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.
Author: Alex Kirk
“Robust and danceable, The Heart Shaped Aces inject art into their pounding indie rock, confident enough to rouse a rabble. As much a swagger as an arched eyebrow.” Gallery Listen
“Boyfriend Material’s darkness shines tonight, a bright shade of black. It rings clearly like a struck bell but is as hard to focus on as a pitch sky, as much fun as fear. A very lovely nightmare.” Gallery Listen
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Speaking Of Which @ The Lansdowne, 12th Sep
“Speaking Of Which step cleanly between dub rhythms and surfy tones, easy and clear but always with a purposeful strut.” Gallery Listen
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The Best New Music In Australia | #254
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 […]
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Gigs In Sydney This Week | 10-14 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 #010: 8th 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 these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and tastemakers are making on […]
“Boiling Hot Politician’s one-man chaos infects like a nerve agent, enforcing a twitchy response from the spine and organs. Largely bonkers, always driving, occasionally bloody hymnal, it’s a masterclass of the avant garde that triggers your joy switch without you consciously understanding why. Totally batshit, and a lot brilliant.” Gallery Listen
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Tract @ The Enmore Hotel, 7th Sep
“Tract create dark thought as much as they make music, motorik post-punk rendered just out of focus by swirling, smoky noise and ringing guitars. Unforgiving electronics mash into glorious analogue racket, black dreams and forward motion.” Gallery Listen