Music News Mac DeMarco says his new album sounds like the “Ewok village” from ‘Star Wars’ by Lochie Schuster In a recent interview with NME, Mac DeMarco revealed he is working on a new album with an interesting sound. Canadian musician Mac DeMarco has…
Music News LISTEN: Didirri – ‘Begin Again’ by Lochie Schuster Warrnambool-raised, singer-songwriter Didirri is back with his first release since 2020, Begin Again. Didirri is still making gorgeous, mellow slow-burners to be enjoyed by lovers…
Music News LISTEN: The Original Left Bank Orchestra – ‘Fins’ by Lochie Schuster Newcastle trio The Original Left Bank Orchestra have treated us with their slow-burning debut single Fins. The Original Left Bank Orchestra have hit the ground…
Music News Metronomy’s latest album ‘Small World’ is your guide to a post-lockdown landscape by Daniel Alex Metronomy’s seventh studio album, Small World, laments life lost in lockdown but celebrates the future too. Metronomy are one of the last great smart indie…
Music News Happy Presents: Nick Griffith ‘Something I Once Heard’ album launch shows by Lochie Schuster Join us in Sydney, Port Kembla, and Wollongong to celebrate the release of Nick Griffith’s sunny sophomore album Something I Once Heard. Treat yourself to…
Music News WA band South Summit’s “impactful” performance for prison inmates by Lochie Schuster Perth-based indie rockers South Summit performed at Casuarina Prison last month, and it’s one of their all time favourite gigs. South Summit have played several…
Music News Alt-rock icon Phoebe Bridgers to defend lawsuit in court by Lochie Schuster Phoebe Bridgers has responded in court to the defamation case filed against her by Sound Space studio producer Chris Nelson. In a court sitting, Phoebe…
Interviews Music News Mild Orange chat ‘Looking For Space’ and breaking the bounds of bedroom pop by Happy On their third LP, Mild Orange presents a fresh, expansive view of indie pop, folding it into a hopeful narrative. We chatted with them about…
Music Matthew Young’s ‘Boneheaded’ is giving us big ’00s romcom energy by Manning Patston NZ’s Matthew Young follows up single Headcase with Boneheaded, granting listeners another glimpse into the mind of a ruminative artist. Alt-pop writer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Matthew…
Music ‘Failed English’ by AVIV is a sardonic slice of pop mastery by Dan Shaw Canadian pop prodigy AVIV has just released Failed English: a perfectly pitched piece of retro-flavoured indie, delivered with a bitter twist. All seems above board in…
Music WHARVES take listeners on a psych-indie trip in ‘Pressure Off’ by Dan Shaw Blooming with retro colours, but delivered with a hard indie-rock edge, Pressure Off is the latest satisfying single from WHARVES. Since emerging from the New…
Music ‘Vampires’ by Tokyo Art Museum is an ambitious indie epic by Happy Vampires, the latest single from Tokyo Art Museum, is a dizzying display of crystalline guitars and stadium-sized vocal melodies. Tokyo Art Museum is the project…
Music Happy Presents: Jackie Brown Jr Farewell Hilary Geddes at Waywards by Happy Jackie Brown Jr are bringing their sweet, indie-goodness to Waywards on the 26th, and farewelling their lead guitarist, Hilary Geddes. It’s a sad day for…