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“DOWNGIRL are all sorts of contradictory, subtle and sly but still as heavy as a hammer blow to the head; mayhem on a stick but still clear and precise; angry as all hell yet warm and welcoming. Fabulously wild, wildly fabulous.” Gallery Listen
Most Playlisted This Week It was another BIG week of releases, and with enough quality in it to make it tough for the best new music playlisters in Australia to come to a consensus. Fully eight artists peeked up above the pack though, with several emerging artists doing particularly well in a crowded week. 🥇ONEFOUR, […]
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September was exhausting, a non-stop riot of relentless, glorious stage action and song. From The Belair Lip Bombs(this month’s cover photo) to The Vanns to Luca Brasi to Private Wives, it was just one killer set after another. As if the shows weren’t enough, there was one killer new releases after the other too, with […]
“This one is taken from DOWNGIRL’s densely-packed debut EP ‘Manic’, and like the rest of this collection, it broadcasts live from dark places. The joy though is that it’s always reaching for better – and it’s damn well going to bring you along with it 📡”
“With another merciless hook to the chin, DOWNGIRL connect another shot ahead of their EP release later in the year. Fast and ruthless, it’s another solid blow landed from a band that’s truly fighting fit right now 🥊”
Last month’s insane show from Downgirl makes this month’s cover, a glorious display of lunacy and mayhem. There was a ton more goodies to be found across May though, and this issue features shows from Loser and Acacia Bloom, as well as the madcap return to Sydney of West Thebarton, plus a bunch more. Off […]
“Downgirl’s latest shoves and elbows its way to the front, insistent and determined. In lesser hands it could easily descend into tedious dirge territory, but there’s a sharpness and a dark sense of humour that cuts deep but lifts higher
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