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Track: Wellington’s brilliant Hans Pucket release the wistful pop delight of ‘No Drama’, title track to forthcoming album, ahead of Australian tour dates.

The gently chugging pace and layered harmonies of ‘No Drama’ by Aotearoa/New Zealand band Hans Pucket positively shimmers with an incandescent glow. There are no doubt genetic connections to the…

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News: Psych royalty King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announce phenomenal three album release schedule in October and unveil video for ‘Ice V’ ahead of extensive tour dates.

Never short of creativity or productivity, Australia’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have just announced the release of a phenomenal three albums for October on their own KGLW label…

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News: Mallrat announces Australian tour, a cover of Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ and unveils a new video for the dreamy anthem ‘To You’.

Last year’s debut album from Mallrat, ‘Butterfly Blue’ (reviewed by me here), is a brilliant collection of pure unadulterated pop: shimmering glowing tracks that emit rays of golden sunshine. The album…

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Premiere: The Aerial Maps give us an exclusive look at their mesmerising video for the euphoric anthem ‘The Heart Isn’t Made For Earthquakes’, ahead of tour.

We are catatonic with excitement at being able to bring you an exclusive look at the mesmerising new video for The Aerial Maps‘ profoundly moving track ‘The Heart Isn’t Made…

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Track: Sturt Avenue miss their ‘Best Friend’ – an achingly raw and beautiful paean to change and loss.

Sturt Avenue‘s ‘Best Friend’ provides an achingly beautiful tribute to the past and the indelible connections one has to certain people. The shimmering acoustic sound is augmented by the delicate…

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Album Review: The forecast is far from ‘Partly Cloudy’ for FLOWERTRUCK’s irrepressible and sparkling second album.

We’ve long been fans of Sydney/Illawarra band FLOWERTRUCK who have perfected an antipodean-flavoured brand of indie pop that has a genetic link to an amalgam of The Go-Betweens and The Apartments on…

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News: The legendary swamp maestros Scientists embark on Australian tour to promote first album in 34 years ‘Negativity’.

Following release of their first album in 34 years last year, the legendary Scientists have just announced that they are touring Australia in early 2023. Formed in Perth in 1978,…

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Track: Gold Coast’s Radolescent provide a much needed jolt to the system with ‘Tough’ and provide us with a list of their influences and tour dates.

Radolescent‘s ‘Tough’ is a glorious jangle fest with a rock hard spine and anthemic rumble replete with a self-deprecatory glint in the eye. It’s as big and expansive as the…

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News: Philippa Nihill (Underground Lovers/GB3) and Lisa Gibbs (GB3/ USER) are The Same Same, exploring interpretations of Brian Eno in debut EP ‘Before And After Eno’ – have a listen to the first track off the EP ‘By This River’.

The Same Same consist of two giants in the indie music scene in Australia: multi instrumentalists Philippa Nihill from the Underground Lovers/GB3 and Lisa Gibbs from USER/GB3, and their weapons…

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Track: The blistering power pop of The Deenys sees the release of the hyperkinetic ‘Lonely Paradise’ with a vibrant anthemic stomp. Plus launch date announced.

From the current home of power pop in Perth, the most isolated city in the world, bursts the vibrant rock and roll thunder of The Deenys with their punky new…

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