“Massive, yearning, and big-hearted, Young Lions’ new album is just stuffed full of tracks like this, ready to explode with noise and flame ๐ฃ’ “
Author: Alex Kirk
Dole Manchild – SURFING IN THE NIGHT TIME!
“In a world that spends a lot of its time working out ways to hack its life to create a more ordered self, Dole Manchild instead just hacks it all apart with a chisel and a brick. Demented, unruly, and utterly utterly glorious ๐”
The Derrys – Weekend
“One giant, sunny slab of ecstatic grinning, wlid primal yahoo-ing, and linked-arm jumping about. The weekend, bottled ๐๏ธ”
Streetlights – Rita
“Angular and twitchy, there’s a layer of infectious enthusiasm in here that leaves your forehead slightly feverish, and your dancing feet keen for kickoff ๐บ”
Glowing – Coming Home
“While Glowing do have a certain sheen to them, it’s not without its flaws and cracks, which are what makes it all that much more human. Enough of a glare to dazzle, but not so much that it loses its soul ๐”
Radicals @ Crowbar Sydney, 5th Jan
“Radicals have *such* a blast in every moment of their set – itโs so infectious it should be tested at the border. This is humour underpinning heft, brawn in second place to brains, and that right there is the real charm, the secret sauce. Thereโs a ton of meat on these songsโ bones, but itโs […]
Dead Crow @ Crowbar Sydney, 5th Jan
“Dead Crow bring the battering ram to their set, a relentless and rhythmic thumping to the back of the skull. Itโs an unforgiving mass of alternating speed and ferocity – batshit in nine different ways, but bloody great fun in all of them.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
The Polymics @ Crowbar Sydney, 5th Jan
“The Polymics have all the parts to trigger tremors, bags of both scamper and stomp, crippling blows to the kidneys as well as good honest headbutts to the bridge of the nose. Just as you realise the massive bag of soul in the vocal is boosting the six-string goodies on offer, you also notice your […]
Every week across 2022, my robots tracked what was getting added to the most credible Australian new music playlists on Spotify. Each week, I took a look at who was getting the most adds to these playlists. I found these interesting because it gave me a good idea of who was getting heavily supported by […]