The Underground Stage
Even if you ignored the fact that Molly & The Krells’ latest punctures the egos of no-talent show-ponies, laughs at anyone who does a Xmas album, and has a chorus that is patently about a night out (or playing) at Frankie’s in Sydney, you’d STILL end up with a massive banger that should be taught […]
A track to spur the bloodstream into action, Tanaya Harper here channels the ghosts of those near-perfect Juliana Hatfield records of 90s yore, but adds modern lyrical takes and a far more muscular sound to fill those posh headphones you all insist on wearing. There’s no grey area here – this is a glorious song […]
So, anyway, ‘Time To Be Alone’ or ‘One More Time’ (both on the excellent EP named for the latter) are the sort of immediate songs you just get right into from first listen. While ‘I Get Lonely’ is just too close to the bloody bone for my personal comfort and my ego, I literally cannot […]
“For anyone paying attention, Down For Tomorrow have been building a fearsome head of steam this year and even – especially – at a DIY show like this, this set shines and shines and shines, chock full of songs that leave marks and scars on your bones. The pressure is partially released tonight – but […]
“Finally, SoSo make it to their first show, delayed too long by the late unpleasantness. While it’s hardly the opening they show they wanted, it’s just what we all need – a set full of the huge tunes they’ve released during lockdown, massive and soaring and giddy with the joy of playing. It might be […]
“Dysfunction open up tonight’s locals-first night and (as always) it’s incredibly weird to watch a band with levels of energy this high performing to a crowd sat firmly in chairs. Doesn’t slow them down none, mind, and it doesn’t stop them reminding us just how badly we want to get up and out of these […]
This wired and zany debut from St.Sinner jerks all over the stage, with its eyes bulging in the direction of our political leadership. Going the full gonzo, it avoids being simply angry by adding a hefty glug of knockabout humour to give the rage a mischievous smirk. This lot are up to something – it’s […]
This glorious ender from Le Pie’s first LP both gives the album its name and seals the deal on a debut of grace and strength. ‘A Room Of One’s Own’ emerges on the other side of trauma and heartache to find its own place in the world and on its own terms, a triumph of […]
Woollongong’s Maple Mall debut with a slurry slice of dolewave-ishness that gives the impression that it really wants to break its leash and go fully gonzo, but somehow can’t quite seem to get off the sofa right now. That’s a compliment, mind you – it’s a track of gentle but irresistible charm that makes you […]