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Album Review: Garry Gray (Sacred Cowboys) and Ed Clayton-Jones (The Wreckery) combine forces to create ‘We Mainline Dreamers’: an epic journey soaked in delicious excess

With roots in some of Melbourne’s most iconic bands in the past (Sacred Cowboys and The Wreckery), the meeting of Garry Gray and Ed Clayton-Jones can only result in something…

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Track: Stockholm’s Holy Ship sail on waves of psych-infused gold in new single ‘Hail Haze’.

‘Hail Haze’ from Holy Ship is a thoroughly satisfying barrage of wild and scything guitars that wail in the ether above pounding rhythms and distant dissociated, louche vocals. A vibrant,…

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TRACK: Manchester’s cruush release new single False Start

The Manchester 4-piece cruush have been described as shoegaze but on the evidence of this track their sound is much more complex. The haunting vocals of vocalist Amber Warren weave…

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Album Review: Terra Pines throw a glittering veil of sludge pop over us with the engaging aural attack of ‘Downbeats’.

The self-described sludge pop of the music of Meanjin/Brisbane trio Terra Pines is an apt capture of the sweet dichotomy between the fuzzy barbed-wire instruments of the band and the…

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Live Review: Wolf Alice / Just Mustard – 3Olympia, Dublin 30,08,2022

Words & Photos: Kate Lawlor. Indie-rock band ‘Wolf Alice’ brought their usual charm to Dublin’s 3Olympia for yet another sold out gig on Tuesday August 30th, supported by Dundalk natives…

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Live Review: alt-J / Just Mustard – Collins Barracks The National Museum of Ireland, Dublin 25.08.2022

Words: Max Falvey // Pictures: Ian Mc Donnell After selling out Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre twice at the beginning of the summer, the quirky and ever-mesmerising Alt-J promptly returned to fair…

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Premiere: Prudence’s dark perspective says ‘It’s Useless’ – a rich textured piece of shimmering gold, preceding new album ‘Negatives’.

Crystalline, razor sharp guitars immediately focus attention on Prudence‘s stately anthemic single ‘It’s Useless’: they ring out like bells as the steady paced track commences with an euphoric, effortless march.…

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Track: Meanjin/Brisbane duo DARLING. unveil ‘Midnight’ – another frosty serving of delicious darkness, with a launch date announced.

The magnificent DARLING. return with another slice of Antarctic indie dream pop with their new single ‘Midnight’. Atmospheric and frosty, ‘Midnight’ is an elegant smooth ride moving with a liquidity…

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Track: Mayzie’s ‘Socialite’ is a gentle melodic breeze of dream pop – see the launch tonight in Melbourne.

A paean to the mutability of life delivered in a saucerful of whimsy, the new single ‘Socialite’ by Melbourne-based artist Mayzie is a dreamy ride filled with an inherent melancholic…

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Track: Jet City Sports Club wish they had a ‘Green Thumb’ – a sparkling, glittering and delectable morsel of pop brilliance. Plus tour dates released.

Sydney’s Jet City Sports Club have graced our pages before with their delicate brand of jangling pop in ‘She Don’t Need No One’ (see review here) that reminded me of…

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