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Album Review: The Argon Room conjure a dark, glistening requiem in the long shadow of Bowie on debut ‘Algorithms For Happiness’

David Bowie died on 10 January 2016. Within days, a grief-stricken Simon Starling had written half of an album. The rest came more slowly, composed in what the band call…

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Track: Quivers unveil jangle pop delight ‘Bottle The Nervous’ ahead of Australian, UK and European dates.

The ever shimmering sounds of Quivers return with their brilliant new single ‘Bottle The Nervous’: an absolutely enthralling slice of jangle pop pie that sparkles like the stars in the…

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Album Review: Nothing is missing from The Church’s sparkling magnum opus ‘Lacuna’.

Will no-one think of the poor music reviewer? Steve Kilbey’s prolific output is matched only by the sheer quality of his songwriting, whether with The Church, solo or in collaboration…

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News: Supergroup The Argon Room announce debut album ‘Algorithms For Happiness’ and lead with the stunning cinematic single ‘Empty Star’

ARIA Nominated Damien ‘Diz’ Cassidy (Faker) , Timothy Powles (The Church, Multiple Arias and Hall of Fame), and Simon Starling (Cult45 and Etherland) have joined forces to for a new…

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Premiere: ‘Don’t Peak Early’ – The Crystal Set provide melodic and sparkling advice from experience, ahead of tour.

The Crystal Set are about to embark on an extensive East Coast tour of Australia, and ahead of this, we are proud to premiere their new single ‘Don’t Peak Early’.…

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Video: California’s dream pop maestros Soft Science unveil mesmerising video for the gorgeous dreamy track ‘Without’ off their recent album ‘Sand’.

Californian band Soft Science recently released their fifth album ‘Sand’ through Shelflife Records (USA) and Spinout Nuggets (UK), and have just unveiled the video for the gorgeous track ‘Without’. ‘Without’…

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Track: The Somedays are back with another two shots of extraordinarily sixties-laced goodness with the garage pop of ‘She’s A Storm’ and the exquisite dream pop of ‘Thoughts Fade Away’

The Somedays hit us with a double tap on their debut back in August, and they are not band to rest on their paisley-coloured laurels. They are back with another…

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Track: Lutruwita/Tasmanian-born Lasca Dry trades sunshine for shadows in the hazy, hypnotic slow-burn of ‘Mad Heartbeat’

Those of us who have followed Lasca Dry from her earliest days know her for a particular kind of joy. Think of the day-glo hyperactivity of ‘Pretty Face‘, the dazzling…

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News: Thirty years after they last went quiet, Eora/Sydney’s cult psychedelic heroes the legendary Drop City are thrillingly ‘Alive’, and all is good in the world.

Reunions are usually about looking back. You get the anniversary reissue, the victory-lap shows and a set full of songs people already love. Drop City did all of that in…

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Track: ‘Pretty Please’ – Juice Webster unveils a gorgeous dis track as a tour is announced ahead of new album.

Juice Webster‘s new single ‘Pretty Please’ features her trademark velvet vocals backed with a more muscular instrumentation as a brooding, ominous backdrop. According to Webster, it is: …(a) Miscommunication diss…

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