The Underground Stage
Most Playlisted This Week Two excellent guitar-driven acts shared the podium this week, with The Buoys and Girl and Girl both receiving the most adds on the country’s most credible new music playlists. Both acts have seen incredibly consistent support across a broad spread of critics and tastemakers – if either band is new to […]
“After the tears and heartbreak of previous track ‘Guard My Heart’, ‘Subject A’ gets back in the ring with dumb men, and in particular any of them dumb enough to have acted the ass within hearing distance of this band. With left-right combos of savage wit and ferocious melodies, The Buoys are back on offense, and the title’s right there for the taking 🥊”
It’s not been the busiest twelve months release-wise for Sydney’s fabulous four-piece The Buoys, but that still hasn’t stopped them adding audience and solidifying critic support. In fact, there’s a bunch of reasons why they’re in a strong position to take it to another level this year. Let’s look at the release schedule first. In […]
“For The Buoys, a new year means looking back to old heartbreaks, raw emotion wrapped inside Snow Patrol-sized song. It’s tear-streaked but still explosive, and – hopefully – is both a statement and a promise for the year ahead 🥹”
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 […]
“With impeccable swagger, The Buoys’ latest has as many moments of easy confidence as it does gleeful wigout. In either mode of wild-haired frenzy or controlled and glossy pop, The Buoys once again prove they have few equals 💅”
Phoebe Go is on the cover of this month’s fanzine edition, and this issue also features brilliant live shows from Cry Club, Rat Public, Brixton Alley, Dedpan, and tons more. There’s also the usual reviews of the very best new music from DIY, independent, and emerging Australian artists, including The Buoys, THE RIOT, Bad//Dreems, Body […]
KIAN’s latest fizzy banger “All Of Me” was the runaway most-added track on the most credible Australian new music playlists this week, his collab with the outstanding Becca Hatch making it onto nearly 40% of them. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇KIAN (ft Becca Hatch) 🥈Ripple Effect Band, Tash Sultana 🥉1tbsp, Genesis Owusu, Mason Dane, Sweetie, […]
Teenage Dads’ “Teddy” and tracks from Beddy Rays’ self-titled debut LP shared top honours on the best new music playlists in Australia this week, with both appearing across a third of the lists. 🥇Beddy Rays, Teenage Dads 🥈I Know Leopard, Telenova 🥉Dune Rats, Elizabeth M. Drummond, Maggie Rogers, Noah Dillon, Sampa The Great, The Buoys […]