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Folk songs about post-apocalyptic Canberra might not be what you’d expect from John Sharkey III – the US expat famous for his confrontational Philly punk band Clockcleaner in the mid-aughts and gnawing post-punk acts like Puerto Rico Flowers and Dark Blue since then – but that’s indeed the idiosyncratic wheelhouse for his debut solo record.
Instantly immersive and melodically tranquil, coastal artist Outtatime’s new double single ‘Just Kids / Devocean’ tells soothing tales of naïve romance and of love for the ocean. We caught up with the artist to get an insight into the influences behind the songs.
Today we’ve got the pleasure of sharing the latest blast of uncanny and explosive psychedelia from Melbourne five-piece Tug – ‘Rhythm’ is a sprawling second taste of their forthcoming album that has us very intrigued to see what comes next.
The debut release from Mess Esque – the collaborative project between Dirty Three’s Mick Turner and Helen Franzmann who makes music as McKisko – is a surreptitious journey through the hardships of being human. We asked Helen Franzmann to give us some hints on how they came to be.
Off the back of the release of this fourth album late last month, we had Candy take us through the depths of A Pull To Heal, his latest collection of absorbing and turbulent guitar-pop.
Back with his first new music since 2019, today we have the pleasure of sharing a first listen to Sal Wonder’s new single ‘Between Your Arms’, an undeniable neo-soul belter that comes packed with energy and plenty of heart.
A next taste of their forthcoming debut album, today we’ve been treated to a first look and listen to ‘Burst the Bubble’, the gripping new single from rising new-wave group Shock Friendly.
Out now through Stargazed Records, Metamorphosis / Out of Luck amalgamates Genuine Fake’s first two EPs into a surrealist new-wave pop adventure. Ahead of their launch tomorrow as part of the label’s Stargazed Festival, we had Thomas Forward, the mastermind behind Genuine Fake, talk us through the album one track at a time.
Equal parts raw and brashly optimistic, London based punker Tom Brierly has emerged with a new collection of hard nosed garage-rock hits – adapting his new found moniker of Todd Briefly, Demos compiles the best of Brierly’s lively and jagged pop-smarts. Unravelling the pointed humour behind his work, we had Tom talk us through the wider themes surrounding Demos.
Today Chapter Music have shared Turn My Dial: The M Squared Recordings and more, a collection of captivating and radiant new-wave pop from “Australia’s youngest recording and composing band”, Tangled Shoelaces. We were lucky enough to have a chat with Stephen and Martin Mackerras to look back on Tangled Shoelaces and the incredible recordings they left behind.
Following the release of their latest EP Lucky Eye last month, we had Melbourne indie-pop outfit Polarize take us through each track that makes up the new release.
Today we have the pleasure of sharing a first listen to ‘Waiting All Day’, a new dose of woozy garage-psych from rising Northern Rivers rockers The Oogars, that arrives alongside the announcement that their long-awaited debut EP is finally on the horizon.
