Sydney
Track: Kel’s debut ‘Paradise’ is a stunning cinematic ballad that promises a huge future ahead.
Sydney songwriter going by the simple name Kel is a bit of a prodigy based on the evidence of his debut single ‘Paradise’. With deeply moving vocals delivering a yearning cinematic ballad, Kel has seemingly captured the bright blue cloudless skies above Australia and wrapped them up in a bittersweet paean to the mutability of …
Premiere: Ainsley Farrell may have missed the ‘Fireworks’ but her new single and video, released ahead of her new album ‘Dirt’, shines brightly with a gentle melancholic blush.
We are overjoyed to premiere the new video from Sydney-based US artist Ainsley Farrell for the shimmering indie track ‘Fireworks’. ‘Fireworks has a gentle melodic flow imbued with an air of wistful melancholy, a slow burning fuse punctuated by a reverb-soaked guitar and an aquatic refrain. There are certainly traces of Phoebe Bridgers in the …
News: Sydney psychedelic space-jazz rockers, Cone Of Confusion, announce tour dates for Melbourne and Hobart
Cone Of Confusion have announced two Hobart dates in conjunction with two remaining Melbourne dates of their current tour. The band consist of an international mix of players who cut across a number of genres, as well as their different ethnic backgrounds, to create their signature psychedelic jazz-rock sound. Their music is based on experimentation …
Premiere: Mako Bron recalls those ‘Newtown Nights’ – another brilliant release from the Sydney maestro of glittering indie pop.
We are inordinately proud to bring you an exclusive listen to the new single ‘Newtown Nights’ from the mysterious and criminally under appreciated Mako Bron. Mako Bron is the moniker of one Chris Brookman whose work we have followed assiduously now for years – his EP ‘Cloudbites’ making our list of favourite antipodean releases for …
Track: Sydney trio The Duke of Randwick demand ‘Where You Gonna Go?’ in a raucous anthemic blast.
The Duke of Randwick are a Sydney trio whose exact musical genre is hard to define, but their new single ‘Where You Gonna Go?’ is a veritable blast of fuzzy jangle pop with an anthemic, melodic attack. There are certainly elements of a Britpop swagger but this is ameliorated by a harder, punchier attack that …
Track: Sydney’s End Scene wish everything could be ‘New’ again – track that simmers with an epic sparkle.
End Scene highly impressed us with their debut album ‘All My Ghosts‘ way back in 2021 and they are back with the shimmering ‘New’: a gentle reflective piece that wishes for a form of renaissance or rejuvenation, growth after a period of stagnation. ‘New’ is an ethereal and haunting track augmented by weeping strings and …
Track: Sydney’s Royel Otis appoint themselves the ‘Sofa King’ in a splendid, yearning blast of sonic pleasure ahead of EP news.
With a refrain that sings out you’re so fucking gorgeous with an impish, exultant delight, the new single ‘Sofa King’ from Sydney duo Royel Otis is utterly enchanting. The rambling refrain and the floating melodies mark out something that is euphoric and joyous with a raffish demanour and a thread of melancholy desire. The lyrics …
Premiere: The Tambourine Girls say ‘You Know How To Bring Me Down’ via a single that thrills with an heavenly, euphoric presence, and heralds a new album on the way.
The jangling guitars and anthemic presence of ‘You Know How To Bring Me Down’ heralds a premiere from The Tambourine Girls that we are absolutely honoured to bring you today. With a sort of loose Primal Scream meets The Jesus and Mary Chain feel intertwined with the Rolling Stones, this is a thrilling statuesque single …
Track: Eora/Sydney pop punksters A Swift Farewell are ‘Sorry’ – they are back with a vengeance and better than ever.
A brief absence and line up change hasn’t softened the fire in the bellies of A Swift Farewell: they are back and better than ever with their new single ‘Sorry’ – a peppy blast of goodness that bursts into the ether with a frenetic blast. The trademark quiet/loud ethic is present and accounted for: soft …
Track: ‘I Cannot Deny You’ – The Nature Strip pledge their support through another hyperactive power pop blast. Catch the launch tomorrow.
As ubiquitous as their namesake – an agricultural feature of suburban Australian cities separating private property from the road – The Nature Strip have assembled again to release another slice of dynamic, jangling pop filled to the brim with verve, melody and a sparkle as bright and illuminating as the afternoon sun. The lyrics, according …