Following 2019’s grooving single ‘Sweeter,’ Melbourne guitar-pop outfit Carousel Club are back with their first release in two years. Their new treat ‘Calling You’ is a slice of polished psych-pop that combines swells of introspection with woozy keyboards and jangly guitars, and doubles as the first release from the newly founded Squinked Records.
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A Playful Collaboration –
A chat with Mess Esque
Mess Esque’s sprawling yet intimate self-titled album offers a landscape of pensive thoughts and moody art-rock. Following the release of the record last month, the duo took us through the minute details of their project.
So, what’s it to you?
w/ Paris Richens
Amongst the seemingly endless variety of weird and wonderful bands circling Melbourne these days, Parsnip hold their own in a paisley parade of oddity and comfort. As well as performing with Hierophants and under the solo guise of PP Rebel, we caught up with Paris Richens to have a chat about the records that have played a part in her life so far.
I’m on my own path –
A chat with Mo’Ju
Ahead of the release of their upcoming mini-album O.K., we caught up with innovative R&B powerhouse Mo’Ju to delve into the sounds and themes that make up their soulful new record.
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Lee Sullivan – Tiny House
Following the release of his second EP last Friday, today Sydney singer-songwriter Lee Sullivan has kindly walked us through the five moments of captivating bedroom-folk that make up Tiny House.
100 Show Celebration of Underground Love –
A chat with Jordan Oakley
On the cusp of the 100th airing of Underground Love, we got in touch with Jordan Oakley, a true champion of Melbourne music, to dig into his PBS FM radio show. Across our wide ranging chat, the importance of connection to community ran deep – a theme that we’re sure will come beaming over the airwaves during the 100th show tomorrow.
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Timeshare – Red
Just two months on from the release of Blue, his first new release in three years under his Timeshare moniker, Jordan Thompson (of The Ocean Party and Pop Filter) has returned with Red, a collection of acute indie-rock fuelled by his incisive storytelling.
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Forever Son – Bone Sugar
Two years on from his last release, Victorian singer-songwriter Forever Son has re-emerged today with news of his forthcoming sophomore album, and a fuzzed-out new single ‘Bone Sugar’ that twists his usual folk-rock sound to reveal the exhilarating scope of the new record.
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Indira Elias –
Songs from a Moon//Songs by the Sun
Off the back of the release of her debut album last week through Loba Records, we caught up with Sydney folk-noir artist Indira Elias to unravel the stories that make up her breathtakingly evocative new record Songs from a Moon//Songs by the Sun.
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Lewis Goldmark – Psycho City
Off the back of the release of Lewis Goldmark’s latest single ‘Psycho City’ earlier this month, today we’ve got the pleasure of sharing a restless new clip that expands on the track’s unpredictable indie-rock smarts with its sprawling visuals and evocative atmosphere.
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Power Supply –
In the Time of the Sabre-Toothed Tiger
Following the release of their debut album last week, we caught up Melbourne rock ‘n’ rollers Power Supply to dig into the stories that make up their electrifying new record In the Time of the Sabre-Toothed Tiger.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with Traffik Island
Following the announcement of the forthcoming third album under his Traffik Island moniker, we got in touch with the unstoppable Zak Olsen to dig into the influences that inspired him in the creation of his warm and ragged new record A Shrug Of The Shoulders.