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Album Review: New Age Doom & H.R.– ‘Angels Against Angels’: Metal experimentalists meet Bad Brains legend and shape one massive rock/dub prophesy.

Experimental rock duo New Age Doom, drummer Eric Breitenbach and guitarist Greg Valou, thrive on collaboration and collectivism. Since the early drone metal improv of their debut, their approach has…

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Album Review: Fabels create a mystical sonic storm in their new album ‘Ophera’.

The sounds of Fabels have always been wrapped up in a sort mystical pagan fugue, mysterious, raw and, incongruous given the electronic delivery, organic. Fabels are Hiske Weijers from Berlin…

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Track: ‘Roadtrip Season’ Finds Indie Dog Between Lament and Release

Indie Dog’s ‘Roadtrip Season’ moves from quiet introspection to full-bodied release, tracing a loose narrative of dislocation, memory and the fragile solace of music.

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News: Morgan Evans Returns to His Roots on New Album Steel Town Announces Australian Tour

Morgan Evans’ Steel Town trades scale for intimacy, revisiting his Newcastle roots in a reflective, self-written album that charts a path from fracture to renewal.

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News: Cut Worms Announces Australian Debut Tour Alongside New Album Transmitter

Cut Worms’ Transmitter explores connection in an age of abstraction, pairing Max Clarke’s timeless songwriting with Jeff Tweedy’s understated production ahead of a long-awaited Australian debut tour.

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Track: Jehnny Beth and Mike Patton Collide on Fragmented New Single ‘Look At Me’

Jehnny Beth’s ‘Look At Me’ pairs with Mike Patton for a fractured, two-part exploration of power, persuasion and the uneasy pull of voices that claim authority.

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Track: POND Turn Inward on New Single ‘Terrestrials’

POND’s ‘Terrestrials’ reframes humanity as the ultimate mystery, blending psych textures with an uneasy meditation on love, destruction and everything in between.

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News: Indie aficionados everywhere rejoice as the legendary Crow announce new album ‘Hold Sway’ and tempt us with the single ‘You Can’t Turn Away’.

It’s off their forthcoming first album in 15 years, but on the strength of the new single ‘You Can’t Turn Away’ from the legendary Crow, it’s clearly business as usual.…

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News: A Perfect Circle Announce First Australian Tour in Over a Decade

A Perfect Circle will return to Australia for the first time since 2013 this December, bringing their immersive live show and a long-awaited New Zealand comeback alongside Puscifer.

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Album Review: ‘Men Are A Luxury Item’ but The Petrov Affair prove their immeasurable worth with their debut album.

We’ve been closely following the magnificent The Petrov Affair for a few years, enticed by their brand of jingle jangle shimmering pop. It is a great pleasure therefore to listen…

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