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Track: Boorloo/Perth’s EDIE releases the buoyant indie pop track ‘Girl’s Girl’.
Boorloo/Perth artist EDIE today unveils the catchy slice of indie pop that is ‘Girl’s Girl’; a blinding ray of Western Australian sunshine that has an underlying feisty message about the worst kind of betrayal – that from your own gender: Was I a competition?Was I a threat?Cos I don’t understand how it got this badIn …
Track: ‘I Was on That Roof Once’ – New Zealand’s epic Ringlets bounce back with third single ahead of album release
New Zealand’s Ringlets recently announced the release of their second album, with the cute title ‘The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies)’ for 27 June 2025, and have unveiled the third thrilling single ‘I Was on That Roof Once’. It follows the earlier singles ‘Heavenly Wheel’ and ‘Street Message’ (reviewed by me here and here …
Track: G Flip Channels Grease for Playful ‘Big Ol Hammer’ Video
From Dodger Stadium to disco beats – G Flip’s new era rolls on
Album Review: Sparks are ‘MAD!’ and their enduring legacy is safe.
In the realm of art-pop, few acts have maintained the level of inventive audacity that Sparks have exhibited over their five-decade career. With their 28th studio album, MAD!, the Mael brothers—Ron and Russell—continue to defy expectations, offering a record that is as unpredictable as it is exhilarating. ‘MAD!’ unfolds like a sonic kaleidoscope, blending genres …
Track: Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird ease into the universe with the expansive statuesque ‘My Ghost & Its Crawling’ ahead of new album ‘Rosewater Crocodile’
The sonic behemoth that is Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) roll into our universe, foot flat to the floor, with the grand expansive and enigmatic single ‘My Ghost & Its Crawling’, proving yet again that this is a transformative and thrilling outfit. It’s a precursor to one of my personal most anticipated album releases …
Live Gallery: Alison Moyet’s Deep Cuts, Big Hits, and Bigger Voice Fill Sydney’s Darling Harbour Theatre 31.05.2025
From Yazoo to KEY, Alison Moyet Still Sounds Like the Future.
WET LEG. O2 Academy Leeds. 28.05.2025.
Wet Leg are back. Back with new singles, a new album in July and a short headline tour in venues that aren’t the size of aircraft hangers supporting megastars. With Henry Holmes, Josh Mobaraki and Ellis Durand now fully signed up band members together with Rhian Teasdale and co-founder Hester Chambers Wet Leg deliver a …
Track: Aotearoa/New Zealand based dream pop/shoegaze exponent T.G. Shand unveils new direction and single ‘The Deadpan Break’
A firm favourite of the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, T.G. Shand is the moniker of Ōtautahi/Christchurch resident Annemarie Duff, formerly of the legendary Melbourne shoegaze band Miniatures (on the iconic Saint Marie Records label), and she has returned after a year away with her new single ‘The Deadpan Break’. It’s a track which explores a whole …
Premiere: The Vors raise their profile with the blistering single ‘Hi Vis Low Res’, with debut album and live dates on the way
We are very pleased to premiere the zany new punk pop single ‘Hi Vis Low Res’ from Eora/Sydney band The Vors, which has all the heat and blistering effects of a footpath baking in the hot summer sun. With a sound that recalls The Chats or Amyl and the Sniffers, it’s a thrilling surf ride …
News: OneRepublic Announce 2026 Australia and New Zealand Tour with Zara Larsson
OneRepublic are heading back to Australia & NZ in 2026