Haphazard and unrestrained in its experimentation, Apollo Bay via Melbourne sextet The Fillmores returned earlier this month with Moonsurfing – a collection of eccentric jangle pop that comes lined with silky hooks and an endearing demo quality, the EP compiles quirky bedroom recordings through the band’s intuitive approach to online collaboration.
Track by Track:
Premiere:
Yawn Vibes – Stadium
Ahead of its official release this Thursday, emerging indie-pop collective Yawn Vibes have been kind enough to give us a sneak listen to their radiant debut single ‘Stadium’.
TJ’s Top 50 Tracks of 2020
#10 – #1
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #10 through to #1.
TJ’s Top 50 Tracks of 2020
#20 – #11
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #20 through to #11.
TJ’s Top 50 Tracks of 2020
#30 – #21
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #30 through to #21.
TJ’s Top 50 Tracks of 2020
#40 – #31
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #40 through to #31.
TJ’s Top 50 Tracks of 2020
#50 – #41
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #50 through to #41.
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.
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.