The Underground Stage
“Ouch, my eyes. Pyjama Sundayz change into their actual pyjamas while setting up their gear onstage, which is madly endearing. The actual set is full-on padded room, the product of deranged minds weaned on boy bands, hi-NRG beats, karaoke, and lazing around in bed. It’s that good – but boy, I need a lie down […]
“Cakewalk don’t do anything as prosaic as mere songs. These are experimental blasts of heat and noise, straight from the furnace, mashing Ian Dury’s yelping freeform to bruising rhythms and screeching wails of guitar. Enough to put your eyeballs clear out the back of your head.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist […]
“I’m usually allergic to Kooks-y guitar pop, but The Tinderboxers’ set has got all the tune and none of the cloying residue that sort of thing usually leaves on my skin. This is driving, thumping, clever, sharply-tailored, and instantly danceable stuff.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the […]
“Goodnight Japan are *all* business – this set has got so many rich and complex moving parts it’s hard to pin it down. Still, while idiots like us are busy trying to pin it all down, this set’s cheerfully running us all over with a tank full of exquisitely crafted, intelligently written songs. And it […]
“Huck Hastings has a particular way with song that shows a delicate, gentle strength. Everything’s just so damn loveable, but make no mistake, underneath it all is a core of steel. You might feel like tickling its cuddly exterior behind the ear; but be warned – you might still get your damn hand bitten off.”
“I only write about Australian music, and music doesn’t come much more Australian than Buddy Dingo. With a sharp eye for the observational, and an even sharper ear for a neat bit of phrasing, Buddy here pens a tribute to – of all things – the foot-scratching weeds of the Australian backyard. Daft in concept, […]
“The Gooch Palms roar back with their sights set on the fire and the smoke and the politics of this long, hot, Australian summer. There is nothing overdone here, just brutal simplicity. This is a primal, desperate anger at the deniers and the procrastinators, alongside a deep sadness at how the sound and fury only […]
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An occasional roundup of tracks I can’t get enough of, by bands I’ve somehow not got round to seeing live yet. Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers – Desk Chair “With that immaculately bonkers name, it’s perhaps surprising to discover the craftily-tailored songwriting that accompanies it. While this is largely made from the flavours du […]