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“Salarymen soothe as much as they excite, warming the air while they set the shoulders and feet and hips to work. Wildly danceable but never out of control, it’s beautifully tailored, exquisitely crafted, and dizzily good retro-tinged fun. The wild thing is tonight sees them performing jetlagged and suffering with voice loss – this is […]
Every week, I take a look at the best playlists in Australia and the biggest playlists in the world and analyse the artists appearing on them. All of these playlists focus on newly-released tracks – what this means is that the artists added to these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and […]
Every week, I take a look at the best playlists in Australia and the biggest playlists in the world and analyse the artists appearing on them. All of these playlists focus on newly-released tracks – what this means is that these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and tastemakers are making on […]
Most Playlisted This Week Floodlights‘ first release of 2024 was greeted like an old friend by the best new music playlists in Australia this week, propelling just out front of a crowded pack. 🥇Floodlights 🥈Nick Ward, Ra Ra Viper, Salarymen, Skegss, TOWNS 🍟 Takeouts: —- 📸 Photo credit: none found —-
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 […]
“As pretty as a picture, as sunny as a spring morning, and as delightful as a bag full of kittens”
“Salarymen’s usual 60s-authentic psychedelia takes a bump of 70s speed on their latest, ratcheting up the tempo a bit to form up around a deliciously thumping slice of ankle-twitching fun. It’s all as bright and clear as ever but the extra pace adds a note of urgency and it ends a little out of breath, a little red in the cheeks, all dead giveaways that announce the fun its been having 😊”
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“Salarymen channel their vibe with purity and skill, a retro lookback with an eye on the road ahead. Like a kitten’s eyes, it locks your gaze – it holds it and captures you utterly. A delight from side to side.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram | TikTok