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punk and garage rock. It’s simple, melodic indie guitar pop, but those guitars sound perfect in the way the notes tumble and cascade from the speakers, all frantically free ... background, but I’m from Adelaide so, Adelaide’s like the metal capital of Australia. But the only reason I play indie music in the first place

didn't so much help the lyrical content of the album, but definitely the sound. It gave me confidence to keep pushing the boundaries with digestible pop. Maybe ... Rina Sawayama's debut album, SAWAYAMA, is out now via Dirty Hit / Sony Music Australia. Follow Rina Sawayama: FACEBOOK

Overseas Acts Back In 2020 If International Acts Can't Tour Australia, Now Is The Perfect Time To Bring Back Homebake Something For Kate Homebake was always ... that show together for Australian artists to make a big, national, united comeback! Sneaky Sound System We have very fond memories of Homebake, in particular the last

powerful outlier existing in an apocalyptic time. For me AK SPORTS’ sound has always been about a transference of her high energy to dance floors and heralding the revolutionary power ... across England and Scotland, as well as ticking off close to every venue in Australia. It's brilliant to see a tastemaker of this quality enter her zone

recovery, their 2019 return in L.A. followed up by a triumphant return to Australia for this year's Unify . We're all familiar with how this very real story ... outro. It's a neat little package containing every aspect of their sound; from those nice melodic vocal hooks, that chunky " six feet underground " breakdown halfway through, to the track

Australia may soon have some stars of their own. Whether it's through artists like Lara Andallo and Ms Thandi sporting these woozy, US-influenced R&B sounds ... strengths in songwriting and with a debut EP teasingly on the way, it sounds like this will be Chelsea's year: "I feel like I’ve found my stride lately

that almost-indescribable charm to Pinkish Blu, and how their sound is proving one of the most anthemic in Australia's live music sphere. If  Red Hot Moon ... affair that cements their comparatives to M83 and The 1975, capturing that indie-electronica sound that the former band helped define over the last decade, while the latter

Someday is the band's finest sonic statement to date, marking a shift in sound into a bolder, more unabashed version of the four-piece than ever before. For fans ... with an angstier pop-punk flair,  PLANET are being tipped as one of Australia's most exciting indie-rock exports, and with  Maybe Someday , they prove exactly

bedroom and into the spotlight. As a result, those people - who then typically gatekeep sounds, or encourage what they think will do ‘the best’ - are no longer needed ... Things Won't Go My Way, is out now via 10K Projects / Caroline Australia. Follow Peach Tree Rascals: FACEBOOK

next generation is a large reason for that. Over the last two years particularly, Australia's distinct brand of sun-soaked, bright-eyed guitar-pop has become characteristic ... here, there and everywhere back home; each adding their own distinct touch to the sound's catchy rhythms and uplifting melodies. Alt Fiction are a group more

unexpected star of Australia's indie-rock world, at least on an international scale, is Sydney group PLANET. That isn't to say their music isn't brilliant - their discography ... maturity in the two years since their last EP  Waking Eight ; their sound shifting ever so slightly to incorporate changing musical tastes and influences in the band itself that

sexuality without being scrutinized or judged. For us, it’s all about equality." In Australia, this searing, lyric-led indie-pop is becoming almost its own distinct genre, with musicians ... Cope and Moaning Lisa to Julia Jacklin and Stella Donnelly each have unique, characteristic sounds joins together by their powerful, impactful vocals and the lyrical messages that swirl underneath them