Music
Track/Video: Teenage Dads Announce Only AU/NZ Tour For 2024, Along With Anthemic Release ‘Weaponz’
2023 Breakthrough Artist Of The Year ARIA Award Winners Teenage Dads return with their punchy single ‘Weaponz’ and the announcement of their mammoth Australian & New Zealand headline tour. ‘Weaponz’ unfurls with carefree vocals, effortless guitar riffs and a charismatic charm that gleams against indie-rock sensibilities. Drawing on influences such as The Strokes, the track’s …
News: Aussie independent darlings, Hussy Hicks, release gripping new blues track, Fool On The Hill on back of news of upcoming album
16 years in, and the fiercely independent and hard-working Hussy Hicks, continue to bring us truly wondrous new music. This time, it is the southern blues-inspired Fool On The Hill, the opening track from their forthcoming album, Swimming In Uncertainty, which will be their tenth long-player. The song was penned by Julz Parker, the band’s …
News: St Vincent drops new track ‘Broken Man’ announces upcoming Album
Brawny lead single “Broken Man” sets the tone of St. Vincent’s seventh studio album
Track: Jodie Nicholson – Another Frequency
North East songwriter & producer Jodie Nicholson has shared her new single ‘Another Frequency’, taken from her brand new album ‘Safe Hands’ due later this year via Quiet Crown / Absolute. In conjunction with this release, the Newcastle-based artist has also announced her biggest headline show to date at The Glasshouse ICM in Gateshead on Saturday 18th May 2024, before embarking on …
Track: Amigo The Devil – Stray Dog
With his third album out now, ‘Yours Until The War Is Over, Amigo The Devil has shared the lyric video for the track ‘Stray Dog’ which is taken from the album. In true ATD style ‘Stray Dog’ is on the surface a witty jaunty track led by distorted chords and simple percussion. However, when you …
Track: Ferocious Dog – Sus Laws
Backseat Mafia’s Celtic punks, Ferocious Dog, have shared their brand single ‘Sus Laws’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Kleptocracy’ due on the 17th of May via Graphite Records. the track was chosen as it encapsulates the unyielding spirit of resistance against oppression, the theme of the album. Plus, the chorus is a banger to sing along …
News: Supersonic Festival 2024 announces a stellar cast celebrating the vast sound of the underground.
Well the line-up that Birmingham’s mighty Supersonic Festival assembled last year for its 20th anniversary was awe inspiring and then came this announcement for 2024. Yes the bill is a slayer, a statement of intent to celebrate the vitality of underground music, a wish list that any leftfield listener would find hard to imagine. But …
Track: ‘I’d Love To Tell You’ Sycco’s Latest Glistening Release, With SXSW Dates Ahead
First Nations songwriter/producer Sycco has returned with her dreamy ‘I’d Love To Tell You’, produced by Styalz Fuego (Troye Sivan, MUNA, Khalid) and co-written with Grace Shaw of Mallrat. ‘I’d Love To Tell You’ features a dynamic range of both ethereal and atmospheric textures, weaving both glitchy effects and melodic synths. The infectious and lush …
Live Review & Gallery: The Veils’ Spectacular Return to Australia Celebrating Latest Album ‘… And Out of the Void Came Love’ – Gadigal/Sydney, 28.02.24
Last night at The Lansdowne Hotel, the air was thick with anticipation as The Veils, the esteemed alt/indie-rock band from the UK and New Zealand, returned to Australia after a 15-year hiatus. The show was part of their Australian tour celebrating their latest double album, ‘… And Out of the Void Came Love‘. The Veils, …
Track: Mdou Moctar – Funeral For Justice
Nigerien quartet Mdou Moctar are set to release their new album ‘Funeral For Justice’ on the 3rd of May. Recorded at the close of two years spent touring the globe following the release of 2019 breakout Afrique Victime, it captures the Nigerien quartet consisting of Moctar, rhythm guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane, drummer Souleymane Ibrahim, and American bassist and …