Sydney
Jet 20 Year Anniversary ‘Get Born’ Tour w/ Pacific Avenue, The Enmore Theatre Sydney, 300923
A little over a month has passed and I’m still pouring through the photo galleries and struggling to pick and choose what to edit out, without taking away from the incredible energy and stage presence felt by a packed Enmore Theatre from both bands. In the meantime, Jet has just been inducted into the ARIA …
Premiere: Sydney-based dream pop exponents Fabels are full of sound and ‘Fury’ in shimmering new single, with live dates on the way.
It’s been a while but the magnificent Fabels are back with ‘Fury’ which we are honoured to premiere here today. Fabels are Hiske Weijers from Berlin and Ben Aylward from Sydney and they are magicians of the highest order when it comes to dreamy, hazy psychedelic pop. ‘Fury’ has that unique Fabels sound – a …
Premiere: Victoria unveil brilliant new track ‘Rushing Bull’ ahead of debut album and live outings
We are inordinately proud to be able to premiere the brilliant new single ‘Rushing Bull’, with video, from Sydney supergroup Victoria. The single is out tomorrow through legendary producer Wayne Connolly’s label Scenic Drive Records. ‘Rushing Bull’ is a rambunctious angular slice of indie pop, leavened by a melancholy delivery as the guitars hop, skip and jump …
Track: Salarymen have ‘Second Sight’ and it’s a shimmering and beautiful thing, with tour dates unveiled.
Dream pop exponents Salarymen are continuing with a brilliant run of releases with their new single ‘Second Sight’, another anthemic slice of pie with its euphoric melodies and sky-scraping choruses. The duo say of the track: This track is essentially about having a good bullshit radar – seeing through the social climbers and the manipulators. It’s …
Track: A Swift Farewell return with another thumping emotive track ‘Like This (I Don’t Wanna Die)’
Following a rejuvenation and a welcome return with ‘Sorry’ earlier this year, Eora/Sydney band A Swift Farewell return to say hello with new track ‘Like This (I Don’t Wanna Die)’. With their thumping quiet/loud sound and yearning vocals, the band prove they are in form and as always, the band’s collective hearts are on their …
Track: Jet City Sports Club Releases Dreamy Single ‘My Everything’
Jet City Sports Club is back at it again, proving their prowess in crafting indie-pop perfection with their latest single, ‘My Everything.’ Hailing from Sydney, this band has been steadily climbing the ranks, and ‘My Everything’ is a testament to their musical evolution. The track starts with a dreamy ambience, setting the stage for lead …
News: The irrepressible Royel Otis cap off a magnificent year with news of their debut album ‘Pratts & Pain’, a tour and new single ‘Fried Rice’.
Given their tasty single ‘Oysters In My Pocket’ (see my review here), the irrepressible duo from Sydney, Royel Otis, (Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell) continue with their whacky food obsession with their new single ‘Fried Rice’, as they announce a tour and the release of their debut album ‘Pratts & Pain’ through Ourness. ‘Fried Rice’ …
Track: ‘Everything Changed’ – the mighty The Lovetones return with another jangly epic ahead of live gigs.
The Lovetones return after a three year absence with their new single ‘Everything Changed’ ahead of next month’s gigs in Sydney and Melbourne. Their signature crisp twelve string crunch carries the yearning tones of singer Mathew Tow in a track that seems to merge an REM melancholic blush with a Byrdsian jingle jangle and a …
Track: It’s ‘not the same’ for KHAOS EMRLD as his second single takes off with a bang ahead of launch dates.
KHAOS EMRLD burst into the stratosphere earlier this year with the debut single ‘getting better’ (lower case intended) and he is back with the power and ferocity dialed up quite a few notches. KHAOS EMRLD is a solo project helmed by the highly talented Cody Stebbings, whom we’ve met before in the band Down For …
News: Superb Sydney-based supergroup Victoria (Youth Group, The Vines, Smudge) make a quiet return with the gorgeous track ‘Justify’ and news of debut album.
Sydney band Victoria have today released a new single ‘Justify through legendary producer Wayne Connolly’s label Scenic Drive Records, and they maintain their momentum as one of the purveyors of the finest indie pop being produced in the Antipodes at the moment. The label supergroup is apt – this is a band consisting of members of seminal bands …