Sydney
Track: The mighty Salarymen return with a paean to a pooch with the sweet pop of ‘I Forget About Time’ with tour dates and new EP on the way
Not resting on their laurels after a massive year that included a British tour, the Salarymen return with news of an EP due out in September and a bright and sprightly single ‘I Forget About Time to tempt us in advance. As always, Salarymen inflect their songs with a day-glo pop brilliance that has traces …
Track: Eora/Sydney-based producer and vocalist Skeleten unveils the luscious sounds of soul pop single ‘Deep Scene’.
I caught Skeleten live a few years ago at Altar in Hobart and was highly impressed by his soul inflected brand of pop – rich and nuanced music that had a magnetic presence on stage. His new single proves the point. ‘Deep Scene’ is as immersive and enveloping as a hot tub in the winter …
Track: The glorious Nagging Doubts experience a little ‘Panic Growth’: an exciting tumultuous maelstrom of refined chaos.
The light of Sydney indie band The Nagging Doubts has been too long hidden under a bushel. Not the best at self-promotion, they continue to produce some of the most innovative and exciting material around at the moment and their new single ‘Panic Growth’ not only puts on show their musical prowess and songwriting but …
Album Review: The Aerial Maps share the visceral beauty and graceful sounds of ‘Our Sunburn Dream’.
Sydney supergroup The Aerial Maps have just released their new album, ‘Our Sunburnt Dream’ and it is clearly business as usual for these purveyors of shimmering and eloquent antipodean sunshine. Produced by the legendary Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) in conjunction with ARIA Award-winning engineer Ted Howard (Ian Moss, Kasey Chambers, Yothu Yindi et al), the album is the 4th from the Sydney band and folows the glorious ‘Intimate Hinterland’ released back …
Track: Sydney’s Postcards From Pluto demand to know ‘What Do You Wear’ with an effervescent indie swagger.
New kids on the block, Sydney band Postcards From Pluto sparkle with a sprightly effervescence in their second ever single ‘What Do You Wear’. Imbued with a detectable and delectable Brit Pop bounce with just a hint of Pulp or The Arctic Monkeys with their keenly expressed lyrical eloquence, this band has a brilliant swagger …
Track: The Aerial Maps bathe us in the iridescent glow of ‘Any Summer Day’ ahead of new album.
There is a delightful day-glo sparkle in the new single from the Sydney supergroup The Aerial Maps, fueled by a fairground organ trill and guitars that ring out with a tremble. And it’s is all laced with a hint of wistful innocence that for many recalls the unique delights of languid, roasting Sydney summers spent …
Track: It takes ‘Seven Days’ for The Lovetones to spread a little spaghetti western joy.
Perennial favourites here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, the glorious The Lovetones are back in the saddle with an intriguing new single ‘Seven Days’ that seems to stash a little Ennio Morricone in its genetic code, with just a touch of oriental exotica also detectable. Matt Tow’s sonorous, thundering vocals are leavened by …
Track: ‘Something I Do’ – YAGKI delivers a languid yearning song that burns with intensity and soul.
YAGKI, the artist formerly known as Sarah Yagki (and no doubt still is by family and friends) is a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, and she has just released another thrilling, visceral track ‘Something I Do’. ‘Something I Do’ confirms YAGKI as an important talent in the music scene: it …
Premiere: The superb Marilyn Maria exclusively unveil enigmatic new video for their vibrant ‘Self Help Tape’.
Last week we had a listen to Eora/Sydney post punk troop Marilyn Maria‘s new fantastic single ‘Self Help Tape’ and today we are honoured to give you an exclusive look at the effervescent video for this slice of post punk joy. We said of the single that it had a bass that eviscerates the spine which heralded …
Premiere: Indie supergroup The Aerial Maps make a triumphant return as they blissfully take us on the ‘Eucalyptus Road’, with a new album on the way.
It’s been nearly three years since we reviewed the album ‘Intimate Hinterland’ from the venerable Sydney indie supergroup The Aerial Maps, and we are catatonic with excitement at being able to premiere their new single ‘Eucalyptus Road’. Singer Adam Gibson is the uncrowned poet laureate of Australia with his poignant reflections of the minutiae of …