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News: Welsh Singer-Songwriter Daddy Drwg Shares The Debut Album ‘A Tree Called Happy’
Welsh singer-songwriter Daddy Drwg shares the genre-bending new album ‘A Tree Called Happy’. Comprising ten tracks that traverse a spectrum of musical styles, from alternative metal to Britpop, ‘A Tree Called Happy’ is a testament to Daddy Drwg’s diverse musical palette. As a true solo endeavor, Daddy Drwg takes on the roles of writer, performer, …
Track/Video: Singular instrumentalist and song-writer Low Leaf announces new EP ‘Red Moon’ with the spectral jazz-blessed ‘Blue Nile’.
It’s a testament to creative energy that LA multi-instrumentalist Angelica-Marie Lopez has continued to evolve the Low Leaf project over a spell stretching back to 2011’s ‘Chrysalis’. Nothing has ever flagged in this long running flow of multi-dimensional work, anchored around Low Leaf’s instrumental foundation of piano, harp, guitar and vocals but cast off by …
Premiere: Italy’s Varanasi unveil video for the track ‘L’odore della notte’ off their evocative album ‘Cattedrali per principianti’
It’s an irritating side to this reviewing malarkey that you sometimes miss little treasures along the way, and certainly the album release by one of my beloved Italian bands, the dark and gothic Varanasi, fell victim to this overload during the Christmas hiatus. At the end of the year they released their album ‘Cattedrali per …
News: Winter 2024 – Dark Mofo unveils a slimmed down Festival featuring Marlon Williams and Genesis Owusu, but the bacchanalian revelries remain.
Like an influencer on Ozempic, Dark Mofo returns this year in a very slimmed down form but without the nausea and a lot more agile as a result. And hopefully this is just a pause before normal services resume next year, in rude health. Despite the initial impression from an announcement earlier this year that …
Album Review: (strangely)(emotional) sees Dave Graney and Clare Moore paint a vivid portrait of life on a whimsical canvas.
Surely the coolest couple in the antipodean music scene, Dave Graney and Clare Moore have today released their new album ‘(strangely)(emotional)’ and it is a journey into the magnificently astute and erudite world of Graney’s fervent imagination. And yet this world is firmly grounded in reality as song titles such as ‘I’m Already Missing The Lockdown’ and …
Live Gallery: Sydney Rocks Out: Incubus & +Live+ Put On A Spectacular Show at the Hordern Pavilion 11.04.2024
Epic Tunes and Electric Vibes: Incubus and +Live+ in Sydney
Premiere: The Ronson Hangup (featuring members of The Anyones, Dallas Crane, The Church, Even, Paul Kelly’s band and Courtney Barnett’s band) unveil new video for single ‘SSDD (Same Shit Different Day)’
Today we can exclusively bring you the new video for the track ‘SSDD (Same Shit, Different Day)’ from Melbourne psych-pop supergroup The Ronson Hangup – featuring members of The Anyones, Dallas Crane, The Church, Even, Paul Kelly’s band and Courtney Barnett’s band. The track is off last year’s magnificent album ‘Centaurus’, reviewed by us here. ‘SSDD (Same …
Track/Video: Argentinian sound artist QOA announces new album ‘SAUCO’ with the vibrant detail of ‘LIQUEN’.
LA based, Argentinian QOA (aka. Nina Corti) is a digital sound artist and illustrator whose practice is centred on listening and tuning in. That doesn’t mean QOA’s attention is solely drawn to other conventional tunes or conversations but instead they seek out the auditory stimuli of the non-human world, plants and animals, streams and undergrowth, …
News: Boundary-Pushing Artist Rainer Ild Releases Thought-Provoking Single ‘Honky’
Renowned composer Rainer Ild has once again pushed the boundaries of artistic expression with his latest single, ‘Honky’. Known for his innovative approach to music, Ild’s new release promises to captivate audiences with its engaging melody and insightful lyrics. A graduate in music with a diverse portfolio spanning theatre, commercials, and movies, Rainer Ild brings …
Live Review: No One Could Save Us But Chris Isaak- Live at the State Theatre, Sydney 10.05.2024
The State Theatre was on Fire as Chris Isaak sizzled in Sydney