The Underground Stage
“Pan-Pacific Grand Prix nod in recognition to a country twang but it’s ramshackle enough to sound like the roof’s caving in. Roughly cut but delivered clean – and with some serious heft in the songwriting – it’s as many parts barnstormer as it is barn dance.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram
“If someone gave AI the right prompt to find the sweet spot between Ian Dury, Billy Bragg, and falling asleep in front of the cricket on a Sunday after mowing the lawn in country Australia, it’d surely come up with Buddy Dingo. Everyday tales via Everyman poetry – not everything in life needs to be […]
“Bower’s harmonies are a thing of beauty on their own, but overlaid on top of a mix of covers and their own work, it gets awfully close to magic. The covers are all melted down from their original states into something thoroughly new and rich, but while they may not have written all the set’s […]
Dulcie bagged the most spots on the best Australian new music playlists this week, grabbing the top spot and keeping it all for themselves with their excellent new track “Sleep It Off”. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Dulcie 🥈Girl and Girl, flowerkid 🥉GUM, RVG, Thundercat, grentperez Just behind them though, flowerkid continues to receive big support, […]
“Peni Parker’s star continues to blaze brightly with this latest release, pounding and unforgiving but without letting go of a soaring sense of flight ✈️”
“Dulcie’s pop comes with a slice of heft and bounce, enough to lighten any mood, but enough to make its presence well and truly felt. It might be light on its feet, but it’s going to leave a mark on that floor 👠”
“It’s only their second release, but it’s got a confidence that makes you feel you’re in safe hands. It’s playful too, sparkling with the promise of something exciting taking shape out there on the horizon 🔭”
“Scruffily loose, held together with tape and glue, Coco Jumbo’s latest rings and smashes, a delight of a track that cuts all mooring ropes and heads for open seas ⛵️”
“It’s a sign of the brains at work in Human Noise that they can take the world’s most annoying time signature and not only give it groove, but downright menace. Off-kilter, but absolutely bang on target 🎯”