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Album Review: Garry Gray (Sacred Cowboys) and Ed Clayton-Jones (The Wreckery) combine forces to create ‘We Mainline Dreamers’: an epic journey soaked in delicious excess

With roots in some of Melbourne’s most iconic bands in the past (Sacred Cowboys and The Wreckery), the meeting of Garry Gray and Ed Clayton-Jones can only result in something…

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Track: Perth-based Klaude unveils ‘LMK’ – a dark, sinister slice of grooving synth pop.

‘LMK’ is the enigmatic single from Perth-based duo Klaude and it is a dark, foreboding track that nonetheless sparkles with an understated pop sensibility. The deep fuzzy synth bass creates…

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See: Jo Meares releases visually arresting video for the sublime track ‘Faster Than A First Kiss’

I wrote that Jo Meares’s track ‘Faster Than A First Kiss’ (with musical production by Anth Dymke) catches that sense of ephemeral, fleeting beauty, the transience of our very existence…

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Track: Naarm/Melbourne trio Summer Flake wonder who the ‘Stranger’ in the mirror is – an easy slow burning track with a delicate pop sensibility.

‘Stranger’ is a slow burning fuse of a song that floats in the ether with a gorgeous slide guitar motif and layers of glorious harmonies. Summer Flake have that laid…

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Premiere: The irrepressible Charlie Needs Braces bounces back with new track ‘Yanoo’ and news of debut album and launch dates.

Charlie Needs Braces has a very fresh, effervescent and quite unique sound and we are ever so delighted to premiere her new track ‘Yanoo’, due out on Thursday, 27 October…

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Gallery: Spring Loaded Festival, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 22.10.2022

It was a rather brilliant return to the nineties with a very special line-up of some of the most engaging Australian indie bands for the Spring Loaded Festival held at…

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Live Review + Photo Gallery: Bad//Dreems at The Republic Bar, Hobart/nipaluna 22/10/2022.

Adelaide rockers, Bad//Dreems turned out at The Republic Bar, Hobart for the second of their two Tasmanian shows as part of their national Spring tour……and the punters turned out in…

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EP: Bec Sandridge Releases New EP ‘Lost Dog’

Bec Sandridge's 'Lost Dog' is packed with shimmering delight.

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Live Gallery: Amazing Aldous Harding Wows Sydney 22.10.2022

Aldous Harding Received Two Standing Ovations After Mesmerising Her Sydney Audience

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Live Review + Gallery: The Ugly Kings at Hobart Brewing Co 15.10.2022

Melbourne’s hard-rocking power blues quartet, The Ugly Kings stopped off in Hobart/nipaluna at Hobart Brewing Company as part of their ‘Paranoid’ national tour. Despite the smallish crowd in attendance, the…

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