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News: Truly Madly Deeply – Darren Hayes returns for the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and releases new single.
Fans of Darren Hayes and Savage Garden will be delighted to learn that the singer will be returning to Sydney for the annual Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade which is due to take place on 5 March 2022. The performance at this year’s Mardi Gras will mark the first performance by Hayes in over …
Track: The visceral and rampant RedHook aim their impressive arsenal at keyboard warriors in the blistering ‘Low Budget Horror’ and announce rescheduled tour dates.
RedHook incorporate a vast and powerful array of weaponry in their visceral take down of cowardly keyboard warriors in the explosive ‘Low Budget Horror’. Slamming heavy metal riffs, electronic intrusions with a dose of growling death metals utterings and anthemic choruses combine to create a cathartic dose of pure energy. Lead vocalist Emmy Mack explains the inspiration …
Track: Melbourne duo Maison Hall release an effervescent blast of goodness with the track ‘Montreux’ and announce east coast tour.
There is a thoroughly satisfying esprit de corp in the new single ‘Montreux’ from Melbourne duo Maison Hall. Setting forth at a cantering pace, the guitars are raw and visceral, clattering and jangling with an effervescent bop, while the vocals are almost shouted with irrepressible joy. An ebullient track that teeters on chaos and yet …
Album review: Beirut – ‘Artifacts’: a masterful and beautiful voyage through Zach Condon’s early years in EPs, Bs and offcuts
MISSION CREEP. One of those pseudo-economic terms that make the decent among us go “eeep”, defined in dictionary terms as “a gradual shift in objectives, often resulting in an unplanned long-term commitment.” We’ve all seen it happen: something which starts to sprawl out of control in a Mandelbrot set of projects within projects within projects …
News: The legendary Hoodoo Gurus announce first album in over a decade – ‘Chariot of the Gods’ along with an advanced listening session and tour news
Living indie legends Hoodoo Gurus have today announced the details of their long-awaited new studio album – ‘Chariot of the Gods’. Of course, the Gurus have carved out a very special niche in Australian indie scene – they were part of an innovative underground movement, along with bands like The Scientists, which blossomed in isolation, and preceded …
News: Brisbane’s dream pop weaver Hatchie announces new album ‘Giving The World Away’, an Australian/ North American tour and casts a spell with her new single ‘Quicksand’.
The sun always shines brighter when Brisbane dream pop shoegaze queen Hatchie releases another sonic gemstone, and she strikes again with new single ‘Quicksand’. Hatchie, the moniker of Harriette Pilbeam, having signed with US label Secretly Canadian, also has announced the release of her second album, ‘Giving The World Away’ on Friday, 22 April 2022 …
News: The legendary The Church announce resumption of normal services, with US tour announcement.
The magnificent The Church have announced the resumption of normal services with the announcement of new dates for a US tour. Originally set to celebrate 40 years of music in 2020 and inevitably postponed due to – well, you know what – the band has set new dates on the brink of the release of …
Track: WA’s Pretty Uglys release the kaleidoscopic ‘Situation City’ and announce tour.
There’s a rumour that Western Australia churns out these talented bands in factories, and they certainly don’t believe in overproduction. Off the back of last year’s sophomore EP ‘Party Friends’, the dynamically adroit surf rock trio Pretty Uglys have kicked off the new year with their latest offering, ‘Situation City’. The track’s relaxed pulse is …
News: The iconic Tindersticks announce compilation album ‘Past Imperfect: The Best of Tindersticks ’92-’21’ and unveil new single ‘Both Sides of the Blade’ and tour news.
The magnificent Tindersticks have today announced the release of compilation album ‘Past Imperfect: The Best of Tindersticks ’92-’21’, to be released on 25 March 2022 via City Slang. As the band celebrate their thirtieth year, the release showcases collected works throughout their magnificent history. Tracks are in chronological order and split into 4 sections/2 halves …
News: Melbourne’s pop punk troubador Luke Seymoup announces new album ‘Tales of Suburban Angst’ and releases the effervescent single ‘Paint’ as a taste of what’s to come.
Luke Seymoup is a veritable institution in the world of Melbourne indie, punk and ska, backed by his band affectionately known as the Moup Group. He today announces the release of his album ‘Tales of Suburban Angst’ on 27 February 2022 – an album that, according to Seymoup, …was an album that the universe didn’t …