Words: James Frostick
Band image: James Taylor
Phenomenal Perth-based goth-tinged post-punk unit Nerve Quakes have stepped back into the spotlight with news of a new album close on the horizon. ‘Dive Wreck’ is the first cut from the record – a dynamic and stirring track examining the loneliness of anxious episodes and the necessity of a caring support network.
Continue reading Video Premiere: NERVE QUAKES – ‘DIVE WRECK’
Words: James Frostick
Band image: Alex Leech
A tempest is rising in the west. Perth punk four-piece Cold Meat have announced the forthcoming release of their debut full-length records Hot and Flustered. Lead single ‘Bad Mood’ is the the first lick of the furious storm to come – a punishing number boasting prickly riffs, uncompromising percussion and furious vocals that are well and truly fed up with everything and anything.
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
Fresh out of the oven is a collection of tracks from two of Australia’s most exciting punk acts. Ubik and Cold Meat have linked up for a split EP, packed to bursting point with potent and pointed noise. This release seeks to link present day bi-coastal Australian punk and pay homage and earnest tribute to the legacy of women-driven output from generation’s past. Continue reading Premiere: UBIK / COLD MEAT – ‘LOST & LATER’ / ‘HIGH MAINTENANCE’
Words: Doug Wallen
The debut solo album from Perth’s Stephen Bailey is a focused and immersive collection of tracks that is devastatingly dreamy and intimate.
Continue reading In Review: STEPHEN BAILEY – SILO (DUSKY TRACKS, 2017)
