The Underground Stage
This week’s data-driven roundup of artists killing it around the world and in Australia this week Get this in your inbox every Sunday by signing up to the Substack Start next week right by getting across the biggest and the hottest new music around – as usual, I’ve taken a look at which artists are […]
This week’s data-driven roundup of artists killing it around the world and in Australia this week Get this in your inbox every Sunday by signing up to the Substack Start next week right by getting across the biggest and the hottest new music around – as usual, I’ve taken a look at which artists are […]
“An Adam Newling set is like sinking into the world’s comfiest chair – it might come off old and worn down but it’s just perfect for the moment. The musical brain at work behind these songs is fearsome, but it never lands like anything other than a comfort and a balm, a cool dressing for […]
As 2023 curled up and died in the corner, December still served up some musical treats to warm the cockles, and they all got stuffed into this month’s digital fanzine. Two brilliant day-long events – Fangzstock and Transgenre – took up a lot of the stage time, and were both inspirational examples of how artist-run, […]
“Released along with the rest of the excellent ‘Dorothy Painted Portraits’ album, ‘Us & Them’ heals with its calm, a soothing draft to mend broken sprits. Like the rest of the tracks here, it’s born in the dust but it ends up soaring like a newly-freed bird 🕊️”
October was a HUGE month for the city more generally this year, with the inaugural version of SXSW Sydney blowing up on a million stages. It was a wild time too and so this month, I’ve included photos from every one of the fifty shows I caught across the week. To celebrate it being the […]
“Adam Newling’s full-throated stories fill the ears, heat for the blood and the soul. Capable of both tip-toeing past quietly or stomping the bloody floor out, it’s just one riot of joy after another.” Gallery
“The final release ahead December’s EP, this is another cracked leather boot from Adam Newling, weather-worn but reliably tough. Ragged and rousing, gruff and graceful 🥾”