πŸ”Š TRACKS

There’s so much incredible new music every week by emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia, but these are my favourite five releases from each week.

Latest Week

RINSE – Kiss Me (Kill Me)

RINSE – Kiss Me (Kill Me)

“Galactically woozy, RINSE (with the help of Hatchie) takes a spin around the cosmos while pondering the more earthly concerns of a relationship coming apart at the seams. It’s all explosions in a dark night’s sky, fireworks in slow motion, and its after-image lingers on the retina long after its gone πŸš€”
Human Noise – Weight on the Ground

Human Noise – Weight on the Ground

“This track opens Human Noise’s excellent ‘Glitching Colour’ album, and is just one piece of an intricate puzzle made of intelligent, twitching songs in unusual time signatures, a one-band experiment to do away with four-four songwriting. If you’ve ever complained that all music sounds the same these days, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is and buy this record πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬”
Eaglemont – Party Boy

Eaglemont – Party Boy

“Eaglemont’s throaty delivery adds a touch of sandpaper to this otherwise shiny-smooth guitar-pop, the jagged edges pairing perfectly with the twangs and the jangling. While the songwriting is mighty and deep-rooted, the vocal comes with fractures and cracks, making it a thoroughly intriguing cocktail 🍸”
Nick Ward – Shooting Star

Nick Ward – Shooting Star

“The second of two excellent releases from Nick Ward so far this year, ‘Shooting Star’ goes full-strength Saturday night, bouncing on its feet and dancing like the night will never end. Brimming with optimism and unadulterated fun, it’s a huge dose of pleasure, and not even a little bit of a guilty one 🀩”
Up At Night – Gimme A Chance

Up At Night – Gimme A Chance

“Up At Night’s limitless enthusiasm sings loud on this, their second release, and the whole thing bounds around uncontrollably and adorably. If they’re having this much fun, it comes off as plain rude not to join in πŸ€ͺ”

Previous Week

Molly Rocket – God Damn

Molly Rocket – God Damn

“The gentle twangs of the opening chords quickly collapse into a full-throated roar, yelping and bounding and howling at the skies. All teeth and claws, it grabs at the neck and doesn’t let go 🐺”
RedHook – Breaking Up With

RedHook – Breaking Up With

“Pounding day-glo mayhem runs gleefully out of control on RedHook’s latest, taking all the bits we already love them for and turning them all up to eleven. Deafeningly loud in both volume and colour, it’s proof that more is, in fact, more πŸ”Š”
Irregular Heartbeats – The Sun Pt 2

Irregular Heartbeats – The Sun Pt 2

“Taken from his ‘Memory::Loss’ album, William Drummond channels something akin to Black Grape on this tubthumping slice of baggy fun. Crackling with voltage, twitching and tumbling, dancing as wildly as we are ⚑️”
Princess Unit – Beam Me Up

Princess Unit – Beam Me Up

β€œPrincess Unit’s second upload brims with just as much promise as their first – complex but fun, whip-smart but engagingly daft. It pulls you in on its tractor beam and leaves you wanting, very much, to believe πŸ›Έ”
Great Job! – i like your eyes

Great Job! – i like your eyes

“As sweet and lovely as it is short, this one-minute gem packs more lyrical pleasures and earwormery than a song five times its length. Everything you ever need in a track, in a package you can carry around with you all day long πŸ’Ž”