ADKOB

"There is no way around the pain and hopelessness of being heartbroken."

"Lush tracks that peaked and troughed between moody synths and rock worthy guitar solos."

"We believe that they have a unique vision and we are really pleased to be able to support that."

"ADKOB created a more atmospheric, glowing energy that radiated between syncopated drum beats and floating vocals."

Montaigne again makes "notable strides in the field of Australia’s female artists".

Tired Lion, ADKOB and more added.

"It was a straightforward set and the boys punched out tune after tune for the heaving, sweaty mosh pit in front of them."

Five bands on the come-up we're keeping an eye on.. A lot of acts that you read about on music websites - the hot/upcoming/buzz-worthy articles - come from a press release, with the authors sent a lot of awesome new music and having to sift through for the good stuff. With that in mind we thought we'd go on a little hunt through the online realm to try and find a few acts that haven't broken over the 500-Like mark (because like it or not, the number of FB likes you've accrued can play a role in the amount of online love you'll receive). So we hope 5 UNDER 500 will bring to your attention a few emerging acts, who are under 500 likes on Facebook, and whose sounds we are very much digging. Men Among Boys – Rivers  With a clear influences being Kanye West’s album 808s & Heartbreak the credibility of Men Among Boys wavers until you realize they were able to take a piece of genius and re-appropriate it into something that has its own identity. Rivers appears as a elemental slow-jam with echo