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Back in its third incarnation, on Saturday April 2nd Wrapped Up 3 is set to descend on Phoenix Park in the town of Ballan, bringing with it a swarm of some of the best acts from Victoria’s underground scenes. We caught up with James Donovan, the mastermind behind the festival, to get to know the lineup a little better and to find out which tracks he’s most keen to catch as the fun goes down.
Alongside the release of their brand new EP Bunny Hop, we got in touch with local groove-masters The CB3 to dig into their latest collection of evocative and addictive instrumental R&B.
Released this past December, Kelly Dance’s latest album The Yips comes as an enthralling snapshot of the songwriter’s smokey brand of expansive avant-folk, and to get the know the record a little better, we got in touch with Kelly for a chat.
Following the release of It’s Always Fear in January, we caught up with Sydney garage-pop trio monstahouse to dig into each track that makes up their sprawling and evocative new EP.
Today we’ve got the pleasure of premiering the shapeshifting new clip for ‘Growth’ from Melbourne electronic artist Celiac, alongside the news of the forthcoming re-release of her 2020 EP MatchSticks II through Off The List Records.
Following the release of his eclectic new album Tropicality earlier this month, Castlemaine-based sound artist Ronny Quasar has shared a brand new clip with us for his addictively warped track ‘Catamaran’.
Today we have the pleasure of sharing the immersive new single from Geelong pop-rockers The White Flower Society – both subtle and all-encompassing, ‘Certainty’ comes as a shimmering next step for the eight-piece that highlights the expansive scope of the group.
Alongside the news of their forthcoming Live at Dangertone Studios EP, local shoegazers Oceans have treated us to a first look today with their mesmerising cover of The Go-Betweens’ classic ‘Bachelor Kisses’.
Today we have the absolute pleasure of premiering new music from Sydney noisemakers The Laurels, with the hypnotic ‘Borrowed Time’ and its unassumingly addictive clip to match, alongside the announcement that their third album Homecoming will be out next month through Third Eye Stimuli.
Ahead of its official release tomorrow, we’ve been gifted an early listen to local songwriter Greg Steps’ latest dose of tender indie-folk – loaded with delicate charisma and his evocative storytelling, ‘The New Saturday Night’ is an enthralling second taste of Greg’s forthcoming debut album.
Ahead of its official release later today (00:00 PST for anyone playing along around the world), we’ve been treated to an early listen of No Monster Club’s whopping eighth album deadbeat effervescent, a collection of vibrant art-pop and charming indie-rock that finds the Irish trio at their most composed yet.
Back with new music for the first time since late 2020, today we’ve got the pleasure of sharing local producer Kitsch Kitchen’s brand new single ‘Motionless’, a dose of his evocative blend of ambient pop and instrumental soul that’s similarly ruminative and adventurous.
