The Underground Stage
Most Playlisted This Year Over 2024, the playlists I track – a selection of about 40 of the most credible new music playlists in Australia – added over 13,000 different tracks by nearly 8,000 artists. Across the year through, these are the artists who made it onto the most of those playlists, the ones who […]
Most Playlisted This Week A madly busy week for quality releases saw the best new music playlists in Australia struggle to come to a consensus, but four artists managed to rise just above the crowded pack. 🥇aleksiah, Amyl & The Sniffers, EGOISM, JK-47 🍟 Takeouts: —- 📸 Photo: JK-47 at The Lansdowne, June 2021 —-
I normally look at more emerging artists but this week it’s worth taking a look at one of Australia’s most beloved acts, Amyl & The Sniffers. I’m (obviously!) not trying to say that they’re up-and-coming – I’m saying that as established as they already are, they’re not done growing yet. Tracks released: 3 Playlists appeared […]
Most Playlisted This Week Bolder-faced names dominated the best new music playlists in Australia this week, with big new tracks from Amyl & The Sniffers, Thelma Plum, King Stingray (pictured), Mallrat, tiffi, and Alex The Astronaut. The excellent Nick Ward charged into the top three though to represent for the next gen of artists coming […]
“Impeccable squalls and imperious sneers rattle around amid fearsome bounce, urging us to squeeze every last drop of whatever joy you can find in the face of an arbitrary and capricious world”
Most Playlisted This Week It was a good week for bold faced names, with releases from Amyl and The Sniffers, Skegss, and Dune Rats all proving among the most popular choices for the best Australian new music playlisters. 🥇Amyl and The Sniffers, Elsy Wameyo 🥈Skegss 🥉Dune Rats Amyl and The Sniffers latest track is literally […]
“While it’s both a snappy, barking little ratbag of a song and a gleeful bit of snark delivered to the small-minded from a position of complete superiority, it’s also a reminder. No matter who you are, no matter how well you do, there’s always *some* asshat out there whose pathetic actions can still sting. Don’t be that asshat 🤠”
“No-one needs me to tell you that Amyl & The Sniffers are God’s own tits. The only thing I’ll emphasise is that The Sniffers are an absolute *beast* of a band, and that while Amy Taylor is the star, that band fully shreds. No damn wonder she – and we – look so bloody delighted.” […]