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Following 2019’s grooving single ‘Sweeter,’ Melbourne guitar-pop outfit Carousel Club are back with their first release in two years. Their new treat ‘Calling You’ is a slice of polished psych-pop that combines swells of introspection with woozy keyboards and jangly guitars, and doubles as the first release from the newly founded Squinked Records.
Mess Esque’s sprawling yet intimate self-titled album offers a landscape of pensive thoughts and moody art-rock. Following the release of the record last month, the duo took us through the minute details of their project.
Amongst the seemingly endless variety of weird and wonderful bands circling Melbourne these days, Parsnip hold their own in a paisley parade of oddity and comfort. As well as performing with Hierophants and under the solo guise of PP Rebel, we caught up with Paris Richens to have a chat about the records that have played a part in her life so far.
Ahead of the release of their upcoming mini-album O.K., we caught up with innovative R&B powerhouse Mo’Ju to delve into the sounds and themes that make up their soulful new record.
Two years on from his last release, Victorian singer-songwriter Forever Son has re-emerged today with news of his forthcoming sophomore album, and a fuzzed-out new single ‘Bone Sugar’ that twists his usual folk-rock sound to reveal the exhilarating scope of the new record.
Off the back of the release of Lewis Goldmark’s latest single ‘Psycho City’ earlier this month, today we’ve got the pleasure of sharing a restless new clip that expands on the track’s unpredictable indie-rock smarts with its sprawling visuals and evocative atmosphere.
Following the announcement of the forthcoming third album under his Traffik Island moniker, we got in touch with the unstoppable Zak Olsen to dig into the influences that inspired him in the creation of his warm and ragged new record A Shrug Of The Shoulders.
Last week, Placement released their debut EP Lost Sun, an all-enveloping sonic adventure through post-punk and beyond. The band kindly caught up with us to let us in on some of the music and film that influenced the creation of Lost Sun.
Buckle up: you’re about to enter a strange zoo of kaleidoscoping rhythms, hypnotic spells, vibrations, and an age of aquarius blips. In other words, the wild dossier of Bananagun. Accept no substitute. We had a moment to chat with head banana, Nick Van Bakel, to discuss his journey of music throughout his life.
Following the release of Barnyard last week, we got in touch with Liam Parsons, one half of local lo-fi pop institution Good Morning, to get to know their glorious sixth record a little better.
Following the release of Remembrance Of Things To Come last week, we got in touch with local electronic experimentalist Papaphilia to explore the new album, her different creative outlets and the importance of dancing.
Melbourne’s OUZO! return with a chaotic and intellectual stride on new 7″ State of Affairs / Balloons, from Weather Vane Records, and today we have the absolute pleasure of premiering the B-side.
