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Track: Hendriek Bleik’s ‘Dommie’: A Synth-Soaked Rebellion Against the Norm
Afrikaans Music Gets a Wake-Up Call with Bleik’s ‘Dommie’
News: Emily Lubitz Drops New Single ‘Big Time’ and Reveals Debut Album Two Black Horses
Emily Lubitz Turns the Spotlight Inward on Poetic Solo Debut
Track: Tasmanian-based duo Yulan & Blaise release the beautiful, ethereal track ‘Falling 花火落’.
‘Falling 花火落’ is an epically beautiful track from Australian/American duo Yulan & Blaise which shimmers and sparkles with a haunting presence. There are elements of artists as diverse as Mono (the UK electronic duo), Björk and Portishead, replete with an ethereal, ghostly presence that shimmers like a mirage in the desert. At the heart of …
Premiere: The Golden Gaytimes spread a little blistering sunshine tempered with acid in their new single ‘Cozzie Livs’ ahead of album and live dates.
Named after a particularly enticing ice confectionary that has a nostalgic Australian summertime feel to it, Maitland’s The Golden Gaytimes return with another sparkling ray of filtered sunshine in their single ‘Cozzie Livs’. And yet, as the spoken word introduction with its hilarious Australian vernacular suggests, all that glitters is not gold. The lyrics, delivered …
News & Track: Fool Nelson Refuse to Slow Down, New Track and Upcoming Skeggs Support Slot
After selling out their first national headline tour and packing out rooms across the country, Fool Nelson could’ve coasted for a minute. Instead, they dropped ‘Bad Dreams’ – another strong cut in a catalogue that’s quietly becoming one of the most reliable in Australian indie rock. Though nothing about them feels forced, just three guys …
News: The magnificent Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird are back with news of a new album, tour and euphoric gospel-tinged single ‘Rosewater’.
Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) last lit up the firmament with the majestic ‘Smiles of Earth’ album back in 2022 (see my review here). And the sun shines brighter in the Autumn light down under, with news of another album on the way through the redoubtable Double Drummer. Today, an early taste of what’s …
News: Californian Matthew Nowhere returns with the shimmering neon-lit masterpiece ‘Transforming’ featuring LA dream pop maestros Lunar Twin, ahead of new album ‘Crystal Heights’.
Multi-instrumentalist and producer Matthew Nowhere returns with another ethereal slice of eighties-influenced shimmering synth pop with the track ‘Transforming’, featuring another much loved outfit, Lunar Twin. It comes ahead of the announcement of an album ‘Crystal Heights’ set for 23 May 2025. The DNA of the track undeniably contains traces of eighties icons like Orchestral Manoeuvres …
Track: Pain Magazine – Violent God
Pain Magazine is a new project born from the meeting of post-hardcore trio Birds in Row and industrial techno duo Maelstrom & Louisahhh. Combining raw guitars and electronic textures, the group explores themes of power, belief, and transformation through intense sound and uncompromising lyrics. Formed during a spontaneous studio session, Pain Magazine brings together two worlds to create something bold and unfiltered. The first …
News: TFS Wage War on Ignorance in Blistering New Single ‘Dunning Kruger’s Loser Cruiser’
Tropical F*ck Storm Deliver Unholy Gospel of Collapse in New Track
Track: Cut Copy return with the gorgeous evocative single ‘Solid’.
It’s been five years since Australia’s iconic electronic band Cut Copy released original music, and they have returned with a sinuous new single ‘Solid’. An ambient liquid track that bubbles along with the smooth and velvet vocals, ‘Solid’ has a melancholic yearning air that creates a dreamy fugue. The reassuring flow is commensurate with the …