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Most Playlisted: Budjerah, Jack River, Spacey Jane

Three acts pulled down the most spots on the best new music playlists in Oz this week, with Budjerah, Jack River (with Genesis Owusu), and Spacey Jane all grabbing spots on just shy of a third of them. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Budjerah, Jack River, Spacey Jane 🥈Pacific Avenue, MID CITY 🥉Breakfast Road, Carla Wehbe, […]

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Grenade Jumper @ Wayward’s, 9th Jun

“Grenade Jumper have a light touch on the controls, but a heavy foot on the throttle. Everything moves like it could knock down a building but it’s never off the rails, never out of kilter. Tight, targeted, and right on top of its game.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram

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Grenade Jumper @ Oxford Art Factory, 28th Apr

“Grenade Jumper – as the name suggests – drop exactly the pop punk you’re looking for, muscular and polished and bags full of fun. The foot is on the floor and the speeds are approaching unsafe levels.” Gallery Learn More Instagram

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Grenade Jumper @ Factory Theatre, 21st Nov

Show Notes “When you name your band Grenade Jumper you’re making a statement. This afternoon’s set may be short but it makes its point, with all the joy, the spikiness, and the feels of rough-edged pop-punk packed into a dense nucleus. Mighty.” Gallery Learn More Instagram

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Grenade Jumper @ Kelly’s On King, 13th Dec

“Grenade Jumper open up a Sunday night of worship at the church of pop punk and from note one it’s massive and energetic and so much fun your hair falls out. It’s a small room, but this is a big sound, and it brings nothing but joy.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe to The […]

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The Underground Stereo: Semantics, The Rockefeller Frequency, The Lizards, Grenade Jumper

An occasional roundup of tracks I can’t get enough of, by bands I’ve somehow not got round to seeing live yet. Semantics – SDE You know that bit in Breeders’ “Cannonball” when the guitars do that muted string thing just before it explodes into the chorus? Semantics do that here, but at like nine times […]