The Underground Stage
Across 2023, I playlisted over 2,500 tracks, and shot nearly 400 sets by over 300 different artists. I loved it all, but I thought I’d have a crack at pulling together the fifty artists who gave me the most musical joy, made me mash the repeat button the most, or who just plain blew my […]
There were some absolutely stunning shows on Sydney’s stages across November, with Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers‘ standout show (and this month’s cover) topping the pile. It was quite the pile to top too, with amazing performances elsewhere across the month from the likes of Isabella Manfredi and Radio Free Alice, as well as […]
“The last shining piece of their EP’s puzzle, ‘She’ll Be Right’ slots neatly into a collection of blazingly bright tracks. Mischievous and wide-eyed, the mood might be giddy as all hell, but the wit and songwriting is sharp enough to slash your throat right open 🔪”
“It’s at the point now where I’m just *assuming* any new Oscar The Wild track will delight me beyond reason. Another glittering gem on the road to their EP later in November, it’s yet another track from them that makes you suspect this band just might be infallible 🦸”
“Starting like it’s already halfway into it, you’re just trying to keep up with all the way through. The themes of self-doubt darken the bouncy pace, giving emotional crunch to a brilliant, energetic, zappy gem of a song 💎”