The Underground Stage
“Asha Jefferies’ excellent run of tracks continues with this sparkling and defiant track, building layer by layer into something a bit spectacular. By the end it’s bounding and pounding all over the place, wild and glorious 💃”
“Gleaming like freshly-polished chrome in golden-hour sunlight, Joan & The Giants’ latest puts the wind in your hair and a smile on your face. A truly lovely slice of guitar pop, bursting with dazzle and shine 😎”
“Talk Heavy describe it as ‘a fun, dumb song’, but while it’s got bags of the former, it’s damn sure not the latter. It might be fast, bonkers, and about wrestling’s Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, but this is a wicked smart pit-melter, as sharp a shot as its subject ever landed 🎯”
“Ellen May self-identify as emo, but this track has more complexity than that alone. There’s just so much going on, twists and turns keeping you surprised and a bit giddy. Heavy boots with a light step 🥾”
“I’ve seen Second Idol in many forms over many years but I’ve never heard them even close to as ferocious as tonight. That, by the way, is truly saying something. It’s not the normal, run of the mill savagery they’re capable of though, it’s like they also seem to be having… fun? Don’t get me […]
“By turns stomping, sultry, or sinister – or all three – Lunar Tide’s cinematic wigouts are cleanly delivered but remain as filthy as all hell. It’s got gigantic bits and tiny details, a vocal strong enough to stun a cow, but a sound that weaves tricksy narratives. If this is the soundtrack then I really, […]
“lucidbloom are complex and rich, multi-layered and thoughtful. Nothing seems left to chance – every moving part here is precise enough to draw blood – but somehow the set still bounds free of gravity, floating and swooping around the rafters. It’s got weighty matters on its mind, but it’s still as delicate as a dust […]
“media puzzle’s one-man DIY punk may be set the lo-est of fi but it’s a bloody distance from lightweight. Ragged beats rattle the skull, matched with sharp-fanged earworms that chew through the side of your skull like the bone wasn’t even there. It howls and barks at the moon, sure, but it’s got the teeth […]
Taylor Swift may have conquered February, but the pop hits keep coming in March, with punky fury, classic songwriting, and grebo sampling mayhem also soundtracking the month. Starting with the pop, the biggest show of the month sees P!nk’s Summer Carnival shows come to an end in Sydney with a huge show at the 80,000-plus […]