The Underground Stage
“Off its leash and looking unlikely to ever be back on it, West Theb’s latest tears around the joint, digging its claws into the furniture and smashing the fine china. Rippling with daft energy, it packs more high-voltage fun into its sub-two-minute length than many bands could squeeze out of an entire album ⚡️”
Honours were shared this week, with new releases from both Milan Ring (‘Mangos’) and Last Dinosaurs (‘RYU’ EP) gaining the most spots across the best new music playlists in Australia. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Milan Ring, Last Dinosaurs 🥈Psychedlic Porn Crumpets 🥉Big Skeez, Greta Stanley, Nicole Millar, Ninajirachi, Peach PRC, Surf Trash, West Thebarton Psychedelic […]
“West Thebarton’s EP drops into the ears like a brick into a glass of water, the resulting chaos spread all over the floor, with the distinct danger of blood being drawn. Savage but grinning like a goon, it’s a return to the fray with ferocious intent 🧱”
Last month’s insane show from Downgirl makes this month’s cover, a glorious display of lunacy and mayhem. There was a ton more goodies to be found across May though, and this issue features shows from Loser and Acacia Bloom, as well as the madcap return to Sydney of West Thebarton, plus a bunch more. Off […]
“For those aware of West Thebarton and have priors with, they haven’t just kept their energy and ferocity, they’ve built on it. For those coming to them for the first time, it’ll knock your eyes out of their sockets. This is a towering set, built out of complicated steel girders that promptly explode into a […]
Trophy Eyes topped the list of most-added artist on the Australian best new music playlists this week with the brilliant “What Hurts The Most” landing on nearly a third of the lists I track. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Trophy Eyes 🥈Fractures, Nerve, West Thebarton, Hallie 🥉Bad//Dreems, Whyte Fang, Sophisticated Dingo, SUPEREGO Fractures and Nerve also […]