The Underground Stage
Over the last year, Start Your Own Cult have morphed from a previous band into this current form, emerging not as a fragile and organic buttterfly, but as something a lot more shiny and technical. Following in the heavy steps of bands like Redhook this has certainly got density and mass, but its armour is […]
“Boysclub are settling in, totally comfortable owning you. These are big songs, in a big show, and they’re stomping all over your feet. The message from this set is clear – get out of the way or get on board. Or get beaten.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty […]
“Crash & The Carpenters are here to spit in your face. Not if you can think in a straight line, not if you’re on the right line – but if you’re off on the wrong track, with wrong-headed notions, then you’re entirely on your own.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty […]
“Shit Tinnies may project an aura of chaos but these are freshly-stoned blades, sharp and glistening. Each song is like a train about to come off its rails, but even though it’s taking the corner at unsafe speeds and the good china is off the shelves and shattering on the floor, it gets exactly where […]
“Operation Ibis bring sharp-edged skank and from note one they stick it swiftly and neatly right between the ribs. It might be mostly cooked on an off-beat, but every song is bang on target.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the very best new Australian artists. Updated all […]
“A Tiarnie set is like cake, rich and sweet and impossible to get enough of. It should come with a warning though – while every song is pumped full of pop sugar, each slice is seasoned with a bitter sprinkle of realism. It may sound like you’re having the purest kind of fun, but there’s […]
“Sweetie’s second show emphasises the core of this band – they *really* care. Some bands project mayhem, some poetry, some technical skill, but at the heart of Sweetie is… well, heart. The range on offer in this set is broader than you can take in, but every single one bounds off the stage, chock full […]
BOYSCLUB may take the pace down a notch for their third single but the intensity remains, an echo of Smashing Pumpkins’ downbeat wall of sound. Their themes have always been confrontational, and once again this is emotionally tough going. That said, while they may not be for the faint of heart they’re absolutely chock full […]
From the staccato strum of the opening guitar to the melancholia (and the brogue) of the vocal, Alexander Biggs channels the spirit of Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison so hard and so clearly it makes me want to cry with loss and joy. Gently pounding with the subtlety and the power of a heartbeat, it builds […]