The Underground Stage
I managed to catch about a fifth of the artists playing SXSW Sydney 2024, and it was a thrill ride from start to end – the sheer scope of what’s on offer for a new music nerd like me makes it the best week of my year. While I loved seeing every artist, these are […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “total tommy is insanely good, enough to literally short-circuit important bits of your brain. We all know it too, a crowd of people driven slightly batty, heading towards delirious.” Listen Spotify Gallery
Most Playlisted This Week A slightly slower week for releases saw Party Dozen’s glorious chaos rise to the top, with tracks from their ‘Crime In Australia‘ album landing on more of the best new music playlists in Australia than any other artist. 🥇Party Dozen 🥈Betty Taylor, DON WEST, Great Gable, total tommy 🍟 Takeouts: —- […]
“There’ll probably come a day when a total tommy track isn’t the best thing you’ll hear all week. Not today.”
The real point of SXSW is to discover what’s next, not what’s already big, so it’s always worth looking beyond the artists you’ve already heard of and hunt out who’s coming up. Here are my favourites from the Indie Rock crop this year. I’ve taken a look at the Australian artists announced so far who […]
Most Playlisted This Week Fewer tracks were released this week – fully a quarter less than last week – but there was no doubt as to who ticked the most boxes for the best new music playlists in Australia, with total tommy enjoying a remarkable streak of support. 🥇total tommy 🥈Teen Jesus & The Jean […]
“total tommy is a relatively new project running at an extraordinarily high speed. Tonight’s set is polished to a shine bright enough to sear a retina off but there’s still enough sharp edge to keep it keen and fascinating. Pop with bite, and attitude you can dance to – a fabulous, furious mixture of potency […]
Most Playlisted This Week Jess Locke and total tommy shared top honours for the most spots on the best new music playlists in Australia this week, a brilliant achievement for both artists, showing off their broad support among critics and playlisters. For total tommy to top the list with just her second upload is also […]