Melbourne rock ’n’ roll crew The Rollercanes are making raucous, self-deprecating rock cool again with their new single ‘Cops on Bikes’, a tangle of garage-pop noise that’s energetic bounce defies its stuck-in-a-rut lyrical themes.
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Speed Dating:
Salarymen, Rya Park, Bailey Judd and Tahi
Speed Dating this week with Salarymen, Rya Park, Bailey Judd and Tahi
Love, Peace and Unity –
A Chat With Gordon Koang
To celebrate the release of his eleventh album Unity, out today via Music in Exile, we spoke with South Sudan’s “King of Music”, Gordon Koang, to find out about his inspiring musical journey that’s led him from Ethiopia to Melbourne, and the powerful messages behind his exuberant new album.
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Vintage Crop – Serve To Serve Again
Pragmatic and lined with hooks, Geelong quartet Vintage Crop returned last week with Serve to Serve Again – replete with a familiar diatribe, the groups third full length effort refines surrealist storytelling with an established brand of angular post-punk.
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Millenium Cowboy – MC-MOOD
Across MC-MOOD, Adelaide’s Millenium Cowboy offers five moody synth-led ambient pop pieces, created over five days. Each one made within a 24 hour window, opening the glass and revealing a peaceful, eerie and relatable snapshot of her time in lockdown.
“when you hold something physical, it’s almost like you’re holding hands with the creator” –
A Chat with Highly Contagious
Ahead of its launch in the coming months, we caught up with the creator of Highly Contagious, an emerging publication that celebrates great music and art and the contagious need to share new finds with friends (before contagious was a dirty word).
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Imogen Cygler – Earth
Now that it’s almost a year old, Imogen Cygler’s entrancing art-pop ballad ‘Earth’ has been reinvigorated with a spellbinding new film clip that balances the song’s subtle beauty and haunting anxiety perfectly.
Exploring Australia’s Complexities –
A Chat with Floodlights
Awash with gritty jangle and a strikingly self-aware brand of Australiana – Floodlights’ debut full-length From A View is honest, thought-provoking, and a bloody good listen.
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Kill Bell – Sad Song
Today we’re stoked to have Melbourne punk three-piece Kill Bell back with us, as we premiere their first release of the year – ‘Sad Song’ is a hard-hitting alt-rock anthem brimming with melodic hooks and an unmistakable 90’s influence.
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Leftfield Luxury – Flogs
Following the success of their self-titled debut released in early 2019, Ballarat odd-punkers Leftfield Luxury have returned today with ‘Flogs’ – a two-minute grunge-gaze belter aimed squarely at the gasbagging pub goer.
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Junior Fiction – 365
Following the release of ‘The Same Dream,’ and ‘Your Love’ earlier this year, Junior Fiction have released the new clip for their final single ‘365’ to celebrate the release of their second album Your Love, which is out today.
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Grey Whistle Test – Terraformer
Melbourne’s experimental folk band Grey Whistle Test bring us the mesmerising video for their new single ‘Terraformer’, a collaboration with Australian Ballet Company soloist Jill Ogai.
