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A Broken Dog Leg and Pacing Moment of Over Contemplation on Julia Wallace's Debut
19-year old Perth songwriter Julia Wallace has done something incredible on her debut single Warm Light. In an entirely entrancing track of self orchestration the multi-instrumentalist will devour you.
Best Of: October 2020
As we hit the backend of a bell-end year, it feels like new singles are flooding in. Jump in the life raft and let me take you through my favourite tracks of October 2020.
OK Hotel Have Probably Written the Chorus of the Year
If the various graduating classes of 2020 need an anthem to capture the mood of the room yet still feel anthemic and uplifted, I’d put forward Life is Crazy (Like That) as the front runner.
A Not Good, Not Bad, But Really Quite Great Song About A Break Up
Sitting somewhere between Middle Kids and The Beths, Not Bad, Not Good offer so much more than their name suggests. A brilliant band that promise bright and blisteringly smart songs.
Positivity, Protest and Place on Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra's Welcome to the Neighbourhood
As a straight white male of colonial descent, it isn’t my job to tell the story of this song, but it is my job to amplify diverse voices the best I can. I implore you to listen to Welcome to the Neighbourhood and then listen to it again and again.
PREMIERE: loulou – It Spills Out
Across four earnest tracks of vulnerability and mental health, Meanjin based trio loulou create a memorable debut.
The Brilliance of Alexander Biggs
There is something intangible and magical in Alexander Biggs’ ability to entirely floor a listener in an opening lyric. For three releases in a row now, I have found myself entirely arrested and unable to turn away from an opening verse.
Who's Who in the New Hood of Australian Hip Hop
Australian Hip-Hop is evolving. Dive in and find a world of talent boiling away outside the eye of traditional music media.
Hannah Blackburn's Tiny Car Is A Slow Rolling Rock N Roll Triumph
An exercise in restraint and masterful release, Blackburn, is bold and brilliant in bringing her vision to life in latest single Tiny Car.
Moreton’s ‘See Yourself’ Is A Stunning Duet That Shines
Moreton’s ‘See Yourself’ is lofty, spacious and perfectly executed in a way that leaves its slow drawn lyrics lingering with you long after first listen. It also features none other than James Vincent McMorrow.
Georgia Mulligan’s ‘Mirror’ is a Masterful Epic
Sitting at just over five and a half minutes, Georgia Mulligan’s latest single ‘Mirror” ambles its way to epic in the most beautiful of fashions.
The Sunken Sea’s Latest Single ‘Bones and String’ Is Simply Beautiful
A song of vulnerability, personal fragility and anxieties strung out over the course of four and a half minutes, Bones and String, by The Sunken Sea is the kind of song that stops you.
VIDEO PREMIERE: FeelsClub - Never Knows Best
An undeniable eruption of mammoth vocals and soaring sugar soaked pop that is going to stay with you weeks after first listening.
PREMIERE: Emily Duncan - Silence is Safe
Graceful, considered and simply stunning, Wollongong’s Emily Duncan, today releases her debut single Silence is Safe.
Ruby Gill's Your Mum Is Going To Completely Floor You
Every now and then a song shows up that that is so remarkably beautiful it shuts the world around you out. Ruby Gill’s latest single Your Mum is awe-inspiring and isolating in the way it does just that.
Premiere: Elk Locker - The Goggles, They Do Nothing / The Accountant
Consistently brilliant, ever growing and very bloody big, Elk Locker are back with a surprise split release right on time for list season.
PREMIERE: Plovers - Positive Reinforcement
Thematically flushed with potency to match it’s musicality, Positive Reinforcement, is essential listening.
PREMIERE: Typical - Terminus
The term supergroup is an easy one to throw around, but it sticks hard in this instance. Typical, are without a doubt one of the most exciting bands to emerge this year.
Become Good Friends with Neighbours' Debut EP Bubble
Thriving with their back against the wall, Neighbours, raises a fist for Sydney on Bubble.