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Watch: Genesis Owusu - Tied Up!
Image credit: Bec Parsons As anticipation for his sophomore album STRUGGLER continues to build, today Genesis Owusu has unleashed his latest single and video, the funky sounds of Tied Up! A delicious blend of 80s Prince-style funk, post-punk and indie rock, Tied Up! pairs a stomping beat with a wobbly bassline and twisted guitars, while Owusu’s commanding vocals “speak to the heart of the album’s mindset; the struggle of getting by in an uneasy world, and holding onto oneself in the process.”...
The 10 Best Tunes of the Week | 2023 Week 27
Image: Left - Skrillex, Right - Boys Noize With so much new music coming out each and every day, it can be hard to listen to everything... but we'll be damned if we don't try. Here are our favourite tunes from the week that was from the likes of Barry Can't Swim, GAIKA, Hua Li 化力, KOREA TOWN ACID & Boogieman, Joan & The Giants, Kee’ahn & Emma Donovan, smol fish, Supershy, Tash Sultana, Skrillex x Boys Noize and Willo & niina.
Album of the Week: K-LONE - Swells | 2023 Week 27
British producer returns with his second album of deep and diverse electronic sounds that range from club vibes to ambient home listening and everything in between + new records from Aluna, Golden Features, Little Dragon, PJ Harvey and more! For nearly a decade now, Josiah Gladwell has been part of the forefront of innovative English electronic music, both as co-founder of influential label Wisdom Teeth (alongside the don Facta), as well as his wide reaching productions and DJing as K-LONE.
Video Premiere: Glitoris - Sock Puppet
Image credit: Lachlan Douglas Fresh off the back of a national Australian tour with Regurgitator and a week out from the release of their self-titled sophomore album, Ngunnawal Ngambri/Canberra-based all-female quartet Glitoris have readied the music video for their latest single Sock Puppet (that made our best tunes of the week list!), premiering on Pilerats today a day ahead of release.
Premiere: Sarah Yagki - Just Like Me
Ahead of a massive 25 show tour across NSW, QLD and WA, Eora/Sydney-based purveyor of alt-pop Sarah Yagki makes her return with the big & bold sounds of Just Like Me, which alongside its striking music video is premiering on Pilerats today, a day ahead of release.
Watch: Chitra - In My Opinion
Image credit: Izzie Austin We've been fans of Chitra here at Pilerats for a while now, first premiering her single A Kind four years ago. Now she returns with her first new music in two years, with new single In My Opinion seeing her further evolve her sound from her more folk-leaning roots into atmospheric and addictive indie rock.
Album of the Week: Divide and Dissolve - Systemic | 2023 Week 26
Naarm-duo deliver uncompromising new album of ambient drone meets doom metal instrumental sounds with a powerful message + fresh records from The Alchemist, Joanna Sternberg, P Money, Cornelius, The Japanese House and more For nearly a decade now, the Naarm-based pair of Takiaya Reed and Sylvie Nehill have been crafting unique, experimental and sometimes challenging sounds that meet at the intersection of ambient drone and doom metal, with their instrumental compositions fuelled by powerful...
Track x Track: Nathan Cavaleri - Miracles
Announcing a national tour alongside the release of his new album today, acclaimed veteran Aussie singer-songwriter and guitar wiz takes us through Miracles track by track Image credit: Mel Waring If you grew up or were around in Australia in the 90s (e.g. me), odds are you came across the child prodigy who was Nathan Cavaleri, who overcame leukaemia at age 6 while playing guitar as a distraction from the disease.
Premiere: Paulina - Maybe We're Running
Following up her win at the 2022 Queensland Music Awards for the Youth Award, 18-year-old German-born, Meanjin/Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Paulina has readied her emotional & engrossing new single, Maybe We're Running, out June 16 but premiering on Pilerats today! Effortlessly fusing soulful, atmospheric folk with downtempo pop sounds, Maybe We're Running is an epic, building affair, opening with restrained guitar strums and Paulina's ethereal vocals, before twinkling keys enter the mix...
