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Album Review: Glenn Richards (Augie March) releases gorgeous new solo album ‘FIBATTY!’
Augie March are pillar of Australia’s indie music scene and, as such, musical royalty. This year was meant to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their seminal debut album ‘Sunset Studies’, accompanied by an Australian tour. However, other events intervened, and, like many creatives, the band was left somewhat in limbo: exacerbated by the fact that …
Track: Curly Blonde – Room 309
The new single from Victorian duo Curly Blonde seems somehow to have bottled some brilliant Australian sunshine into their latest track ‘Room 309’ and created a sparkling and immersive joy along the way. There’s a jangling, bubbling sound that cavorts its way out of the speakers and sets the feet moving, and yet there is …
Premiere: The Apartments – I Don’t Give a Fuck About You Anymore’
We are very honoured to premiere the new video from the legendary Australian band The Apartments for the track ‘I Don’t Give a Fuck About You Anymore’. Coming off their album ‘In And Out of The Light’, released last month, it has all the hallmarks of front man Peter Milton Walsh’s delicate and poetic delivery …
ALBUM REVIEW: Surprise Chef – ‘All News is Good News’
ALL NEWS Is Good News is the debut album by Melbourne instrumental funkmasters Surprise Chef. Originally released in a very limited pressing on the band’s own College Of Knowledge label last November, it was devoured by the breaks cognoscenti and sold out within a week. Receiving heavy rotation at that home of the contemporary groove, …
See: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Cameo (Video)
Following the release of their impressive second album, ‘Sideways to the New Italy’ (reviewed by me here) , one of Australia’s greatest musical exports, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (RBCF) have released a video for one of the tracks, ‘Cameo’. ‘Cameo’ is a delightful jangly track that encapsulates the definitive indie sound of number of their …
SEE: Imogen Clark’s ‘My Own Worst Enemy’ is country-rock empowerment
OUTTA the mountains of New South Wales, Imogen Clark has released a video for “My Own Worst Enemy”, the second track to be culled from her upcoming six-tracker The Making of Me, which is set for an August 21st release. Written with Australian indie star Alex Lahey, “My Own Worst Enemy” is a country-inflected, widescreen, …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Australia’s Stevan Shares New Video Single & Mixtape – Watch & Listen
Australian artist Stevan shares a new single from his debut mixtape, Just Kids. The song, “Tripping,” is a dreamy pop confection filmed during lockdown, with all the participants social distancing. The video explores the narrative of love in isolation and is directed by Ollie Bert. “Tripping’ is the turning point for me on the project,” Stevan …
LISTEN: Heavenly unveil cosmic new addition
JEFF BARRETT’S always reliable and inspiring Heavenly Records imprint has added another string to its bow with the signing of Australian four-piece Mildlife – and their first LP for the label is slated for a September 18 release. And a taste of what to expect from down under comes in the shape of “Rare Air” …
Track: Self Defense Family – Make Me a Pallet Fire on Your Floor
Following ‘Leeds’, which dropped last month, and ‘Long Island’, which they released earlier this month, prolific Cohoes, New York-based post-punk collective Self Defense Family have unveiled ‘Australia’, the latest in a series of 7″ singles the band have named after their recording locations. The single’s A-side is titled ‘Make Me a Pallet Fire on Your …
Video: Coalfalls – Coalfalls
We were highly impressed by Coalfalls‘s double instrumental single ‘Coalfalls/Stephenson Street’ recently and the band has doubled down with the release of a mesmerising video for the track Coalfalls. Recorded, produced and edited by Greg Harmat at Tangible Media in Ipswich, this is a beautifully shot music video which perfectly matches the dreamy instrumental and …