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Words: James Frostick
Geelong/Melbourne new-wave nonconformists Hierophants are back with a new album Spitting Out Moonlight, three years on from the incredible Parallax Error LP. Lead single ‘Limousine’ is a slinky and understated number that uses the luxury vehicle as motif for how the trappings of wealth can isolate.
Words: James Frostick
Artist image: Jake Ollett
After dipping her toes into stripped-back piano-driven songwriting on 2017 LP SHYNESS, Angela Garrick aka Angie Bermuda aka Angie has picked up the guitar once again to pen a collection of bulldozing rock-and-roll numbers for The Underling. Lead single ‘Blood On My Eyes’ finds Angie with dirt under her fingernails, sweat on her brow and a bit of fire in her gut.
Words: James Frostick
Band image: Duncan Wright
After a string of CD-Rs, tapes and 7″ singles, hypnotic Perth-based electronic drone duo Erasers are mere days away from releasing their new EP Forecast through Solid Melts. Forecast is five tracks of mood-building excellence, a mesmeric experience that deftly wields rhythm and subtlety to create an immersive listen. We’ve got an advance listen for you to enjoy!
Continue reading Premiere: ERASERS – FORECAST (SOLID MELTS, 2019)
Words: James Frostick
Artist image: Jordanne Chant
Grace Stevenson of Rebel Yell and 100% fame is today releasing a brand-new EP under her Soft Touch guise. Empty Lovers see’s Grace digging into a tender side of her creative well, drawing upon unfamiliar experiences and a recent displacement to bring to life a sonic aesthetic pumping with vigour and vulnerability.
Continue reading Premiere: SOFT TOUCH – EMPTY LOVERS (TENDER COLLECTION, 2019)
Words: James Frostick
Band Image: Kurt Kurt Davies
Over a year since they burst onto the Sydney scene with a self-titled 7″ release, Display Homes return with a four-track EP of compelling and energetic post-punk.
Words: Doug Wallen
Banner image: Adam Thomas
Cracked Actor frontman Sebastian Field foreshadows his first solo album with a piano-centred meditation on moving forward after love has ceased.
Words: James Frostick
Buffeted by a forceful gale, Melbourne trio CLAMM’s latest track ‘Dog’ is undoubtedly a pummelling hard-rock clanger. As potent their high-speed noise is, CLAMM is also attuned to a higher wavelength, proving that there’s always more to the music than what first hits the ears.
