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Essential Artists

Essential Artists #04: From Ariana Grande to Mulga Bore Hard Rock

This weekโ€™s data-driven roundup of artists killing it around the world and in Australia this week Start next week right by getting across the biggest and the hottest new music around – as usual, Iโ€™ve taken a look at which artists are bagging the most spots (especially those punching above their weight) on both the […]

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Shows

Swapmeet @ Tumbalong Park, 28th May

“Swapmeet step in at short notice tonight to gift us a set made of blinding lights and fathomless darks, by turns dreamy and sabre-toothed. Whether itโ€™s floating up in the rafters on the breeze of 90s indie fizz or at your throat with squalls of gaze and roar, itโ€™s a joy, one of Australiaโ€™s best […]

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Essential Artists

Essential Artists #03: From Olivia Rodrigo to DC Maxwell

The artists killing it in Australia and around the world this week. Iโ€™ll dive in more deeply below but, if you just want to get straight into it, the artists you need this week are: 1. The top five global superstars with new releases 2. Five artists punching above their weight around the world this […]

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New Music New Tracks

Swapmeet – 2 C U

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New Music New Tracks

Swapmeet – Sand

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Playlists

The Best New Music In Australia | #274

Every week, I scour the latest releases from emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia. The best of them end up on the playlist. Follow The Playlist Listen to this week’s edition here or below, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always […]

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New Music New Tracks

Swapmeet – I Know!

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Shows SXSW Sydney

Swapmeet @ Factory Theatre, SXSW Sydney, 18th Oct

“SWAPMEET cut with a scalpel and cauterise with heat, a gentle movement the feint before crushing pain. At its loudest itโ€™s dark and raging, but itโ€™s still oddly optimistic – youโ€™re in very real peril, but itโ€™s strangely and hypnotically beautiful to watch.” Gallery Listen