For the 16th album from of Montreal, principal songwriter and band leader, Kevin Barnes opted to make the album in isolation, playing all of the instruments himself. While Barnes often takes the band out on tour as a quintet and will likely do so this year, there’s no doubt that the music and lyrics reflect…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 29 November 2019. Quick note: New music round-up will be on summer break from 10 December till late January 2020 The Letter String Quartet will be releasing their debut album (featuring Marita Dyson from The Orbweavers) next year. As…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 22 November 2019. Fat Picnic‘s debut album, Get Out Of My Fridge has just been released. With their soul-infused ska and deep-dub, Fat Picnic have spent the past few years releasing singles, touring and performing at festivals like Splendour…
Twins Tegan and Sara Quin quite naturally tend to do a lot of things together. For instance, earlier this year they co-authored a memoir charting their teenage years, describing their early musical careers and how each of them came to terms with being gay, added to all the usual teen angst and woe, appropriately titled,…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 15 November 2019. Clio Renner is back with new solo material on her track ‘Slow Burn’. Following from her previous single ‘Silly Girls’ released earlier in the year, ‘Slow Burn’ captures the essence of Clio’s songwriting with a few added…
Serve a Thirsty Moon completes a trifecta for Smug Brothers; as the LP represents the group’s third release this year following February’s Attic Harvest and July’s All Blur and Spark. The band’s creative surge is the result of adding members to the fold and with Serve A Thirsty Moon the group has become an official…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 8 November 2019. Ali Barter’s album Hello, I’m Doing My Best is out now. After a run around the world with shows in London, Paris, Dublin and more Barter is back in Australia as this month’s The Music Cover…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 25 October 2019. Leif Vollebekk’s New Ways is now available via Secret City Records (stream or download HERE). A sonic documentation of everything that Leif felt; tenderness and violence, sex and rebirth. “Anything that I wouldn’t ever want to tell…
Seeker is Mikal Cronin’s fourth LP but he is probably known best as Ty Segall’s bass player. If you have been following the excellent solo work of Mikal Cronin you have become familiar with his more indie pop leanings of his last two excellent albums but Seeker brings back some garage rock from his debut…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 25 October 2019. Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Jordan Merrick has released his debut album Night Music (listen here). After teasing the album with three singles, Merrick ventures through blues, folk, rock, country and elements of vaudeville. Recorded and produced by the…
