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Scratch the surface and you’ll catch a fever for Smaal Cats

by Lachlan Wylie

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/179436458″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] “It’s nine o’clock in the morning, and I can’t get out of my bedroom” howls Charlie Gradon on Morning Kerfuffle, opening…

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Szymon pounces and takes hold with Tigersapp

by Lachlan Wylie

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/193995792″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] From the opening flutters of acoustic guitar on Golden, discrete, complimentary lines pour over one another to form a mythic arrangement. Reminiscent of…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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