Studio Hermits: Fritz Michel and Hallan reviewed
February 5, 2021
Fritz Michel – Darker Now
Some folks make music that will open up the doors to the world to them. These are the people that dream of touring, meeting people, sleeping on their floors, living the adventure of their lifetimes. Other people like spending a lot of time…
The Polpettas – That’s Amore
Hearing punk-bands rip apart old classic seems like a trend that should have died a long time ago. But, for some, myself included, the humour of the joke never fails to land, nor does punk rock ever fail to raise my spirit and get…
Pop allure: 6IX4EVER and Orson Wilds reviewed
February 2, 2021
Orson Wilds – Mothers Daughters
I barely understand how the most simple elements of science work. I’m the kind of person consistently amazed by the light coming up at the hit of a switch. What I’m trying to say is that I’m a naive fan of the great…
Only soul: EVVAN and Sam Nichol reviewed
February 2, 2021
Sam Nichol – gregory
Jeff Buckley used to defend his style of singing and playing, not that anyone would be attacking him, by saying that being vulnerable when making art was not akin to being wimpy, but rather the bravest thing that an artist could do. For those…
Punk commandos: Channel 3 & jakson reviewed
February 2, 2021
jakson – hey jeff come to bendigo i just want to chat i totally won’t punch you in the head i promise // guillotine
If you’ve had enough of songwriters stretching their compositional muscles, dreaming up pretty arrangements, and trying to sell them to…
International pop explorers: OKAMOTO'S & TUVABAND reviewed
February 1, 2021
TUVABAND – Growning Pains
Scandinavian pop seems to excel at doing two interesting, diametrically different things. On the one hand, few if anyone, are able to beat the Northerners when it comes to catchy melodies. From the 70s onwards disco, power-pop and indie…
Charisma on demand: James Kelly and Kite new releases
January 31, 2021
Kite – Jonny Boy
If we were in the business of judging whole countries based on the legacy of their pop groups we’d naturally assume that South Korea was a place where everybody sports rainbow-coloured clothing and where groups of 6-7 young men, or women…
Expensive hipsterdom: Western Threads & Kopper reviewed
January 31, 2021
Kopper – Luminescent Womb
Kopper sounds like the smart, mysterious student who joins school late and does everything right in order to earn the attention of their classmates. These sort of people inevitably end up wearing fancy beards, drinking fancy coffee and…
Free-range and indie flavoured: DOMS & Ocie Elliott reviewed
January 31, 2021
Ocie Elliott – Slow Tide
Aerosmith may be all about their “don’t bore us, get to the chorus” strategy and KISS will be busy playing their huge catalogue of hits on stadiums just as soon as the world opens up again.
Folk artists though, if…