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“False London’s glorious, dark-hued set of guitar pop lights up the world every time I hear it, a mass of heavy thoughts that – by rights – shouldn’t be able to break gravity in the way it does. Weighty ideas, given wings.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“The Tezzas barrel back into sight with a particularly sharp-edged, gimlet-eyed new track. Combustible and rambunctious, it bursts with the fresh, explosive release of energy 💥”
“A beautful, torn song, the latest from CLEWS is a jewel shining in a dark sky. Haunting and ethereal but with very real emotional heft, this is a delight of a release 💎”
“Sprung from a dark place, this is raw and unfiltered rage from Chelsea Manor, let out of a cage to trample and smash. Everything about this record is threatening and dangerous, in sound and in subject 😡”
“One of Nerdlinger’s best to date, this is a middle finger raised high, the soundtrack to the best night of your life, and a fart joke at a funeral all wrapped into one 🖕”
“Mad as six badgers, the Plane Sailors crash into the room on their latest, the cutest little animal you’ve ever seen but one which also owns a worrying-looking set of teeth 😺”
SXSW Sydney have added just over a dozen more acts to this year’s list of confirmed artists, with the running total now at 150 with six weeks to go. You can also see the list on the official website and, as it stands, Australian & New Zealand artists make up the bulk of the confirmed […]
August was filled to bursting with outstanding gigs in Sydney. From Johnny Hunter (this month’s cover photo) to Dulcie to Annie Hamilton to These New South Whales, everywhere you looked there was a high-impact show. There were incredible quieter moments too, with KHAOS EMRLD, FVNERAL, and Selfish Sons all stripping it right back to deliver […]
With their plans in 2020 rudely interrupted by the pandemic, The Belair Lip Bombs have roared back in 2023 with a series of killer indie-pop tracks and their debut album Lush Life. With playlist backing and strong, fast early-follower growth, they’re looking like one of the hotter new artists out there right now. The rush […]