Track: The Horrors release the shimmering anthemic single ‘More Than Life’ ahead of ‘Night Life’ album release in March.
It’s close to the 20th anniversary of the iconic The Horrors and today they release the fourth single off their forthcoming and much anticipated album ‘Night Life’, out through Fiction Records and Virgin Music Group. With the core duo of vocalist Faris Badwan and bassist Rhys Webb, the band’s additional new members are Amelia Kidd …
Album Review: Re-release of nineties underground band Sex Industrie’s album ‘Sex’ll Sell Anything’ reveals a thrilling gem
In a year when one of Sydney’s more iconic underground eighties band, The Crystal Set, is reforming with a series of gigs with fellow jingle jangle exponents Ups & Downs (see news piece here) as well as a series of headlining gigs later in the year, it is fitting that a rather obscure related band …
News: Sex Pistols with Frank Carter announce Australian/New Zealand tour to celebrate ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’
The last time the legendary Sex Pistols visited our region was the infamous ‘Filthy Lucre Tour’ in 1996, complete with the original line up, a riotous but strangely satisfying affair. The band today have announced a return bout, and instead of the now estranged and sometimes strange John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) they are fronted …
News: Indie Boorloo/Perth giants Spacey Jane announce new album ‘If That Makes Sense’ and fire off a sonic rocket with single ‘All The Noise’.
Perth indie giants Spacey Jane have today announced the release of their third album ‘If That Makes Sense’ on 9 May 2025 and unveiled a dynamic new single ‘All The Noise’. ‘All The Noise’ is a classic slice of effervescent indie pop with a scything guitar riff and urgent vocals delivering celestial melodies. It follows …
News: Mess Esque return with new album ‘Jay Marie, Comfort Me’ set for release in March, and a stunning single ‘Take Me To Your Infinite Garden’.
It’s been just over three years since Mess Esque – the stunning collaboration between Helen Franzmann (McKisko) and Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Tren Brothers) – released their self-titled album (see my review here), and today they have announced a follow-up entitled ‘Jay Marie, Comfort Me’ due for release on 28 March 2025 through Drag City …
Track: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory release another tempting taster in the form of ‘Trouble’ ahead of debut album.
The magnificent Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, having announced their self-titled debut album out on 7 February 2025 via Jagjaguwar, have unveiled another track, ‘Trouble’, as a tempting taste of what’s to come. ‘Trouble’ starts with a sonorous ambulant bass that flows throughout the track as other instruments glide in over the top: it’s an enigmatic …
News: The works of legendary Jack Frost – the collaboration between The Church’s Steve Kilbey and The Go-Betweens’ Grant McLennan – now available on a multi-disc compilation.
Easy Action Records have today announced the release of a multi-disc compilation of the work of Jack Frost – the legendary collaboration between The Church‘s Steve Kilbey and The Go-Betweens’ late lamented Grant McLennan. Entitled ‘As Seen On TV’, the compilation pairs the long unavailable brace of albums by the band. Both musicians were well-known …
Track: Eora/Sydney band KRYSTAL RIVVERS release the thrilling, anthemic track ‘Sienna’ ahead of live dates.
Eora/Sydney band KRYSTAL RIVVERS have today released their sparkling new single ‘Sienna’, confirming a very exciting presence. Coasting on a jingle jangle bedrock, the track sparkles with a vitality as Boon Wurrung/Wurundjeri storyteller and lead singer Earl Weir’ vocal’s enter, deep and sonorous, an enigmatic delivery with an angelic chorus in the distance. The anthemic …
Track: Dan Kelly sings an eloquent paean to ‘The Sea Shepherd Cook’ ahead of new album and live dates
The new track ‘The Sea Shepherd Cook’ from Australian troubadour Dan Kelly is a gorgeous dreamy and eloquent water-logged tale soaked in melancholy and drenched with a whimsical melody. The track veritably skims along the waters with a nautical lilt but leavened with a good-natured observations on nutrition, friendships and desire, with singer Jess Ribeiro …
Track: The inimitable Horsegirl ‘Switch Over’ with another über cool laconic delivery ahead of album release and tour.
New York-based Chicago trio Horsegirl today releases the laconic and über cool single ‘Switch Over’ ahead of their second album ‘Phonetics On and On’ which is out next month. It’s been two years since the release of the band’s stunning debut ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ back in 2022 – of which I said in my review was: …one …