On her debut EP Colours Of My People, singer-songwriter NIDALA combines her love of music and social justice to craft a collection of soulful indie-rock that comes loaded with wise and powerful messages. To celebrate the release today, NIDALA has kindly shared with us the stories behind each of the tracks.
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Hot Dog – Magic Mustard
After recently signing to HUM Records, Hot Dog (the wacky pseudonym of Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist Nick Crameri) offers a tasty sonic mix of wiry post-punk, easy-going jangles and shapeshifting avant-pop on his latest EP Magic Mustard.
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Simona Castricum –
Grateful For The Heartache
Back with her first new music since the release of the enigmatic Panic/Desire last year, today we have the absolute pleasure of sharing a first look at ‘Grateful For The Heartache’ from loved Melbourne artist/producer Simona Castricum, a dose of her enthralling electronica that serves as a stunning tribute to her late friend and collaborator Daphne Camf.
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Watty Thompson – The Beauty That Surrounds Ya
For the past decade around Naarm, you would have recognised Thomas Watson for his fervent guitar slinging with acts like Sheriff and Jumping Jack William, but today he has blessed us with the first glimpse into his newly minted Watty Thompson project – and what a beauty to behold it is.
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Talking Influences with Empat Lima
Off the back of the release of their new single ‘Don’t Give It Away’, we got in touch with local freakbeat trio Empat Lima to dig into the influences behind their latest dose of imaginative and enthralling garage-pop.
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Angeles – Plastic
Ahead of its release on Wednesday via Sunset Pig, today we’ve been treated to an early listen of Sydney alt-rocker Angeles’ new single ‘Plastic’, an expansive post-punk blitz that catches the project’s shapeshifting sound at its sharpest and most captivating.
So, what’s it to you?
w/ Snowy
Following the release of Snowy Band’s new LP Alternate Endings last week (via Spunk Records and Osborne Again), we sat down with Snowy and asked a few brief questions on records in his life.
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Stella Farnan – Come Stay At Mine
Following a string of teaser tracks released over the past couple of years, today we’ve got the pleasure of sharing a first listen to Stella Farnan’s debut EP Come Stay At Mine in full, a collection of dazzling indie-pop belters that comes loaded with charming hooks and clever production.
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Kino Motel – Fingerprints
Returning today with the third instalment in their International Action Duo series, today we’re thrilled to be premiering ‘Fingerprints’, the latest video from Melbourne grit-pop duo Kino Motel that continues expanding on the band’s ominous visual universe.
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Slumlawwd – Withdrawn Failure
Following the announcement earlier this year that Brisbane trio Slumlawwd have signed to rising DIY label Off The List Records, today we have the pleasure of sharing a first look at the riotous new clip for their latest single ‘Withdrawn Failure’, a dose of the band’s relentless garage-punk mayhem.
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Al Matcott – You Can Be Anyone
Al Matcott’s debut EP You Can Be Anyone is an evocative introduction to his brand of alternative folk that covers a lot of ground (both sonically and lyrically) in a short amount of time. It really is a whirlwind of emotions, and to help us make sense of the EP a little more, Al kindly shared the stories behind each song.
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The Beegles – Sly
Following the release of his intriguing second album earlier this month, we got in touch with Ash Briody, the mastermind behind The Beegles, to dig into the stories beneath the mishmash of experimental instrumentals, ambient grooves and imaginative soundscapes that makes up Sly.