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| Melbourne, AU
A rundown of the best up-and-comers (and some heavyweights too) from the music capital of down under. | | 1 |  | Crepes
Channel Four
Charming '60s-influenced jangle-pop with a touch of '80s gaudiness. Very accomplished debut.
For fans of: Paul McCartney, Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett | | 2 |  | Emma Russack
Permanent Vacation
Abrasively honest songwriting—runs the gamut of tender folk to garage rock.
For fans of: Stella Donnelly, St. Vincent | | 3 |  | Flyying Colours
Mindfullness
A wonderfully dense, dreamy shoegaze time capsule.
For fans of: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre | | 4 |  | Foreign/National
Dépaysement
Warm, fuzzy psych-pop. Best band in the world (full disclosure: I'm in this band).
For fans of: the Beach Boys, Tame Impala, AIR | | 5 |  | GL
Touch
Powerful front-women singing to '80s electro-pop set-pieces—a little derivative, a whole lot of fun.
For fans of: Madonna, Michael Jackson, Client Liason | | 6 |  | Jaala
Hard Hold
A trio of ladies who write soulful, jazz-tinged math-rock—is it coming back in vogue?
For fans of: Hiatus Kaiyote, Don Caballero, By The End of Tonight | | 7 |  | King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
Polygondwanaland
You should've heard this one. A monolithic concept album, impeccably constructed and utterly praiseworthy.
For fans of: King Crimson, Yes, Goat | | 8 |  | Love Migrate
Somewhere, Over The Mangroves
Atmospheric, slow-burning alt-rock featuring Joe Walker from King Gizz (1/3).
For fans of: The War on Drugs, Bruce Springsteen | | 9 |  | The Murlocs
Loopholes
Bluesy garage-rock featuring Ambrose Kenny-Smith from King Gizz (2/3).
For fans of: The Kinks, the Yardbirds, harmonica (the instrument) | | 10 |  | Pipe-Eye
Cosmic Blip
Gritty, lo-fi psych-pop by Cook Craig from King Gizz (3/3).
For fans of: The Kinks, Syd Barrett, MGMT | | 11 |  | The Ocean Party
Beauty Point
Quintessential Melbourne jangle-pop. They're prolific—this is probably their billionth album.
For fans of: The Go-Betweens, Pavement | | 12 |  | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
The French Press
They call themselves "soft-punk"; I'd call 'em sprawling garage-rock with a vaguely Springsteen twist.
For fans of: Eddy Current Suppression Ring, The Smith Street Band, Bruce Springsteen | | 13 |  | Saskwatch
Manuel Override
Big jazz band - horn ensemble + fuzz pedals = baroque psych-pop.
For fans of: MGMT, Margo Guryan | | 14 |  | Sleep Decade
Collapse
Dreamy, glacial post-rock with audiophile-level ambient textures. A "headphones in bed" record.
For fans of: Brian Eno, Slowdive, Nils Frahm | | 15 |  | Totally Mild
Down Time
Wonderfully understated female-fronted guitar pop. Mojitos by the pool, anyone?
For fans of: Mac Demarco, The Go-Betweens, St Vincent | |
tombits
03.02.18 | Represent! | Darius the Great
03.02.18 | Get Astral Abortis over here | Sinternet
03.02.18 | australia lol prison country lol colony lol | Astral Abortis
03.03.18 | This is the list I'd make if I were promoting my city's worst music | Darius the Great
03.03.18 | Aaaaand there it is :D | tombits
03.03.18 | Got me. | zakalwe
03.03.18 | St Kilda skag is choice. | Piglet
03.03.18 | willing to bet my life on at least half of these bands being smug lil craft beer drinkin floppy footed tit bitches | tombits
03.03.18 | almost certainly | Papa Universe
03.03.18 | Perth represent. | tombits
03.03.18 | Just saw you gave the new Totally Mild record a 4.5, how's it compare to the first one? | Winesburgohio
03.03.18 | someone instigate some Boycott Divestment Sanctions in Australia | Papa Universe
03.03.18 | I've never heard the first one, but I might now, since the second one was so good. It's really whimsical, but also down-to-earth. | tombits
03.03.18 | 'Today Tonight' is a fucking ripper, I'll give it a spin next week. |
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