Back with his first new music since 2019, today we’ve got the pleasure of sharing a first spin of Lafferty Daniel’s new single ‘Smoke Yourself Thin’, a turbo-charged garage-pop blitz that’s haphazard and over-the-top in all the right places.
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Ruby Jones – The Woman Who Loves You
Following the release of Melbourne songwriter Ruby Jones’ debut album The Woman Who Loves You earlier this month, we got in touch to have her pull back the curtain on each moment of smokey rock ’n’ roll that makes up the kaleidoscopic listen.
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Beyond These Fields – Dragon’s Lair
Combining an 80s synth-laden, instrumental adventure and arcade game video clip, Beyond These Fields’ debut 7″ release, Dragon’s Lair is ready to squeeze every drop of nostalgia you didn’t know you had.
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Major Plains – Big City Blinking
Having been a staple around the pubs of Melbourne since 2019, it’s a real pleasure to finally hear recorded material from local charmers Major Plains, in the form of their debut EP Big City Blinking. To help us get more familiar with the evocative jangle-pop of Big City Blinking, the group kindly walked us through each track on the EP.
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Wedding Motel – R.S.L
Ahead of its release tomorrow through Endless Recordings, we’ve been lucky enough to cop an early listen to Bad//Dreems frontman Ben Marwe’s debut EP as Wedding Motel, a collection of stark and agitated “sad-disco”, plus share a first look at the uneasy new clip for latest single ‘R.S.L’.
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Metdog – Certified Lover Dog
Ahead of its release tomorrow via the newly minted Critter Records, today we’ve got the pleasure of sharing a first spin of Metdog’s new EP Certified Lover Dog, a gloriously zany blitz through their absurd brand of garage-punk.
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Go Dog Go – Go Dog Go
Following a string of teaser tracks released over the year, today we’ve got the pleasure of sharing a first listen to Go Dog Go’s self-titled debut EP, a collection of clever and charming psych-pop that arrives brimming with captivating hooks and stunning production.
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Curse Ov Dialect – Dark Days Bright Nights
Off the back of the release of Dark Days Bright Nights, the new collection of heavy-hitting, 90’s style hip-hop from underground legends Curse Ov Dialect, we had the group walk us through some of the inspirations and motivations behind each track.
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Emma Shields – Emma Shields
On her self-titled debut EP, Emma Shields offers up a truly enchanting collection of dream-pop, pieced together over the past few years. Following its release last month through Osborne Again, Emma has kindly walked us through each track on the EP.
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A chat with Romanie
In August, rising songwriter Romanie shared Little Big Steps, her debut collection of serene indie-folk goodness, and now as Melbourne’s live music venues are opening up again, she’s launching the EP at the Brunswick Artist’s Bar. Ahead of the show this Thursday, we caught up with her to have a chat about the EP.
All In Vain –
A chat with Salarymen
Off the back of their latest single ‘All In Vain’, we caught up with rising indie-rock duo Salarymen to dig into their radiant new track and find out a bit more about how the band came to be.
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Teether & Kuya Neil – GLYPH
Alongside the release of their new mixtape GLYPH today through Chapter Music, future-rap duo Teether and Kuya Neil have walked us through each track on the new release, as well as shared a first look at the disorientating clip for the mixtape’s gripping opener ‘Carafe’.
