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Words: Doug Wallen
Band image: Spike Vincent
After a low-key 7” single in 2017 followed by a year packed with gigging, Sydney trio Married Man make its full-length debut with a scathing yet pop-driven album celebrating the stubborn enduring of life’s rough patches.
Continue reading In review: MARRIED MAN – ‘HARD BARGAIN’ (LESSTALK, 2019)
Words: Doug Wallen
Tuscan Ruins is the moniker of Melbourne-based ambient producer Tom Murchie, whose late-2018 release Miel was one of the hidden gems that flew under most radars last year. Featuring serene soundscapes and a crumbling natural grandeur, Miel is an engrossing listen and an incredibly strong showing from a creative entity still in its infancy.
Continue reading In review: TUSCAN RUINS – ‘MIEL’ (BLACK SPRING, 2018)
Words and Image: Imogen Elliot
Hobart outfit Hec have been ear bashing under the eucalyptus trees for a little while now. Their debut album Wrong Life Rightly is a textured collection of low-key scunge that showcases some serious creative chops. Continue reading In review: HEC – WRONG LIFE RIGHTLY (SELF RELEASE, 2018)
Words: James Frostick
Band image: Emily Herbert
Discordant Melbourne noise punks Synthetics are releasing their potent and acidic debut EP CRUX this month through Tender Collection. The EP is a cache of blasted and polluted noise, harnessed and focused into a potent sensory assault. Between the crunch and the clangour, Synthetics weave a brand of fury that is both nuanced and arresting. Continue reading Premiere: SYNTHETICS – CRUX EP (TENDER COLLECTION, 2019)
Words: James Frostick
Band Photo: Kim Walls
It’s a big day for Tasmanian trio All The Weathers. The exciting, electric and eclectic band is releasing its brand-new record ... For the Worms today through Rough Skies Records. The record is a lively and nuanced album of off-beat and rollicking art punk – urgent in parts, sombre in others. … For the Worms see’s the band make full use of each member’s talents – it showcases a musical versatility and creative knack for conveying sentiments in unique ways without lessening the impact of its message.
Continue reading Premiere: ALL THE WEATHERS – …FOR THE WORMS (ROUGH SKIES, 2019)
Words: James Frostick
Image: Jamie Wdziekonski
Erica Dunn – known to many as the magnetic guitarist and vocalist for bands such as MOD CON and Tropical Fuck Storm – has unplugged and mellowed for her solo guise Palm Springs. Palm Springs & Friends is Erica’s new album, out officially today through Tender Collection. The record is an incredible collection of outsider folk, plumbing the depths of Erica’s mind and offering eight tracks that are startling in their immediacy and lingering in their impact. It’s our pleasure to premiere the album in full, as well as to talk to Erica about the record’s formation and creative intent.
Continue reading Premiere: PALM SPRINGS – PALM SPRINGS & FRIENDS (TENDER COLLECTION, 2018)
Words: James Frostick
Renowned Melbourne post-punk unit Constant Mongrel are winding the gears ahead of the release of their new album Living In Excellence next month. In true Constant Mongrel form, the record carries a weighty sound, burdened with wry critique and self-reflection. It’s an album that casts an eye over the world and its troubles, while also acknowledging the inherent failings and hypocrisy of white, middle-class living. We’re premiering the first single from the record – the title track – plus a chat with the band!
Continue reading Premiere: CONSTANT MONGREL – ‘LIVING IN EXCELLENCE’
