The Underground Stage
“Bruise Pristine are never an easy listen, and their pounding, piledriving sound is ratcheted up several notches in the Factory’s main room. A relentlessly defiant set that finds its spirit animal in their insanely intense cover of Bjork’s ‘Army Of Me’, transformed here into an artillery barrage of sound.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe […]
“Every time I see Mac The Knife it strikes like a hammer just how much they fill up the room – it thickens the air, it stresses the seals, it makes the joints audibly creak. This outfit are solid pros by now, but every time I see them I think of new reasons why I’m […]
“Stranded Nationals are playing their second show ever, but there is wisdom here – a control of sound and pace and tone that is both freshly new and comfortingly familiar. There’s a frequent (early) 90s groove that keeps rearing its floppy-haired head, but it’s paired with some really large-scale songs that bring it bang up […]
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 […]