“Kat Edwards is in Sydney for her first band show here and it’s unlikely to be forgotten soon by those of us in the room. This is superbly composed stuff, full of Jacklin-level laments, life-affirming chug and sway, and even a god-level dad joke chucked in for good measure. There’s real magic in the air […]

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Shows

Eluera @ Oxford Art Factory, 16th Jul

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 17 July 2022

“Eluera has more than one mode, switching effortlessly between gigantic pop and delicate solo guitar-and-vocals. It’d be hard to believe one person could do both so well if the roots of these tracks weren’t a steel core of self-aware, harsh-but-funny storytelling and charm. These songs might be sad at their source, but they soar like […]

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Velvet Trip @ Oxford Art Factory, 16th Jul

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 17 July 2022

“Velvet Trip in full-band mode are a vortex of psyche and blues, with considerable fuzz and heft. In solo mode we get to see the gentle heart at its core, and while it might be a bit softer at the edges for being exposed to the air, it still beats like a mad ‘un. The […]

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New Music

Eat Your Heart Out – Sour

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 15 July 2022

New Music

False London – Life On Livestream

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 15 July 2022

I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

Please also see my personal Music Industry Collaboration Commitment