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Album Review: The Argon Room conjure a dark, glistening requiem in the long shadow of Bowie on debut ‘Algorithms For Happiness’

David Bowie died on 10 January 2016. Within days, a grief-stricken Simon Starling had written half of an album. The rest came more slowly, composed in what the band call…

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News: Supergroup The Argon Room announce debut album ‘Algorithms For Happiness’ and lead with the stunning cinematic single ‘Empty Star’

ARIA Nominated Damien ‘Diz’ Cassidy (Faker) , Timothy Powles (The Church, Multiple Arias and Hall of Fame), and Simon Starling (Cult45 and Etherland) have joined forces to for a new…

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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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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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Track: ‘Strange Lights’ herald the return of Sand Brothers with a dreamy shimmering soundscape and a new album in the wings.

Last year’s EP ‘Shadows in the Square’ from Sand Brothers was described by Backseat Mafia as being an unique and thrilling series of anthemic delights, and it is good news…

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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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Track: The Night Packers relive a footy day like no other on ‘Cumberland Oval 1975’

It’s not every day a post-punk band writes a footy song, and rarer still that they do it as a first-person, spoken-word true story rather than a terrace singalong. The…

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Track: The mighty Victoria unveil the fey and wistful ‘S.C.R.A.P.’, ahead of album ‘Paris Flowers’.

It is indeed a good Friday when one of our favourite bands, Victoria, releases a surprise holiday single that positively sparkles like jewels in the firmament with its gentle and…

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EP Review: The Night Packers’ ‘Invisible Ink’ shines with a pop sensibility and a wry humour.

The Night Packers are literally one of those The Marrickville Sound bands I always go on about – based around the very same inner city suburb of Sydney and still…

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Premiere: ‘Ready For It’ – after 28 years, The Remotes exclusively unveil their dreamy, evocative new single.

Some things age like a fine wine. Originally a duo comprised of Ollie Browne (Art of Fighting/The Hoodangers) and Kristian Brenchley (S:Bahn, Degreaser), The Remotes released their debut album, ‘Lonely…

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