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Live Gallery: The Singular, Spellbinding Beth Gibbons at the Sydney Opera House 30.05.2025
A rare appearance, a timeless voice — Beth Gibbons stuns at Vivid LIVE.
Premiere: Stream Darker Lighter’s massive self-titled debut album
We told you there was more to come from Los Angeles artist Salar Rajabnik, aka Darker Lighter, and here it is: his self-titled debut album. He’s worked with the likes of Kim Gordon and Queens of the Stone Age, picking up a few things along the way, and poured it all into a deeply personal …
Premiere: Stream Fielded’s introspective, lush new record ‘Chuckles Deluxe’
The new album from Brooklyn’s Lindsay Powell is a beautiful, unflinching exploration of identity and self-expression; it feels like a record they needed to make. Their sixth as Fielded, it follows on from 2023’s Plus One. We premiered ‘Lost Youth’ last month and are delighted to say we’re streaming the entirety of Chuckles Deluxe ahead …
Feature: hairpin detail the influences behind punchy debut EP Modern Day Living
Last month, South Coast quartet hairpin dropped ‘Curtain Call’, an ideal introduction to their scuzzy post-hardcore sound – it’s taken from their debut EP Modern Day Living which (a) is out now, and (b) absolutely rules. The four-piece is made up of current and former members of Lost in the Riots, Nervus and Weatherstate—namely, Adam …
Live Review & Gallery: The Timeless New Order Takes On The Grand Sydney Opera House Forecourt – Eora Land/Sydney, 14.03.25
A full moon ballooned over the Opera House Forecourt, reflecting off the iconic sails as thousands of fans pushed through Sydney’s typical public transport chaos and signature late-summer humidity. The Forecourt is one of the most spectacular stages in the world, watching the sun dip behind the city while the skyline flickers to life is …
Live Review: Antony Szmierek – Leeds, 07.03.25
Antony Szmierek brings poetry and beats to Leeds, in support of his new album
Track/Video: Maud The Moth previews new album ‘The Distaff’ with the cathartic ‘Siphonophores’.
Celestial, ethereal , bestial and brutal, woven with beauty and darker mysteries, you need a tapestry of adjectives to describe the music of Maud the moth. The project of Spanish-born / Scotland-based pianist and singer-songwriter Amaya López-Carromero, each Maud the moth album has been unapologetically ambitious but not at the expense of connectivity. Her songs …
News: Tasmanian post-punk duo, Mankind, release latest single, the deeply reflective ‘Home’
Enigmatic Tasmanian goth-rock/post-punk duo, Mankind, has unleashed their latest sonic creation – the brooding single ‘Home‘. With a sound characterized by sometimes-dark, yet melodic basslines and hypnotic drum beats, Mankind explores the profound human quest for identity and belonging in their newest release. ‘Home‘ serves as a poignant ode to the essence of humanity, delving …
Album Review : Forest Law –‘Zero’ : Bossa beats, international grooves and so much more on this globetrotting musician’s debut.
Sonic explorer, creative adventurer, soundscape navigator are all phrases you could apply to Alexander Burke a.k.a Forest Law. Romford born, now London based he’s taken a globetrotting route to the release of his debut album ‘Zero’, available now courtesy of a Bongo Joe/ Total Refreshment Centre collaboration. Coming through Giles Peterson’s ‘Future Bubblers ‘unsigned artists’ …
Album Review : Scott Lavene – ‘Disneyland in Dagenham’ : More alt-songs of wit, wisdom, life, love and laughs from the Essex story-teller.
Steve Earle coined the phrase ‘Hard-core Troubadour’ probably with one eye on himself and the other on Townes Van Zandt but it’s a tag you could easily stick into Scott Lavene’s bio. Yes he’s from Essex not Texas but there are plenty of trucks around Tilbury docks and his story in its own way fits …