As 2024 comes to its end, I’ve always enjoyed being able to head out and catch a couple local bands get in their last shows for the year, as they cap off what could have been a pivotal year of change for them. In this instance, it was Annie Hamilton headlining the last of her…
Read MoreOne of our favourite indie-rock bands out of Eora/Sydney in recent times is Jet City Sports Club. With sweet melodies and jangly guitars, they write songs that speak to their generation. The struggles and joys of moving through the young adult years are at their core. Their most recent tune to drop is “Mini Skirt”,…
Read MoreIt’s just shy of five weeks until Christmas (sorry!) and we’re not into holiday mode at AU Towers quite yet. This week we’ve added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Included amongst them are two tracks we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Portland-based country-soul group The Delines take…
Read MoreWe have added ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. This week, our Track of the Week is “”Believe Me I’ll Run” — from Sydney’s Highline. Highline are known for their high-energy guitar-infused indie-rockers, and “Believe Me I’ll Run” is a little more melancholic than their more recent releases. It’s…
Read MoreFor the last time this month we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we premiered exclusively earlier in the week. This week saw Glen Hansard announce the release of his fifth solo record All That Was East Is West Of Me Now. The album,…
Read MoreSydney’s Jet City Sports Club are in a rich vein of form, continuing to crank out joyfully infectious slices of indie pop. They’ve recently dropped the summer-laced “Feeling It All”, a song packed with emotion and a triumphant lush chorus. It has a poppier feel than their earlier tracks, but it’s done oh so well….
Read MoreMaddy Jane ended her Bloody Finally Tour last night at Mary’s Underground in Sydney. Those who were lucky enough to be there were in for an absolute treat. It was great to hear the songs from her outstanding Island Time EP that came out earlier in the year. Her witty on-stage dry-as-a-bone banter was an…
Read MoreSydney quartet Jet City Sports Club recently released the dreamy “Green Thumb”, further embedding their status as one of the exciting indie-pop groups to keep an eye out for. The title is a handy metaphor for expressing the need to keep nurturing existing relationships, and not letting them wilt. Lilla, on lead vocals gives some…
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