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Track: Zipper reveals stunning post punk new single ‘Hiko’

Originally from Eora/Sydney, Zipper first appeared back in 2019, releasing their debut EP ‘Dreamer’s Gate’ the following year. It was something I sadly missed at the time but on the…

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Track: Beth Orton returns with understated new single ‘The Ground Above’

There’s a particular kind of voice that doesn’t age so much as deepen, gathering weight with every passing year. Beth Orton has always had that quality, and on her new single ‘The Ground…

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Track: Lambrini Girls unleash ferocious new single ‘Cult of Celebrity’

There’s no easing into a Lambrini Girls track. It doesn’t arrive, it detonates. Their new single ‘Cult of Celebrity’ kicks the door clean off its hinges within seconds, all serrated guitar and spit-fire delivery,…

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News: Plini announces An Unnameable Desire with deceptively restrained title track

There is a particular kind of virtuosity that resists spectacle, choosing instead to dissolve into texture. Plini has spent the better part of a decade refining that approach, building compositions that privilege…

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News: Vacations return with new single ‘Holy Grail’ and global tour

There’s a certain kind of band that grows quietly until suddenly they’re everywhere at once. Vacations have spent the past decade building exactly that kind of momentum, and now they’re stepping back…

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Track: Cam Butler (Ron S Peno & the Superstitions) unveils new track ‘The Warning’ from forthcoming album ‘World Forever’

Iconic guitarist, producer and composer Cam Butler (Ron S Peno & the Superstitions) follows up from his recent single ‘Clear Infinity’ (reviewed by me here) with the haunting atmospheric ‘The Warning’.…

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News: Melbourne-based supergroup Fancy Weapon announce debut album and release the blistering ‘Squid’

Melbourne-based band Fancy Weapon are one of those once in a lifetime gatherings of some legendary antipodean indie musicians who have come together like metal filings on a magnet and…

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Track: ‘Easter’ sees Madigan’s Wake fuse Irish tradition with punk urgency

History doesn’t always arrive as something distant and fixed. Sometimes it moves like a current beneath the surface, resurfacing in unexpected places, carried through song, memory and the quiet rituals…

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Track: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers announce GLORY deluxe with new single

If there’s a moment where the night tilts from chaos into clarity, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers have bottled it and labelled it ‘BATH WATER’. Their new single doesn’t linger on the…

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Track: Mt. Joy explore anxiety and presence on new track ‘Is Joy Easy’

There’s a quiet pivot happening in Mt. Joy’s world, one that trades in grand emotional declarations for something more slippery, more human. Their new single ‘Is Joy Easy’ doesn’t chase catharsis in the…

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