An occasional roundup of tracks I can’t get enough of, by bands I’ve somehow not got round to seeing live yet.
Wing Defence – Bob
“Wing Defence roar back with another slice of lo-fi fuzzy storytelling, a hilarious-but-touching letter to the just-born baby of Wing Defence’s Skye Lockwood. While avoiding the trite, maintaining their maddeningly catchy songwriting, and stuffing it full of wit and warmth, this is mandatory listening for everyone who is, has, or ever has been, a child.”
(Proceeds from this track on their Bandcamp page are going to the RSPCA SA Bushfire appeal, so go chuck them a little something to wet the baby’s head, yeah?)
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Big Nasty – Sugar
“This debut drills into the side of your head like a lo-fi version of Beastie Boys in HC mode battling System Of A Down in Street Fighter. Eyeballs and veins bulge, adrenal glands pump like bloody troopers, all in a two-minute nitrous injection direct to the face.”
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Eliza & The Delusionals – Swimming Pool
“Eliza & The Delusionals soar on this, an immense slab of room-filling guitar pop, often dropping in some lovely notes that remind me of The Sundays. These shy little moments give all that scale and polish some relatable humanity, and it makes it all the more charming. Grand, but not arrogant.”
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Alana Wilkinson – Good For You
“Swinging the Julia Jacklin bat hard, Alana Wilkinson smashes the boundaries on her latest one. A finely-honed weapon of deceptive power, there’s grace and subtlety on the visible surfaces; lurking just out of the light though is simmering, righteous rage. “
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