“Kitty Of The Valley blare like a city-wide alarm, loud and insistent and urgent and with the possibility that something might explode in short order. Heed the warning, duck and cover.” Gallery Listen
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FONIC @ Chuck Trailer’s CBD, 20th Sep
“FONIC’s riffs and licks riffle and lick up and down your spine, a classic recipe that – when done as well as this – can’t fail to raise a hackle or a heartbeat.” Gallery Listen
“Trinity & The $luts’ addition of – yes, really – a ukelele into their set of heavier-set indie rock adds a level of trebly menace that surprises as much as it delights. The set is muscular and soaring enough on its own, but that nutty little trill bubbling around it all adds a sense of […]
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Demolition Man @ Enmore Hotel, 21st Sep
“Demolition Man’s punk is muscular and roughnecked, all braces and steel toes, but with a galloping sense of mischief running through the mayhem. As comfortable down in the snotty gutter as it is swooping about in clearer skies, it’s happiest when out of its cage, utterly unrestrained and grinning like a bloody maniac.” Gallery Listen
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 | #255
Every week, I scour the latest releases from emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia. The best of them end up on the playlist.
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Gordon’s Grandson @ Metro Social, 17th Sep
“Gordon’s Grandson’s pop wants to be wonky but can’t help being flawlessly smooth, oddball notes flying on perfectly pitched wings. Nuttier than a squirrel’s lunch underneath, it somehow keeps both itself and us on a dead level keel, masterclass and mischief rolled into one.” Gallery Listen
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Theeth @ Metro Social, 17th Sep
“Theeth brings – somehow – both youthful mayhem and enthusiasm to a classic piano trio of keys, violin, and cello. It’s hard to explain how brilliant this is, her own songs shining with wit and uncommon wisdom, dense and clever pop songwriting packed with the sort of emotion and energy we spend our later years […]
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Javier Bruno @ Metro Social, 17th Sep
“Javier Bruno emerges from a musical cocoon with new songs, all as fragile and eye-catching as a butterfly’s wing. Winter’s sadness and spring’s joy, all in one place.” Gallery