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News: Siibii Signs to Ishkōdé Records and Releases Haunting Single ‘User’
Montreal’s Siibii Channels Survivor Power on New Single “User”
News: Emily Lubitz Drops New Single ‘Big Time’ and Reveals Debut Album Two Black Horses
Emily Lubitz Turns the Spotlight Inward on Poetic Solo Debut
Track: Tasmanian-based duo Yulan & Blaise release the beautiful, ethereal track ‘Falling 花火落’.
‘Falling 花火落’ is an epically beautiful track from Australian/American duo Yulan & Blaise which shimmers and sparkles with a haunting presence. There are elements of artists as diverse as Mono (the UK electronic duo), Björk and Portishead, replete with an ethereal, ghostly presence that shimmers like a mirage in the desert. At the heart of …
Premiere: The Golden Gaytimes spread a little blistering sunshine tempered with acid in their new single ‘Cozzie Livs’ ahead of album and live dates.
Named after a particularly enticing ice confectionary that has a nostalgic Australian summertime feel to it, Maitland’s The Golden Gaytimes return with another sparkling ray of filtered sunshine in their single ‘Cozzie Livs’. And yet, as the spoken word introduction with its hilarious Australian vernacular suggests, all that glitters is not gold. The lyrics, delivered …
Track: Cut Copy return with the gorgeous evocative single ‘Solid’.
It’s been five years since Australia’s iconic electronic band Cut Copy released original music, and they have returned with a sinuous new single ‘Solid’. An ambient liquid track that bubbles along with the smooth and velvet vocals, ‘Solid’ has a melancholic yearning air that creates a dreamy fugue. The reassuring flow is commensurate with the …
Premiere: It’s an ‘Earthquake’, but rest assured – Hobsons Bay Coast Guard come to the rescue with an effervescent bounce and a launch date.
We are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Earthquake’ from Naarm/Melbourne surf punk exponents Hobsons Bay Coast Guard. Try keep your feet still for this one: it’s a gravity-defying blast of hyperactive fun. Guitars tumble out of the speakers with an abandon as the hyperactive beat propels the track and a harmonised chorus sparkles over …
LIVE REVIEW: Stockton Calling Festival. 19.04.2025.
They say you can have too much of a good thing. But when it comes to one day music festivals in Teesside and surrounding areas I, for one, say you can’t. This Is Middlesbrough, Twisterella, Gathering Sounds, Last Train Home and others all bring well established acts to the area as well as provide a …
Album Review: ‘I Love What We Do’ – It’s Geoffrey O’Connor’s world and we are delighted to be immersed in his luscious sonic romanticism.
Geoffrey O’Connor creates a world of breathlessly beautiful chamber pop, rich and luscious with an infectious sensibility that takes its genesis from the sixties – a sort of Burt Bacharach/Max Bygraves/Frank Sinatra world, mixed with a contemporary Pulp/Lightning Seeds theatricality via ABC. ‘I Love What We Do’ is like a theme park filled with love …
Track: The radiant folk pop shimmer of ‘Colder’ heralds debut EP ‘Nothing Comes Free’ from Jo Davie.
Jo Davie has an illustrious academic background in music (having graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium in 2017 with First Class Honours and the University Medal), but her new single ‘Colder’ is indicative of a glorious ability to deliver the sweetest sounds via her gossamer vocals and songwriting skills. ‘Colder’ positively sparkles with its lush instrumentation …
News: Emo pop punkers A Swift Farewell greet us again with blistering new single ‘The Haunting ft Amariah’, and news of their debut EP ‘Hollow Threats’
Eora/Sydney band A Swift Farewell have made a blistering return with their new single ‘The Haunting’, featuring contributions from Amariah from Melbourne band Future Static. It accompanies an announcement by the band that they will be releasing their debut EP ‘Hollow Threats’ on 6 June 2025. We’ve been following this band with great interest for …