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For the past decade around Naarm, you would have recognised Thomas Watson for his fervent guitar slinging with acts like Sheriff and Jumping Jack William, but today he has blessed us with the first glimpse into his newly minted Watty Thompson project – and what a beauty to behold it is.
Off the back of the release of their new single ‘Don’t Give It Away’, we got in touch with local freakbeat trio Empat Lima to dig into the influences behind their latest dose of imaginative and enthralling garage-pop.
Ahead of its release on Wednesday via Sunset Pig, today we’ve been treated to an early listen of Sydney alt-rocker Angeles’ new single ‘Plastic’, an expansive post-punk blitz that catches the project’s shapeshifting sound at its sharpest and most captivating.
Following the release of Snowy Band’s new LP Alternate Endings last week (via Spunk Records and Osborne Again), we sat down with Snowy and asked a few brief questions on records in his life.
Following a string of teaser tracks released over the past couple of years, today we’ve got the pleasure of sharing a first listen to Stella Farnan’s debut EP Come Stay At Mine in full, a collection of dazzling indie-pop belters that comes loaded with charming hooks and clever production.
Returning today with the third instalment in their International Action Duo series, today we’re thrilled to be premiering ‘Fingerprints’, the latest video from Melbourne grit-pop duo Kino Motel that continues expanding on the band’s ominous visual universe.
Following the announcement earlier this year that Brisbane trio Slumlawwd have signed to rising DIY label Off The List Records, today we have the pleasure of sharing a first look at the riotous new clip for their latest single ‘Withdrawn Failure’, a dose of the band’s relentless garage-punk mayhem.
Al Matcott’s debut EP You Can Be Anyone is an evocative introduction to his brand of alternative folk that covers a lot of ground (both sonically and lyrically) in a short amount of time. It really is a whirlwind of emotions, and to help us make sense of the EP a little more, Al kindly shared the stories behind each song.
Following the release of his intriguing second album earlier this month, we got in touch with Ash Briody, the mastermind behind The Beegles, to dig into the stories beneath the mishmash of experimental instrumentals, ambient grooves and imaginative soundscapes that makes up Sly.
Today we’re stoked to be premiering the sophomore single of Melbourne blues-punks Matt Bourke and the Delusional Drunks. Titled ‘Stuck Here’, it’s three minutes of barnstorming, fuzzed-out garage rock a la DZ Deathrays or Slaughterhouse-era Ty Segall that’ll make you pine for the return of sweaty live shows.
Back with his first new music since 2018, eccentric Melbourne producer Dr. Chicken Gristle has returned with Floating as a Lifeless Vessel Suspended in the Air, a five-track collection of glitchy electronica and freaked-out breakbeat, out today through Stargazed Records.
Today we have the absolute pleasure of premiering the debut single from Purple Dye, a brand new project between local noisemakers Dean Kalb and Alex Kelaart, that finds the pair leaning into imaginative sample-heavy soul, and ‘Time’ plays as a joyous introduction to their mesmerising sonic world.
