The Underground Stage
“Able Joseph’s songs tread among us carefully and quietly, but carry noticeable weight. Tentative until it’s forthright, shy until it’s right up in your face, it’s easy to underestimate. Don’t.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“As easy-going as a stroll on the beach, Sam Windley’s set soothes and eases, even when the topic is cheating bloody boyfriends. The delivery here is high-shelf joyous, sparkling like sunlight on wavetops.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Neav opens without warning or introduction, a sudden plunge into a pool of sad-sounding songs that actually aren’t all sad. No matter the mood, there’s a bounce and a canter underneath each track – but when that voice hits the go button and unleashes a fearsome vibrato, it really hits the spine.” Gallery Learn More […]
With 844 different tracks added to the best Australian new music playlists this week (the 3rd largest amount this year), it was a really busy week and incredibly difficult to stand out. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Alex Lahey, Babe Rainbow, DICE, Skeleten, Teenage Joans A handful of artists just (only just!) nudged ahead of the […]
“Teenage Joans have always played like it was their last day on earth but their latest finds yet another gear, with their most triumphant chorus to date. Tense every muscle in your body, shake your head until it feels like it’ll fall off, and scream it to the skies 📢”
“A Californian golden hour lights this deeply contented track, happily stuffed to the gills with nature and, I’m guessing, fistfuls of edibles. A normal everyday tale of getting high as a paper kite in the desert to Michael Bolton – but make it epic enough for a sea of swaying phone lights 🤳”
“As Body Type’s new album inches closer, we are treated to another box of delight, stuffed to overflowing with giant melodies and vibes of the best-night-ever variety. If anyone’s thought of a more lively thing to say someone than ‘you make me feel like a weekend’ then I’ve yet to hear it. 🎁”
“Downgirl’s latest shoves and elbows its way to the front, insistent and determined. In lesser hands it could easily descend into tedious dirge territory, but there’s a sharpness and a dark sense of humour that cuts deep but lifts higher
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“If you’ll all be upstanding and raise your glasses, Max Quinn’s Florida Man persona is just starting to appear on Spotify. You’ll come for the meme-based title, but you’ll stay for the warmth, the deep humanity, the humour, and a wicked-ripping song 👰♂️”