pop
Track: Samuel Gaskin unveils the shimmering and elegant ‘PRESSŪRE’, with live date announced.
Last year we premiered the thrilling single ‘RĀIN’ from Melbourne based queer Māori musician Samuel Gaskin and it wonderful to see him back with the new single ‘PRESSŪRE’. It’s been quite a year in the intervening time (the appalling Referendum result in Australia denying the First Nations peoples a voice to Parliament and the descent into …
News: Sound City announces first wave of acts for 2024
Renowned as a leader in new music discovery, Sound City continues its incredible history with the first details of its hotly anticipated 2024 return. Nestled in the heart of Liverpool – one of the world’s most influential music capitals – Sound City returns to its core multi-venue roots between the 4th-5th May 2024. Sound City: the …
EP Review: The Tullamarines’ debut ‘Ugly Cry’ is a zesty, refreshing and hyperactive collection of indie pop gems, with live dates ahead.
Adelaide band The Tullamarines have released a collection of effervescent indie pop songs in the EP ‘Ugly Cry’ that positively hum with vitality, energy and more than a dash of creativity. Lucinda Machin from the band says: The Tullamarines is a band of overthinkers so all the songs on the EP have been created through a fair share of love, care, …
Track: ‘Birthday Song ft C.J. Stranger’, gifted to us from Perth artist Skyuka, is a dappled delight.
Skyuka has highly impressed us with two singles ‘Micheal Cera’ and Houseplants’ this year that put on display her songwriting craft, effervescent pop mixed with a wry sense of humour and playfulness. She has now released the single ‘Birthday Song’ and sung as a gentle reflective duo with Darug/Blue Mountains musician C.J Stranger (the work …
Track: Tenderhost – Plod Along Phenomenon
Tenderhost have shared their new single ‘Plod Along Phenomenon’, which follows their debut EP ‘The Tin’, which they released last year. The track takes the listener on a journey far from the dingy bars of North London, to a place of mercurial exoticism; the luxury croon, a timeless atmosphere, the sound of illustrious yet wary partygoers – a slice of …
Meet: Dutch Singer And Pianist Roon Staal
” The extraordinary talent of Roon Staal, one of the truly great singers in the Western world. (…) Let the amazing tenor vocal performances of Mr. Staal now carry you away! “ – Art Garfunkel Give us a potted history of yourself I spent a lot of time taking piano lessons and learned to perform …
Track: Australia’s Pop Sensation Fergus James Releases Coming-Of-Age Anthem ‘Let It Go’
Australian pop sensation and heart-throb Fergus James has once again enraptured audiences with his latest single, ‘Let It Go‘. Released earlier this week, the track is a tender ode to youthful romance, painting a vivid picture of coming-of-age crushes with an irresistible pop charm. Co-written with Jordie Ireland and Louis Schoorl, the song effortlessly combines …
Live Review: Oliver Tree – o2 Apollo, Manchester 08/11/23
As part of a 5 date UK run with support from Super Computer and Tommy Cash, Oliver Tree is in Manchester tonight on his ‘Oliver Tree Presents Alone In A Crowd’ tour promoting his third album released a couple of months ago. Anyone who has attended an Oliver Tree show before will know he is …
Track: Shining Bird are ‘Out of the Black’ – a stellar journey into a shimmering, evocative world, with a new album on the way.
Shining Bird today release the shimmering track ‘Out Of The Black’, the band’s first new music since the 2021 album Deadlands, and the first taste of album number four which is set for release in 2024. ‘Out Of The Black’ is a gorgeous shimmering track. With singer Dane Taylors deep resonant vocals reminiscent of Tindersticks …
Premiere: Joseph Luca shares ‘Full Time Lover’ video with new EP imminent
This song’s been kicking around for a little bit (originally released in January 2021!), so it’s nice to see it folded into the first of a triptych of new EPs from Los Angeleno Joseph Luca. A few weeks back, we shared its lead single ‘Nowhere’, and have been getting to grips with the imminent new …