We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #50 through to #41.
TJ’s Top 50 Tracks of 2020
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with Hachiku
Following the release of her long-awaited debut album last month, we got in touch with alternative-pop mastermind Hachiku (aka Anika Ostendorf) to dig into the influences that inspired the dreamy sounds found right across I’ll Probably Be Asleep.
Introducing Cook Up
Introducing Cook Up, our brand new live sessions platform developed alongside the masterminds at baked, and created to pull back the curtain on the incredible artists and distinct spaces that make Melbourne’s eclectic music community exactly what is is.
Premiere:
Hideous Sun Demon – Live in Leeds
To put the lid on perhaps the quietest year in their near-decade long career, today Hideous Sun Demon have shared Live in Leeds, an unearthed live album from 2019 that captures the band at their haphazard and frenzied best, now immortalised in tape by the good people at Marthouse Records.
Welcome to the Prom –
A chat with Wilson’s Prom
Both indie-rock powerhouses in their own rights, the whimsical concoction of Feelds and Merpire on their debut EP as Wilson’s Prom finds the pair amalgamating their expertise in crafting evocative and charismatic alternative-pop.
Premiere:
Mino Peric – Memory Melodies
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.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with Mr. Teenage
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.
Video Premiere:
walt – anon. #11
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.
Track by Track:
Mark’s Paranormal Dysneyland –
Mark’s Paranormal Dysneyland
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.
Premiere:
Skink Tank – Skink Tank
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.
Track by Track:
Zombeaches – Cheers to the Future
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.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with Don Glori
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.
