The Underground Stage
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 […]
“This may only be the second upload from total tommy but the frenzy of support around the project is in full swing, and it’s easy to understand why. This floats like the best of 90s fuzz, roaring with a modern anger and bulging with promise. If this is the fuse, the explosion’s going to be a sight to see 💣”