Indie
Album Review: the black watch releases the magnificent double album ‘For All The World’.
Spanning 21 luminescent tracks, the new double album ‘For All The World’ is a magnificent journey through the fertile imagination of John Andrew Frederick and his band the black watch. The common theme throughout is the ear for indelible catchy melodies, infused with a sparkling melancholia and shimmering instrumentation. Incredibly, it is the black watch’s …
Track: Lutruwita/Tasmania’s Abby Wallace releases the achingly beautiful track ‘Atlantic Blue’
With an immersive video to match, there is something of the wild and beautiful environment of Australia’s southern isle in the new single from Lutruwita/Tasmanian artist Abby Wallace. ‘Atlantic Blue’ swirls with a hypnotic eddy as Wallace’s yearning vocals thread their way through: a hint of melancholy and blue, immersive and heartbreakingly beautiful. Wallace says …
NEWS: TRAMLINES 2025 PREVIEW
Tramlines 2025 – Sheffield’s Big Weekender Returns With Pulp, Kasabian, Reytons and More Hillsborough Park, Sheffield | 25–27 July 2025 Sheffield’s biggest music weekender returns this summer with Tramlines Festival 2025 shaping up to be one of the most anticipated yet. Running from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July, the lineup is bursting with hometown …
Live Review + Gallery: Jet Ski / Dead Pony / Twin Atlantic, The Leadmill, Sheffield, 17 June 2025
It was a night heavy with adrenaline and nostalgia at The Leadmill on 17 June—one of the final shows before the venue closes its doors on 28 June 2025. Three exceptional bands—Jet Ski, Dead Pony, and Twin Atlantic—delivered blistering sets, fully aware this would be their last chance to perform at the beloved Sheffield institution. …
News: Sydney’s SXSW makes a major announcement on the 2025 program, including local icon Holly Hebe, with tickets on sale now.
The Sydney transplant of the iconic SWXW Festival continues to gather life and momentum after two successful years with the preliminary announcement of the program for 2025. With 62 new international and domestic artists (including our much beloved Holly Hebe) and a host of new speakers joining the lineup, along with the reveal of the …
Premiere: ‘Everything Is Temporary’ – but class is permanent as The Valery Trails prove their resilience with their eternal jangly pop sensibilities ahead of new album.
We are very proud to premiere the new single ‘Everything Is Temporary’ from The Valery Trails: a soaring jangly slice of power pop heaven that sets the heart beating with its euphoric delivery. It’s their first release since 2022’s ‘The Sky Is Blue’ (reviewed by me here) and absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder …
EP Review: Adelaide’s Oscar The Wild are a little ‘Blue’ as they release their epic second EP.
Kaurna/Adelaide’s Oscar The Wild deliver a vibrant, expressive brand of indie pop, threaded through with a steely spine and soaring melodies. They have just released their new EP entitled ‘Blue’ and it’s a refreshing collection of guitar driven tracks that sparkle and pop. Opening track ‘Roll with The Punches’ shines with an infectious pace and …
Premiere: ROREY chooses herself on ‘Nobody’s Fault But My Own’; new EP slated for August
The events that inspired the pseudonymous New Yorker ROREY‘s forthcoming second EP predate the release of its predecessor, 2023’s excellent Apt 7D. Built around her experiences of, and reaction to, an intense mixed manic episode in 2021, after which she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, thematically the eight-song EP is heavy going, which contrasts sharply …
Meet: BC Camplight – Truth, Trauma, and the Power of a Sober Conversation
There are artists who write songs, and then there’s BC Camplight — aka Brian Christinzio — a singular force who turns the ragged fabric of his life into spellbinding musical narratives. His new album, A Sober Conversation, is not just another chapter in his story. It is the story: one of revelation, reckoning, and release. …
News: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory announce Australian tour to support self-titled debut album.
Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory attracted our attention earlier this year with the release of their self-titled debut album (see our review here). It represented a whole new journey for Van Etten, collaborating with a band of musicians closely for the first time, and was a triumph. I wrote: Van Etten’s indelible songwriting …