NEW INDEPENDENT POP/ROCK: AN INDIE30 PLAYLIST – DAY WAVE, CLEARANCE, KATE TEAGUE, VALUE VOID, MASS GOTHIC, SHY BOYS, WEAVER, THE GOON SAX, THE BETHS, ANGIE MCMAHON, THE OPHELIAS, PHANTASTIC FERNITURE & WILD NOTHING
JULY 30 UPDATE: Half the playlist turned over with 15 new tracks added over the past week or so and leading the charge is the newest of them in the form of the scruffily sublime and psych inspired new single ‘Still Let You Down’ from Oakland guitar pop auteur Jackson Phillips, aka Day Wave. Following that […]
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 […]
THE GOON SAX DROP THE CUTEST OF VIDEOS FOR SHE KNOWS
Currently sitting pretty at No. 5 in our Top 30 chart this week is the rollicking ‘She Knows’, the first single to be lifted from the upcoming second album We’re Not Talking from Brisbane pop trio The Goon Sax. Today the band released a very cute DIY video for it where we find Riley Jones, […]
THE CEREBRAL POP WORLD OF VARSITY
“Just…fuckin’…open up your eyes” “Watching You” According to their Bandcamp page, Chicago pop quintet Varsity have labelled their new album Parallel Person “…a record about the uphill battle of isolation, popularity, and artistic frustration.” As per usual for the sweet style of pop they trade in, part twee, part jangle, part revival, the musical sunshine […]
TOTALLY MILD SHARE NEW VIDEO FOR “TAKE TODAY”
Melbourne quartet Totally Mild today shared a brand new video for ‘Take Today’, an affirming and infectious piece of expansive jangle pop from their recently released album Her. The video, put together and self directed by vocalist & guitarist Elizabeth Mitchell, relives the everyday experiences of the humble and down to earth band on the […]
THE GOON SAX RETURN WITH OPENING SALVO FROM NEW ALBUM
I’m not sure if its our saddest song, but maybe if you lock yourself in your room for a couple of days and only listen to it you might not feel so happy, it is also okay if you feel happy to this song! Even better!!! James Harrison. Brisbane pop trio The Goon Sax have […]
RECORD REVIEW: THE NEW TIGERS (FIN) – DO XAO
The transformative new album Do Xao by Turku retro pop futurists The New Tigers represents a significant change in direction for the band. It’s nine tracks were created in the wake of a critical decision made in the winter of 2016/17 after the mid year release of their 2016 EP Vindication. Sans drummer and hitherto […]
TOTALLY MILD SHARE VIDEO FROM ONE ANOTHER
Melbourne pop quartet Totally Mild celebrated the release of their stirring new album Her last week with the release of another Tobias Willis directed video for the cautiously aspirational second single, ‘From One Another’. Willis also directed the video first single, ‘Today Tonight’ and this one take effort expands on that by extrapolating out the […]
DREAMY NEW SINGLE FROM STARS IN COMA
Just received the heads up about some new activity from Stars In Coma, the long time project of Malmø based artist André Brorsson. Since beginning to release material back in 2005 with the mini-album Gizmo Goes To War on Popkonst Recordings, he’s put out no less than 20 recordings rich with diversity which include eight […]