The Underground Stage
Noah Dillon’s latest “I C.A.N.T” just nudged out ahead of a packed field to get the most adds on the best Australian new music playlists this week. 🥇Noah Dillon 🥈ASHWARYA, DMA’s, Horror My Friend, JK-47, King Stingray, Mulalo, Taj Ralph, The Rions, Thelma Plum, WAAX A whopping ten other tracks were all hot on Dillon’s […]
It’s tough to figure out who did the best this week – Elizabeth’s latest single “Sweet Connection” made the top of the list by being the most-added single track, but multiple tracks from the outstanding albums by Thelma Plum, King Stingray and WAAX were also a top choice for Australian new music playlisters. Banoffee’s “Angel […]
Collaborations are usually circle-jerk ego-festivals, mostly featuring a couple of roughly-equal sized acts looking to bolster reps and grift some audience from each other. This one’s a bit different – you’d be hard-pressed to argue that WAAX and Illy’s audience have much in common in terms of genre or – being honest – size. This […]
“Watching Waax play live because you want to go and see a band is a bit like thinking that because your hair’s a bit wet, you should stand directly behind the engine of a fully-throttled 747. It also sounds roughly the same – a roaring, face-melting experience that blows you off your feet and places […]
“Waax barrel around on record and on stage as if their lives depend on it, by turns furious and uplifting, but always thrilling. Hints of icy cold Yeah Yeah Yeahs moments weave in and out of some roaring songwriting, and it’s hard to think of anything at all that’s wrong with that picture.” CONNECT Facebook […]
“Waax are having a tantrum, a tantrum the size of a bloody big truck, one that sucks you in and throws you up in the air and reminds you that the only things that matter are noise and joy and explosions and totally LOSING YOUR SHIT. In case you don’t get the memo there’s a […]