For Clift – Boxes
“Spike Fuck’s return to the recorded fray has been a joy across the recent singles, and live tonight – on the same day of the album release – it shines like a blade in moonlight. Echoes of long-gone artists like Warhol and Reed ring loud, but it’s chock full of both a very modern weariness […]
“Cross Pollinate’s indie tones are as clean as the soapy bubbles in the venue’s air, glistening and crisp, and fully ready to pop.” Gallery Listen
“Failsafe are a ridiculously solid live act, it’s like running headlong into a concrete wall. No matter what you do, it’s their mass and weight that determines how hard you’re going to fall. And fall for it, you will.” Gallery Listen
“Cold Heat, inevitably, both freeze and burn, icy-cool to the touch despite the fiery beats. Synth-led but with bags of heart (and live instruments), it’s just one relentless bite after another, the welts on your skin rising as fast as your pulse.” Gallery Listen
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 […]
“Private Wives have more than enough strength in their swing to put it into the cheap seats, and they frequently do – but the real power they have is knowing when and how to control it. Either flat out at unsafe speeds or chugging with intentional menace, you’re moving along at their pace, like you’re […]