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With the release of Mino Peric’s debut solo album Memory Melodies today, the Melbourne musician has shared a collection of understated and elusive synth music – an evocative encapsulation of his time in lockdown, which exists within the blurry space between contemplative and transportive.
Following the release of Automatic Love last month, we caught up with emerging rock ’n’ roll powerhouse Mr. Teenage to dive into the influences that inspired their debut collection of thrilling garage-rock mayhem.
Today we have the pleasure of premiering the new single and clip from Melbourne dream-folk enigma walt – ‘anon. #11’ is an enthralling psychedelic excursion, and its accompanying clip brings an added layer of warped poignancy to the track’s evocative sounds.
Following the release of Mark’s Paranormal Dysneyland last month through Eternal Soundcheck, we caught up with Mark Spinks to have him unravel the intentions that underpin his sprawling collection of unsettling and visceral blues-punk.
The debut self-titled EP from local lizard loving trio Skink Tank offers a healthy dose of jangly Australiana with just enough rock ‘n’ roll abandon to keep you on the hook.
Recorded in a rickety old shed along the Point Leo foreshore, Cheers to the Future is the brutish debut album from Mornington Peninsula post-punkers Zombeaches. Panoramic in both sound and setting, Cheers to the Future champions hope in recovery and strength – an album grounded by its thematic resonance and chaotic vigour.
Ahead of the release of his forthcoming EP Dawn Calling next week, we got in touch with Don Glori (aka local bass master Gordon Li) to dig into the influences that have inspired his new collection of jazz-tinged house.
After performing in a string of loved Melbourne punk and garage bands over the past decade, Tom Ridgewell has stepped out on his own with Rock n Roll Heart, his debut EP as TB Ridge As The Director – an ambivalent ode to rock ’n’ roll that’s as playful as it is subversive.
Alex Marko’s debut release Tranquillity is an exploration of the ambience of nature and space – layered with sounds of gentle waves or bird chirping alongside myriad acoustic and electric guitars, and crafted to bring about a presence of calm and balance.
Over the last few weeks, eccentric MC Realname and wonky beatmaker Stoneset have combined forces for a handful of singular music videos culminating in a small but vivid window into the label-mates’ eclectic talents.
On Tom Riccioni’s new single ‘Rainbow River’, the nomadic songwriter captures the essence and sentimentality of a travelling lifestyle, his unique rasp humming with the wisdom of his storytelling nature alongside a wistful backdrop of strings and percussions. Conducted through homely recordings, ‘Rainbow River’ is a gift to the soul.
Back with her first new music since the release of her debut album in late 2018, today we have the pleasure of premiering ‘Trouble’ from local soul-pop powerhouse Heather Fiona – an enthralling rumination on vulnerability set to some of Heather’s most intoxicating sounds yet.
