Off the back of the release of Alfresco last week, we got in touch with Ben Mackie and Chris Stephenson from Spiritual Mafia and had the pair pick apart each moment of chaos on their sprawling debut album.
Track by Track:
Track by Track:
Full Flower Moon Band –
Death Or Hell
Following the release of their fiery new EP, we had Kate ‘Babyshakes’ Dillon – the mastermind behind Full Flower Moon Band – talk us through each thrilling moment on Death Or Hell.
Premiere:
The Dawdlers –
Surf’s Up Buttercup / Sainters
Today we’ve got the pleasure of premiering two doses of raucous pub-punk from rising Ballarat crew The Dawdlers, ahead of their launch party tonight at The Eastern.
Video Premiere:
Cong Josie – Persephone
Following on from the release of ‘Leather Whip’ last year, Cong Josie has once again emerged to serve up another serving of his brand of sleazy new-wave and warped post-punk – on ‘Persephone’, Cong contorts a doo-wop ballad into a soured synth-pop dream, and its accompanying clip adds an extra level of bizarreness to the whole endeavour.
Broke & Enter –
The New Fundraiser Mini-Festival
After losing gear, income and irreplaceable recordings during a home invasion and car theft, Melbourne artists Ella Clair and Bailey Judd have created new hope amidst the tribulation, in the form of the mini-festival fundraiser Broke & Enter, featuring a huge line-up of local talent united in the common support of their fellow artists.
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98 Camry – April Wind
Back with their third single in four months, 98 Camry have returned today with ‘April Wind’, a stirring alt-folk track that puts the project’s usual jangle-pop charm on hold for something a little more uneasy.
Romantic Notions –
A chat with Mere Women
We caught up with Sydney’s post-punk four-piece Mere Women as they come back with their first album in four years, Romantic Notions, released tomorrow via Poison City Records.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with
Flyying Colours
Five years on from their gorgeous, ethereal debut Mindfullness, Melbourne shoegazers Flyying Colours have returned with their sophomore record Fantasy Country. We caught up with the group to investigate some of the influences on their explosively colourful new record.
Video Premiere:
Deuce – Antipodes
Today we have the pleasure of sharing a first listen and watch to ‘Antipodes’, the (sort of) debut single from emerging Melbourne outfit Deuce – an evocative invitation into the duo’s dreamy world of enigmatic guitar-pop, that doubles as a stunning taste of their forthcoming debut album on Dinosaur City Records.
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Old El Parso – Hugs
Melbourne has new competition for the finest irreverent band name in the city: by interspersing his surname with that most famous of Tex-Mex dinner brands, Jack Parsons (of The Pretty Littles) has become Old El Parso on his first solo endeavour.
Premiere:
David M. Western –
Take Your Opportunities
Ahead of its official release tomorrow, we’ve been gifted an early listen to David M. Western’s latest dose of enthralling indie-folk – brimming with daydreamer poeticism and a rustic charisma, ‘Take Your Opportunities’ is a glowing second taste of David’s forthcoming debut album.
Reckless –
A chat with David Forcier
David Forcier has spent his past five years in Australia loyally documenting the going-ons within our underground music scenes from behind the camera. His efforts have resulted in the second edition of Reckless, a book compiling photographs taken from 2016 to 2019 that serves as a visceral and unfiltered snapshot into these communities.
