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Track: Mako Bron may have ‘Left This Town’ but the trademark soaring melodies and dreamy pop remain, ahead of debut album ‘Halfway Home’.

We have been long terms fans of whom we consider to be the criminally underrated Mako Bron (the working title for Sydney’s Chris Brookman) and he has upped the ante…

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Track: Dominic Breen makes a welcome return with the raw acerbic glory of ‘The Pits’, ahead of live dates.

It’s been two years since Dominic Breen impressed us here with a string of impressive single culminating in the glorious album ‘Blue Volume’ (reviewed by me here), released through the…

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News: Mary Middlefield moves on with self-examining new track ‘Sexless’

Back in February, Lausanne-based Mary Middlefield released her impressive debut album Thank You Alexander, a record with its roots in mid-pandemic ennui and uncertainty yet radiating confidence from every note.…

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Album Review: The Grogans release the swagger and the rush of ‘Find Me A Cloud’, ahead of UK/European tour

‘Find Me A Cloud’ is The Grogans‘ fourth album, and it shows a band that is willing to push sonic boundaries and explore a range of sounds, all grounded in…

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Track: New Zealand’s incomparable Office Dog are off the leash with new track and video ‘Gleam’ ahead of northern hemisphere release of debut album ‘Spiel’.

There is a lot of justified hype about the New Zealand band Office Dog, signed to the legendary Flying Nun label in the southern hemisphere and with genetic roots to that mecca…

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Live Review & Gallery: Tumbleweed w/ Nunchukka Superfly & TBX, Crowbar 230923

Tumbleweed fans were treated to an impromptu gig at Crowbar a couple of weeks back. A last minute cancellation saw the 90s favourites called into battle with only 2 weeks…

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Live Review and Gallery: Fazerdaze, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 15/10/2023

I can’t deny my adulation of New Zealand’s Fazerdaze (the project of Amelia Murray) ever since the release of the album ‘Morningside’ on one of my favourite labels, Flying Nun…

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News: Wibbling rivalry – Liam steals a march on brother Noel with “Definitely Maybe” 30th anniversary UK tour

October 16, 2023

Image Credit: Jill Furmanovsky The Gallagher brothers are showing no evidence that there is any Oasis reunion in the pipeline. Liam has just stolen a march on his older sibling…

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Album Review: With her glorious vocals, Nat Vazer’s ‘Strange Adrenaline’ powers a euphoric collection of sparkling sonic jewels.

Nat Vazer has just released her album ‘Strange Adrenaline’ and it is a glorious compilation of personal vignettes burnished by Vazer’s diaphanous vocals – velvet and yearning, dripping with melancholy…

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News: The irrepressible Royel Otis cap off a magnificent year with news of their debut album ‘Pratts & Pain’, a tour and new single ‘Fried Rice’.

Given their tasty single ‘Oysters In My Pocket’ (see my review here), the irrepressible duo from Sydney, Royel Otis, (Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell) continue with their whacky food obsession…

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