Music
Live Review: Dark Mofo Festival – Baxter Dury, Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 10.06.22
Dark Mofo is back in town, there’s snow on kunyani/Mount Wellington, the temperatures have plunged, and all is good in the world. Except for the bits that aren’t. In the glorious Odeon Theatre, Baxter Dury appears in his trademark creased white suit like a forgotten gin-soaked bureaucrat at some diplomatic post in some far flung …
PREMIERE: Nick Leng is at his most vulnerable in clip for ‘My Mind is a Mess in the Morning’; new album next month
Six weeks out from the release of his new album, Nick Leng shares a glimpse of him at his lowest, with the title of ‘My Mind is a Mess in the Morning’ speaking for itself. It’s an emotional sucker punch detailing Leng’s struggles with his mental health and being amazed people still care about him …
Track: Jodi Phillis releases shimmering ‘You Are Loved’
Jodi Phillis releases new track ‘You Are Loved’ off upcoming album.
Track: Psyclon Nine – Money And Sex And Death
Psyclon Nine is the brainchild of Nero Bellum, with his dark-tinged electronic metal and his distinctive whispered-scream vocals. The band’s forthcoming new album, ‘Less To Heaven’, is a complex and immersive work that sees Psyclon Nine at a creative peak. This is evident in the record’s first single, the seething ‘Money And Sex And Death’. …
Premiere: Legendary Scottish indie stalwarts The Orchids release new single, This Boy Is A Mess
Legendary might seem an overused word, but were gonna go ahead and use it anyway to describe Glasgow indie band The Orchids. First coming to notice making smart, emotive and ambitious indie pop for the equally legendary Sarah Records (we really don’t give two hoots dropping the L word), we’re delighted to be able to …
News: Lucy McWilliams – Release’s Medication (demo) Single Today 10.06.2022
With a flurry of singles over the last few years, which have gone onto amass more than 11.5 million streams online, received national radio play, and found support from a plethora of online tastemakers, emerging Irish singer and songwriter Lucy McWilliams will follow up her recent release ‘The Woman In Me’ (demo) with a brand new offering – ‘Medication’ (demo) on June 10th. https://bfan.link/medication-demo Following her ground-breaking performances …
Premiere: Elephants And Stars – On The Table
Canadian five piece Elephants and Stars, are set to release their new brilliantly titled 6-track EP ‘Last Chance Power Drive’. Along with the news the band have shared the lead single ‘On The Table’. “The lyrics were inspired by a true crime documentary about a senseless, drug-fuelled murder in small town USA,” says guitarist Manfred …
Track: Bonnie Trash – Teeth
Bonnie Trash is the drone-rock project of Canadian-Italian twin sisters Emmalia and Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor. They have shared a new single ‘Teeth’, taken from their debut album, which is due to be released later this year by Hand Drawn Dracula. The band share the track with a self-directed video, commenting: “We created a short film to help narrate stories our …
Track: Somehow Jo – Friend
Finnish progressive metal act Somehow Jo have shared the first single and video ‘Friend’ taken from their upcoming 3rd album ‘Scales And details’ due 16th September via Inverse Records. Melodic and heavy in equal measure there is a silent menace sitting in this track that emerges in the chorus. The guitar work is top-notch with one of …
Live Review: Bo Ningen / Lunch Money Life – The Sound House, Dublin 09.06.2022
Japanese/London based noise rock outfit came to Dublin to play The Sound House with support from London guys Lunch Money Life. Heading tonight I have to admit being a little apprehensive of the support with the mention of Jazz, but man there was nothing to worry about, ok there might be a tinge of jazz …