Sydney band, Face Command, deliver a lurid, apocalyptic, surreal soundscape which is highly recommended, says Elfy Scott: As a writer, it’s an incredibly rare and rewarding experience when you’re designated a film or album that… Read More
Amy Wright reviews the latest offering from Portuguese fourpiece, Catacombe: When hearing music that’s powerful and masterfully constructed – yet completely absent of lyrics – it is only natural to search through all… Read More
The musical inferno that is Perfect Pussy found its roots in a somewhat curious manner, when ex-Shoppers frontwoman Meredith Graves was approached by a film director to perform the part of a local punk… Read More
Gary Page reviews, American Interior, the upcoming solo longplayer from the lead-singer/principal songwriter of one of Britain’s finest bands, Super Furry Animals: I’m not going to lie to you, Gruff Rhys has been a… Read More
The trajectory of Kettering’s psychedelic pop sweethearts Temples is surely set cloudward. Having recently played a fine set at Coachella, they’ve also landed opening slots with all manner of heavyweights, from The Rolling Stones… Read More
Hatched from the 2009 home recordings of 21-year-old Alex Shaaf, New York band Yellow Ostrich have taken huge sonic leaps throughout their six EPs and three studio albums – now landing themselves on… Read More
Melbourne band Jimmy Tait are currently touring their latest album ‘Golden’ around Australia. We grabbed a few minutes with frontwoman Sara Retallick: Jimmy Tait is… probably a really confusing name for what Jimmy Tait… Read More
The Whigs were among my favourite bands of the 90s. Though part of the grunge explosion, their brand of muscular, masculine and misanthropic alt.rock had an altogether different feel to it. The influence… Read More
Music geeks and vinyl junkies rejoice, for this Saturday (19th April) is Record Store Day. Better than Christmas, Easter, Passover, Chinese New Year, Thanksgiving, Ramadan and even Groundhog Day, RSD is a celebration… Read More
When Vice described Candian-born Lowell as “like Grimes having a dance-off with Lykke Li. In a discoball. After one too many Capri Suns,” our attention was suitably acquired. So we checked out her debut EP, I… Read More
California-based electronic producer and artist, Mtendere Mandowa, better known as Teebs, makes his return with his sophomore album. Jess Matthews checks it out: It was with a lazy expectancy and a classic case of… Read More
Victoria’s surf-coast garage-gems The Murlocs have just polished off their debut longplayer, Loopholes. Chloe Mayne reviews the record and has a chat with the boys: Loopholes has been a truly extended labour of… Read More