The Underground Stage
“Itβs wild weather out in Sydney tonight but it wouldnβt take much to convince me that itβs all coming from the hurricane of mayhem that is smallways.β set. From start to end itβs relentless, battering, hilarious, sharp-edged, manic, high-velocity fun and is more than capable of causing meteorological – if not geological – disturbances. Bloody […]
“Boyfriend Material arenβt dark but more foggy and misty, with danger lurking somewhere out beyond your limited visibility. Thereβs a superb use of shading too, daubs and spatters of colour that erupt out of the fog when it goes for it – itβs all very cinematic, even if youβre clutching the cushions while you watch.” […]
“Teenage Joans snap strings in the opening moments and are basically scatterbrains the whole way through their set, but it literally could not be any more charming. When your set is this deep with absolute rich bangers, they could have smashed their instruments into ribbons and set fire to the stage and it would still […]
“Lola Scottβs set is served up tonight at Vivid on a festival-sized stage and it gives these beautifully-crafted songs the space to breathe, to exhale so loudly it knocks you back on your feet. In the quieter moments itβs an animal tensed to pounce – when it lets go, itβs at your throat before you […]
Most Playlisted This Week For an act as widely loved as Lime Cordiale to gain the most adds on the best Australian new music playlists is no surprise, but for more emerging acts like RINSE and Fool Nelson to keep pace with them and join them at the top of the list is heartening to […]
“Hachiku returns with her first upload since 2021, with as much sweetly cosmic tune as ever before. Like a technicolour daydream set to music, it’s something to get happily lost in π€©”
“Fool Nelson have been turning heads of late, and their latest is only going to cause more necks to snap round. Grand, ringing indie rock done just right, with a chorus to tear the roof off π”
“Semantics announce their return with characteristically ginormous guitars and vivid storytelling. Bouncing like a rubber ball wrapped in rubber bands, it gives this tale of a grimy sharehouse a layer of blinding shine and sparkle ⨔
“A giddy escape, ‘Spoon Song’ is a woozy, staggering romp. Whirling fast enough to fall apart, and wheeling in the air like a happy drunken bird, it’s soaringly good fun π¦ ”