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Track: Terra Pines ‘Harp On’: a dreamy and celestial wander through the clouds

After pleasantly assaulting us with their thumping track ‘Downbeat’ (see my review here) , Brisbane band Terra Pines have pressed ever so gently on the brakes and released the dreamy…

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Track: Brisbane’s Lite Fails evokes an electronic pastoral bliss with double single release ‘On A Clear Day’ and ‘What The Bellbirds Were Saying’

Lite Fails is the solo work of Australian musician and historian Henry Reese, and the new double singles ‘On A Clear Day’ and ‘What The Bellbirds Were Saying’ are two…

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Track: Hobart Curtis has a dream pop ‘Run’: shimmering melodies and an indelible sparkle in his new single.

The new single ‘Run’ from Brisbane artist Hobart Curtis is a refreshing, crystalline, sparkling track, tinged with a melancholic blush and a dream pop fervour. Brisbane is fast becoming institution…

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Live Review: The Charlatans / Aoife Nessa Frances – Dublin, 3Olympia 23.11.2021 plus galleries

As the irrepressible Charlatans roll into Dublin, those of us at the 3Olympia early enough are the as Dublin singer-songwriter Aoife Nessa Frances takes to the stage. Taking tunes from…

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Track: Sydney indie rockers Bellwether see through the ‘Charade’ with a thunderous aural assault, and announce debut gig.

Sydney band Bellwether are purveyors of the most satisfyingly vibrant brand of indie rock – tinged with a quiet/loud ethos and mountain range high melodies. In their news ingle ‘Charade’,…

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Track: Melbourne’s The Great Emu War Casualties unveil their new single ‘Boutique Suite In Funky Fitzroy’

It’s a welcome return to the fray from Melbourne trio The Great Emu War Casualties (TGEWC), who today release their new single, the evocatively titled ‘Boutique Suite In Funky Fitzroy’.…

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Track: Eliza & The Delusionals spin pure gold with the dream pop track ‘Nothing Yet’, and announce Australian tour

I frequently bang on about the perfect recipe for pure pop, and the new track from Eliza & The Delusionals appears to have concocted the perfect sonic dish with all…

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News: Former Boo Radley Martin Carr signs for Sonic Cathedral; see the classy, dubby pop of ‘Flames’. He’s supporting The Charlatans on tour, too

ONETIME Boo Radleys singer, songwriter and guitarist and also Wichita Records’ Brave Captain, Martin Carr, is now working with Sonic Cathedral on a follow-up to his most recent album, 2017’s…

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See: Dallas duo Olive Vox stick their boots on the foldback with the Seattle pound of ‘Sunflower’

HAILING by birth from the original OC, Orange County, Californ-i-a, Parker James and Caden Shea, the duo who together comprise the gloriously stoner outfit Olive Vox, moved way inland to…

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News: Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips will release an album of Nick Cave covers, ‘When The Viaduct Looms’, tomorrow; see ‘The Ship Song’

WELL that came pretty much out of nowhere, with only a two-week lead-in; Wayne Coyne and his merrie band of Oklahoman astral explorers The Flaming Lips, are releasing an album…

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Track: Terra Pines ‘Harp On’: a dreamy and celestial wander through the clouds

Track: Brisbane’s Lite Fails evokes an electronic pastoral bliss with double single release ‘On A Clear Day’ and ‘What The Bellbirds Were Saying’

Track: Hobart Curtis has a dream pop ‘Run’: shimmering melodies and an indelible sparkle in his new single.

Live Review: The Charlatans / Aoife Nessa Frances – Dublin, 3Olympia 23.11.2021 plus galleries

Track: Sydney indie rockers Bellwether see through the ‘Charade’ with a thunderous aural assault, and announce debut gig.

Track: Melbourne’s The Great Emu War Casualties unveil their new single ‘Boutique Suite In Funky Fitzroy’

Track: Eliza & The Delusionals spin pure gold with the dream pop track ‘Nothing Yet’, and announce Australian tour

News: Former Boo Radley Martin Carr signs for Sonic Cathedral; see the classy, dubby pop of ‘Flames’. He’s supporting The Charlatans on tour, too

See: Dallas duo Olive Vox stick their boots on the foldback with the Seattle pound of ‘Sunflower’

News: Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips will release an album of Nick Cave covers, ‘When The Viaduct Looms’, tomorrow; see ‘The Ship Song’