Perth
Track: Damien Binder is looking on the ‘Bright Side’ – another wide expansive sonic journey and title track to his forthcoming album.
Perth resident and New Zealand native Damien Binder has shone a bright light into the darkest of corners of our world with his brand of shimmering indie pop that reflects with clarity an uniquely antipodean universe. He is back this year with the appropriately titled single ‘Bright Side’ – a shimmering and elegant track that …
Track: Perth-based Klaude unveils ‘LMK’ – a dark, sinister slice of grooving synth pop.
‘LMK’ is the enigmatic single from Perth-based duo Klaude and it is a dark, foreboding track that nonetheless sparkles with an understated pop sensibility. The deep fuzzy synth bass creates the ominous undercurrent that billows like gathering storm clouds while the vocals are distant with an arctic chill, and yet there is a vibrancy and …
Premiere: Perth’s Clay Western is here for the long term with his euphoric anthem ‘Nothing Lasts’
We are delighted to premiere today the new single ‘Nothing Lasts’ from Western Australian artist Clay Western. Dripping with a delicious melancholia and framed by sky scraping choruses over an electronic thrum, this is a dynamic and heartening track that makes you simultaneously weep and laugh with joy. The track is a paean to mutability …
Track: Katy Steele says I ‘Feel So Bad’ in an effervescent glam stomp that floats buoyantly along with spirit, and announces live shows.
Katy Steele is an institution ever since her days in Perth indie darlings Little Birdy, and we recently reviewed her contribution to the Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe) track “Graduation Day’. Steele now strikes out on her own in her new track ‘Feel So Bad’: an effervescent rollicking track that canters along like an unbridled horse …
Premiere: Perth’s Michael Day releases the epic, cinematic video for the yearningly beautiful track ‘Psych or the Priest’ and announces tour dates.
We are honoured to be able to present an exclusive look at the video for Perth musician/songwriter Michael Day‘s enigmatic track ‘The Psych or the Priest’, due for release tomorrow (30 September). Day says the track deals with uncertainty: The feeling of sinking. Unsure if you’re the victim or the culprit. Hurting in the midst …
Premiere: Oceanique’s ‘Like I’m Living’ is a delicate floating cloud of pop delight. Live dates announced as well.
We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Like I’m Living’ from Oceanique, the twin sister folk duo from culturally exploding city of Perth. With a gossamer delicacy that floats in the air, the vocals and feather light acoustic guitars are ethereal, laced with an air of melancholy and a dreamy reverie. Harmonies weave …
News: The legendary swamp maestros Scientists embark on Australian tour to promote first album in 34 years ‘Negativity’.
Following release of their first album in 34 years last year, the legendary Scientists have just announced that they are touring Australia in early 2023. Formed in Perth in 1978, the punk pop hooks of ‘Frantic Romantic’ and ‘Last Night’ saw them moving to Sydney with a darker, primitive concoction similar to that of The …
Track: The blistering power pop of The Deenys sees the release of the hyperkinetic ‘Lonely Paradise’ with a vibrant anthemic stomp. Plus launch date announced.
From the current home of power pop in Perth, the most isolated city in the world, bursts the vibrant rock and roll thunder of The Deenys with their punky new single ‘Lonely Paradise’. With an undeniable genetic connection to the cheeky chappie rock of Supergrass through to the attitude and swagger of the Arctic Monkeys …
Feature: Perth’s Sky Cave releases a visceral and emotive single and video for the anthemic track ‘Fall’, and take us through the blooming Perth music scene.
The video for Perth rockers Sky Cave‘s single ‘Fall’ is, to make no bones about it, confronting. Dealing with the sensitive issue of mental health challenges, it has, however, an important message about resilience and strength that is empowering and euphoric as the track itself: promoting positivity and compassion in an era that seems often …
Premiere: Perth-based troubadour extraordinaire, Damien Binder, starts 2022 with another shimmering, golden single, ‘Back To Me’, and announces launch gig.
We are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Back To Me’ from Perth-based New Zealand troubadour Damien Binder. Binder has perfected a brand of antipodean indie pop that shimmers and sparkles like a mirage on the desert horizon. His luscious fulsome sound fills his new single with a blinding glitter, laced with Binder’s trademark velvet …