The Underground Stage
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 new […]
“The Engine clatter and scream like you’d expect from a band with that name but, if anything, it undercooks the V8 thrill and rumble. One turn of the key and it’s off to the racetrack, searing noise and fumes, not to mention burnt fingers from getting too close. Throttle, drift, and screeching noise, power and […]
“Creeping Jenny barrel about in both literal and metaphorical darkness tonight, chaos behind a smokescreen, strobed mayhem just out of focus. Epically loud, roaring in voice and energy, it’s a danger lurking just outside of the light of the fire.” Gallery Listen
“Airline’s flavour of shoegaze is one half as introverted and bookish as the genre requires, but there’s another half that is as hardcore and screaming as you might ever need. The swirling noise will draw you in but its the bits where it properly loses its temper that’ll keep you pinned to the back wall.” […]
👁️ Got my eye on some corking gigs in Sydney this week, including: Patrick James back at Low 302 (Fri), Punish launch their album at The Duke (Sat), 1-800 Death Trap bring the show to The Lady Hampshire (Sat, pictured), plus Jebediah and Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson hoist the colours for another sea-going edition of Schooner […]
This week was kind of an on-ramp for the year, with only the truly committed – or the canny – releasing new tracks in what is always a quieter week before the competition heats up.
“Marilyn Maria’s wonky and wayward arty post-punk jinks and swerves, odd angles and hard left turns. Crackling energy accompanies arched eyebrows, both animal and aloof.” Gallery Listen
“Dxvndre is today’s only hip-hop act and makes a repeated point that he can’t play an instrument – make no mistake though, this is as tricksy and complex as a Van Halen solo. Complicated, dense bars and plus-sized beats dominate, story and metaphor packed into every line, a predominantly indie-oriented audience feeling every bounce. Hard […]
“Kate Moth’s music comes in like a storm over calm seas, clear blue waters turning black and turbulent with little notice. Smooth jazzy notes rapidly become noisy squalls, an easy swell rising to swamp the decks before you can adjust course.” Gallery