“This fabulous early-hours guitar pop flashes like glints off a disco ball at the end of the night, its poise and form still perfectly in place despite the lateness of the hour”
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Hayley Mary – Primordial Afterglow
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Amyl and The Sniffers – Chewing Gum
“Impeccable squalls and imperious sneers rattle around amid fearsome bounce, urging us to squeeze every last drop of whatever joy you can find in the face of an arbitrary and capricious world”
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Bodywire – It’s Fine
“Post-punk bass notes bubble underneath a tense vocal, guitars skittering underfoot before roaring into life in blasts of shoegazey shuffle and noise”
“DIVEBAR YOUTH’s prolific recent output is on full display for the full set tonight, tight as a drum (even in the teeth of a few tech gremlins) and with bags and bags of bite and bounce. In one hand there’s determined drive and pounding rhythm, in the other there’s galaxy-sized melody and sharp songwriting. The […]
“Creeping Jenny stomp with heavy boots tonight, striding with thudding steps and a confident strut. It looms huge, thickening the air and quickening the blood.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
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ALIYA @ The Duke Of Enmore, 24th Aug
“ALIYA’s rock is sharply cut but the pop seam that runs through it shines just as brightly. For every squealing guitar moment or thundering rhythm there’s a high-flying vocal hook that keeps the feet dancing as much as the head banging and the hair flying.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
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, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always only new […]
“Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me! bobble madly between moods, pop moments and pogoing, daft fun and jagged objects colliding headlong into each other. Sharp wit fuels the tight songwriting, and while the sound and the tone might change song by song, the fun remains the same.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
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youproblem @ The Trocadero Room, 22nd Aug
“youproblem create joy in their snappy pop that’s so damn addictive it should be banned by the actual government, if only because that would ensure that everyone would get promptly hooked on it. There is so much bounce in here – the primal sound of the very best nights out – that it’s enough to […]