“Brilliantly twitchy and staring, Destrends pound you over the head and take out your ankles, relentlessly knocking you off balance until you collapse onto the floor with them”
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Destrends – Straight
Author: Alex Kirk
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Surf Trash – First One
“Its loping introduction lulls you into false security before launching into a fabulously stompy whirligig of a track that’s the time of its life and insists you join in”
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Julia Why? – Deep Fake
“Julia Why? returns (hurray!) with their first upload in aaages, and they’ve lost none of their dreamy menace, the dark notes and whorls of shoegaze lurking inside the deceptive calm like traps for the unwary”
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Jess Day – London
“The latest from Jess Day shines and glints with impeccable pop bounce, striding with a confident pace and a spring in its step, both looking and moving forwards with determination and poise”
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ixaras @ Shark Bar, 14th Sep
“ixaras might be playing with fewer years than most under her belt, but she and her killer band do it with more presence, songwriting chops, and sheer bloody energy than nine out of ten cats. It’s hard to overdo it about how impressive this set is – forget the age chat, just about every artist […]
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Scoot The Loot @ Shark Bar, 14th Sep
“Scoot The Loot’s set couldn’t suit this surf-side location any better, clean tones and tricksy moments wrapped up in a throaty vocal, a hefty swell with foamy tips. Barrels of tune to lose yourself in.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
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Blind Eliza @ Shark Bar, 14th Sep
“Blind Eliza’s impeccable hard rock requires that heads are banged while feet are placed on monitors but there’s a tinge of paranoia and tension throughout it too, a looming shadow over the great big hairy show. It’s wildly good fun and it’s madly enthusiastic, but the darker shades are what give it some real bite.” […]
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 […]
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G.U.N. @ The Trocadero Room, 12th Sep
“G.U.N. go out of their way to jolt you from your stupor, to alert you to the joy in wild art and performance. Their weapon of choice is a filthy cannon firing beats and thrums, a barrage of sonic artillery designed specifically to knock you on your heels while you simultaneously try to dance to […]