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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…

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Track: Dropping Honey unfurl ‘Branches’ – a cathartic blast of immersive and spine chilling shoegaze.

Wollongong’s Dropping Honey display many of the facets of what I call the Marrickville Sound – bands from the eighties or nineties that have evolved into other bands or reconvened…

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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…

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Track: ‘Stay Gold’ – Restless Leg unveil another sprightly powered pop single and announce album and tour.

The new single ‘Stay Gold’ from Restless Leg is as hyperactive as their name – a track that skips and hops with a sprightly bounce, a sonic game of rough…

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Album Review: Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets unleash their impossibly beautiful and glittering self-titled debut album.

Jo Meares is a prodigious talent and whatever he turns is mind to, it will be remarkable. His new project, Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets (let’s ignore the possessive comma issue),…

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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…

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Premiere: Steve Pinkerton (The Anyones, The Ronson Hang Up) and Andrew Pendlebury (The Sports, Stephen Cummings) are Pinkerton Pendlebury and together unveil new video for the searing track ‘Molly Dean’ ahead of launch date.

Between the two of them, Steve Pinkerton and Andrew Pendlebury (Pinkerton/Pendlebury) have produced enough blistering power pop wattage over the decades to power a major city or two. We are…

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EP Review: oWo release the powerful, expressive ‘Tunnel of Vision’ ahead of launch date.

Eora/Sydney trio oWo have just unveiled their thrilling new EP ‘Tunnel of Vision’: a visceral collection of vibrant post-punk tracks that quivers with vitality and freshness, mixing a pop sensibility…

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Premiere: Restless Leg jangle their way through ‘Sow A Little Seed’: planting an effervescent pop delight in our heads as a new album is on its way through the new label Sinister Porpoise Records.

We are absolutely honoured to premiere the new single ‘Sow A Little Seed’ from Sydney indie pop gurus Restless Leg. It’s been nearly three years since we heard from this…

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Track: ‘Life in a Dressing Gown’ – Jamie Hutchings (Bluebottle Kiss and Infinite Broke) puts on display his reflective side ahead of live dates.

‘Life In A Dressing Gown’ is a gorgeous dappling acoustic-based song from Jamie Hutchings – a far quieter side of the prolific musician whose bands Bluebottle Kiss and Infinite Broke…

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