The Underground Stage
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 […]
“Part of FVNERAL are putting on today’s Transgenre event but even though it’s home turf it’s a killer set for any time or place. Emotional, intelligent, witty, roaringly powerful – one of Sydney’s very, very best.” Gallery Listen
“FVNERAL play with a brand new lineup tonight but the deeply emotional pop remains the same. Raising funds for the amazing Transgenre event later this year – and being smushed into this tiny venue – reminds us we’re here for each other too, and not just because of these glittering, wonderful songs of shared pain.” […]
“If I wasn’t crying at the announcement earlier in the day that the artists in FVNERAL are calling time on this particular project, I was – again – left damn near bawling like a toddler during the set. Hearts are broken and filled in rapid and almost-cruel succession, an elevator ride that only takes you […]
“FVNERAL’s capacity to create joy out of sadness and trauma is – and I may have mentioned this before – astonishing. These songs are deeply, deeply sad but they draw tears of defiance and progression, they contain power and fuel – they do not submit. The fact that they also seem to be turning into […]
“FVNERAL’s set is smart as it is sensitive, as touching – and as full of pain – as ever but somehow still enough to keep the late-night vibes high. The fact that there is a band like this in the world makes me happy every time, even through the emotional jolts.” Gallery Listen
“FVNERAL are moving slowly but steadily from a band that initially only played incredibly sad and beautiful songs into a band that plays incredibly sad and beautiful songs but is determined to make us miserable buggers have a good time anyway. It’s still mostly set somewhere in a deep, dark well of sad – but […]