the tracks here, it’s born in the dust but it ends up soaring like a newly-freed bird 🕊️”
“Acacia Bloom have released two tracks prior to their ‘Something You Said’ EP – which this track opens – and it all feels like things are building up a bit. On its own, it happily chugs and bounces in gales of fuzz and thrum – as part of this strong debut collection, it carries huge promise 👀”
“On paper it’s an unlikely pairing, but on record the collision between Yorke Heath’s folk-tinged, poppy indie-folk and Sacredd’s brick-solid bars is a glorious cocktail. Smooth as you like but stronger than you realise, it’s one you’ll knock back again and again 🍸”
“C.O.F.F.I.N have come back home to Brookvale tonight and hell, it *feels* like home with this cheerfully insane crowd – most of whom may have known most of the band since they were knee-high. The band seem delighted too – whether that’s because they know full well they’ve put out one of the undisputed albums […]
“Stiff Richards repeat straightforward ideas and phrases, at volume and at pace, until they’re a structural part of your brain. Keep it simple, keep it loud as hell, and give it everything you have – do that and we’ll give it all right back, with interest, and with ferocious joy.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Robber’s hardcore is blazing fast and then considered; discordant rage then focussed aggression. The mental and physical rewards are all right there, assuming you can keep up.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“For a band on their (I think) second show, The Cumquats have their sound dialled in, hard and fast and pounding like a jackhammer. No mere noisefest, there’s a plan in the mayhem, as impressive as it is a blisteringly good time.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
There were some absolutely stunning shows on Sydney’s stages across November, with Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers‘ standout show (and this month’s cover) topping the pile. It was quite the pile to top too, with amazing performances elsewhere across the month from the likes of Isabella Manfredi and Radio Free Alice, as well as […]