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Turning frustration and anger into humour and joviality, Heat Wave’s Dead Beats is the perfect soundtrack for those too burned out on life’s issues. It’s a soundtrack of synth-heavy party punk that laughs at the futility of it all – made by a band that is choosing to face the world, lumps and all, with a sneer and a playlist of jams fit to dance to.
Continue reading Premiere: HEAT WAVE – DEAD BEATS (PSYCHIC HYSTERIA, 2017)
Figures in Sight by Glitter Veils is a consummate and vivid album that blends delicate beauty with understated power.
Continue reading In Review: GLITTER VEILS – FIGURES IN SIGHT (FLEXIBLE RECORDS, 2017)
This self-titled effort from Sydney’s Orion makes good on the group’s early promise with a collection of songs that resonate and startle with bristling energy and emotional authenticity.
Continue reading In Review: ORION – ORION (COOL DEATH RECORDS, 2017)
Desire by California Girls is an album of subterranean vibrancy. Colour is illuminated by pulsing strobes, revealing silhouettes of gyrating bodies. It’s a engrossing listen, making you wonder what happens in the darkest recesses of the night.
Continue reading In Review: CALIFORNIA GIRLS – DESIRE (OCHRE BEAT, 2016)
Hobart’s Naked have come forth with a full album that is both striking because of its potent dissonance and conscious thought. The concept and content of Pink Quartz is interesting for a band with avant-punk leanings but it is a remarkable album due to how everything fits together in the end.
Continue reading In Review: NAKED – PINK QUARTZ (TENTH COURT, 2015)
Tyrannamen unveil their self-titled LP, which is filled to the brim with rambunctious and infectious punk. Channelling blues and rock and roll in equal measure, Tyrannamen have crafted a pointed and enjoyable record that encourages body movement and creates a joyful inner feeling after just one listen.
Continue reading In Review: TYRANNAMEN – TYRANNAMEN (COOL DEATH RECORDS, 2016)
Weirdo Wasteland has the pleasure of premiering a new release from Reclusive Billionaire – a collaboration between Orlando Furious and Snowy Nasdaq. No Ambition In The Underground is a an intense offering, burning bright and quick like magnesium. The highs are fleeting but they are ecstasy inducing – a high that dissipates seconds after hitting the pleasure centres. A must-listen regardless.
