The guys from local noise-punk outfit Noughts have just launched a brand new record label called Weird Place, and today they’re kicking things off in a big way with their own festival at the Gasometer, featuring a heap of Melbourne’s best bands.
Sick of Dreary England –
Premiere:
Barcelos – Back Of The Head
Having announced Back Of The Head as their final release as a band, Melbourne alt-ambient rockers, Barcelos, go out with an explosion of heartfelt melodies and wide-open choruses.
Premiere:
Lafferty Daniel – Serotonin
On his debut release ‘Serotonin’, wonky-pop whizkid Lafferty Daniel serves up an addictive dose of colourful garage-rock that bursts with playful energy and maniacal charm.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with
Time For Dreams
Ahead of their set at Meredith this weekend and the upcoming drop of their remix EP, we catch up with Melbourne’s electronic duo Time For Dreams to suss out the ingredients behind their floaty, spacious music.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with PALS
In October, Novocastrian post-punks PALS dropped their latest single ‘Somewhere New’, an uncompromising dose of disarming rock, and we got in touch to find out more about it.
Premiere:
Queen Daddy – Ocean
We have the great privilege of launching ‘Ocean’, the super-impressive debut single of slick RnB from Melbourne’s Queen Daddy that sounds like they’ve been doing this forever.
Premiere:
Little Desert – Happy
Local psychedelic rockers Little Desert are back with ‘Happy’, a powerful burst of explosive psych-punk and an exciting first taste of their next release.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with HANDSOME
Off the back of the release of her debut EP No Hat No Play back in September, we caught up with Sydney alt-pop artist HANDSOME to find out what has been influencing her poignantly brooding electronica.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with Soft Powder
Last month, local dream-pop guy Soft Powder released his debut EP Shangri-La, a collection of immersive lo-fi pop that brims with otherworldly sounds, introspective themes and tasteful 80’s production, and we got in touch with the man responsible, Andy Szetho, to find out about the influences behind it.
Premiere:
Mother Culture – Bedside Slowdance
On their debut single ‘Bedside Slowdance’, local indie-rockers Mother Culture hit the spot with an enchanting piece of kooky pop-rock.
Track by Track:
Heather Fiona- Every Beginning Has An End
Only a couple days out from the launch of Heather Fiona’s Every Beginning Has An End, we got in touch the Footscray based soul-pop expert to dig a little deeper into her endlessly charming debut album.
Video Premiere:
Hideous Sun Demon – SSPPUUNNKK (Live at Taste Police HQ)
Following on from the release of their third album Fame Erotic Dream earlier this year, garage-punk psychos Hideous Sun Demon are back with a live clip for their disorientating single ‘SSPPUUNNKK’.
