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…
Oh it’s good to have The Crooked Fiddle Band back. No one does high energy, folk infused instrumental music quite like the Sydney based four piece, and their new single “Counter Errorism” does not disappoint. The track is an eclectic, high energy mix of time signatures and tones, leaping from gypsy jazz fiddle to ethereal…
Sydney based alt-country singer-songwriter Harvey Russell has been making quite a splash since launching his solo project – and that’s set to continue with the announcement of his debut album Liquid Damage to be released this Friday 30th August. His latest single “Please Don’t Pretend” borrows heavily from traditional country, with its heart firmly planted…
Melbourne group Press Club have just released their second full-length album, Wasted Energy. Press Club’s sonic calling cards are all present on Wasted Energy; the fuzz-addled, kicked-in speaker bass of Iain MacRae, the sharp guitar tones of Greg Rietwyk, the merciless drumming of Frank Lees, with the emotionally charged vocal delivery of Natalie Foster. Two…
With their highly anticipated new album Wild Seeds out this Friday, Australian super-group Seeker Lover Keeper (Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby) have given us one more single in “Superstar”. The ethereal, piano and vocal driven song takes advantage of the group’s amazing vocal harmonies and makes me really excited for what else the…
When The Little Red Theatre Company first bought Lady Beatle to La Boite, the show soon became one of my favourites of 2017. And from the moment Naomi Price bursts forth with “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” it’s clear the tradition will continue with its return to Brisbane. Her appropriate dress of military-style jacket,…
Brisbane-based Dana Gehrman has released her debut album Find A Way. The album showcases edgy blues with a mix of upbeat, rhythm-heavy tracks, and ballads. Gehrman has also announced a string of shows around Brisbane and Melbourne. The album commences with “Hands Tied” featuring Danny Widdicombe on slide guitar. The track is reminiscent of a…
Since “Hold Your Nerve” was released in the last couple of weeks I’ve been hearing it all over the radio. It’s great that a band like Boy & Bear is still able to pump out songs that get the radio listening public excited. And “Hold Your Nerve” deserves the success its been getting – the…
After teaming up with The Veronicas for triple j’s Like A Version, Australian melodician Allday will be hitting the road in support of his third album Starry Night Over the Phone. Released on 12 July, the 11-track album was recorded in Los Angeles and features a roll-call of Australian talent. That talent includes The Veronicas,…
Lively, colourful and at times exhilarating, Bring It On, The Musical focuses on the competitive world of cheerleading. With music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda and book by Jeff Whitty, the Tony Award-nominated musical was inspired by the 2000 film of the same. On her last day of…
