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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.
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.
A Meteoric Song of the Mundane, All The Same, Sees Sweater Curse At Their Best
All The Same is the sum of all it’s parts being continually pushed and twisted around themselves. Just as you settle into the song, a stop is pulled out and further gear is found within the vivid chemistry of Sweater Curse.
PREMIERE: loulou – It Spills Out
Across four earnest tracks of vulnerability and mental health, Meanjin based trio loulou create a memorable debut.
Self-Awareness And A Somewhat Celebration With RAT!hammock
Flush with trumpets, a Tamara & the Dreams feature and an endlessly upbeat salvo of drums, guitar licks and lyrics. Word of the Day is a feat of songwriting and production that feels likely to stay stuck in your head for the rest of the year.
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.
Camp 8 Drops Absolute Chills With Barbie/Shudder Split Release
Two days ago I hadn’t heard a Camp 8 song. Today I can easily say I have listened to both songs on the split release a dozen times a piece without tiring or wanting to turn off.
EGOISM's Latest Single What Are We Doing? Is Stunning Sophisticated Pop That Sticks
Since first seeing EGOISM live last week, I’ve found myself coming back to the chorus of the band’s latest single What Are We Doing? on an eternal loop in the back of my head. A song so beautiful I hope it stays stuck for weeks to come.
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.