Meet: We chat with Carl Redfern (Golden Fang) and review the new album ‘Here.Now Here.’
The sound of Golden Fang is to some extent the DNA of the wild inner west of Sydney: raw, visceral and teetering on the brink of collapse. There’s constant movement, deeply ingrained cynicism, a little bit of theatre and a lot of self-deprecatory humour. And that neatly sums up and indeed encapsulates Golden Fang’s new …
Track: Didirri releases dreamy single ‘The Critic’ and announces news of EP ‘Sold for Sale’
Australia’s Didirri is a singular and prodigious talent – we have long followed his career in Backseat Mafia, reviewing his earlier singles – layered, melodic and refreshing indie tracks. Didirri has just announced news of an EP – ‘Sold for Sale’ – available on 25 September which will be supported by a series of live-streamed …
Track: The Clockworks – Can I Speak to a Manager?
In three and a half blistering minutes, The Clockworks prove once again that they are one of the most exciting bands around at the moment. ‘Can I Speak to a Manager?’ is over three minutes of excoriating and rage-infused ranting at the mind-numbing stupidity of everyday interactions – in this case simply trying to get …
Track: Eskobar – Hey Sister
I’ve mentioned before that there are limited stories to tell just as there are a finite set of musical notes to play. It’s not the story, it’s the way it’s told. It’s not the musical notes, it’s the way it’s played. The vital ingredient is the creativity. Swedish band Eskobar, in this vein, clearly acknowledge …
Album Review: Haneke Twins – Astronaut
Deep down inside Switzerland’s CERN Laboratory, working hard on the Hadron Collider and the Higgs Bosun particle, a couple of scientists from Greece have found something else quite exciting. Paschalis Vichoudis (vocals and bass guitar) and Stefanos Leontsinis (guitars) are at the core of Haneke Twins – a post punk/shoegaze group that has just released …
See: Juanita Stein releases video for the haunting track Snapshot, plus album news
Juanita Stein has impressive form – she was part of Sydney band Howling Bells, a band that achieved success both in its home country and in the UK with its 2006 self-titled album. Now residing in Brighton in the UK, she is set to release her third post-Howling Bells solo album,’Snapshot’, on 2 October 2020 …
Track: Versari – Plus De Tristesse
The arctic guitars and sonorous vocals of French trio Versari‘s new single ‘Plus de Tristesse’ are compelling and chilling: creating a dark and threatening tone that is delightfully sombre and architectural in the spaces it creates. On a bedrock of delicious squawling feedback, the track is gloriously imperious and statuesque, drawing in a Serge Gainsbourg …
Track: Soap – Memento
Soap have just released their vibrant debut single ‘Memento’ and it augurs well for this young bunch of musicians from Wynnum, a suburb of the outskirts of Brisbane. The band has been playing together for four years since forming at the age of fifteen. ‘Memento’ is a classic slice of indie rock – tight, paced …
Album Review: The Psychedelic Furs – Made of Rain plus tour news
There is something about Richard Butler’s voice in The Psychedelic Furs that induces a warm feeling of nostalgia for a certain era when the Furs were such a unique and distinctive force. But the new album from The Psychedelic Furs, ‘Made of Rain’, has nothing whatsoever to do with nostalgia nor is it in any …
Track: Jack Bratt – The Outsider
The last time we covered Jack Bratt, he had just been awarded the prestigious Grant McLennan Fellowship jointly funded by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Australian Performing Rights Association and was looking forward to using the proceeds to fund a three month residency in New York last June. How things have changed. …