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A Swift Farewell @ Transgenre, Red Rattler, 27th Sep

“A Swift Farewell pour unmatched energy into their set, a torrent of physicality and movement to match the giant pop-punk. Itโ€™s the emotional bits that get you though, like traps among the bouncing and the roar.” Gallery Listen

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stokahr @ Transgenre, Red Rattler, 27th Sep

“stokahr gives little warning before pulling us straight into top gear, zero to brilliantly crazed in the blink of an eye. Pounding beats, rapid bars, and a merciless pace raise the heartbeat to dangerous levels.” Gallery Listen

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Second Idol @ Transgenre, Red Rattler, 27th Sep

“Second Idol only ever bring strength, an iron will and a heat-forged fury to match its steel-hard sound. Few bands stand as tall as and as firm.” Gallery Listen

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BARBARA @ Transgenre, Red Rattler, 27th Sep

“BARBARA are all raw nerves, dark electronics underpinning a mood of paranoia, a threat just out of your sightline. Thereโ€™s a joy in it too though, a wild dance despite and in the face of danger, and thatโ€™s what stays with you.” Gallery Listen

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Alex Fears @ Transgenre, Red Rattler, 27th Sep

“Alex Fears plays like thereโ€™s a direct mains connection into the brain somewhere, full speed and full volume and absolutely nothing else. Pair that with the madly charming mix of savagely jagged punk smashed into labrador-level giddy enthusiasm and it all lands somewhere between a raging sugar high and a heavy blow to the back […]

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Featured Tracks This Week: #39 2025

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. If you’re looking for new albums, all the new long-players I’ve spotted from emerging, independent, and DIY artists are […]

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The Best New Music In Australia | #256

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 or below, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always […]

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New Albums This Month: September 2025

Tracks are nice and everything, but albums are where it’s at. These are all the long-players I’ve caught across the month by Australian emerging, independent, and DIY artists.

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Gig Guide

Gigs In Sydney This Week | 24-28 Sep

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, thereโ€™s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you […]