Known for their hunger for dramatics and craving for chaos, Adelaide pop-rock outfit Memory Castles have followed up their recent release ‘Burning Down’ with a delightfully dysfunctional new single ‘Money’, ahead of their debut EP 'Pretty Monsters' out July 23.
Read MoreMelbourne’s DRUID release an explosive amalgamation of emotive nu-metal/metalcore in brand new single, ‘I, Exist (Voices)’ - a beautifully, dark, twisted track that explores internal crossroads.
To coincide, DRUID dropped the video for the single earlier this week on Slipknot’s Festival, KNOTFEST’s music blog, having also been announced to be playing at KNOTFEST’s Pulse of the Maggots streaming festival on the Slipknot Twitch channel Saturday morning (AEST) 8am. DRUID’s set will be streamed alongside bands like Hyro The Hero, As Everything Unfolds, Lotus Eater and more.
Read MoreDevoted singer/songwriter John Keenan welcomes his poignant forthcoming release Tired Eyes. Romantic on the surface, the track features layers of lyrical depth and existential themes.
An older track of John’s, ‘Tired Eyes’ has been reworked and shaped in a more Americana-style song, evolving from its original acoustic roots. Lazy-styled, haunting pedal steel guitar weaves in and out, with John’s warm vocals providing a beacon to keep to on this musical journey.
Read MoreLauded independent Perth artist Tanaya Harper returns with a new sound on her forthcoming single ‘Bad Faith’. After teaming up with local classical musicians and composers for her backyard concert and subsequent release Tender is the Night, VOL1 and successfully raising funds to assist Perth bushfire victims, Tanaya is excited to now be releasing some fresh music of her own. ‘Bad Faith’ follows on from Tanaya’s previous single ‘Emma’ as the second track lifted from her anticipated third EP due later in the year.
Read MoreSydney’s full blast punks, Clay J Gladstone have returned with a rollercoaster of a single in ‘People Like You’, along with an accompanying film clip
Loaded with fat synth bass from the get-go, the listener is subdued in to thinking Clay J Gladstone have softened their musical approach. However, it doesn’t take long for a slab of guitar to hit like a flavour-loaded bag of Samboy’s to the face.
Read MoreThrilling dance pop newcomers We Are Iso have released their lush new single Love n’ Trust - a considered track that floats through the perils of a one-sided relationship - accompanied by a stunning video directed by Alan Woodman of Nixie Films.
Read MoreWestern Australia has never been a state to shy away from producing quality artists and music, and there’s a current wave of musicians from the west that are adding a unique flavour to Australia’s indie rock tapestry.
Fremantle five-piece, Figurehead are bringing forth a new era for themselves as a group with brand new single, ‘On Repeat’.
‘On Repeat’ shows off groove-based indie, heavily poetic, with the vocals lapping over the top over a, at times, subdued rhythm, and plenty of layers of chiming guitars.
Read MoreGot a sore throat and lacking some iron? Perth metallic hardcore outfit, Sedative have the cure that ails you with their debut single, ‘Cough Medicine’, out now.
In a previous musical life known as Grenade Brain, the band re-branded with shows already booked under their previous name, and revealed themselves to be Sedative, revealing a massive-sounding, abrasive, pummelling debut single.
Read MoreMelbourne’s genre-blenders, powerhouse heavy quartet To Octavia have brought forward an infectious second single, ‘Sleep’ from forthcoming EP ‘Somewhere In A World, Not Of The Dream’, along with an energetic an attitude-filled video.
Read MoreTreasured Aussie songwriter Jordan Wilson, of Georgia Fair, has announced his debut solo single ‘Totem’, a moving piece of music reflective of both a past relationship and the sacred process of writing itself, out today. Totem is accompanied by a sweet, nostalgic video, directed by Odin Umeofia.
Read MoreGold Coast electronic duo, Erratas have released a new single which flips the electronica genre on its head, gives it a naughty spank and teaches us a lesson in psych-tinged glitch hop with ‘Upside Down’
Taking heavy cues from Flume and Flying Lotus, and mixing in some lo-fi stylings, ‘Upside Down’ is the chilled, yet excitable little sibling to the more intense glitchy psy-trance you may come across at any Australian Doof Festival - there’s plenty of layers spiking and squirrelling their way over the sonic landscape, all grounded by the hip hop inspired beats.
Read MoreGet in, weirdos, and buckle up, because we’re going on a stoney, fuzzy psychedelic audio odyssey with Gold Coast’s ZOOID who have just released their debut EP, ‘Luck Of The Draw’.
The fuzz-soaked guitars (and at points, the bass too) are thick from the get go, with plenty of wah guitar to float in and out of their sonic spectrum. The vocals are drenched in slap-back delay, as any good psych-rock vocals should be, and the drums have a vintage tone, but still enough depth to push through.
Read MoreThree months to the day since their most recent release, Gold Coast duo Atticus Chimps follow-up with environmentally-focused 'Misery'.
Fuelled by the bedlam ensuing the 2020 Australian bushfires, 'Misery' sparks a conversation about conservation, Australia's 'ecological collapse', and our government's response.
Read MoreMelbourne’s Observist have released a hell of a debut EP in ‘From The Ashes’, showcasing a stunningly abbrasive, and craftily unsettling sound from the progressive metal core outfit.
Like your coffee black? Then you’ll dig these pure filthy, grinding riffs with such a dirty groove. Observist’s sound is unrelenting and raw. It’s actually difficult to believe this is a debut EP, which then begs to wonder… where can they go from here?
Read MoreSydney-based post-hardcore outfit, Isotopes bring forth a soaring, emotionally-charged new single in ‘WYWFM’, the follow-up to previous single, ‘Flower’.
Produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly, Between You and Me), and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Paramore, Underoath), ‘WYWFM’ layers hard-hitting drums and bright, crunchy bass, textured distorted guitars, and melodious keys, with frontman Justin Miller’s emo-rock-tinged vocals building to the anthemic chorus.
Sydney punks, FANGZ are kicking ass and taking names, with no signs of slowing down with the release of the new single, ‘Prove Me Wrong’ - a passionate, explosive punk rock anthem.
‘Prove Me Wrong’ is an emotionally-driven take, based on the Malcolm X quote “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
Read MoreBrisbane-based artist, Tayla Young returns with a wistful, dreamy, hopeful yet tragically honest new single, ‘Lorelai’ - the most refined version of the indie/folk/roots sound from the North Queensland-born singer/songwriter yet.
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.
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