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With over 35 years of music to his name, post-punk veteran Kim Salmon has returned with his eighth studio album under the Surrealists moniker – thrilling and subversive, Rantings From the Book Of Swamp encompasses a sprawling career of reinvention told through an improvised collection of 13 tracks.
To get to know the friendships that define Pop Filter a little better, we had the band’s Nick Kearton and Liam ‘Snowy’ Halliwell interview each other, to pick apart the record and each other.
Out today, the second release from Cousin Will Records is an eight-track compilation that serves to highlight and celebrate their emerging music community.
Trouble Juice spoke to some of our favourite Melbourne musicians about why they love The Old Bar and why they can’t wait to get back there, to remind us all what we’ve been missing.
On Everything Is Fine, El Tee appears completely unmasked – her debut album revealing a wondrous collection of indie-folk that dives deep into its creator’s journey of self-realisation and self-acceptance.
The fourth taste of Las Mar’s forthcoming album Don’t Read Everything You Believe, ‘I Say No’ is an all-encompassing journey through the idiosyncratic musician’s vibrant sonic world – a thrilling kaleidoscope of psychedelia, exotica and art-pop that makes for a completely transportive listen.
Today we’re stoked to be premiering the debut album from Snake Valley – on Giddy Up!, the Ballarat-turned-Melbourne five-piece present a nine track blitz of gritty garage-rock that is set to cement the group as a staple in the Melbourne punk scene.
Speed Dating this week with Lisa Caruso, Fuzz Meadows, Amarina Waters and Eilis Frawley.
We check in with photographer and radio presenter Chelsea Sienna to find out what she’s been up to during lockdown.
As they return with their first new music in a few years today, we had the pleasure of catching up with Melbourne faves department. to dig into ‘New Crave’, their latest blast of nervy garage-punk goodness.
Following the release of their second album Unconscious Drivers last Friday, we’ve got the pleasure of premiering the new clip from Perth punks Last Quokka – a track that clever balances their usual political commentary with a piss-taking attitude, ‘Wake Up Geoff’ is a blast of frantic garage-punk with a new clip that’s just as much fun.
Speed Dating this week with Komang, Emma Volard, Syrup and Clover Blue.
