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Words: James Frostick
Artist image: Tristan Davies
As we celebrate the spookiest day of the year, Melbourne darkwave legend V steps out of the gloom to gift us the visuals for their anti-love song ‘All Lovers Deserve to Die’. Set to a mash-up of imagery from iconic romance movies and ultra-gory B-grade horror flicks, V reminds us all about the brutality of love and the fine line we walk between passion and hate.
Continue reading Video Premiere: V – ‘ALL LOVERS DESERVE TO DIE’
Words: James Frostick
Artist image: Dannika Horvat
Prolific Melbourne songwriter Emma Russack has announced the July arrival of her fifth record, Winter Blues. Ahead of the album’s release, Emma gifted listeners a small taste in the form of the record’s title track. The gorgeous piano-led tune see’s Emma copping to her own bullshit, taking ownership of bad behaviour instead of simply passing it off as a byproduct of miserable weather. We’ve got a look at the track’s brand-new visuals!
Continue reading Video Premiere: EMMA RUSSACK – ‘WINTER BLUES’
Words: James Frostick
Band image: Katherine Daly
Tasmanian transplants Mount Trout will be following up on 2016 LP Screwy with Shelter Belt, a brand-new record dropping on May 24. To a musical backing of tottering discordant folk, new single ‘I Have Everything’ sees Mount Trout counting its blessings – taking stock of life’s essentials and celebrating a humble glut of unconventional riches.
Continue reading Premiere: MOUNT TROUT – ‘I HAVE EVERYTHING’
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.
Words: James Frostick
Cover art: Haydn Hall and Matthew Deasy
Brisbane’s Pleasure Symbols have returned after a period of evolution with news of a debut full-length record. Lead single ‘Image Reflected’ shows off a polished sound, used perfectly to convey explorations of the self and the power of desire.
Continue reading Premiere: PLEASURE SYMBOLS – ‘IMAGE REFLECTED’
Words: James Frostick
Band image: Reece Lyne
Terrific Tasmanian post-punk crew Slag Queens are riding high following the release of their new full-length album You Can’t Go Out Like That. An amalgam of styles, speeds and emotions, the record showcases not only the band’s unique talent but also conveys their frustrations and thoughts about life in Tasmania. The band is putting forth a new clip for energetic thumper ‘Real 1’, a track that carries its fair share of discontent. Continue reading Video Premiere: SLAG QUEENS – ‘REAL 1’
Words: James Frostick
Band image: Glen Schenau/Blanket Canvassing
Matt Kennedy’s bare-bones downer punk outfit Kitchen’s Floor is back with another quintessentially trodden-on track. ‘Before Dawn’ catches Kennedy at a particularly grim low point – after the drink is gone and his friends have bailed, left alone in the quiet of the early morning with only his thoughts to keep him company.
