The Underground Stage
“Siphon’s two-piece setup of bass guitar and drums defies expectations, a magnificent racket that some bands with at least double the amount of arms and four times the amount of strings couldn’t produce. The slower ones can lean towards the sludgier end of things – which may be to your taste – but the faster […]
“Grasstouch dance all over the pitch, soul or big rock or occasional hip-hop notes depending on mood. Just a three-piece – with electronic support – but each of the trio brings tricksy moves with them, positions combining into powerful plays.” Gallery Listen
Across 2024, I playlisted 2,468 tracks, and saw live sets by 333 different artists. I loved it all, but for the second year running, I’m having a crack at pulling together the fifty artists who gave me the most musical joy live and who made me mash the repeat button the most often. These are […]
Most Playlisted This Year Over 2024, the playlists I track – a selection of about 40 of the most credible new music playlists in Australia – added over 13,000 different tracks by nearly 8,000 artists. Across the year through, these are the artists who made it onto the most of those playlists, the ones who […]
“The Magician play in places between metal and hardcore and foot-to-the-floor alt rock, enjoying every thump and crackle. Plenty of mayhem, under a controlled release.” Gallery Listen “”
“Honey Fuzz bring a bag of grunge to the party, big fuzzy chunks of distortion via a well-formed three-piece. The individual parts matter though, notable technical skills contributing to a sum more than its parts.” Gallery
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 […]
“CLUELESS bang metal notes into riot grrl rackets, theatre and threat and throttle. There’s a ton of show in the DIY bits, and there’s bags of fun in the roaring bits, parts of different worlds colliding in a shower of sparks.” Gallery Listen
“Sophisticated Dingo bring the true meaning of Christmas with them tonight and give it direct to the audience – giant, roaring, pounding songs made of mayhem and laughing and fun, as well as an actual packet of (possibly poisonous) kabonossi. The latter might put a swift intestinal spanner in someone’s seasonal plans if eaten, but […]