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Album Review: Supergroup Bleak Squad – Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Adalita (Magic Dirt) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting) – gather together to brew the spectacular ‘Strange Love’.
Naarm/Melbourne’s gothic noir Bleak Squad consists of living legends Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Adalita (Magic Dirt) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting) today release the fruits of their collaboration with ‘Strange Love’ – a dark brooding collection of visceral and raw vignettes worthy of their genetic make …
Track: Lisbon-based band pôt-pot return with glittering new single ‘S3xtape’ ahead of debut album release.
Lisbon-based Irish quintet pôt-pot follow up last month’s single ‘WRSW’, covered here by Backseat Mafia, with new single ‘S3xtape’. Of course it’s not written like that but given the tender sensibilities of the faceless corporations in charge, we are loathe to fog up their glasses with anything vaguely considered lewd or risque. But regardless of the …
Premiere: Italy’s God in a Black Suit exclusively unveil the luscious and enigmatic video for their thrilling track ‘To Forget’
We are very proud to premiere the new video for the track ‘To Forget’ from the über cool Italian band God in a Black Suit (GIABS). GIABS are an essential element of that massive wave of psych, new wave and shoegaze bands that flourish in Italy and that have been enthusiastically and proudly covered by …
Live Review + Gallery: The Horrors put on an incandescent performance at the Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 12 June 2025
In the heart of Hobart, at an exclusive gig in Hobart at the very edge of the world in the middle of winter and under the enigmatic glow of Dark Mofo’s crimson lights, The Horrors delivered a performance that was nothing short of a sonic séance. The Odeon Theatre, steeped in history, became the crucible …
Track: Indie Naarm/Melbourne superlative group Bleak Squad (Adalita, Mick Harvey, Mick Turner and Marty Brown) announce debut album ‘Strange Love’ and unveil the frosty single ‘Lost My Head’.
You can’t get much more super than news of the new group, Naarm/Melbourne’s Bleak Squad, consisting of living legends Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Adalita (Magic Dirt) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting). It’s a match you would only normally fantasise …
Live Review: Dark Mofo Festival – Cold Cave provide an injection of heat into the Winter Festival, The Odeon Theatre, Hobart 7 June 2025
Cold Cave’s performance at Hobart’s Odeon Theatre on 7 June 2025, created an incandescent ray of light in the deepest darkest winter at the southern capital at the very edge of the world. The darkwave pioneers were part of Dark Mofo’s Australian-exclusive lineup, the band delivered a set that was both haunting and exhilarating. The …
Premiere: Naarm electronic shoegazers Double Happiness gives us an exclusive listen to their thrilling debut album ‘Derealisation’ – a deliciously dark gothic delight.
Not to be confused with Brisbane surfgaze band The Double Happiness, Double Happiness is the work of Naarm/Melbourne based multi-instrumentalist Sam Jemsek and we are ever so pleased to be able to premiere the debut album ‘Derealisation’. ‘Derealisation’ is a dark gothic delight that hums over a throbbing electronica that courses through its sonic veins. …
Album Review: The Horrors – Night Life: Breaking Boundaries, Embracing Change
The Horrors have never been a band that stands still, but their approach has always been to evolve their sound rather then outright revolutionise it. New album ‘Night Life’ embraces the latter approach, ripping up many of the boundaries, or perhaps constraints, of old. With a revamped lineup composed of the ‘core duo’ of singer …
Track: Lutruwita’s Dvrkworld scale the highest high with their majestic new single ‘Us’, ahead of EP release and launch dates.
It’s autumn in the southern outpost of Backseat Mafia and the unseasonal warmth has been deliciously cast aside by the icy tendrils of the new single ‘Us’ by the dark pop maestros Dvrkworld. With their signature sound that calls up an Antarctic chill with filtered beams of guitar chiming sunshine and a dark ominous presence, …
Track: Call the ‘Deviant Hotline’ – it’s Low Monroe with a deliciously dark and visceral track, with launch date announced.
Low Monroe – the nom de plume of multi-instrumentalist and producer Mark Sergi – has just released a deliciously dark slice of gothic fuzz in the form of ‘Deviant Hotline’. With reverb-soaked, scything guitars and a rhythm section that prowls like a ravenous wolf, the track has a late night/early morning sleazy nightclub vibe filled …