Music PREMIERE: Echo Bloom’s ‘Wake’ LP by Dan Shaw Brooklyn’s Echo Bloom has returned with their fourth album, Wake. It expertly draws from a broad palette of familiar sounds and transforms them into a…
Music LISTEN: Babitha – ‘Through the Light’ by Cassia Briscoe Babitha revels in an alt-country wheelhouse on her debut EP Through the Light. Doused in a disarrayed sense of melancholia, Imogen Grist is a cultivated…
Needle In The Hay Needle In The Hay Spotlight: Babitha by Tom Cameron With two singles to her name, Babitha is turning heads with a refreshing blend of alt-country charm and introspective, old-world songwriting…
Interviews Music Andy Golledge: Sydney’s last troubadour by Emily Elvish Whether by his own doing or by fate, Andy Golledge has been landed with an almost impossible task: to keep Sydney’s folk heart burning…
Music Siobhan Cotchin runs us through 10 tracks that have inspired her songwriting by Cassia Briscoe Following the release of her latest single Fair-Weather Friend Blues, alt-country artist Siobhan Cotchin offers up a playlist of her biggest influences. From Miley Cyrus…
Music Siobhan Cotchin stitches an armour of alt-country on her new single ‘The Fair-Weather Friend Blues’ by Happy On her latest single, Siobhan Cotchin delivers a level of introspection and sensitivity that most artists only dream. Siobhan Cotchin is writing songs well beyond…
Music Papa Pilko & the Binrats unveil a glorious new video for ‘Meet in the Middle’ by Cassia Briscoe And from the ashes rises the phoenix. A creature that defies the subtexts that made it famous: folklore, mythology and innuendo. As do the multi-talented…
Music Blue Lucas create soulful ambience on new single ‘Train Station’ by Kayla McNicoll Blue Lucas are a three-piece band creating sonic landscapes which explore alternative rock and country influences. Their latest single Train Station is a fresh take on a…
Music Needle In The Hay News Needle In The Hay Spotlight: Ryan Fisherman by Happy With our Needle In The Hay vinyl competition open once more, we’re back to enjoying an esteemed selection of tunes submitted by Australian and New Zealand artists. Every…
Interviews Music Introducing Ruben Neeson: The inner-west cowboy with more character than yesterday’s shirt by Luke Haggart In preparation for our 5th Birthday at the King’s Cross Hotel on Friday, it’s time you got well informed on the heart-bleeding alt-country rock prowess…
News PREMIERE: Immerse yourself in the stunning sounds of Riley Catherall’s new single Robin by Happy It was earlier this year, with the release of his single Watered Down Man, that we were first introduced to the endearing songwriting abilities of Melbourne’s…
Music News The Little Lord Street Band are embarking on a huge national tour next month! by Happy Next month, Perth’s favourite alt-country band The Little Lord Street Band are hitting the road for a huge run of shows… including two showcase performances…
News Cosmic fest Dashville Skyline returns to the Hunter Valley for 2018 festivities by Liz Campbell Dashville Skyline, Australia’s very own cosmic country music festival, is returning in 2018 from September 28 to September 30. The extended program will run for…
