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A track to spur the bloodstream into action, Tanaya Harper here channels the ghosts of those near-perfect Juliana Hatfield records of 90s yore, but adds modern lyrical takes and a far more muscular sound to fill those posh headphones you all insist on wearing. There’s no grey area here – this is a glorious song […]
So, anyway, ‘Time To Be Alone’ or ‘One More Time’ (both on the excellent EP named for the latter) are the sort of immediate songs you just get right into from first listen. While ‘I Get Lonely’ is just too close to the bloody bone for my personal comfort and my ego, I literally cannot […]
This wired and zany debut from St.Sinner jerks all over the stage, with its eyes bulging in the direction of our political leadership. Going the full gonzo, it avoids being simply angry by adding a hefty glug of knockabout humour to give the rage a mischievous smirk. This lot are up to something – it’s […]
This glorious ender from Le Pie’s first LP both gives the album its name and seals the deal on a debut of grace and strength. ‘A Room Of One’s Own’ emerges on the other side of trauma and heartache to find its own place in the world and on its own terms, a triumph of […]
Woollongong’s Maple Mall debut with a slurry slice of dolewave-ishness that gives the impression that it really wants to break its leash and go fully gonzo, but somehow can’t quite seem to get off the sofa right now. That’s a compliment, mind you – it’s a track of gentle but irresistible charm that makes you […]
Collaborations are usually circle-jerk ego-festivals, mostly featuring a couple of roughly-equal sized acts looking to bolster reps and grift some audience from each other. This one’s a bit different – you’d be hard-pressed to argue that WAAX and Illy’s audience have much in common in terms of genre or – being honest – size. This […]
Taken from their ‘On Our Minds’ EP, ‘Happy’ is one of the best tracks Egoism have done yet, taking the introspection and thoughtfulness we have come to love, and wrapping it up in a joyous and bouncing little wonder of a song. Like it’s shaking with excitement, it’s got a giddy energy running through it […]
Totty get endearingly homesick on their latest, a hometown homage and another beaut of a song. Totty have a knack of writing songs that sneak up on you, and this latest is as cunning as ever. While it opens with some easy strums and introspective nostalgia, before you know it you’re washed along by rich […]
So Fleetwood Mac it could be on a skateboard, Babitha’s debut release is smooth and creamy and twinkly and delightful. The light flares off its surfaces, it twangs and thrums in all the right places, and the aching need in the chorus to leave the city and go somewhere – anywhere – sparks images of […]