Live Review plus Gallery: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 11.11.23.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre hit Australia for their opening show at the Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania – the first visit since 2018. Now, any cheap tabloid publication would make the review all about a certain on-stage bust up between founding members, leading to the departure of one of them three quarters of the way …
Track: Shining Bird are ‘Out of the Black’ – a stellar journey into a shimmering, evocative world, with a new album on the way.
Shining Bird today release the shimmering track ‘Out Of The Black’, the band’s first new music since the 2021 album Deadlands, and the first taste of album number four which is set for release in 2024. ‘Out Of The Black’ is a gorgeous shimmering track. With singer Dane Taylors deep resonant vocals reminiscent of Tindersticks …
Album Review: She’s ‘Not Your Cupid’ – Aotearoa/New Zealand artist Erny Belle unveils a delicately beautiful collection of sonic jewels ahead of live dates. Out through Flying Nun.
Released through the legendary Flying Nun label, the new album ‘Not Your Cupid from Tāmaki Makaurau’s Erny Belle is an absolute treasure. Delicate and nuanced, it has an indie pop style with a folk tinge and yet there is a electronic voltage throughout that is thrilling. Belle’s vocals reminds me at times of Sarah Cracknell …
Track: It’s obvious that Haiku Hands are too ‘Cool For You’ in an eviscerating piece of thumping pop, released ahead of new album and US/Australian tour.
Thrilling alt dance trio Haiku Hands have just released the eviscerating pumping adrenaline rush of ‘Cool For You’. You need to fasten your seat belts for this one – a heart-rending electronic pulse blasts its way through the ears, with the bands attitude-laden delivery utterly cathartic and visceral. Bea Lewis from the band says: This …
Track: Greta Stanley storms back with the lusciously sparkling euphoria of ‘Every Time I Think I’m Happy’.
Following up from ‘It’s Cool To Be In Love’ released earlier this year, long time favourite of Backseat Mafia, Greta Stanley returns with the floating atmospheric ‘Every Time I Think I’m Happy’. Filled with a delicious melancholy and a smooth liquid flow, the track reflects Stanley’s euphoric pop direction – the song morphing into a …
Premiere: Sydney-based dream pop exponents Fabels are full of sound and ‘Fury’ in shimmering new single, with live dates on the way.
It’s been a while but the magnificent Fabels are back with ‘Fury’ which we are honoured to premiere here today. Fabels are Hiske Weijers from Berlin and Ben Aylward from Sydney and they are magicians of the highest order when it comes to dreamy, hazy psychedelic pop. ‘Fury’ has that unique Fabels sound – a …
Premiere: Winter Starlings alight with yearning elegance on new single ‘My Own Fairytale’.
We are overjoyed to premiere the new single ‘My Own Fairytale’ from Sydney band Winter Starlings. It’s a track with more sparkle than the sunlight on the Sydney Harbour with a yearning refrain and jangling guitars. There is a delicate air of poignancy drawn from personal experience. Singer, guitarist and songwriter Robin Fitzgerald says of …
Album Review: Gareth Koch’s ‘Ghost Stories’ is an ethereal collection of instrumentals that shimmer and sparkle with an ethereal glow.
Tamar Valley-based Gareth Koch (in lutruwita/Tasmania) has released an sparkling album of instrumentals entitled ‘Ghost Stories’ and it takes you on a magnificent journey. Koch has, of course, impressive form – he has collaborated with Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Martin Kennedy (All India Radio) in the past in a sort of triumvirate of sonic …
Premiere: Mark Moldre unveils evocative new video and single ‘Homecoming’ from his exquisite album ‘Nambucca Fables’.
We are very honoured to premiere today the new single and video ‘Homecoming’ from troubadour extraordinaire Mark Moldre. The single comes off his exquisite album ‘Nambucca Fables’ released earlier this year, and in a sense encapsulates all the grace and beauty of that album. Setting off with the iconic sounds of birds warbling in the …
Album Review: Melbourne supergroup The Ronson Hangup (featuring members of The Anyones, Dallas Crane, The Church, Even, Paul Kelly’s band and Courtney Barnett’s band) launch the celestial ‘Centaurus’ into the universe
Melbourne psych-pop supergroup The Ronson Hangup – featuring members of The Anyones, Dallas Crane, The Church, Even, Paul Kelly’s band and Courtney Barnett’s band – have launched their second album ‘Centaurus’ and given the constituent ingredients, it is no surprise it is an album of distinction. Opening title track ‘Centaurus’ blasts off proceedings with a bit of …