The Underground Stage
Each week, my robots scour the best Australian new music playlists to see which artists are getting the most support from critics and tastemakers. this week # Unique Tracks Added 499 – 33% # Unique Artists Added 468 – 29% vs last week # Playlists Updated 26 +1 appeared on 27% of updated playlists Ayesha […]
“Djanaba’s trilling voice is a counterweight to its frequently hefty blows, a flutter of delicate wings that are more than capable of laying you flat out. The beats shine like fireflies, weaving between precise pitter-patter and thudding four-four, while that voice hypnotises with its left before landing a killer blow with its right.” Gallery Learn […]
Phoebe Go has been consistently backed by the best playlists in Australia whenever a new track is released, but she starts the year with more playlist adds than literally anyone else, the first time she’s topped the tree. If there’s any justice in the world, it won’t be the last time either. Most Playlisted This […]
“Djanaba’s vocal is smooth with deceit, seemingly a gentle brush on the skin but hiding sharp teeth that bare unexpectedly throughout this excellent track. Echoes of UK Garage lurk in the beats for a super-high bop factor, but it’s the fangs in the vocal that leave the deepest marks 🦷”