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Track: Be Astronaut – Bipolar Spectrum
Montreal power trio Be Astronaut, consisting of Guillaume Theroux (guitar, vocals), Gabriel Jetté (bass) and Pascal Beauregard (drums), whose proggy roots have stayed since their birth in 2009, is reaching for a bigger than life feel to their music. A complete experience, enriched by drastic mood swings and complex melodies, tightly locked altogether. Their ever …
EP REVIEW: LET MAN LOOSE ‘VOL.2’
Hull’s four-piece Let Man Loose return with their second EP release, aptly titled ‘Vol.2’. With lashings of sleaze and glamour, the four tracks have reverberations of Arctic Monkey’s ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ if it were brought right down to earth. The instrumentals bite: look no further than ‘Queen Bee’ to see the way Let …
Say Psych: Video: New Candys – KEXP Session
Italians New Candys have become a household name on the international psych scene, garnering increasing popularity. When on a tour in the US recently they appeared on the notorious KEXP to do a live session which is now available for public viewing. Formed in Venice, Italy in 2008, their influences have roots in The Velvet …
Track: The Aztext – Everyday Sun feat. Xenia Dunford
Vermont duo Pro and Learic, aka The Aztext return with a new track, Everyday Sun, featuring singer-songwriter Xenia Dunford. Currently working on their fifth full-length EP, Pro describes the song as being ‘meant to make people feel good’, before adding that the song is ‘A summer jam meant to warm the soul’. It’s a laid …
Track: Chakra Efendi – Grow Up
Brisbane-based artist Chakra Efendi came to our attention with his excellent debut single ‘Waste of Space’ earlier this year. He’s back with a new release ‘Grow Up’ which is a fitting companion to the earlier release as it farewells the adolescent themes inherent in ‘Waste of Space’ and welcomes Efendi’s melancholic low-fi somewhat reluctant transformation …
Track: San Mei – Wonder
San Mei is the work of Gold Coast’s Emily Hamilton and her new single, ‘Wonder’, is a fantastic, slightly scuzzy, psych-tinged blast of pop. Incorporating elements of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and little bit of Garbage, ‘Wonder’ is bursting with energy and attitude with just a light dusting of grit to give it an inherent …
Track: Ro – Diary
Hailing originally from Western Australia’s gorgeous Margaret River region, Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Ro has just released a delightful, whimsical debut single called “Diary” that wearily expounds her desire to let her lover read her diary to see what she really thinks. Ro explains: “The chorus has a bit of irony, because I don’t actually recommend giving …
TRACK: JEANS SHEPHARD – ‘BURDEN’
Discovering an artist at their emergence, untapped and unexplored, is one of the greatest pleasures of a music-lover; the only thing better is when you can divine the potential it holds, knowing that what you just heard has a determined sense of direction – a place to go. Jeans Shephard’s debut single ‘Burden’ is a …
Meet: The Luck, and check out the video for leave your light on
The Luck, brother sister duo from London, have their new single ‘Leave Your Light On’ out now. We caught up with them to get some info on the new song and see what’s going on in the world of The Luck. Tell us about the new single. Max: Leave Your Light On is a song …
New Music : Listen to Maj Monet’s “Run Maj Monet!”
Swedish synth pop band Maj Monet have unleashed a brand new track called “Run Maj Monet!” and it’s a slickly-produced slice of synth pop heaven. In the vein of Electric Youth, Pawws, and anything bright, shiny, and from the 80s comes this exhilarating shot of a neon jam. For me, Maj Monet captures summer drives, …