The Underground Stage
“Silvia Lane have clearly soaked up their native Woollongong’s surf and sun – as well as a good chunk of the Hockey Dad back catalogue – to carve out this bright and foamy set. Bulging with energy and fizz, the vocal is as plaintive as it powerful, carrying as much oomph as the pound and […]
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 […]
“MEMORY MOTEL round out a night of intelligent noise, dreamy and smoky. With a rich but spiky brush, it both jangles and soothes the nerves, stroking the hair on your head while it raises the hairs on your forearms.” Gallery Listen
“Mega Fauna haven’t played in over a year but then, they’ve been busy concocting new arty concoctions for us to enjoy. From the regularly-featured poem to the shiny new, Breeders-y tracks, the set is a library of literate guitar pop and whimsy. A truly artistic band, as much swirls of oily paint as of squalls […]
“With the lights in our eyes and the smoke swirling deep, Jacob Turl and his band scurry around in the darkness like barely-seen creatures in a haunted forest, by turns jazzy and raucous, softly purring before baring fangs. Imaginative and dreamlike.” Gallery Listen
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 […]
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 […]
Dig around in the data to keep track of what the biggest artists in the world have just released, or discover the next big thing. It should be pretty self-explanatory, but the dashboard below allows you to mess about with the latest week’s data (there are a bunch of tabs at the top which lets […]
“Bad Form scamper and scrap like meth-addled rabbits – impossible to catch up with, inadvisable to fight with, and where the the only thing in it for you if you do either is a trip to the emergency ward and a preventative shot. It’s eye-wateringly fast and angry as hell but it’s also as daft […]