The Underground Stage
Each week, my robots scour the best Australian new music playlists to see which artists are getting the most support from critics and tastemakers. this week # Unique Tracks Added 501 – 18% # Unique Artists Added 462 – 15% vs last week # Playlists Updated 23 – 2 appeared on 30% of updated playlists […]
New music started to be released in earnest this week, and while there was about half the average amount of new material playlisted, there were some crackers in there. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Last Dinosaurs, Middle Kids, Royel Otis 🥈ioakim 🥉GAUCI In particular, new tracks from Last Dinosaurs, Middle Kids (pictured), and the still rapidly-growing […]
A fussy week on the playlists, with a huge drop in the number of releases, less lists actually updating, and few clear winners. In amongst it all though, Royel Otis, Alice Ivy, and HighSchool all received the most adds for their latest tracks across the best Australian new music playlists. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Royel […]
Alongside their rapid growth, critic support for Royel Otis is certainly not fading, with a whopping 38% of the playlists I track adding ‘Fried Rice’ this week, more than any other artist. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Royel Otis 🥈Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers 🥉1300, Alex Lahey Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers released their […]
Budjerah and The Velvet Club topped the list this week, gaining the most adds to the most credible Australian new music playlists. Both artists did well to stand out in a fuzzy week of few clear winners, with the former making it onto three of Spotify’s premium playlists including New Music Friday & NZ, and […]
Every week, my robots scour the biggest nine New Music Friday playlists in the world to see whose getting backed hard by the big green machine. This week: 🏆 The Champ: Sam Smith Sam Smith’s “Gimme” appeared on all of the biggest NMFs this week, and was the artist with the largest Spotify following (21m) […]
And we’re back! New music is reappearing, and the best new music playlists in Australia are beginning to select their favourites – in this first week of the year, Spacey Jane took out the consensus favourite, with their new track “Lots Of Nothing.” Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Spacey Jane 🥈Dulcie, Matt Corby, Royel Otis 🥉Gena […]
Sometimes – just sometimes – the universe operates smoothly and correctly, and this week was one of those times, with Bad//Dreems absolutely brilliant new track ‘Jack’ running the table on the best Australian new music playlists. 🥇Bad//Dreems 🥈Babe Rainbow 🥉Kinder, Ocean Alley, Press Club, Royel Otis What’s of note here too is more precisely who […]
It was a tough run at the top of the list this week, with Alex Lahey, Big Scary, and Elizabeth M. Drummond all sharing top honours. 🥇Alex Lahey, Big Scary, Elizabeth M. Drummond 🥈Julia Jacklin 🥉 KANADA THE LOOP, Lola Scott, Royel Otis, Vetta Borne For me, Alex Lahey wins the race this week because […]