Tuesday, December 23 2025

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Track: The supergroup SnarskiCircusLindyBand (with members from The Go-Betweens, Black-eyed Susans and The Triffids) reveal new single ‘The Dying Conversation’ ahead of September’s debut album release

Album Review: lutruwita’s Christopher Coleman returns solo with ‘Soft Knee Recordings’, a shimmering and deeply personal paean to life.

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Say Psych: EP Review: The Bleachés – Easter Island

Le Crowley January 11, 2019

The Bleachés (pronounced bleeshays) are a psych influenced, sun soaked five piece from Manchester who formed in 2016. The group formed after singer and guitarist Chloé moved to the UK …

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Live Review & Gallery: Molchat Doma, Buzz Kull Bring Coldwave to Enmore Theatre – Gadigal Land/Sydney, 18.12.25

Jess Hutton December 23, 2025

It took only minutes to realise the mistake. Opening for Molchat Doma at the Enmore Theatre, Buzz Kull delivered a darkwave and EBM set stripped of gloss and heavy on momentum, the kind that quietly rewrites your internal gig ledger. When Molchat Doma followed, they scaled their coldwave pulse to theatre size without losing intimacy, transforming the room into something closer to a gothic club night than a concert, all stark lines, strobe-lit movement and immersive atmosphere.

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Live Review: Punk Looks Like Loud Women Fest – Eora Land/Sydney, Crowbar 07.12.25

Jess Hutton December 23, 2025

Loud Women Fest isn’t interested in permission or polish. Fiercely DIY and unapologetically women-led, it places femme, trans, non-binary and queer-fronted bands at the centre, not as novelty but as correction. Across punk, shoegaze, pub rock and noise, the day never dipped or diluted. With no barricades, no hierarchy and a constant exchange of gear, sweat and solidarity, the festival functioned as both a celebration and a reminder: this is what punk looks like when community comes first.

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Live Gallery: A Measured Return: Secondhand Serenade With Strings at Sydney’s Manning bar 20.12.2025

Deb Pelser December 20, 2025

Returning to Sydney after 16 years, Secondhand Serenade present a restrained and carefully structured set at Manning Bar, enhanced by a symphonic string section. Rather than leaning on nostalgia, the band reframes its emo-pop catalogue with clarity, context, and a sense of continuity.

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News: Peach PRC Announces Debut Album PORCELAIN, Her Most Revealing Era Yet

Deb Pelser December 17, 2025

On PORCELAIN, Peach PRC doesn’t abandon the pop spectacle that made her famous, she deepens it. This is music written from the heat of transformation, where longing is unresolved and vulnerability becomes a kind of strength.

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News: Saltend Recovery Shares Festive Single ‘Christmas Ambulance’

Simon Lucas-Hughes December 16, 2025

Rising alt-indie trio Saltend Recovery return with ‘Christmas Ambulance’, a deeply affecting new single that captures the emotional contradictions of the festive season with rare subtlety. Reflective and cinematic in …

Backseat Mafia

Track: The supergroup SnarskiCircusLindyBand (with members from The Go-Betweens, Black-eyed Susans and The Triffids) reveal new single ‘The Dying Conversation’ ahead of September’s debut album release

Album Review: lutruwita’s Christopher Coleman returns solo with ‘Soft Knee Recordings’, a shimmering and deeply personal paean to life.

LFF Review: Only the Animals

Droppin’ Knowledge: Unsung Hero – Fred The Godson

News: Foo Fighters together with the Hawkins Family present The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts

DVD Review: Suture

DVD Review: Le Jour se lève

News: Perth dream pop duo The Money War announce new EP ‘Blood’ and unveil shimmering new title track in anticipation.

Easter Island

Say Psych: EP Review: The Bleachés – Easter Island

Live Review & Gallery: Molchat Doma, Buzz Kull Bring Coldwave to Enmore Theatre – Gadigal Land/Sydney, 18.12.25

Live Review: Punk Looks Like Loud Women Fest – Eora Land/Sydney, Crowbar 07.12.25

Live Gallery: A Measured Return: Secondhand Serenade With Strings at Sydney’s Manning bar 20.12.2025

News: Peach PRC Announces Debut Album PORCELAIN, Her Most Revealing Era Yet

News: Saltend Recovery Shares Festive Single ‘Christmas Ambulance’

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