As Melbourne begins to reopen, we were lucky enough to head along to FLOW Festival last weekend in Footscray. With a sense of renewal in the air, it was a gloriously relaxed day with excellent vibes and some of the best funk and soul this city has to offer.
Track by Track:
Tam Vantage – Laughing Gas & Apple Pie
Earlier this month, Melbourne lo-fi pop mastermind and multi-instrumentalist Tam Vantage delivered his anticipated third full-length album Laughing Gas & Apple Pie, ten tracks painted with an agitated palette of garage rock nuggets with layers of distorted guitars and restless drumming.
Track by Track:
Ruby Jones – The Woman Who Loves You
Following the release of Melbourne songwriter Ruby Jones’ debut album The Woman Who Loves You earlier this month, we got in touch to have her pull back the curtain on each moment of smokey rock ’n’ roll that makes up the kaleidoscopic listen.
Track by Track:
Major Plains – Big City Blinking
Having been a staple around the pubs of Melbourne since 2019, it’s a real pleasure to finally hear recorded material from local charmers Major Plains, in the form of their debut EP Big City Blinking. To help us get more familiar with the evocative jangle-pop of Big City Blinking, the group kindly walked us through each track on the EP.
Track by Track:
Curse Ov Dialect – Dark Days Bright Nights
Off the back of the release of Dark Days Bright Nights, the new collection of heavy-hitting, 90’s style hip-hop from underground legends Curse Ov Dialect, we had the group walk us through some of the inspirations and motivations behind each track.
Track by Track:
Emma Shields – Emma Shields
On her self-titled debut EP, Emma Shields offers up a truly enchanting collection of dream-pop, pieced together over the past few years. Following its release last month through Osborne Again, Emma has kindly walked us through each track on the EP.
Track by Track:
Lee Sullivan – Tiny House
Following the release of his second EP last Friday, today Sydney singer-songwriter Lee Sullivan has kindly walked us through the five moments of captivating bedroom-folk that make up Tiny House.
100 Show Celebration of Underground Love –
A chat with Jordan Oakley
On the cusp of the 100th airing of Underground Love, we got in touch with Jordan Oakley, a true champion of Melbourne music, to dig into his PBS FM radio show. Across our wide ranging chat, the importance of connection to community ran deep – a theme that we’re sure will come beaming over the airwaves during the 100th show tomorrow.
Track by Track:
Timeshare – Red
Just two months on from the release of Blue, his first new release in three years under his Timeshare moniker, Jordan Thompson (of The Ocean Party and Pop Filter) has returned with Red, a collection of acute indie-rock fuelled by his incisive storytelling.
Track by Track:
Indira Elias –
Songs from a Moon//Songs by the Sun
Off the back of the release of her debut album last week through Loba Records, we caught up with Sydney folk-noir artist Indira Elias to unravel the stories that make up her breathtakingly evocative new record Songs from a Moon//Songs by the Sun.
Track by Track:
Power Supply –
In the Time of the Sabre-Toothed Tiger
Following the release of their debut album last week, we caught up Melbourne rock ‘n’ rollers Power Supply to dig into the stories that make up their electrifying new record In the Time of the Sabre-Toothed Tiger.
Premiere:
It Thing – Dress Code
Back with their first new music since 2019, Hobart-based garage-punk outfit It Thing have returned with a punchy new single ‘Dress Code,’ the first glimpse to their anticipated nine-track EP Syrup, out November 26 on Marthouse Records.