The Underground Stage
“Bawo brings a lorryload of London swagger but leaves any unnecessary arrogance behind, this smooth-as hip-hop needing no added attitude. Bars delivered with poise, beats dropping with easy confidence, the strength in it is left for you to find, not up in your face. A scalpel, with the weight of a brick behind it.” Gallery […]
“Sacred Hearts sound and move like shadows projected on a screen, high-contrast and twanging post-punk swirling in misty whorls. It’s incredibly restrained – most of the time – but it carries a high voltage, buzzing and crackling with menace and threat. Fabulous but shadowy, dark but danceable.” Gallery Listen
“Soli’s voice is ice on glass, frictionless and clear, R&B that moves slow but with irresistible purpose. Swirling, textured, and not a little hypnotic.” Gallery Listen
“Ligaya Escueta visit from the Phillipines, bringing with them bloody great slabs of precision-moulded, grunge-tinged, and atmospheric alt-rock. Tons of feeling, tons of mood, tons of fun.” Gallery Listen
“Holly Hebe’s crisp indie pop is shiny with glitter but run through with stories and emotion. Bright as a button and with a rich and rewarding undercurrent, the whole set is finely-cut songwriting delivered with poise and finesse.” Gallery Listen
“Akala Newman’s tough, bouncing pop carries both dancefloor fun and some furious emotion, a mix of power and panache, Saturday night joy with its fighting boots on.” Gallery Listen
“The Thing bring it from New York, a buzzing and electric set of jacked and muscular song, pounding loud and thrumming wildly. Brimming with both motion and commotion, sharply tailored and built to impress.” Gallery Listen
“Deadshowws sounds as massive as the joy it’s played with, a set of established and excitingly new tracks. Bags of bounce, fit to rip you off the floor you stand on.” Gallery Listen
“Convenience Store bring Melbourne jangle as well as heavyweight noise, as shiny as it is serrated. A magnificent racket, delivered with poise and control.” Gallery Listen