“Outcest’s raucous punk and hardcore has a shiny metal edge that slices at your shins and forehead from the off, savage mayhem with a grin six miles wide.” Gallery Listen
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Outcest @ The Enmore Hotel, 27th Jul
Author: Alex Kirk
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By The Numbers #004: 28th Jul 2025
Every week, I take a look at the best playlists in Australia and the biggest playlists in the world and analyse the artists appearing on them. All of these playlists focus on newly-released tracks – what this means is that these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and tastemakers are making on […]
As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I absolutely, positively had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be these.
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The Best New Music In Australia | #247
Every week, I scour the latest releases from emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia. The best of them end up on the playlist. Follow The Playlist Listen to this week’s edition here, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always only releases […]
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Jules Of The Tide @ Bootleggers, 24th Jul
“Jules Of The Tide play with giddy enthusiasm, full of the pure pleasure of making songs ring off the walls. A true ensemble band, where every member adds a singular element, there’s sackfuls of guitar-driven pop fun to be had at every turn. It’s a joy to be a part of the joy.” Gallery Listen
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Maybe In May @ Bootleggers, 24th Jul
“Maybe In May add bags of edge to rich guitar pop, songs that seem gentle but come with a vocal that’ll smash the teeth out of your mouth and all the way down your throat. It’s warming and high-altitude stuff, but it’s got fangs that’ll slice your face off.” Gallery Listen
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Birch Place @ Bootleggers, 24th Jul
“Birch Place put crunch and snap behind a smoky lounge vocal, nifty and agile but full of heart. By turns playful, driving, or soulful.” Gallery
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Gigs In Sydney This Week | 22-27 Jul
Every week I pick out a bunch of interesting shows featuring emerging, DIY, and independent Australian artists. The full list of shows this week are below – those are the ones to get out to in the next few days. Don’t forget, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you […]
“MEOW MEOW AND THE SMACKOUTS are savage with a smile, tartan-trousers punk with a grin a mile wide and sharp poise for days and days and days. There’s the snot, the snarl, and the snark, but there’s also instantly addictive song underneath it all, a blinding blast of noisy trouble.” Gallery Listen