DOWNGIRL – CPR
Every week, I scour the latest releases from emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia. The best of them end up on the playlist. Follow The Playlist Listen to this week’s edition here or below, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always […]
“DOWNGIRLβs explosive noise fills The Chippoβs basement until the floor above it bulges and cracks, the sound of the building collapsing on top of quite the most marvellous party. End of the night, end of the world – itβs hard to tell the difference and I honestly donβt care a single bit.” Gallery Listen
“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. π₯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 π‘”