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 releases […]
“The Neptune Power Federation are so far over the top that we puny humans are incapable of seeing its bottom. Magnificent in scale and scope, barking bloody mad in execution, and a honking good time from start to close.” Gallery Listen
💣 Explosive artists blowing up the stages in Sydney this week: 🎶 Great Southern Nights wraps up this week, so it’s your last chance to hate the fact you can’t be at three gigs at the same time. 🎶 DOWNGIRL get set to rip the walls off The Union (pictured, Fri) 🎶 FANGZ premiere their […]
Most Playlisted This Week Each week, my robots scour the best Australian new music playlists and look for who is getting the love from the most critics and tastemakers. This week’s podium finishers: 🥇Holly Hebe (appeared on 32% of updated playlists) 🥈GUM (27%) 🥉Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Esha Tewari, LAZY GHOST, Yorke, Velvet Trip (23%) Takeouts […]
As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be these.
“Launching their excellent debut track ‘Separate Ways’ tonight, Kick-on Kings’ punk is mostly Descendents-sparse and jagged, with a few more explosive moments dropped in throughout just to keep you from getting comfortable. It’s full of sharp angles and sneer, abrupt and punchy, but there’s more than enough nerdy charm to let you ignore the bite […]
“So I Says To Mabel blister the paint and crack the brickwork, flat-out and roaring West Coast punk, hardcore screams and gigantic choruses taking turns in beating your kidneys to a pulp. A full send, happy and glorious.” Gallery Listen
“Grapee’s pop-punk might be acoustic tonight but even if you unplugged the power from three city blocks it wouldn’t stop that powerhouse voice from ringing out and cracking windows. You still get the bruises, but you just notice them a lot later.” 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 new […]