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Picking up right where their sprawling 2019 self-titled debut left off, Black Bats cruise through all out garage-psych assaults and roaring power chords on their long-awaited sophomore effort Psychic Retreat. To help dig deeper, the Melbourne psych-rockers guide us through the tripped-out soundscapes track by track.
Following the release of The moment the world rushed in late last month, the latest EP from Melbourne lo-fi folk outfit The Finks, we caught up with the project’s mastermind Oliver Mestitz to discover how his most delicately subtle release so far came to life.
In making an undeniable impact on punk and its weirder sub-genres, Anti Fade could arguably be the most prolific label in Australia. Since starting in 2012, Billy Gardner has seen the likes of ORB, Parsnip, CIVIC, Bananagun, Vintage Crop, Primo!, UV Race, and even more released through his now Melbourne-based label. From the allure of 60’s garage to finding Metallica, Billy filled us in on a few choice cuts from his life.
Following the release of ‘Tracy Hill’ last month through rising SA label Swirl Records, we got in touch with idiosyncratic Adelaidian noisemaker Jackulson to dive into the influences that lie behind his latest blast of shapeshifting art-pop.
Off The List Records is a new presence within the Naarm/Melbourne music scene, that, with a DIY ethos at its core, strives towards accessibility, inclusivity, and positivity for all. Co-founders of the label, Dave Dowling and Harley Young were kind enough to have a chat with us to discuss the vision and values of Off The List, along with what to expect in the future from the label.
Ahead of its official release tomorrow, we’ve been treated to an early listen of A Country Practice’s debut album I will leave this town while there’s still a light, a collection of the Meanjin trio’s “digitally-deconstructed folk” that’s as warped and imaginative as it is bizarrely captivating.
We’re thrilled today to be able to premiere Revolutions, the debut EP from Cadigal-Wangal based singer-songwriter Iain T. McKelvey – nineteen minutes of heart-on-sleeve folk that you can sink into like a bath.
Back with their first album in 14 years, Melbourne indie-pop champions The Smallgoods returned last week with Lost in the Woods, a bright and playful venture through their signature 70’s pop-tinged wonderland. To celebrate the new release, we caught up with the band to get a breakdown of the album.
A month on from the release of their latest single ‘I Know, It Looks Bad’, Norwood have returned with ‘Affairs’, the second part of their evocative double single release and a stunning moment of beguiling alt-folk in its own right.
Ahead if its release this Thursday, today we’ve got a sneak peak at rising indie-pop whizkid Soren’s new single ‘On The Sound’, a burst of expansive alt-pop that gleams with Soren’s distinctive otherworldly soundscapes and imaginative production.
Just like the rest of us, Tommy Dynamite & The Explosions have weathered a tumultuous year of pandemic paranoia and state-mandated loneliness while social injustice runs rampant and anti-science rhetoric reaches fever pitch. Unlike most of us, they’ve channeled their rage and frustration into an excellent debut EP.
From her talents across a slew of red hot bands like Eggy, Thibault and The Stroppies, to popping up behind the emails of Flightless Records and working the bar at One Year (R.I.P), Zoe Monk’s down to earth presence in the music community of Melbourne is something of a comfort. We were lucky enough to catch up with Zoe to have a chat about a few key records throughout her life.
