Words: James Frostick
Image: Glen Schenau
Brisbane/Meanjin post-punk four-piece CNT EVN have dropped a dynamo six-track EP encapsulating the group’s brand of sound – fidgety and electrified rippers delivered with a snotty sneer.
Continue reading In Review: CNT EVN – TRYNA EP (TEAM GLASSES, 2020)
Words: James Frostick
Brisbane goth-punk trio Occults are finally releasing a new seven-song LP comprised of tracks recorded back in 2017. Celebration is the final word from the leather-clad crew, capturing the band’s bleak and critical worldview that positions them as eerie prognosticators of what was to come.
Continue reading In Review: OCCULTS – CELEBRATION (INDEPENDENT RELEASE, 2020)
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
Brisbane’s Rat Revenge is a new industrial-tinged post-punk two-piece that has just released its debut EP. The four-track offering is powered by the unholy union of desire and vengeance, and is a sublime example of interplay between textures and emotions.
Continue reading Listen: RAT REVENGE – I HATE MYSELF… BUT I LOVE RAT REVENGE (SELF RELEASE, 2019)
