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

Lola Scott – Caffeine

Lola Scott – Caffeine

“A deeply pretty song, full of melancholy beauty and floating like black smoke in a night sky”
Raised As Wolves – Overreacting

Raised As Wolves – Overreacting

“A welcome and typically well-honed return from a band totally in control while losing it completely, precise and wild all at once”
Melaleuca – Can’t Speak

Melaleuca – Can’t Speak

“Enough bounce to rock the head clear off your neck and shoulders”
Clay J Gladstone – Talk Of The Town

Clay J Gladstone – Talk Of The Town

“Clearly In a toweringly manic mood, Clay J Gladstone jump up and down on the bed until the springs give out and the floor collapses”
Lady Lazarus – Cuckold

Lady Lazarus – Cuckold

“Typically forthright and designed to jolt you out of your chair, Lady Lazarus’ wit shines here as much as their savagery”

Previous Week

Hockey Dad – Wreck & Ruin

Hockey Dad – Wreck & Ruin

“Taken from Hockey Dad’s fourth album, ‘Rebuild, Repeat’, this is just one of the many examples of how confident they’ve become. It’s as playful as ever but its simplicity is deceptive, with complexity running through this and the full record. It’s the best work they’ve done to date, which is saying something πŸ₯‡”
LOSER – New Heights

LOSER – New Heights

“LOSER return with the first new material since last year’s ‘Stadium Dreams On A Bedroom Budget’ album, and their goals haven’t changed in scale at all. Urgent and fizzy at the start, it rapidly expands into starbursts of spectacular chorus, a determined and exciting statement of intent as they work towards album #2 πŸŽ‡”
So I Says to Mabel – Get out the Way

So I Says to Mabel – Get out the Way

“Unvarnished and unpolished enough to leave you finding splinters in your skin weeks later, this is unbridled fun, high-speed poppy skatepunk in raw form. As with so many of the best things in life, it’s the rough edges that make it shine ✨”
Teens – Burning Bridges

Teens – Burning Bridges

“Australian post-punk has been hitting its stride recently, and Tasmanian outfit Teens join the fray with this menacingly bubbly twitcher. Shuddering like a fucked train, it’s equal parts amphetamine cheekbones and feral teeth πŸš‚”
Alright Psycho – A Song About

Alright Psycho – A Song About

“Scrappy and charming – and with one of the best band names in the game – Alright Psycho’s latest is a burst of scuttling energy and bite, nipping at your ankles like a mad thing. It might look cute, but it’s got claws that’ll leave a mark πŸ¦€”