Music

Unpacking the Curiosities: Dan Wilkie’s “MelodyBox” Arrives

Dan Wilkie’s sixteen-song album, "MelodyBox," arrives not with a neat bow but feeling more like an overstuffed cabinet of curiosities flung open by its...

Koala Bar Finds Uneasy Grace on “The Antelope” EP

Koala Bar's EP, “The Antelope,” arrived not like a soothing balm, but more like finding a beautifully weathered rock in your shoe – unexpectedly...

“How Dare She”: Amy-Lin Slezak Tackles Judgment Head-On

Amy-Lin Slezak’s new single, “How Dare She,” kicks down the door with a question that’s less query, more accusation hurled across the digital divide....

Meet “JENNIFER JANGLE”: Rick Cassman’s Character Study in Song

Rick Cassman serves up "JENNIFER JANGLE," and immediately you’re paddling in the bright, optimistic shallows of 1960s British Pop. You can almost taste the...

Feel the Pull: Groove Vultures’ Addictive “Flytrap Love”

Groove Vultures’ latest single, "Flytrap Love," lands with the subtle grace of a dropped toolbox – which is exactly its charm. This Melbourne quartet...

The Precarious Climb: Remy Smith Charts a “Short Ride Down”

Remy Smith’s "Short Ride Down" arrived not with a crash, but with the insistent hum of fluorescent lights in a waiting room you can’t...

Shades of Gray: lumin Weaves Complexity in “On My Own”

Listening to lumin's "On My Own" feels a bit like finding a thoughtfully folded note tucked into the spine of a library book you...

Mortez Finds Vitality in the Flames with “Down With the Devil”

Mortez – “Down With the Devil”. Straight into the furnace, then. This single from Brett Daniels and Rachele Royale doesn’t politely knock; it kicks...

TOUCAN’s “Cool Side of the Pillow”: Where Worries Blur

TOUCAN – “Cool Side of the Pillow” There’s an immediate sensation here, isn’t there? Like slipping into perfectly temperatured water, or perhaps finding that...

ALIEN FRIEND’s “Sing-Along Songs”: Happy Tunes, Hidden Dread

Well, this is a bouncy little slice of existential dread, isn’t it? Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends, stepping out from his REDMOON duties,...

Lemon Asks for Realness in “Gimme Something True”

This one hits like finding an unexpectedly perfect strawberry in a punnet full of slightly squashed ones. Lemon, the Dutch outfit featuring Mark ‘Bong...

The Haunting Weariness of Michellar’s “Dreaming”

This track slides in sideways, catching you off guard with its woozy, 60s psychedelic shimmer. Straight out of San Francisco, Michellar crafts a sound...

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