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.
Jenny –
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Mature Themes – Monochrome
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.
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Muma Ganoush – Early Light
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.
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Loveboner – POV: your stepdad’s at the gay bar (and he’s doing great)
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.
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Aji – Streetlights
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.
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Renovator’s Delight –
Bucket of Water
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’.
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Blanco Tranco – Devil’s Ivy
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.
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Wet Kiss –
Nobody Has To Know
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.
On The Road Again –
A chat with Last Quokka
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’.
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Charlie Needs Braces –
Fantastically Crooked
The fourth and final taste of her forthcoming debut EP GuriNgai Girl, today Charlie Needs Braces has shared her latest single ‘Fantastically Crooked’ with us – a blast of shapeshifting alternative-pop that’s tumultuous backstory is only topped by the track’s vibrant energy.
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Close In – All This Time
An expansion on the sound of their 2021 debut, emerging Melbourne four-piece Close In have returned today with ‘All This Time’, a punchy dose of emotive post-punk that marks a step towards levity and hopefulness for the group.
A chat with Fuzzrays
A relentless combo of raspy vocals and garage-rock guitar riffs – kings of the mosh, Fuzzrays, have come back blazing with their recently released self-titled EP. We sat down and had a chat with the band ahead of their EP launch on Friday at The Tote.
