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“Bursting out of its own seams with enthusiasm and delight, Cheap-Skate serve up another wild-eyed platter of bonkers on ‘Fly Away’, bloopy twists on top of pounding rhythm and purring tone. Excitable, loveable, and climbing right up the walls 🤪”
“Princess Unit carry a powerful band pedigree with them, and while this is their debut upload it’s damn sure no novice. Managing to whip the dour mope of post-punk into starry-eyed dancefloor ecstasy, this is both statement of intent and warning shot, a thrill of dangerous energy 🐎”
Middle Kids proved as popular as ever with the best Australian new music playlists this week, with their latest single “Bootleg Firecracker” , racking up adds on nearly 40% of the ones I track. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Middle Kids 🥈Teenage Dads 🥉Body Type, The Jungle Giants Teenage Dads were hot on their heels though, […]
“Damaged Goods Club have made the long, boring drive from Melbourne to Sydney but the set arrives as fresh as a newly-cut daisy. A delight from any angle, it fizzes and crackles and just makes the air a happier place – ‘Hallways’ drops in towards the end like anyone’s favourite party guest, but the place […]
“Raised As Wolves’ jagged songs rip through timbers, liable to take off a thumb if you’re not paying attention. Balancing intensity and immediacy on the same pinhead is never easy, but you find yourself right there on the sharp point, one misstep from drawing blood, and not caring at all.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | […]
“The second album from Body Type in the space of twelve months sees them in a gloriously bright temper. The mood on this title track runs throughout the whole, all sunshine in the melodies, and savage wit in the words ☀️”
“Echoes of The Cult’s ‘She Sells Sanctuary’ explode into a giant gorilla of a track, balancing the plaintive and the triumphant on a blade of shiny stadium-sized sound. Heart strings tugged, hairs on neck raised 🦍”
“High-tempo jangle orbits an immediately addictive core on the new one from Anatomy Class, skittering like a kitten on an ice rink. An instant whack of loveable charm straight to the core of the brain ⛸️”
“West Thebarton’s EP drops into the ears like a brick into a glass of water, the resulting chaos spread all over the floor, with the distinct danger of blood being drawn. Savage but grinning like a goon, it’s a return to the fray with ferocious intent 🧱”