Sydney punk five-piece Regionals dropped their debut EP Sentimental Health back in November last year, and the blast of punk, indie and emo they serve up proves the last two years spent honing their craft paid off.
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Easy Browns – Trash!
Local garage-psych crew Easy Browns are back with their second album Trash! – careening and unpredictable from start to finish, it’s a gloriously wild ride and a huge return from these loveable weirdos.
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Hannah Kate – Moreland
Local garage-pop crew Hannah Kate are back with ‘Moreland’, a gloriously melancholic slice of dreamy pop and Hannah’s most masterfully crafted release to date, pointing towards exciting things to come from the forthcoming album.
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Lafferty Daniel – Serotonin
On his debut release ‘Serotonin’, wonky-pop whizkid Lafferty Daniel serves up an addictive dose of colourful garage-rock that bursts with playful energy and maniacal charm.
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Talking Influences with PALS
In October, Novocastrian post-punks PALS dropped their latest single ‘Somewhere New’, an uncompromising dose of disarming rock, and we got in touch to find out more about it.
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Little Desert – Happy
Local psychedelic rockers Little Desert are back with ‘Happy’, a powerful burst of explosive psych-punk and an exciting first taste of their next release.
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Talking Influences with HANDSOME
Off the back of the release of her debut EP No Hat No Play back in September, we caught up with Sydney alt-pop artist HANDSOME to find out what has been influencing her poignantly brooding electronica.
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Talking Influences with Soft Powder
Last month, local dream-pop guy Soft Powder released his debut EP Shangri-La, a collection of immersive lo-fi pop that brims with otherworldly sounds, introspective themes and tasteful 80’s production, and we got in touch with the man responsible, Andy Szetho, to find out about the influences behind it.
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Mother Culture – Bedside Slowdance
On their debut single ‘Bedside Slowdance’, local indie-rockers Mother Culture hit the spot with an enchanting piece of kooky pop-rock.
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Hideous Sun Demon – SSPPUUNNKK (Live at Taste Police HQ)
Following on from the release of their third album Fame Erotic Dream earlier this year, garage-punk psychos Hideous Sun Demon are back with a live clip for their disorientating single ‘SSPPUUNNKK’.
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Talking Influences with Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice
On their debut single ‘Busy Bigness’, Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice serve up a wild blast of frantic post-punk, and we had to get in touch with the madman behind it to find out what influences lie within the chaos
10 Years of Rice is Nice –
A Chat with Julia Wilson
Ahead of their huge birthday celebration tomorrow night as part of Melbourne Music Week, we caught up with Julia Wilson, the label owner of Rice is Nice, to find out a little more about the last ten years.
