Listen: Go Violets – ‘Josie’
It’s been almost a year since I was first introduced to Brisbane’s Go Violets via their infectious poppy track ‘Teenager’. Last night Triple J’s ‘Home and Hosed’ program premiered Go Violets latest fuzz-pop track ‘Josie’ and to say the least I’m a big fan; mainly because the groups vocal harmonies are second to none. It’s...
Short Story: Pikelet + Scott & Charlene’s Wedding + Hot Palms + Mousseline
It’s been three years since we’ve heard peep out of Melbourne’s Pikelet, but after listening to their latest track, ‘Pressure Cooker’ it’s clear that the pause from this psych-pop group has been worth the wait. ‘Pressure Cooker’ is the teaser from their forthcoming third album Calluses, due out on Chapter Music on August 16, the six minute...
FBi’s The Bridge Presents – ‘Maker’
Late last year FBi’s Tim Sharp brought us his first compilation from his Sydney music orientated program ‘The Bridge’. His latest offering features the best of new emerging electronic acts. From the presser “The compilation takes a diverse look at a flourishing underground scene marked by high quality, inquisitive productions. Compiled and curated by FBi’s...
Listen: TV Colours – ‘Beverly’
Purple Skies, Toxic River is forthcoming debut record from Canberra all-star collective TV Colours. I caught these play a last week, featuring members from The Fighting League, Assassins 88 and Danger Beach, it was an unsurprisingly well executed performance. Today, TV Colours released the first taste of Purple Skies, Toxic River in the for of ‘Beverly’, an...
Listen: Midnight Juggernauts – ‘Memorium’
It was interesting that a lot of people didn’t actually believe that the song and clip to the communist-era-inspired ‘Ballad of the War Machine’ was actually the real deal from Midnight Juggernauts. I don’t think anyone is going to have a hard time swallowing ‘Memorium’, which distinctly leaves any Cold War references behind, with...
Listen: Alex Cameron – ‘She’s Mine’
On Alex Cameron‘s Soundcloud, it mentions that he’s got a phobia of tsunamis, but after listening to his latest release, ‘She’s Mine’, I bet he’d be cool as a cucumber in the face of any abnormally large wave. The twenty-four year old Sydney native has recently come back from a stint abroad, where he spent...
Watch: Magic Hands – ‘Golden Boy’
It was late 2011 when Alex Badham (Aleks & The Ramps) met Lucy Roleff in a bar in Berlin. From here on, the two would join forces to make up the electro -dream-pop duo Magic Hands. The first taste of their forthcoming untitled EP is ‘Golden Boy’, a pulsating slow jam that will be officially...
Listen: Yukon Snakes – ‘Grey Not Blonde’
I’ve never been to Brisbane, coincidentally, I’m a real novice when it comes to talking about or referring to the vibrant music scene they’ve got going on in the northerly quarter of our country. One day, I’ll get there. Today I received a submission that really made my night. Yukon Snakes is an artist I’ve...
Listen/Watch: Peak Twins – ‘Steppin Off’
Joel Carey and Liam Kenny together make up Peak Twins. Last year they put out a split LP with label mates Scott & Charlene’s Wedding. This legendary release scored a place in my favourite records of 2012, you can check it out here. ‘Steppin’ Off’ is the single from Peak Twins’ forthcoming debut LP out...
Listen: Kirin J Callinan – ‘Embracism’
If you’ve read the article by Mess + Noise contributor Adam Curley, and possibly more important the comments that it sparked, you’d be well aware that Kirin J Callinan divides opinion. Even though he’s been labeled distinctly underground, or more recently ‘the artist’s artist’, Callinan has had some seemingly wider audience wins, such as the...
Aluka – Making of ‘Vision’ Clip
It must be fate that ‘Vision’ is my favourite track from Aluka‘s debut record and that I’ve been paired with the video that details how the track was recorded. Aluka are incredibly dynamic, using just what they were born with, these young women collectively produce some incredible and truly organic sounds. Space, is the debut...
Short Story: Dark Bells + Fourteen Nights At Sea + Lindsay Tuc + Tincture
It’s a sure bet that if an artist is associated with Brisbane art collective silo, they’re top of their game. Silo don’t run with half-baked acts. Case in point, Tincture, aka Luke Dalton. Hailing from Brisbane, this guy creates some of the finest beats that I’ve ever come across, dark, diluted and a tad on...
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