Teether represents a new age in Australian hip-hop. On his latest album Desert Visuals, he rejects tired traditional sounds and aesthetics, in favour of an abstract, off-kilter approach that is nurtured by his label-mates at X Amount Records.
Teether and X Amount Records:
A Bridge Between Worlds –
A Chat With Mindy Meng Wang 王萌
To celebrate the release of Mindy Meng Wang’s new boundary-shattering EP, An Improvisation Through Time and Space 穿越时光的即兴, she took the time to share with us her globe-spanning story and the inner-world that has defined it.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with On Diamond
Returning with their first new music since the release of their critically acclaimed self-titled album, we caught up with Melbourne quintet On Diamond to delve into ‘Candle’, their latest offering of intriguing and uneasy experimental-pop.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with AN GO
Ahead of her upcoming augmented reality live session at Melbourne’s Colour Club, we caught up with avant-garde pop star AN GO to dig into what inspired her latest single ‘Entre Las Olas’.
Track by Track:
Exquisite Corpse – Lilith
Off the back of the release of her debut EP Lilith today, Melbourne-based producer/songwriter Lily Dee has invited us into the ambient and evocative world of Exquisite Corpse, and taken us through the EP track by track.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with Kim Salmon
With over 35 years of music to his name, post-punk veteran Kim Salmon has returned with his eighth studio album under the Surrealists moniker – thrilling and subversive, Rantings From the Book Of Swamp encompasses a sprawling career of reinvention told through an improvised collection of 13 tracks.
Everything Evolves –
A Chat with Velvet Bloom
The neo-soul, alternative rock, jazz pop amalgam that is Velvet Bloom has returned once again with their latest single ‘7hundred25’, a mournful yet reflective track about the changing nature of relationships over time. We had a chat to lead vocalist Maddy Herbert about how the track came to be.
No Expectations –
Pop Filter on Pop Filter
To get to know the friendships that define Pop Filter a little better, we had the band’s Nick Kearton and Liam ‘Snowy’ Halliwell interview each other, to pick apart the record and each other.
Celebrating Community with
Cousin Will Records
Out today, the second release from Cousin Will Records is an eight-track compilation that serves to highlight and celebrate their emerging music community.
Track by Track:
El Tee – Everything Is Fine
On Everything Is Fine, El Tee appears completely unmasked – her debut album revealing a wondrous collection of indie-folk that dives deep into its creator’s journey of self-realisation and self-acceptance.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with P.T. Collis
Captured in a suburban backyard with just a few mics on a sunny afternoon, P.T. Collis’ debut solo album Low Twenties, Mostly Sunny has the organic storyteller embracing his classic stripped-back, raw sound, rich in bluesy-folk goodness and anchored by vulnerability.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with department.
As they return with their first new music in a few years today, we had the pleasure of catching up with Melbourne faves department. to dig into ‘New Crave’, their latest blast of nervy garage-punk goodness.
