The Fifth is an album that deserves to be heard as an album in its entirety. At times euphoric and triumphant, in others daunting and delicate.
PREMIERE: No Oaths – Waster
No Oath’s Waster punches forward in a style that would have landed the band on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 soundtrack had the game been developed in Australia.
PREMIERE: Pemberton – Tendencies
Immediate in it’s intelligence, Tendencies, sounds like the forward facing modern emo of Title Fight or Joyce Manor anchored in a distinct Australian sound and use of language.
On The Road With: Carb on Carb
Count coffees and catch some tips for life on the road with carb on carb.
PREMIERE: Turn South – Fern Town
Stacked with emotionally aware lyricism from start to finish and a deft musical delivery that flips from rattling to raw on a beat, Fern Town, is an incredibly impressive release.
PREMIERE: Mount Defiance – Hospital Gown
Lashed full of jangly composition, four to the floor drums and runaway guitar licks, Hospital Gown, is immediately huge.
PREMIERE: Lachlan X. Morris – Turpentine
Bold, ridiculously catchy and an exciting tease for the Morris’ upcoming sophomore album, Premeditations, Turpentine is brilliant.
PREMIERE: The PB’s – My Actual Dad
Flush with gang harmonies, intelligent guitar riffs and commanding drums, My Actual Dad, is start to finish one of the best EPs of the year.
PREMIERE: Library Siesta – Negative Space
Negative Space is fuzzy, warm and riddled with hooks that will keep you coming back again and again.
WATCH: Pirra – Get On Board
An epic of rural Australia, Get On Board, meanders, swells and peaks painting a picture of the seas of land outside our cities.
Grace Turner's Dead Or Alive Is About To Get Stuck In Your Head
The mention of Grace Turner in any music circle is usually followed with several riffs from everyone in earshot of “holy shit, she’s so good”.
PREMIERE: Voneece – Leave On Me
He’s tall, awkward and dances like your uncle at a wedding, but Voneece is writing some of the finest piano pop in the country right now.
Listen To Skin The Hauntingly Good New Single From Mere Women
Equal parts refreshing, rewarding and remarkable, Skin, sits as another tell as to why Mere Women have become one of the most well-respected bands in Sydney.
It's Time To Pay Attention To Lionizer
A fist in the air anthem punched full of positivity and pulling it together, Notice Me Senpai, is a hell of a song.
Feel Good About Your Existential Crisis With Barefoot Bowls Club
Lyrically loaded with more dread than The Kerrigan Family at the prospect of leaving Coolaroo, Avo Toast and Debt, is a song loaded with the issues that keep you awake at night.
Denise le Menice Debuts With The Stunning Addiction
The solo pop project of Ali Flintoff (BOAT SHOW, Dream Rimmy), Denise le Menice dials it back to flex the impressive versatility of Flintoff.
WATCH: Papaya Tree Tear Up The Courts In Radar
Radar is a three-minute jaunt that pulls no punches and packs plenty of surprises.
Erelalo Puts Your 16 Year Old Self To Shame
At just sixteen, Erelalo (error-la-lo), is one of the most prolific artists to emerge from the nation's capital in 2018. Having released two singles and a debut EP over the first 4 months of the year, it's time to prick your ears up to the expansive pop sounds of Erelalo.
Spit Chewy Are A Very Good Band
Spit Chewy is a four piece indie rock band out of Wollongong you probably want to get on board with right now.
On The Road With: Mild Manic
Whilst on the road for their East Coast tour with Blue Velvet¸ Mild Manic frontman Sam Rees, put pen to paper for Laundry Echo. Taking note of their time on the road and pumping us out a tour diary.