CHYMES UNVEIL VIDEO FOR ‘WILD’
Sydney electronic pop duo Chymes, the pairing of singer.songwriter Kirsten Nyman and producer Cameron Taylor released their latest single ‘Wild’ earlier this month and now the track has a video. As Nyman’s vocals glide across Taylor’s enveloping atmosphere driven soundscapes, the duo are seen writing and on the move in the weeks leading up to […]
INDIA SWEENEY’S JOYOUSLY DEFIANT WORK OF POP COMPLEXITY
Back in late July, Wollongong based artist India Sweeney dropped her super smart, joyously defiant and personally deep new single, ‘Go Try It’. It’s a track that reflects her battles with depression since her teens and her ongoing determination to break free of its interminable hold. It is also reflective of her considerable musical talents […]
JEFFE DROPS UNDERSTATED POP GEM
Sydney electronic pop artist JEFFE has self-released her deceptively buoyant new single ‘Undecided’. It rests on a quartet of winning elements that never veer from their subtle, smart and soulful brief to create a multi tonal world of juxtaposed emotions. Jeffe’s own dextrously applied vocals and her assonant idiosyncratic delivery is perfectly complimented by the […]
GREGOR UNVEILS TOUCHING FIRST SINGLE FROM SILVER DROP
Melbourne pop troubadour Gregor has announced the upcoming release of his debut album Silver Drop and unveiled its earnest and heartfelt first single, the ‘A Song About Holding Hands’. Lush woozy synth, an engaging bass hook and a slow stilted beat provide the perfect platform for Gregor’s tender deadpan vocals to awkwardly attach deep emotion […]
NEW VIDEO: GROOV MEKANIK TAKES US ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Adelaide artist, DJ and producer Robert Koster aka Groov Mekanik, released his stunning ‘Above The Clouds’ back in March, a muscular mixture of ambient and melodic techno which continues to floor us with how effortlessly it conveys a sense of simultaneous urgency and reassurance. It made up one half of the digital EP Data From […]
HIDEOUS SUN DEMON DROP THE RIPPING FAME, EROTIC, DREAM.
Fremantle punk trio Hideous Sun Demon dropped their ripping third full length Fame Erotic Dream last Friday. It’s an album that’s a relentless ride in every respect highlighted by its exceptional rhythm section, fiercely delivered vocals and kaleidoscopic guitar sounds that can go from full widescreen to spiky in the blink of an eye. This […]
FRIDA’S NEW EP IS A SUMPTUOUS FEAST OF POP GOLD
Melbourne outfit Frida released their new EP these are all the things we’ve found earlier this month, a sumptuous ode to all things good in pop. It features six diverse offerings that are front-ended by three stellar exhibits of pop gold, the earnest soaring emotion of opener ‘So Simple’, the poignant baroque of ‘Mess ‘ […]
THE GOON SAX MAKE TIME FOR LOVE
After the propulsive and muscular first single ‘She Knows’ from their forthcoming second album We’re Not Talking, Brisbane trio The Goon Sax change the pace up a little on second single, ‘Make Time For Love’. This one clocks in a just over two minutes too and we stand amazed at just how much the band […]
EMMA RUSSACK & LACHLAN DENTON REUNITE FOR KEEP ON TRYING
“But I can listen and I’m sincere” Just four months after releasing their DIY debut full length When It Ends, Melbourne via regional New South Wales artists Emma Russack and Lachlan Denton today release their second album, Keep On Trying. With Dylan Young (Totally Mild) on drums and keys and Denton’s The Ocean Party bandmate […]
IN LONG FORM: OUR BLUSH(INGLY) BELATED RESPONSE TO HEARTS GROW DULL (PART ONE)
Adelaide shoegaze/dream pop outfit Blush Response, led by DIY multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer (and soon be to be qualified veterinarian) Alister Douglas, dropped their long awaited debut album Hearts Grow Dull back in April. Instructive as it is intoxicating, it’s a work of personal catharsis poignant in its processing of loss and regret. But it […]