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Playing fast and loose with both rhyme schemes and outsider psychedelic tropes, Adelaide/Kaurna Country ensemble Dom & The Wizards released their bewitching second album earlier this year. We caught up with the band’s titular leader to unpack it a bit.
Ahead of the release of his forthcoming sixth album Hijack!, we caught up with Tim Rogers, aka the mastermind behind Australian art-rock royalty Jack Ladder and The Dreamlanders, to dig into the cinematic world he’s crafted on his outfit’s new record.
On his debut album Classical and Cool Jazz, Melbourne songwriter Cahill Kelly invites listeners into his evocative world of psychedelic blues blended with a tinge of avant-pop, that easily has us charmed by the inventive folk rocker. To help us get to know the album a little better, Cahill kindly walked us through each track on the record.
Following the release of Uncanny Valley last month, we caught up with Brisbane “grit-hop” trio Spirit Bunny to dig into the thrilling chaos of their idiosyncratic second album.
Alongside the announcement of their forthcoming third EP, today we have the pleasure of sharing a first listen to The Sunken Sea’s new single ‘Funeral Pyres’, an anxiety-fuelled dose of art-rock that hints at where the band might be taking us on After The Heat.
The comparable rush of nailing a skate trick vs. nailing a track, the ‘Hendrix of harmonica’, family, friends and the road to Bittersweet Demons – we caught up with Ambrose Kenny-Smith, leader of cult garage crew The Murlocs, to dig into the band’s introspective and romping fifth record.
Following on from the release of their debut album Beyond Divisions in 2019, today Phaedo have returned with a brand new 7” Spiral, four tracks that lean into the chaotic stylings of their previous record to produce an 11-minute blast of psychedelic-fuelled garage-punk.
Following the release of Duality in May, we revisited the otherwordly debut from dream-rock quartet Keaper and had the band walk us through each of the EP’s evocative tracks.
Following the release of their new 7” double single, we got in touch with happening Aus-core fanatics Floodlights to dig into the influences behind ‘The More I Am’ and ‘Overflowing Cup’.
Melbourne garage-pop trio Babyccino recently released their debut EP Stomach Bug, embarking on an emotional journey filled with playful melodies, evocative storytelling and clever twists along the way. We caught up with frontwoman Alannah Sawyer, who takes us through the narratives and lyrical themes explored on this collection of ramshackle indie-rock tunes.
Ahead of the release of her forthcoming debut EP Music Colours, Sydney songwriter Nina Gotsis has shared another taste with ‘Frozen River’, a dose of vibrant indie-folk paired with an equally playful new clip.
Five years on from the release of her debut solo album, Sydney-based composer and sound artist Alyx Dennison has returned to the fold today with ‘Keep A Day Free’, a hypnotic art-pop slowburner that serves as a breathtaking new entry point into Alyx’s surreal sonic world.
