Emo/Pop-Punk legends, Waxflower have returned with a hard-hitting, and unguarded new single, in ‘Undertow’, a track that speaks to the impending burnout within the band, as well as the consideration to leave music all together. The single comes off the back of 2 EP’s (via Rude Records), & touring/shows alongside Trophy Eyes, Stand Atlantic, Between You & Me, Slowly Slowly & WAAX
Read MoreNaarm/Melbourne’s This Space Is Ours shift into a softer, melancholic tone with their latest single, ‘All The Things I’ve Been Avoiding’, the 3rd single of the band’s to be released this year.
Read MoreMelbourne Easy-Core 5-piece, This Space Is Ours burst with power in their latest electrifying pop-punk single, ‘Apology’, firmly staking their position as a burgeoning leader of melodic sing-along-worthy hooks, driving drums and face-melting solos.
Read MoreIt feels a hot minute since Melbourne pop-punk wunderkinds Paperweight released their EP, ‘Green Lotus Blooms’, yet here we are with the band releasing a brand spanking new single in the sharper, grittier, biting ‘Lemon Spiders’.
Read MoreBursting back onto the scene after a few quiet months, Melbourne’s high-energy punk rockers, Snark, present their latest single, "Stay".
Read MoreMelbourne’s pop-punk wunderkinds, Paperweight have bounced in to 2022 with the release of their debut EP, ‘Green Lotus Blooms’, having spun a pandemic origin story into non-stop triumphs.
Read MoreBrisbane’s alt-rock/pop-punkers Tragic Me have been drip-feeding single after single, which now, with the release of their latest single, ‘Sorry’, all culminates in the four-track EP, ‘OVERTHOUGHT’.
Full of classic early 2000s pop-punk/emo tropes, from the sparkling keys, and dueting vocals, to the changes from epic alt-rock movements to punk beats, the track delivers a melancholy tale in contrast to its upbeat sound.
Read MoreMelbourne pop-punk shooting stars Paperweight have gone from strength to strength this year, navigating the weight of a global pandemic and pushing through to the other side unscathed and hungry for their future. Today the band release "Tracks" as a reminder to close the book on what once was and to start fresh, pursue happiness and follow ambitions.
‘Tracks’ blends pop-punk blasts with interweaving synths, and a catchy chorus, in to a hypercolour soundtrack with plenty of bounce. It’s polished, but still plenty of brattiness to keep the pop-punk purists happy.
Read MoreSydney-based pop-punk quintet Bellwether have revealed their pensive debut single ‘Shortsighted’ – produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly, The Dead Love) and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Hands Like Houses, Underoath).
‘Shortsighted’ begins with an equable guitar riff whilst the earnest vocals from frontman James Graham provide the track’s memorable melody.
Read MoreSydney-based pop-punk quintet A Swift Farewell have returned with a new line up and a blistering new single ‘Mousetrap’ – produced and mixed by Mark Williamson (Inertia, Far Away Stables, Closure).
'Mousetrap’ kicks off with muted guitar and the congruent vocals of Emma Mather, before gritty bass and bolstering drums propel the song into its virulent chorus. Intricate dynamics and cunning instrumentation spotlight the group’s chemistry, while delicate synths add diversity throughout the arrangement. Amidst the band’s animated signature sound, the lyrics explore the song’s profound underlying message.
Read MoreQLD/Vic punks, Wishful Thinking have just dropped a brand new single in ‘You Can’, a frenetic package of pop punk, that dips and darts in pace, singing about the pressures we put on ourselves.
‘You Can’ sonically encompasses everything you may know about pop-punk, from fast double-time beats, to a slowed-down singalong swing chorus, into a rocking bounce of a post-chorus and bridge. There’s plenty of treble-driven distorted power chords, bright bass, and perfectly bratty vocals.
Read MoreBrisbane pop-punk weirdos, PhD! have slid straight in to our DMs with their eclectic take on punk rock with their new EP, ‘Keep Dreaming, Weirdo’ which is out now.
Rumour has it they were spurred on to join the music industry after their original drummer’s Nana provided the ultimatum of ‘you either become a doctor, or die in the military’, resulting instead with the young four rushing out to buy instruments, and PhD! was born (whether this is all completely true is yet to be verified).
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