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“The Blamers blunt force drops relentless blows, a punk hammer pounding our heads. Hard as steel but sharp with it, it’s enough to crack a noggin clean open.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
Most Playlisted This Week It was a good week for bold faced names, with releases from Amyl and The Sniffers, Skegss, and Dune Rats all proving among the most popular choices for the best Australian new music playlisters. 🥇Amyl and The Sniffers, Elsy Wameyo 🥈Skegss 🥉Dune Rats Amyl and The Sniffers latest track is literally […]
“Acacia Bloom make everyday stories sound special, taking the days we all have but turning them into giant, massive things. The standard becomes stellar in this set, the things we all *get* turned into songs that feel something more than, something extra. It’s bloody glorious, if I’m honest.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Civic Video’s jaunty swagger rattles the teeth and tickles the bones, a set of happy and slightly inebriated-sounding fun. It’s fundamentally made of poppy guitars, but there’s more than enough crack in the whip to keep you wide awake and focussed from start to end.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Garage Noise add a notch more polish and shine with each set, and tonight they gleam particularly brightly. Few emerging bands have the range and the chops – in an opening slot no less – to take an energetic first half, slow it right down to a crawl, but build it back up to a […]
“Back with new music after five years, Ceres bring us both what we wanted and what we needed from them, a blast of joyous music-making, ringing and soaring. You get the impression it was just what they needed too. A happy return, warmly delivered and even more warmly received 😍”
“While it’s both a snappy, barking little ratbag of a song and a gleeful bit of snark delivered to the small-minded from a position of complete superiority, it’s also a reminder. No matter who you are, no matter how well you do, there’s always *some* asshat out there whose pathetic actions can still sting. Don’t be that asshat 🤠”
“While nodding to both shoegaze and grunge, Ferny Fairway inject copious lashings of pace and melody into this fuzzy concoction. As much sharp song as rough-edged distortion and rattle, it’s a quick jab of deliciously noisy fun 💉”
“This is confident stuff from Grevillea, polished songwriting mixed in with shiny guitars and strutting rhythms. Immediate, catchy and wildly grin-inducing, it’s got so much bounce you’ll need to be peeled off the ceiling 🎸”