5+ hour, 1+ min ago  (244+ words) There's a particular kind of darkness that settles over'Manning Bar" not theatrical, not decorative, but lived-in. The room feels less like a venue and more like a holding space for whatever people bring in with them. Tonight, it's anticipation edged…...

20+ hour, 28+ min ago  (290+ words) Less Than Jake'are back where they arguably make the most sense " in front of loud rooms, horns blazing and everything moving just a little faster than it probably should. This October and November, the Gainesville veterans return to Australia and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (399+ words) I Want It More Than Anyone, his second EP, gathers a set of songs that reflect both personal growth and a deepening creative identity. The title itself, he explains, emerged naturally once the collection was complete " an emotional thread that…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (237+ words) Album Review: The Melvins with Napalm Death - 'Savage Imperial Death March': A mind-shredding collaboration from two peerless noise rock pioneers. Backseat Mafia The mutual admiration between these two noise/grind totems has never been disguised. The bands have toured together,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (201+ words) After a decade away from Australian stages, Purity Ring are bringing their immersive, otherworldly live show back this June, locking in headline dates across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, alongside an appearance at'Dark Mofo. The timing lands with new single'lemonlime, a…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (332+ words) Rippling acoustic guitars and a cello that makes you weep opens up the absolutely gorgeous single "Snow Day" from Naarm/Melbourne artist Hannah Potter. Her mellifluous and velvet-toned voce enters, gliding effortlessly over the surface like a silken veil on…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1400+ words) When I last saw Baxter Dury, it was during Dark Mofo in Hobart " a setting whose nocturnal weirdness felt oddly perfect for his particular brand of dry, late-night storytelling. Over the past two decades Dury has cultivated a voice that…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (187+ words) The new single "I'm Sorry' from Naarm/Melbourne duo Wishlist is a delightful, wistful electronic salve. It coasts along on a liquid, bubbling instrumentation infused with an air of yearning and melancholia " essential ingredients for any pop song. Consisting of…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (574+ words) News: Lunar & The Deception Release Debut Album "The Somnambulist'Backseat Mafia After half a decade of silence, Lunar & The Deception emerge with a statement of intent: The Somnambulist, their long-awaited debut album. It is not merely a record, but a reckoning,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (263+ words) Nearly four years after the stark, brooding release of'Horses In The Abattoir, Toronto coldwave duo'TRAITRS'have returned with their fourth album,'Possessor. "If my life ended tomorrow, I would know'Possessor'was directly from my heart," Tucker says. "It's closure, my closure. Truthfully…...