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Last month, Melbourne post-punk alumni Tom Brierley revealed his debut solo album Beta under the pseudonym Beige Banquet, a vehicle to toy with his unique brand of awkward and angular weirdo-punk. We had Tom talk us through the bizarre chaos captured across the album’s 12 tracks.
Barricade, the second ambient album from Matthew Hayes, and first with spoken word artist Charlie Perry, leans into themes of human frailty and introspectiveness with an overarching a sense of hope, pairing with the year of its creation seamlessly.
Haphazard and unrestrained in its experimentation, Apollo Bay via Melbourne sextet The Fillmores returned earlier this month with Moonsurfing – a collection of eccentric jangle pop that comes lined with silky hooks and an endearing demo quality, the EP compiles quirky bedroom recordings through the band’s intuitive approach to online collaboration.
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #10 through to #1.
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #20 through to #11.
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #30 through to #21.
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #40 through to #31.
We’re counting down our favourite songs of the year. Here’s #50 through to #41.
Following the release of her long-awaited debut album last month, we got in touch with alternative-pop mastermind Hachiku (aka Anika Ostendorf) to dig into the influences that inspired the dreamy sounds found right across I’ll Probably Be Asleep.
Introducing Cook Up, our brand new live sessions platform developed alongside the masterminds at baked, and created to pull back the curtain on the incredible artists and distinct spaces that make Melbourne’s eclectic music community exactly what is is.
Both indie-rock powerhouses in their own rights, the whimsical concoction of Feelds and Merpire on their debut EP as Wilson’s Prom finds the pair amalgamating their expertise in crafting evocative and charismatic alternative-pop.
Following the release of Automatic Love last month, we caught up with emerging rock ’n’ roll powerhouse Mr. Teenage to dive into the influences that inspired their debut collection of thrilling garage-rock mayhem.
