“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. There’s a joy in it too though, a wild dance despite and in the face of danger, and that’s what stays with you.” Gallery Listen
“Alex Fears plays like there’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 […]
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 […]
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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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, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you […]
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By The Numbers #012: 22nd Sep 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 the artists added to these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and […]
“Willie J’s 6V6s’ hard rock formula might lean hard on the classics, but they’re the classics for a reason – and it’s *incredibly* hard to land it as clean as this. A full-throated, exhibition-quality blast of genuinely stunning guitar talent, and an absolute riot of hairy, sweaty fun.” Gallery Listen