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Album Review: Prudence’s ‘Negatives’ takes us into the heart of darkness – an ominous, brooding collection of treasures that glitters in the void.

With psychedelic-inflected vocals, nuanced and louche, the ghostly apparition that is Tom Crandles’s musical project Prudence has just released ‘Negatives’. It is a gothic-flavoured collection that reflects the period of…

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Track: Mess Esque unveil new track ‘Armour Your Armor’ as they bring their frail and beautiful sound to the world on tour.

Last year’s magnificent self-titled album from Mess Esque was for me one of the stand out releases of the year, and recognition of the duo’s stature and the album’s imperial…

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News: Norwegian Star Aurora To Tour Australia In 2023

Multitalented Aurora announces Australian tour.

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Track: Salarymen ease gently back into our pop dreams with ‘Young Guns’ – a dark view of society leavened by an indelible sparkling delivery. Plus album and tour news.

We are pleased to see the return of the vintage-tinged dream pop shimmer of Sydney duo Salarymen with their deceptively sunshine filled single ‘Young Guns’. The single is a first…

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Premiere: The Nethered’s ‘The Long Goodbye’ is a refreshing breeze of languid joy and comes ahead of album news.

With gentle background vocals and gentle guitars lapping at the shores, ‘The Long Goodbye’ from ollo’s Alex Crowfoot under the name The Nethered is a fifties-flavoured widescreen epic: easy and…

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Album Review: US psych-rockers, King Buffalo to release Regenerator, the 3rd of a trio of albums written in Covid-19 lockdown.

New York-based trio King Buffalo will release their fifth full-length album and the 3rd of their ‘pandemic trilogy’, Regenerator on the 2nd September, 2022. Following on from the two releases…

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Album Review: Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird unveil the glorious and majestic ‘Smiles of Earth’, out through Double Drummer, on the eve of a national tour.

‘Smiles of Earth’ is quite simply a glorious album and, for me, immediately takes its place as one of my contenders for album of the year. The new album from…

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News: Attention Shoppers Shazza’s Back! Sharon Van Etten Announces Australian Tour

Shazza's Back! Sharon Van Etten Announces Australian Tour.

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Premiere: Blair Jollands lends his enthralling vocals and style to the Billie Eilish track ‘Everything I Wanted’.

We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Everything I Wanted’ from New Zealand born, Europe/UK resident Blair Jollands. In a departure from my usual reviews, this is actually…

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Album review: Hobart post-punk trio, Liquid Nails, unleash powerful debut, self-titled LP

Post punk Tasmanian 3-piece band, Liquid Nails have been together since 2019. Subtract 2 years for a global pandemic, mix it with the glacial pace of offshore pressing and shipping,…

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