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PBS FM’s radio festival might have finished at the end of May, but the excellent crew behind the beloved community radio station have very generously extended the celebrations… until tonight! To celebrate the end of the radio festival, we got in touch with a few of our favourite presenters to find out what PBS means to them.
Despite being a name around town since 2015, Plaster of Paris only released their debut album Lost Familiar this June – however, the result is a powerful and important maiden statement that was well worth the wait. Creating an abbreviated post-punk and riot grrl sound, with regular bursts of brass, the trio have affirmed their authenticity through their new LP that critiques contemporary, toxic social structures and ignites discussion for societal change.
With the news that their long-awaited debut album is finally on the way, Melbourne indie-folk sweethearts Grand Pine have shared a new live recording of their cinematic slowburner ‘Back in Town’ to accompany the announcement that Hold Me Down will be revealed this September.
After the release of his debut EP, Friture has walked us through the tracks on Carnet de Synthé, which represent a bricolage of nostalgic French pop and melancholic post-punk sensibilities.
Formed during last year’s lockdown, self described ‘bush goth’ outfit Human Intrusion have stayed grounded in that reality over their first two releases. On the otherworldly ‘Asleep’ which they’ve just shared today, they’ve created a fresh and exciting blend of new-wave and post-punk that evokes a desolate sound, filled with desire.
Following the release of “Soft Intervention” earlier this month, we caught up with the mastermind behind Ooh La La! to delve into the ideas and inspiration behind their debut EP – a five track rollercoaster ride through ambient synth work, warped samples and cinematic funk.
Following the release of Development Hell in April, Hideous Sun Demon have returned with a new clip for the EP’s first single ‘Gimmicks’, that slings the band outrageously into the corporate world against the track’s frantic and contagious energy.
We check in with local folk-rock guy Al Matcott to find out what he’s been up to during Melbourne’s latest snap lockdown.
With their upcoming EP due to be released on the 30th of June, Reality Instructors have gifted us their second and final single release from the forthcoming drop – ‘Finished In My Head’ is a frenetic post-punk blitz that doubles as a powerful insight into vocalist Dan Pash’s experiences with hearing loss.
With the release of their debut album i don’t think that i have what you want last month, garage-punk duo Kill Bell have announced themselves as a band to watch. After two years spent playing around Melbourne, the inner-north rockers narrowed down their maiden LP to a nine track microcosm of quintessential punk sound with an experimental adorning.
Released back in March, Full Power Happy Hour’s debut is an evocative introduction to their brand of heartfelt alt-country. After completing a tour of the East Coast earlier this year, the five-piece band have upcoming shows in their hometown of Meanjin/Brisbane, and in the lead-up singer-songwriter Alex Campbell has kindly provided us with an insight into the stories that make up the group’s self-titled album.
Juice Webster’s second EP More Than Reaction is a pensive, shimmering indie-folk masterclass and now that it is just short of a month old, we’ve had Juice take us behind the release and its five tracks.
