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Following the release of Sungai Mix 1 last month, a new mixtape released through Cease and Desist Records that documents the alternative music cultures of Asia between ’64 and ’81, we caught up with curator/researcher/HEXDEBT bassist Isobel D’Cruz to learn a little more about the compilation and Asia’s early counter-culture.
Playing fast and loose with both rhyme schemes and outsider psychedelic tropes, Adelaide/Kaurna Country ensemble Dom & The Wizards released their bewitching second album earlier this year. We caught up with the band’s titular leader to unpack it a bit.
Alongside the announcement of their forthcoming third EP, today we have the pleasure of sharing a first listen to The Sunken Sea’s new single ‘Funeral Pyres’, an anxiety-fuelled dose of art-rock that hints at where the band might be taking us on After The Heat.
Following on from the release of their debut album Beyond Divisions in 2019, today Phaedo have returned with a brand new 7” Spiral, four tracks that lean into the chaotic stylings of their previous record to produce an 11-minute blast of psychedelic-fuelled garage-punk.
Following the release of their new 7” double single, we got in touch with happening Aus-core fanatics Floodlights to dig into the influences behind ‘The More I Am’ and ‘Overflowing Cup’.
Ahead of its official release tomorrow, rising Sydney quartet stressless have shared an early listen to their latest single ‘Catch & Release’, a slice of relentless indie-rock that comes loaded with energy and sprawling hooks.
A next taste of their forthcoming album, today we’ve been treated to a first look and listen to ‘I Want You’, a nostalgic love song from folk-pop dreamers The Hunter Express. Coupled with this is a chat with Brad Ellis, principle songwriter from The Hunter Express, to delve deeper into the project.
A twist on the evocative sounds of her debut album In Feelings, today Sydney songwriter Lisa Caruso has shared with us a stripped-back live clip for ‘Borrow My Body’, blending mournful and dreamy as she offers a stunning re-imagining of the album highlight.
Following the release of the ‘The Blue’ last month, a vulnerable yet empowered ballad that doubles as the latest teaser of her upcoming EP, we had rising songwriter Stella Farnan talk us through the artists that were on high rotation and influenced the sounds of her stunning new single.
On the first taste of his forthcoming sixth album, rock ’n’ roll workhouse Joe Terror has joined forces with garage-soul powerhouse Hollie Joyce to present the enigmatic and enthralling ‘DEA’. To dig into the new track a little further, we eavesdropped on a chat between Joe and Hollie.
Off the back of the announcement of their forthcoming debut EP, we caught up with Lily and Sam Harding, the two minds behind Mug, to delve into the idiosyncratic new project and their serene first single ‘Brace Yourself’.
Having had a US tour cancelled on the cusp of worldwide COVID lockdowns, it is an exciting prospect for cathartic guitar pop outfit Quivers to be back on tour around Australia, celebrating their latest album Golden Doubt. We got in touch with Quivers to find out the influences behind Golden Doubt.
