The Underground Stage
“Gut Health jolt and shudder, off-kilter and off-piste, wiry explorations of art and post-punk. Everything’s a sharp angle but everything’s a blast, a wild time made of tiny cuts and huge bruises.” Gallery Listen
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.
“Gut Health are widely regarded as one of the best bands in Australia right now but if – like me – you’ve only caught the records and not the live show, you’ve only been getting half the story. Arty post-punk can often be pretty dour but the torrent of fun that comes off the stage […]
Most Playlisted This Week An absolutely storming victory for A.Swayze & The Ghosts (pictured) this week, crashing into the list in the top spot, with ‘Tell You All The Time‘ bagging more slots on more of the best Australian new music playlists than any other artist. 🥇A.Swayze & The Ghosts 🥈annie hamilton, Barkaa (ft MINTY), […]
“In over seven minutes of utterly lunatic anti-dance rhythms and spiky post-punky wigouts, Gut Health spell out why they’re one of the most weirdly brilliant and most creatively nutty bands in Australia right now”
Most Playlisted This Week A busier slate of releases than last week saw a larger number of artists than usual make it to the podium, an indicator of how high and broad the quality was among the new releases. 🥇Angie McMahon, Salarymen 🥈Thelma Plum, Kobie Dee, Elsy Wameyo, Radio Free Alice 🥉Lime Cordiale, tiffi, Great […]
“A slab of chaotically danceable, wonky mayhem, seemingly all over the place yet absolutely clear-eyed in its intent”
There’s been a lot of chatter about Melbourne’s Gut Health over the last twelve months, but that hype has also manifested into staunch support from critics and solid growth in listeners. Tracks released: 3 Playlists appeared on*: 17 – that’s a lot, and it included the biggest and the best in Australia, like Spotify’s New […]
The Terrys tickled the fancies of the most playlisters this week, with their new track ‘No Bad Days’ getting spots on nearly half the lists I track. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇The Terrys 🥈Molly Millington 🥉Dear Seattle, Gut Health, Mitch Santiago, Thelma Plum Molly Millington did particularly well too, with tracks from the excellent ‘5 […]