The Underground Stage
“Dominic Breen’s set is an encyclopedia, triggering memories long-forgotten through songs that sound like they were carved in a past aeon, recently uncovered. By turns folky, sharp, bouncy, harmonic and soaring, it’s all sky-high and glorious. A rich, deep, near-primal pleasure.” Gallery Listen
“Jade Kenji switches up modes and moods, between singing and spitting, between gentle and jagged. A delight of a vocal soothes before bars slice down to sever arteries. Stay on your toes, stay sharp.” Gallery Listen
“The Ois’ throaty indie-rock is a roaring cry in the face of headwinds, screaming joy at battle. Designed for cathartic release, built for singalongs.” Gallery Listen
“DAYSHAWN has an unerring sense for a party soundtrack, a massive seam of fun running through the set. Nimble fingers mix and scratch live in the background while he has a blast with the vocal, hooks in the rhymes and the melody to hook you squarely into its orbit.” Gallery Listen
“Jodi drops widely-smiling pop, bouncing and wide-ranging, heartfelt and footloose. As much fun as feels.” Gallery Listen
“Hacky Sack are mostly delicate touches, gentle vocals, tiny beats, and understated guitars. The steel underneath glints though when they feel like it, in occasional squalls of distortion or a lyric that lands with more bite than you might have expected. Clever stories delivered with wit and restraint, not to be underestimated.” Gallery Listen
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 releases […]
Tracks are nice and everything, but albums are where it’s at. These are all the long-players released in April I’ve caught by Australian emerging, independent, and DIY artists.
“Max Quinn conned us all – with *actual* social media fake news – into thinking he’d gone away for ever but the cheeky bastard lied through his shiny teeth and now all we’re stuck here, together, having to enjoy his clever bloody set that tingles the follicles as much as it does the feet. We […]