DUMB THINGS RELEASE A REWARDING HIT OF ‘INSTANT COFFEE’
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1M ago
Brisbane band Dumb Things have a new single out called ‘Instant Coffee‘ and it certainly has an immediacy in terms of bittersweet hooks, jangly guitars and a gentle surge of energy that effortlessly lifts this way above generic indie fare. Once it hits the chorus the guitar notes spiral off like chemtrails as the rhythm section takes a free range approach. Lovely stuff! Singer, songwriter ..read more
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BEN FROST RELEASES VISCERAL NEW SINGLE ‘CHIMERA’
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1M ago
Ben Frost today releases his third studio single in seven years, ‘Chimera‘, setting the stage for his much-anticipated album, Scope Neglect, due via Mute on March 1, 2024.  As one would expect from Frost, it’s a brutalist and unsettling composition that injects heavy power metal chords (courtesy of Greg Kubacki of  Car Bomb) into screes of digital static, synths and detonating beats. “There is always a shape and a sense of ..read more
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NSW GROUP JUNO POINT RELEASE HYPNOTIC NEW SINGLE ‘SKIMMING’
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2M ago
All the members of Juno Point have spent countless hours and years with other bands on the Australian indie music scene. Listeners may be familiar with names such as Ukiyo-e, The Cannanes, El Mopa and Tweezer – all bands to tread the boards of bars, clubs and venues across Australia at various times.  Now the quartet of Steve Foster, Nik Devenish, Matt Grant and Bon King have come together as Juno Point, exploring the sonic ..read more
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FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF 2023
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3M ago
Another massive year of listening to new albums in this 15th year of Doubtful Sounds. As always, it’s been a pretty amazing 12 months for new albums. A deluge of sorts, from a myriad of genres and a noticeable proclivity for many artists to expand their sound and explore other genres, often within a song. Read on to check out our favourite indie, alt-country, psych ..read more
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JULIA HOLTER RELEASES VIDEO CLIP FOR NEW SINGLE ‘SUN GIRL’
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5M ago
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and composer Julia Holter releases her new single “Sun Girl” today. Fragments of flute, field recordings, Yamaha CS-60, bagpipes, mellotron, drums, and fretless bass are interwoven to delirious and balmy effect, infusing the ludic drum programing and production style of Holter’s earliest recordings with a fresh vibrancy. The song’s lyrics – “Place me, drag me, move me, Sun Girl”—evoke the spirit of a childlike game ..read more
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OMNI RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘EXACTO’
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5M ago
On February 16th, 2024, Atlanta trio Omni will release Souvenir, their fourth album and second for Sub Pop, available worldwide on CD/LP/DSP. Souvenir finds Guitarist Frankie Broyles, singer/bassist Philip Frobos, and drummer Chris Yonker converting their creative fuel into sharp, driving songs that land immediately, sporting chopping riffs, staccato beats, and wiry melodies. Each track is a compact unit that stands on its own, reflecting the time ..read more
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Brisbane’s Dumb Things release new single ‘Self Help’
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5M ago
Dumb Things first made a marker on the wider Australian indie-pop scene with their 2019 album Time Again and now the Brisbane/Meanjin group are back with the first single and title-track from their forthcoming 2024 LP Self Help (Coolin’ By Sound). The song’s wonderful laidback shuffle and strum harks back to the heyday of Flying Nun guitar pop and their trans-Tasman contemporaries such as The ..read more
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PARTY DOZEN SWING HEAVY WITH NEW SINGLE ‘WAKE IN MIGHT’
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5M ago
Hammer and tong, heavy-fisted piano, cardiac-threatening ecstatic saxophone declarations and sandstone heavy drumming that swings like a mother fucker are the order of the day on the new cut from Sydney duo Party Dozen. It follows last year’s excellent full length album The Real Work and is the first taste of their forthcoming record. The song’s count in sounds like a lost AC/DC track is ..read more
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JAMIE HUTCHINGS RELEASES NEW ALBUM AND VIDEO FOR SINGLE ‘ROUSTABOUT’
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5M ago
Jamie Hutchings, of Bluebottle Kiss and Infinity Broke, released his sixth solo album A New on Friday, alongside the Mark Moldre-directed video clip for the single ‘Roustabout’.  A prolifically creative musician, Jamie Hutchings has built a career in the Australian scene that stretches back to the early 1990s.  He first established himself as the cornerstone of noisy indie-rock auteurs Bluebottle Kiss before embarking on a solo career with the ..read more
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30th Anniversary: The Afghan Whigs – Gentlemen
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6M ago
Released on October 5th, 1993, Gentlemen found The Afghan Whigs at their peak, alongside the album ‘Black Love’ that would follow it three years later ..read more
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