Brisbane
Track: Brisbane’s Austen releases a melody-dripping slice of pure indie pop in ‘North South East West’
Brisbane artist Austen has just released a sun-infused blast of pure indie pop in the track ‘North South East West’. Slinky instrumentation and an indelible melody serve together to create something that is vibrant and catchy while retaining an indie edge with the chunky guitars. Austen’s vocals are a delight – shining and bright during …
News: Hallie shares the wholesomeness with new single ‘Fairy Bread’ + announces new tour dates
Emerging singer-songwriter Hallie has just released new single Fairy Bread and it’s a playful, expressive, catchy sweet treat. Premiered by Australia’s triple j, the inspiration for the track came following a chaotic, party-filled period in Hallie’s life, where she found herself falling hard in a new relationship and yearning to connect with her new love …
Track: Sampology shares new single ‘Memories in Flight’ + announces album ‘Regrowth’ out this September
Brisbane/Meanjin producer Sampology has just released the beautiful and expansive new track Memories In Flight, as well as announcing that forthcoming album ‘Regrowth’ will be out on 3 September. ‘Memories in Flight’ highlights Sampology’s mastery in producing gently soaring, winding sonic experiences by combining the electronic with the organic. About the track, Sampology says: “‘Memories in Flight’ …
See: Brisbane’s iconic The Goon Sax unveil video for track ‘In The Stone’ and announce new album ‘Mirrors II’ and Australian/UK tour
Steeped in the legendary vibes of Brisbane’s proud and influential indie history, The Goon Sax are exemplary standard bearers for the new generation. They have an arch sensibility, a fey and literate approach to their music and in doing so have shrugged off any comparisons to their predecessors and contemporaries: they have forged their own …
Track: Eliza + The Delusionals – Hear spirited new single ‘YOU’ + catch tour with The Vanns in June/July
Breezy Brisbane/Pottsville indie-rockers, Eliza & The Delusionals, make an exciting and welcome return with their latest single, YOU. Fans will also be able to catch the group on tour in June and July as they support THE VANNS on a run of Australian dates (listed below). The new track is upbeat and vibrant, led by …
Track: Brisbane’s Lucy Francesca Dron’s ‘Liquid Numbing Pain’ is a haunting, visceral thing of beauty.
There is a raw visceral edge to the new single ‘Liquid Numbing Pain’ by Brisbane’s Lucy Francesca Dron that is really quite exquisite. Dron’s voice is infused with a late night insouciance, dripping with emotion and pain, soaring magnificently over a sparse rumbling soundtrack – insistent and driving, relentless. You cannot help but think of …
See: Eves Karydas shares a raw, emotive video for the gorgeous track ‘Freckles’ – a poignant look at the transience of life – and announces tour
Queenslander Eves Karydas‘s new single ‘Freckles’ is a song soaked with emotion and a certain personal vulnerability. Pure melancholic pop that glitters with melody dealing with the transience of life and the small things that can affect you. Karydas’s vocals are glorious: expressive and enchanting. She says of the track: Freckles has been years in the …
Track: Ruby Gilbert sings a modern yet nostalgic musical tale of romance gone wrong on new single ‘No Vacancy’
Since the release of her debut EP Dearly Beloved in 2018, singer Ruby Gilbert has gained growing attention from the music industry with her nostalgic musical style and solid, charismatic vocals. Having received a Queensland Music Award nomination for her debut single Oh Bones, Gilbert has played an array of prominent Australian music festivals including BIGSOUND and …
Track: Wildheart release the visceral excoriating and ultimately cathartic single ‘Backburner’
While hardcore is a genre I usually don’t write about, a track like ‘Backburner’ from Brisbane band Wildheart shines with such a passion. Termed ‘melodic hardcore’ to be precise, which is a much more accessible genre, I presume, than non-melodic hardcore – what makes ‘Backburner’ so special is the deep heartfelt messages and the pure …
Album Review: Brisbane’s dreamy pop exponent Cloud Tangle returns with the gloriously ambient ‘Swells’
Last year’s debut album ‘Kinds of Sadness’ by Brisbane solo artist Cloud Tangle was a sign of something special brewing in the home studios of Amber Ramsay – it was one of our favourite Australian/New Zealand releases for 2020 and indicative of a prodigious talent. Cloud Tangle is back with the album ‘Swells’ – another …