Deuce – ‘Deuce’ review: Melbourne duo’s unhurried, intimate debut album
Born in the extended limbo of lockdown, ‘Deuce’ is the promising first collaboration between Kayleigh Heydon and The Ocean Party/Pop Filter member Curtis Wakeling
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Leroy Macqueen: The Gooch Palms’ punk hero-turned-country crooner
Burnt out by a decade on the road, the Novocastrian embraced their longtime love of Elvis and Roy Orbison for an unexpected second act
Palms: “It’s important to highlight the good stuff as much as the hardship and the shame”
Sydney indie rockers return after a five-year absence with songs about growth and self-acceptance
Civic – ‘Future Forecast’ review: Melbourne punk rockers capture lightning in a bottle
Led by charismatic frontman Jim McCullough, the five-piece offer a cleaner, more melodic sound that still buzzes with adrenaline
Michael Beach – ‘Dream Violence’ review: existential dread exorcised through heady guitar rockers and intimate ballads
Melbourne-based songwriter’s latest is set against the backdrop of bureaucratic red tape and pandemic anxiety
Flyying Colours – ‘Fantasy Country’ review: shoegaze’s heightened reality meets intense inner monologues
The Melbourne band’s first album in five years finds clarity and meaning amid saturated dream-pop vistas
June Jones: “Even when the world feels extremely difficult, there is always humanity and care and solidarity”
On new album ‘Leafcutter’, the Melbourne artist crafts a private yet revealing universe
FRITZ – ‘Pastel’ review: coming-of-age album balances dream-pop effects and alt-rock attack
Newcastle’s Tilly Murphy farewells her teen years with a diaristic yet energising second record
Dannika – ‘Gems’ review: deceptively casual, emotional guitar-pop
Backed by both members of Good Morning, Melbourne writer/filmmaker Dannika Horvat populates her debut album with understated revelations
Divide and Dissolve wield sonic extremes against white supremacy
Takiaya Reed and Sylvie Nehill tell NME about their new album ‘Gas Lit’, which was produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson
Straight Arrows mark 10th anniversary of ‘It’s Happening’ with B-sides release
Owen Penglis of the Sydney garage punk quartet talks to NME about opening the archives and their “nasty”-sounding debut
Pop Filter – ‘Donkey Gully Road’ review: a winsome collection of low-key revelations
The post-Ocean Party ensemble bond through nuanced guitar-pop on their second album of 2020