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“GRXCE make a rare appearance as a duo today, without the fireworks of their drums or tracks, exposing both its white-hot songwriting core and dialling up the melancholy by a factor of ten. In full band mode it’s blindingly bright, but stripped back the songs carry all the same heat while leaving the raw emotional […]
“GRXCE travel with furious purpose tonight, heft swung around like a weapon. Even the sparklier tracks land with increased force, a set of fabulous and explosive delight.” Gallery Listen
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 […]
As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I absolutely, positively had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be these. If you’re looking for new albums, all the new long-players I’ve spotted from emerging, independent, and DIY artists are […]
“GRXCE don’t seem to know how to get worse. It’s been a while since I heard many of these songs but they’ve all grown fangs and muscle – again. When a band doesn’t just not get bored of their own songs but clearly spends time refining and punching them up, putting in the work and […]
“GRXCE are impeccably built, yet are never too showy. It’s precisely put together but doesn’t lose any emotional sharpness, shiny-bright and still carrying bags of meaning. Balanced like a fine Japanese blade, it cuts deep without you even noticing.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“GRXCE’s latest contains as much energy as they can summon – which is a lot – but adds a layer of dark indignation to a treatise on how poorly-matched relationships can lead to a figurative (and literal) car crash. It runs fast and smooth but directly towards lurking danger, both medium and message bolted straight to the hood 💥”
“GRXCE have such depth in their quality, well-managed and impeccably trained. Every song that takes to the field is light on its feet and deadly in its finish. A beautiful, beautiful game.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“GRXCE are just such a pleasure to watch, happy as a clam to be here at Icebreaker, and with the songs to back it up. A bright light, right in the sight line.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok