Ahead of their huge EP launch this weekend, we had local garage trio Spiral Perm talk us through each blast of punchy garage-pop that makes up their latest release Greatest Hits.
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Track by Track:
Mighty Duke & The Lords – Caribbean Rollerama
Mighty Duke & The Lords are Melbourne’s own tropical-pop indulgence, and their new album Caribbean Rollerama is poised to extend summer indefinitely. We’ve been given a cheeky pre-listen today before it officially comes out tomorrow, so pop your togs on and take a dive in.
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Mystery Guest – The Red Dance
Today, Mystery Guest are dosing out an enigmatic dance-pop dream with ‘The Red Dance’, their new single that evokes the experience of pure immersion on the dance floor.
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Luke Spook – Small Potatoes
Continuing his foray into the world of hypnotic psych-folk, Luke Spook’s latest single ‘Small Potatoes’ has us transported back to the heyday of freewheelin’ folk with its whimsical new clip.
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pting – Boo
Alongside the announcement of their forthcoming EP of the same name, today we’re thrilled to be premiering pting’s new single ‘Boo’ – a jangle-pop punch coupled with tentative yet coy lyricism.
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Secret Knives – Snuff
Secret Knives’ long-awaited new album Snuff is a striking addition into the pantheon of experimental bedroom pop, and we had the mastermind behind it, Wellington multi-instrumentalist Ash Smith, talk us through each of the album’s tracks.
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Lighthouser – This Year
Today local synth-pop mastermind Lighthouser has welcomed in 2020 with the release of ‘This Year’ – bursting with kaleidoscopic chiptune energy, the new single explores the complex emotions that arise when a new year passes.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with
Thomy Sloane & Lucy Waldron
Delving unabashedly into haunting post-rock, Batpiss frontman Thomy Sloane and celebrated cellist Lucy Waldron have created ‘Colour, Landscape and Light’, a stirring, minimalist soundscape that evokes apocalyptic despair.
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Faxman – Sleepdays
Spaghetti western crooner Faxman is back with ‘Sleepdays,’ a slow burning howl of rhythm and blues and neo-psychedelia.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with
John Tennyson
Following the release of his EP Dream, we caught up with folkie John Tennyson to hear about the inspiration behind his fast and loose brand of fingerpickin’ and lyric slingin’.
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Snowy Band – Love You To Death
Today we have the pleasure of premiering the debut single from Snowy Band – elusively compelling, ‘Love You To Death’ feels restrained and delicate at first, yet the striking power of Snowy’s songwriting enables it to become something else completely.
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Focus Group – Theories
Today we have the pleasure of premiering the debut album from local post-punks Focus Group – Theories is grimy, irreverent and relentless, and a thrilling introduction to the band.
