Music Scratch the surface and you’ll catch a fever for Smaal Cats by Lachlan Wylie “It’s nine o’clock in the morning, and I can’t get out of my bedroom” howls Charlie Gradon on Morning Kerfuffle, opening track on Smaal Cats’ debut EP Seagulls. As an enthusiast of late nights and noted detractor…
Music Szymon pounces and takes hold with Tigersapp by Lachlan Wylie From the opening flutters of acoustic guitar on Golden, discrete, complimentary lines pour over one another to form a mythic arrangement. Reminiscent of enchantment and childhood wonder, there’s something instantly striking about the music of Szymon Borzestowski. His honeyed voice emerges…
Music Manny Fresh’s slick production is undeniable by Lachlan Wylie Maybe it’s due to the fact that I’ve just finished binge watching a law drama, but I came into this article wanting to make this review like a good legal argument: hard…
Music Pikachunes’ Writer’s Block is electrifying by Lachlan Wylie The bedroom composer has always been one the most fascinating kinds of musician to me. These homespun works, tentatively composed with the sort of self-awareness that is seldom present in a full…
Music Almost a Decade on Modest Mouse deliver Strangers to Ourselves by Lachlan Wylie How do you tackle a band as pervasive and well-loved as Modest Mouse? The Washington-based outfit fronted by Isaac Brock has been operating longer as a band than I have as a…
Music Sway along to Best Coast's new song Heaven Sent by Lachlan Wylie When you listen to Best Coast, what do you think of? Does their music conjure up reckless summer nights exploring chemicals and indulging your youthfulness until your body collapses? Is it skating…
Music Introducing: Oscilla by Lachlan Wylie There’s been a noticeable shift in the world of pop music in the last two or three years. It’s as though, through trial and error, we as a public have…
Music Pluto Jonze – Sucker by Lachlan Wylie Unlike most artist names, the name Pluto Jonze is surprisingly descriptive of the music you’re going to hear from this particular Sydney three-piece, fronted and brainchild-ed by Lachlan Nicolson. It’s…
Music Introducing: Spirit Faces by Lachlan Wylie Over-saturation encourages experimentation, and resourcefulness springs from scarcity. These two statements are true of the music of Pete Covington, who, when going by the name Spirit Faces, crafts music that’s…
Music Introducing: Silver Statues by Lachlan Wylie Sibilance makes the world go round* sound. It’s contributions to modern-day culture are boundless; it gives Slytherin it’s sinister sound, it makes Sing a Song of Sixpence a memorable nursery…
Music Introducing: The Away Days by Lachlan Wylie There are too many talented people on this dog-for-saken planet, and one of these days Elysium will become a real thing, but instead of being inhabited by the wealthy and…
Music Fazerdaze – Fazerdaze EP by Lachlan Wylie I’d be lying if I said that some sector of this music critic’s shriveled heart doesn’t love the name Fazerdaze, because I really do, but what’s more is that, like…
Music King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind Fuzz by Lachlan Wylie Facts first. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are one of the most hard-working groups in Australia right now. I feel like a broken record repeating the oft-noted fact that…
