Backseat Downunder
Track: lutruwita/Tasmania band TEENS declare ‘I Am An Art Prize’ in a delicious blaze of fuzz and attitude ahead of launch gigs and album.
TEENS have been prowling the dark and wild recesses of the southern state of lutriwita/Tasmania for nearly a decade and have emerged into the sunlight with their swaggering single ‘I Am An Art Prize’: a cacophony of attitude and fuzz that is absolutely enchanting. The form is angular, the delivery passionate and the overall effect …
Album Review: ‘Premonition K’ is another luminescent chapter in the mystical, fantastical world of Kilbey/Kennedy (Steve Kilbey from The Church and Martin Kennedy from All India Radio).
When you put together the incredible musical skills of songwriter/multi instrumentalist and producer Martin Kennedy and the vivid and unbounded imagination of the legendary Steve Kilbey, you get something far greater than the constituent parts in Kilbey/Kennedy. Seemingly forming part of a triptych with earlier collaborations ‘Jupiter 13’ and ‘The Strange Life of Persephone Nimbus’ …
Premiere: Yoskos in the Cosmos unveils the effervescent ‘Always On My Mind’ ahead of live dates.
Yoskos in the Cosmos is a Sydney-based songwriter and producer (Yossif Kafejisky) whose new single ‘Always On My Mind’ we are very pleased to premiere today. ‘Always on my Mind’ is an effervescent slice of driving pop that positively brims with energy, threaded with a little thread of melancholy born from regret and loss. Kafejiskey …
News: Alter Boy drop new track ‘Life Finds A Way’
Perth’s Alter Boy have dropped their first music for 2024 – a single, ‘Life Finds A Way.’ The group has also unveiled an accompanying, Auslan music video, filmed amidst the industrial echoes of Brisbane Powerhouse. This pioneering work not only weaves Auslan into the fabric of their music but elevates it to a celebrated cornerstone …
News: Milky Chance and The Beaches team up on ‘Living in a Haze’
Milky Chance and the Beaches drop ‘Livining in a Haze’
Meet: The Avant-Garde entertainer – Blixa Bargeld from Einstürzende Neubauten talks about rocket ramps, the future for the band, writing the new album and creating a whole new genre of pop music.
It was nearly four years ago to the day that I spoke to Blixa Bargeld from Einstürzende Neubauten on the eve of the release of their album ‘Alles In Allem’. It was a strange time given we were both just entering lockdown and it was an interview interrupted by food delivery services, which symbolised, in …
News: The legendary Dirty Three announce new album ‘Love Changes Everything’ along with national tour – ‘older, meaner, sadder and totally dangerous’.
If you have ever had the luck to see the Dirty Three perform live, you will understand the powerful force that is created by this instrumental trio on stage – creating something close to a musical epiphany or spiritual enlightenment that will always be treasured (read my review of their appearance at the iconic Dark …
News: The Grogans Kick Off National Tour Celebrating Latest Album ‘Find Me a Cloud’, Including All Ages Shows
Fresh off their triumphant UK/EU tour, The Grogans are revving up to unleash their latest album, ‘Find Me A Cloud‘, on their Aussie fans. With a slew of all-ages gigs lined up across Australia, alongside support from Bones and Jones, they’re gearing up for their biggest headline shows to date. Fans can expect a potent …