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EP Review: There may be ‘No Key Sharp Enough’ but Kate Moth have successfully open the door to a debut that’s filled with pure cutting edge indie pop.

Late last year Kate Moth signed to the illustrious Scenic Drive Records label run by the legendary Australian music producer, audio engineer and musician, Wayne Connolly. You may have heard…

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Live Review and Gallery: The Crystal Set with Alannah Russack and Postcards from Pluto, Marrickville Bowling Club, 16 October 2026

The astonishing ceiling at the venerable Marrickville Bowling Club is like an additional support act: clearly designed by some walrus mustachioed designer in velvet fares in the seventies while ingesting…

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Premiere: ‘Don’t Peak Early’ – The Crystal Set provide melodic and sparkling advice from experience, ahead of tour.

The Crystal Set are about to embark on an extensive East Coast tour of Australia, and ahead of this, we are proud to premiere their new single ‘Don’t Peak Early’.…

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News: Thirty years after they last went quiet, Eora/Sydney’s cult psychedelic heroes the legendary Drop City are thrillingly ‘Alive’, and all is good in the world.

Reunions are usually about looking back. You get the anniversary reissue, the victory-lap shows and a set full of songs people already love. Drop City did all of that in…

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Album Review: Hoolahan’s ‘Bay of Chance’ gives us breathtakingly beautiful melodies, chiming guitars and a career-defining form.

Some bands disappear so quietly that you stop expecting them back, then return with a record that makes the wait look like a deliberate act of patience. Sydney’s Hoolahan have…

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Track: ‘This Ain’t How It Ends’ – Crystal Set return with a little jingle jangle sweetness ahead of tour.

Still recovering from the sonic onslaught of their recent single ‘Pretty Schemes’ that we premiered a few weeks ago (see here), the magnificent Crystal Set are back again with ‘This…

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Track: Victoria unveil a twin blast of nostalgic goodness with double A sides ‘AK79’ and ‘Kids My Age’.

It’s just like those fabled London buses – nothing comes for ages then all of a sudden, two come at once. I guess I might be accused of trying to…

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Premiere: ‘Bad News Travels Fast’ – The Psychotic Turnbuckles are back wrestling in the ring after 32 years, and it’s a slam dunk.

In the congested gig listings of the late eighties in Sydney, the Psychotic Turnbuckles were frequent visitors with their wrestling tropes, outrageous wigs and a larrikin sense of humour –…

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Premiere: Crystal Set see through all those ‘Pretty Schemes’ in an excoriating swampy romp ahead of tour and album.

The iconic Crystal Set continue to build momentum on their exciting comeback with the release of a new single ‘Pretty Schemes’ that we are honoured to exclusively premiere here at…

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Album Review: The Low Priorities put powerful pop perfection at the top of their list with extraordinary debut ‘Dice’

If you were ever to look up the meaning of power pop in a decent thesaurus or in Wikipedia, then in any accurate discussion, The Low Priorities would rate a…

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