The Underground Stage
“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, […]
Over the last fortnight, Forest Claudette’s track ‘Kobe Beef’ has been all over the best new music playlists in Australia, the latest in a run of releases over the last year that have gained them staunch critic support and a significant amount of new audience. Their latest release was also the most well-supported of the […]