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Last month, TJ fav Michael Vince Moin shared ‘Mirror Life’, an otherworldly blitz through eclectic electronica, dance-pop and soul that doubled as a kaleidoscopic first taste of his latest musical endeavour ctrl + me. Ahead of the group’s single launch tomorrow night at Colour, we had a chat with Mike to get to know the new project a little better.
Back with their first new music since 2019, South Australia’s Night Rites have returned today with ‘Dark Patterns’, an all-encompassing sonic barrage that picks up where their previous dose of muggy psychedelia left off to submerge us in a sprawl of vibrant fuzz and tense energy.
Ahead of his upcoming single launch this Friday at Shotkickers in Thornbury, we caught up with burgeoning singer-songwriter Watty Thompson to delve into his latest serving of heartfelt country-tinged folk.
Today we have the pleasure of premiering ‘Monochrome’, the debut single from emerging local act Mature Themes, a blast of penetrating garage-psychedelia that drags us into the volatile world of the brand new project.
Some new favourites from the past week or so. Featuring Teether + Don Glori, The Stroppies, Pinch Points and Feign Jima.
Throwing a final spotlight on their debut album before they move on to new music, today local indie-rockers Muma Ganoush have shared a dazzling new clip for album highlight ‘Early Light’ with us, luring us further into the disorientating and charming world of The Big Beam.
A first taste of their forthcoming second album, eloquently titled Loverboner Are Reinventing Oral Sex, local queer punk heroes Loveboner are back today with ‘POV: your stepdad’s at the gay bar (and he’s doing great)’, a new dose of their eccentric and overwhelmingly fun garage-rock.
On his new single ‘Streetlights’, rising Brisbane/Meanjin songwriter Aji invites listeners into his expansive world of hypnotic and enthralling indie-pop, offering up a glorious three-minute dose of escapism.
Following on from the release of her debut single earlier this month, Renovator’s Delight has returned today with an enchanting new clip to match the expressive jangle-pop sounds of ‘Bucket of Water’.
Ahead of their single launch tomorrow night at Nighthawks, we’ve got the pleasure of sharing ‘Devil’s Ivy’ from rising indie-pop group Blanco Tranco, a radiant taster of where the band’s burgeoning sound is heading next.
Alongside the announcement of their forthcoming debut album via the always reliable and forever unpredictable Dero Arcade, rising freaky-pop group Wet Kiss have revealed ‘Nobody Has To Know’, a thrillingly chaotic new single with an equally unsettling clip.
Just before they embark on a national tour with their friends Plaster Of Paris, we got in touch with cult Freo rockers Last Quokka to dig into their latest blast of exhilarating garage-punk ‘Cue’.
