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Track: Cloning – All Rise
‘All Rise’ is the very exciting and extremely fresh sound from Western Australia’s Cloning. Ostensibly classic indie rock with a touch of shoegaze, there is a whiff of trip hop percussive stuttering among the chiming guitars and synths. A crisp and layered production with a pounding, pulse-quickening chorus and the expressive, emotive vocals of singer/guitarist …
News: China Crisis Announce First Ever Tour to Australia/New Zealand
Legendary Liverpudlians, China Crisis, have just revealed news of their first ever tour down under with gigs in Australia and New Zealand scheduled for August. While part of the new wave, new romantic explosion in the eighties, China Crisis were unique due to their concentration on music and lyrics as opposed to image, producing a …
Track: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Reducer
Newcastle psychedelic doom metallers Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have unveiled ‘Reducer’, the first single from their upcoming third album, ‘Viscerals’. The song is an incredibly enjoyable full-pelt assault, faster than much of the material on second album ‘King of Cowards’ (2018). With riffs recalling such greats as Melvins, Red Fang, and Black …
Track: Even As We Speak – Blue Suburban Skies plus Tour News
Even As We Speak are a Sydney band that formed in the mid-eighties and, after gaining a following in the Australian indie scene, eventually gained the attention of the legendary John Peel on BBC Radio 1 and airplay for their single ‘Goes So Slow’. This resulted in their signing by the iconic UK Sarah Records …
Track: Hot Snakes – Checkmate
00s San Diego post-hardcore legends Hot Snakes have released a rip-roaring new single, ‘Checkmate’, their first new material since their triumphant comeback album ‘Jericho Sirens’ (2018). The pacy track, which delivers in spades the rock ‘n’ roll-echoing post-hardcore the band’s fans have come to know and love, is accompanied by a visually arresting video which …
News: PURE WRATH New Album & Track
PURE WRATH: Indonesian Atmospheric Black Metal Project To Release The Forlorn Soldier EP March 6th Via Debemur Morti Productions Indonesian atmospheric/symphonic black metal unit PURE WRATH will unleash The Forlorn Soldier EP March 6th via Debemur Morti Productions. The poignant offering serves as the band’s Debemur Morti debut as well as a teaser to the band’s third full-length. Forged in 2014 in …
Track: American Nightmare – Life Support
Following the surprisingly melodic self-titled album that Boston hardcore punk veterans American Nightmare released in early 2018, the band have continued to evolve beyond their aggressive roots with their latest single, ‘Life Support’. The song features relatively jangly guitars and confident, singalong choruses and has a similarly up-tempo cover version of The Lemonheads’ ‘Left for …
Track: black midi – ded sheeran (ed sheeran send) part 1
At the end of last week, critically lauded South London math rockers black midi weighed into the ongoing diss track war between ‘godfather of grime’ Wiley, grime superstar of the moment Stormzy, and the latter’s collaborator Ed Sheeran by dropping their own diss track specifically targeting Sheeran. The band uploaded it to their Soundcloud page …
Track: Nada Surf – So Much Love
Nada Surf are a bit of an indie institution and are on the brink of releasing their ninth album, ‘Never Not Together’ on 7 February 2020. ‘So Much Love’ is the third single released in anticipation of the album and it encapsulates the Nada Surf sound and philosophy: bright sparkling joyous music that is infused …
News: Bushfire Relief Concerts – Australia
Australia has been hit with apocalyptic fires this summer and it is great to see the music industry coming together to provide support for the community. One concert entitled Down to Earth will to raise precious funds for for immediate fire relief via Red Cross and WIRES, as well as funding organisations that focus on …