The Underground Stage
Mac The Knife have been carefully and steadily releasing tracks and playing shows this year, and the payoff is starting to show up in the numbers in the form of rapid audience growth and strengthening playlist support. Overall, it feels like a band with the potential to take it up a notch in the coming […]
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), […]
“Rich and complex, dark but uplifting, this is one of Mac The Knife’s best to date, retaining their trademark thundering, but with a softer and more fractured centre”
“Mac The Knife are all muscle and gristle and bone, no give and all tension. It’s never less than a *show* either, a loud display of strength and song – magnificent, in all the ways.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“A song with a barrel for a chest, its muscular stomping is married with arty and delicate touches that just add to its strength. A heavy lift that burns deep 🏋️”
“Solid as the side of a building, Mac The Knife barrel into the room and promptly kick it into small pieces. Background grumpiness and high-stakes tension pairs with some truly soaring songs, catharsis and escape fronting up against vibrating angst. A wrecking ball made of teeth and flying feet.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Every time I see Mac The Knife it strikes like a hammer just how much they fill up the room – it thickens the air, it stresses the seals, it makes the joints audibly creak. This outfit are solid pros by now, but every time I see them I think of new reasons why I’m […]
“It’s been too long since I last saw Mac The Knife and – boy howdy! – have they bulked up. This is full-strength and full-on, head down and charging right into the parts that’ll knock you on your arse. Really meaty, but without being a dick about it.” Facebook | Instagram