The Underground Stage
“JACOTÉNE has spent the year testing her strength in ‘demo’ form, but these songs are surely as fully-formed as they need to be. Rich, soulful songs delivered by a voice that’ll stop traffic, it’s intimidating to think that this talent could level up even further 😮”
October was a HUGE month for the city more generally this year, with the inaugural version of SXSW Sydney blowing up on a million stages. It was a wild time too and so this month, I’ve included photos from every one of the fifty shows I caught across the week. To celebrate it being the […]
“It’s just one knockout blow after another from JACOTÉNE, and this latest demo drop leaves you just as bruised and dizzy as the rest. Literally and metaphorically stunning 🥊”
Jem Cassar-Daley’s track “Slow Down” is in its second week of release but, while she performed well last week, this week everyone else caught on, propelling her onto more Australian new music playlists than anyone else. Taken together over the last fortnight, this excellent artist has caught the attention of just about every critic and […]
“This astonishing talent couldn’t be burning any brighter right now, a jaw-dropping, bewitching voice for the ages. Add that to madcap, stuttering drum lines and you end up with a sound casting a spell powerful enough to capture the heart, soul, and feet of anyone in range 🪄”
With some astonishing playlist support, JACOTÉNE made her first foray into the wider culture recently, bagging heavyweight editorial backing and finding new followers in short order. It’s the speed that makes the impression here. With only two tracks on Spotify, this Triple J Unearthed High winner – still in her teens – has gotten off […]
Teenage Joans came out on top as playlisters’ choice, gaining the most adds on the best Australian new music lists this week with their latest ‘Candy Apple’. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Teenage Joans 🥈Mickey Kojak, Saint Lane, The Belair Lip Bombs, JACOTÉNE 🥉filous, Anna Lunoe, Motez, The Rions, South Summit, Elizabeth, Annie Hamilton It was […]