Features

Ramping up the jangle with an inviting array of herky-jerky dance music, Makey Sensey is the debut full length offering from Naarm/Melbourne sextet The Fillmores. To celebrate its release, we had Jack and Seamus Fillmore talk us through each moment track by track.

Alongside the release of their debut EP today, we caught up with Melbourne/Naarm indie-folk act Aunty Blue to delve into the introspective stories behind the tracks of Don’t Let Me Down.

Following the release of Cool Sounds’ vibrant fifth album, released last month via Chapter Music, we caught up with band mastermind Dainis Lacey to dig into the tracks that make up each spectacular moment on Like That.

In celebration of the band’s new single ‘Lifetimer’, Delivery’s Sam Harding has talked us through the highs and lows of driving a 2001 AU Ford Falcon, many of which went on to inspire the automobile-themed garage-rock racer (like a car).

Following the release of Now We’re Living in late September, we caught up with Still Spinning to dig into the immersive and melancholic jangle-pop that makes up their striking debut album.

Following the release of their debut album at the end of last month, we caught up with Melbourne/Naarm’s cult synthwave trio Double Vanity to delve into the glamorous dreamscapes of Love to Leave You.

Following the release of their debut album earlier this month, we caught up with rock ’n’ roll powerhouse Split System to dig into the tracks that make up Vol. 1.

Following the release of Partly Cloudy from beloved Sydney garage-pop crew Flowertruck, TJ contributor Giacomo Bianchino has mirrored the album’s scope with a fittingly eloquent and ambitious exploration of the new record.

Following the release of Super Giant IV last Friday, James and Chet from Sydney psychedelic masters The Uplifting Bell Ends have been kind enough to give us the inside scoop on their latest collection of charming and lopsided folk-tinged garage-pop.

Last month, Osborne Again shared Love, Lust, Lost, a collection of unreleased demos and sketches from the inimitable Zac Denton. Put together by his closest friends and family to celebrate his birthday at the end of August, the album serves as a celebration of the overwhelming musical legacy Zac left behind. His friends and family have generously shared with us their personal reflections and insights on each of the track that make up the new album.

With Melbourne/Naarm post-punk heroes Pinch Points currently far from home and tearing through Europe and the UK, we ordered the band to keep us updated. Come along for the ride with part one of their tour diary!

Following the release of Gospel Sounds & More from the Church of Scientology – a collection of unreleased gems from cult garage-rockers The Frowning Clouds via the unstoppable Anti Fade Records – we caught up with Zak, Nick and Jake from the band to get the stories behind the tracks ten years on.