Following the release of All You Need In Life Is Someone To Love And Your Family last Friday, we had Rory Maxwell, the mastermind behind SERF, talk us through the uneasy and evocative synth-pop that makes up his debut album.
Track by Track:
Here’s To Fun –
A chat with The Faculty
After years rising through the Melbourne underground and up onto the Meredith stage with nothing but a seven minute cassette to their name, The Faculty have finally revealed Here’s To Fun and it’s a corker – undoubtedly original and undoubtedly The Faculty in its twisted glory.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with
The Grogans
Returning this week with their first track of 2020, Melbourne surf-rock trio The Grogans have unleashed ‘Dead Weight’ – a stifling twist on last year’s Just What You Want, the track leads with howling vocals against a backdrop of pummelling drums and fiery guitar.
Track by Track:
The Buoys –
All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere
Sydney punks The Buoys take us through the six tracks from their ferocious new EP All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere, tackling everything from misogyny, toxic workplaces and bad jokes to the tune of blistering guitars and frenzied garage-pop charm.
Track by Track:
208L Containers – Horseland
Hobart/Nipaluna quartet 208L Containers returned earlier this year with their latest tape Horseland – eight tracks of chaotic garage-punk, laden with wiry guitar lines, stilted grooves and a snarky political ethos.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with
Mimi Gilbert
Mimi Gilbert’s cunning new single ‘Society’s a Mansion’ is a beautifully comforting ode to appreciating the little things, remaining curious and not obsessing over society’s standards of success.
Track by Track:
Poppongene – Futures Unsure
Off the back of the release of her eagerly-awaited debut EP earlier this month, psych-pop luminary Poppongene has invited us into the dreamy world of Futures Unsure and taken us through it track by track.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with
RAT!hammock
Melbourne’s premier mid-fi indie rock quartet RAT!hammock have done it again with new single ‘Word Of The Day’ – another slacker-rock anthem that’d charm the socks off even your sternest of mates.
Hopetoun is for Hopers –
Philadelphia Grand Jury on the rebirth of Sydney’s Hopetoun Hotel
In late 2009, Philadelphia Grand Jury were at the top of their game, fresh off the release of a debut album that cemented themselves as one of Sydney’s most exciting bands. Simultaneously, the venue that afforded them a foot in the door at the very beginning – Sydney’s Hopetoun Hotel – abruptly closed up shop.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with
The Citradels
Following the release of their tenth album last month, the country-folk tinged Tracs, we caught up with psychedelic brethren The Citradels to find out what inspired their most stripped back effort yet.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with Lorelei
Off the back of the release of their new single today, we caught up with Sydney duo Lorelei to dive into the inspiration behind ‘Pale’, their latest dose of immersive and intoxicating dream-pop.
Track by Track:
Parsnip – Adding Up
A month on from its release, playful-punk savants Parsnip walk us through the Adding Up EP, their latest collection of jolty earworms.
