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“Beryl beam in tonight from outer space, intergalactic distances and supernova explosions transmitted into song. It’s may not be rocket science, but it takes us all to new worlds.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the very best new Australian artists. Updated all the time.
“We get the Boysnlove solo experience tonight, and while we might mourn the loss of the full-band oomph, we still celebrate the rich and dense core of these lovely, smartly-written songs. Vocal and guitar tones play off each other, but it’s those fantastic melodic hooks that get under your skin. Quieter than the full band, […]
“Rees Lucia plays solo tonight and there’s the sense of leaves and fields and a fresh breeze in the room. The guitar is only lightly encouraged to make sound, while that voice is released into the room like a bird from a cage, by turns soaring and flitting around our heads. These songs are hard […]
“No amount of technical gremlins can prevent Start Your Own Cult’s set from tearing the doors off its hinges. Turbo-charged from their previous incarnation (which was already pretty swift), these songs are just humungous, giant slabs of synapse-firing android punk, menacing and welcoming all at the same time. Ladies and gents, we have liftoff.” Facebook […]
“Monkey Knife Fight bring a bag full of electric, squirrelly pop-punk with them tonight and dump it all over the floor for us to lap up. And lap it up we do – brimful of song, bursting at the seams with enthusiasm and joy. Big, loud, and all the fun.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to […]
“Teddy Rizzo is one of those acts that makes you reconsider your positions. I usually assume instrumental bands are just lazy or pretentious; too arty for lyrics, or just can’t sing. To be fair, this may be true of Teddy Rizzo, but it really doesn’t matter – these songs are so expressive and just so […]
“Cat & Calmell play their first ever show tonight – despite being a million-plus streams in already – and each track pretty much lands why they’re being backed to the hilt. This is pop in its fundamentals, the sound of young and talented women having all the fun – the sort of thing to terrify […]
“Ula stands proudly alone onstage, but comes off like there’s a full gang behind her. A glorious voice, but a set with admirable restraint – most people would play this sort of rich pop for size and scale. Instead, this set pulls on the reins, and lets the songs fully shine.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe […]
I’ve no idea what sort of temper Royal Chant were in when they wrote ‘Big Mood’, but it’s working like a charm. While squirrelly little bits of guitar float about the place, swirls of feedback lurk in the background like a threat, with the vocal switching gears on a dime between a drawl, a snarl, […]