Catch local artists from across Australia at the Yours and Owls Festival in Wollongong this weekend! If you can’t make it there’s loads of free shows across Sydney including Ali Barter, Emma Russack Band, as well as American Rapper Mac Miller at the Metro Theatre.
Read moreAlbum of the Week: Arcade Fire - Everything Now
Arcade Fire’s fifth studio album Everything Now has received backlash from fans and critics alike; marred for its enthusiastic venturing into disco-driven electronica and further away from the beloved indie-rock of previous works, Funeral (2004) and The Suburbs (2010).
Read moreMix of the Week: YokoO
YokoO’s 391 edition mix for XLR8R combines ambient sounds and dark layers presenting an alluring set of atmospheric and floor-aimed techno interpretations.
Read moreBYO Gig Guide 21st Sep - 28th Sep
Leave your wallet at home because this week is packed with FREE (!!!) gigs across Sydney. E For ECHO bring their tender, intimate indie-folk sounds to Redfern’s Arcadia Liquors. Papa Pilko and The Binrats’ visceral razor-sharp rock can be heard at the Hotel Steyne, Manly.
Read moreSingle of the Week: Over Everything - Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
Sinking beers with mates, drives down the coast, lazy afternoons at the beach; Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s collaborative new single, Over Everything, summons memories of summers past with its sunny disposition and blues-infused haze.
Read moreInterview: Cloud Control
For beloved indie-trio Cloud Control their latest album ‘ZONE’ is the mark of a new beginning. Heidi, Ulrich and Alistair Wright caught up with Dan from Backyard Opera to discuss ZONE’s arduous four-year recording process, embracing the magic of Roland drum-machines, and the creative freedom of producing your own record.
Read moreBYO Gig Guide 14th Sep - 19th Sep
Put on your dancing shoes and forgo the mascara because this weekend in Sydney is for groovin’ and cryin’. Sydney funk-lords Breizers are performing with Shag Rock at the Oxford Art Factory, and Le Pie (bless her damn beautiful soul) is headlining the Lansdowne this Friday alongside Egoism.
Read moreSingle of the Week: Konichiwa - Donny Benét
When first exposed to the enigma that is Donny Benét, a few pressing questions might come to mind: is that moustache serious? Isn’t this a headshot of a Miami Vice extra? And if he’s a musician, what on earth does he sound like?
Read moreAlbum of the Week: Cloud Control
Cloud Control’s fourth album ZONE took almost as many years to write, record and produce, but damn has it been well worth the wait.
Read moreBYO Gig Guide 8th Sep - 14th Sep
High-rollers get out your wallets because there are a bunch of great gigs at a hefty price this week in Sydney. Emo-lords AFI are performing at the Big Top, Australian legend James Reyne from Aussie Crawl plays the Enmore Theatre ...
Read moreTrack Review: Czech One - King Krule
Four years ago, King Krule meant resounding guitar riffs coupled with vocals known for their gravelly punch and raucousness, telling stories of heartache and anger.
Read moreInterview: Gordi
Meet Sophie Payten, aka Gordi – a young songwriter hailing from rural New South Wales, Australia. Her hometown of Canowindra boasts a quaint township, whose nurturing green landscapes helped foster Gordi’s creative intuition growing up.
Read moreInterview: City Calm Down
On the back of their latest single ‘Blood’ and a national tour spanning six capital shows, City Calm Down squeezed in some time with Backyard Opera to chat about their upcoming full-length and its inspirations.
Read moreBYO - Mere Women
Sydney post-punks Mere Women explore the experience of physical and emotional isolation from a feminine point of view on their third full-length Big Skies.
Read moreHomeshake: RnB infused indie for loners
The album, ‘Fresh Air’, by Montreal artist HOMESHAKE (Peter Sagar) is the possibly the paragon of indie-chill, specifically, the single, ‘Every Single Thing’
Read moreSmall Voices
Small Voices is the creative efforts of Sydney-based producer Jack Perry who hails from far north NSW, near Byron. His newest effort comes in the form of ‘Russian Letter Syndrome’, which achieves much in its pared-back, chilled simplicity.
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New Music: The sonic sensuality of Infinite Bisous
Infinite Bisous (or Infinite Kiss) is indie-romance-rock for all of our unrequited (and requited) loves. Rory McCarthy – the projects sole creative progenitor – has an affinity for retro synths, simple arrangements and laid-back tempos.
Read moreNew Music: Cloud Control, ‘Rainbow City’
Since Cloud Control’s 2013 album Dream Cave the band has gone from a four-piece to a trio, losing bassist Jeremy Kelshaw in 2015 to a burgeoning need to “return to civilian life.”
Read moreThrowback: MGMT – Time to Pretend
MGMT’s 2007 full-length, ‘Oracular Spectacular’, accomplished much in the way of reinvigorating, from California to Sydney, a type of ‘modern hippy-dom.’
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