Actress, 'R.I.P'
As rough as the sound of a thousand ladies having their nails filed and as warped as DJ Screw on a sizzurp-fuelled bender, Actress’ R.I.P. is a study... read more...
Happy New Year, 'Happy New Year'
New York via Brisbane’s Happy New Year’s new self titled LP on French label Svn Sns fits tightly into the current wave of black-widow-esque vocals,... read more...
Constant Mongrel, 'Everything Goes Wrong' 12 inch
The band have developed over time both in personnel (the addition of Amy on bass) and style – moving on from punky garage to a more experimental... read more...
Scott & Charlene's Wedding / Peak Twins split LP
With songs such as ‘Footscray Station’ and ‘Epping Line’, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding’s debut Para Vista Social... read more...
An interview with Anton Newcombe
Anton Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre is a fast talking, extremely smart, extremely passionate dude. His boundless energy and quick mind are immediately... read more...
Sky Needle, 'Rave Cave'
Rave Cave, Sky Needle’s new longplayer, is a totally organic music experience. If you like to ingest a fairly steady diet of rock/punk/electrically... read more...
Summer Flake, 'Summer Flake' EP
If it’s from Adelaide and it’s any good, there’s a good chance Steph Crase is either playing guitar, drumming, writing songs or all three.... read more...
Catcall, 'The Warmest Place'
Catcall’s new record is my favourite, and I’ve never been so motivated to be happy. read more...
Beach House, 'Bloom'
OK sissies, this one is for you (us). Beach House are back with some haunting ethereal folk for all you… haunting ethereal folk lovers out there.... read more...
Chromatics, 'Kill For Love'
Devastatingly simple in its execution Chromatics‘ latest LP Kill For Love has cemented their reputation for cinematically expansive, moody electronic... read more...
Sparkspitter, 'Sparkspitter'
Sparkspitter play a dangerous game. For starters, they play instrumental post-rock and krautrock, genres often written off by naysayers as boring, repetitive... read more...
A Mixtape by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
When your band name is as ballin’ as King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard the quality of your music (if you even bother to make any) can become a secondary... read more...
Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras Meet the Congos, 'Icon Give Thank & Icon Eye' (LP/DVD)
As a collaboration it doesn’t get much more interesting/cosmically bat shit as this. A couple of hip LA musicians hook up with a legendary reggae... read more...
The Harpoons, 'Walk Away'
Damn girl. With a voice like that, I’d hold the keys to the city, and the boys and girls would come streaming after me, all dancing a somehow already... read more...
Looks Like Miaou, 'Looks Like Miaou'
With ‘slacker guitars’ being such a staple influence for local bands, it probably makes sense that this French band is making their debut release... read more...
Old Mate, 'Word Is Bond'
The great distance travelled from Old Mate’s formative years as a one man, back to the audience, monotonal karaoke machine to the full band combo it... read more...
Lower Plenty, 'Hard Rubbish'
There’s a comforting familiarity in Lower Plenty’s charming if slightly askew country pop/folk. It may be that members play / have played in... read more...
The Victims, 'Sleeping Dogs Lie'
From the deepest, darkest depths of Perth, the Hoodoo’s Dave Faulkner (vox/Guitars), Dave Cardwell (bass), and Scientists/Hoodoo’s/Beasts of Bourbon’s... read more...
The Stevens, debut EP
The Stevens sound like a bygone era. A time of pure, unadulterated indie pop. When dudes had nice haircuts and weren’t afraid to wear/pin their hearts... read more...
Jane Harris, 'Misery Cares'
Misery Cares by Berlin based Jane Harris revels in its imperfection. Harris’ nylon stringed guitar sighs the occasional fluffed note over the constant... read more...
Oscar Key Sung, 'Tape Voice EP'
Oscar Slorach-Thorne of Oscar and Martin has released a beautiful and haunting EP under his solo moniker, Oscar Key Sung. The first time I listened to... read more...
An interview with Grimes
Chris called Grimes on the phone and spoke to her about sport, getting high on Christmas and what it’s like to get punched in the face. Then he went... read more...
Ital, 'Hive Mind'
Round and round. Upside down and side to side. Woooooozzzzyyyy. And I’m not talking about the Gravitron at the Easter show that’ll be inducing kids... read more...
True Radical Miracle, 'Termites'
From their first performance at a Lakes 7” launch in 2004 True Radical Miracle have been one of the more intriguing noisy punk bands operating. Playing... read more...