Alex Lahey's Answer Is Always 'Yes'
Image credit: Pooneh Ghana As a successful artist working on their third album, you’d be forgiven for trying to recapture past magic, relying on tried and true tropes and just in general being a tad more closed minded when it comes to making music. When it comes to Aussie singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alex Lahey and her third studio record The Answer Is Always Yes, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
The 10 Best Music Videos of the Week | 2023 Week 22
Check out new sights and sounds from the likes of Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, LSDXOXO, Middle Kids, Katy Steele and more! Image: Still from LSDXOXO's 'Double Tap' video Music videos are artistic extensions of the songs themselves, with many visual accompaniments becoming just as, if not more iconic than the song it was created for.
Video Premiere: Joel Leggett - Losing My Mind
Hailing from Darkinjung/Central Coast is indie-folk singer-songwriter Joel Leggett who is back with his stirring & uplifting new single Losing My Mind, out June 2, which alongside its pastoral music video is premiering on Pilerats today. An instant ear worm of a track, Losing My Mind opens with gentle acoustic guitar, playful piano and rolling drums while Legget's soothing vocals shine through, building to the song's sing-a-long inducing chorus, with a bit of banjo thrown in for good measure.
Video Premiere: Bones and Jones - Castlemaine
Image credit: Kyle Dobie Less than a month out from the release of their new album Love You (out June 23), Geelong’s Bones and Jones are back with their new single and music video, the rollicking alt-country that is Castlemaine premiering on Pilerats a day ahead of release! Marking the first time the band’s Jasper Jolley has written a character-based song, Castlemaine takes cues from the likes of Johnny Cash and Chuck Berry in naming a song after a town or city with an Aussie twist.
Madlib Set To Return To Australia
One of the most prolific and influential producers in hip hop, Madlib, is set to head back down under to close out Melbourne’s arts & music festival RISING on Sunday June 18. Otis Jackson, better known as Madlib and also known as Quasimoto/Lord Quas, Yesterdays New Quintet, Beat Konducta and more has been making some of the most interesting and innovative beats in hip hop and wider genres for 30 years now, and alongside J Dilla is considered one of the greatest to ever do it.
Premiere: Beach Bleach - Nothing To Lose
Image credit: Jayda Whitehill After a few years of honing their skills both in the studio and on the live stage, Perth/Boorloo trio on the rise Beach Bleach have put the finishing touches on their debut single of bouncy & jazzy genre-fusing sounds, with the indie meets trip hop sounds of Nothing To Lose out May 31 but premiering on Pilerats today! Drawing equally on influences as diverse as Methyl Ethel to Massive Attack, the trio's sound falls somewhere in the blissful middle of these styles...
Premiere: Nat Vazer - Strange Adrenaline
Image credit: Benjamin Joel Continuing their hot streak for 2023 is Naarm/Melbourne’s Nat Vazer who ahead of her forthcoming sophomore album has readied the title track as her third single of the year, with the atmospheric & emotional, dreamy indie rock sounds of Strange Adrenaline, premiering on Pilerats today a day ahead of release! Packed with huge guitar riffs and attention grabbing leads and pairing drum machines with acoustic percussion, Strange Adrenaline builds to it’s epic & engaging...
Track x Track: Sixth Avenue - readymind
Image credit: Luke Moore Sixth Avenue have been a band to watch for a few years now, first hitting radars in late 2020 with the release of their debut EP, So Temperamental. Since then, the Boorloo/Perth-based alt/indie-rock four-piece have been hard at work, honing their live shows and busy in the studio, with the result their recently released sophomore EP, readymind.
SXMPRA & Lil Bubblegum's Debut Aussie Tour Kicks Off This Week
Image credit left: SXMPRA by Connor Pritchard Image credit right: Lil Bubblegum by Tom Grut After co-headlining sell-out shows across North America and Europe earlier this year, two of the most hyped underground internet rap lords SXMPRA & Lil Bubblegum are heading to Australia for the first time.
Premiere & Track x Track: saint street - MOTIONS
After dropping their debut EP Why They Call It Falling back in 2020 before dropping a string of singles and becoming regular fixtures on lineups around Perth, including playing Nungarin’s inaugural HomeGrown Festival, RTRFM’s On The Rise, Sidefest and Pride W.A.’s Fair Day. Now the trio have readied their debut album as they hone their sound that channels the likes of MUNA, Soccer Mommy, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus.
Premiere: Peni Parker - Disrupt
Coming in hot with two and a half minutes of blistering pop punk goodness is Peni Parker, with her new single Disrupt out April 27 but premiering on Pilerats today! Produced and mixed by Fletcher Matthews (Trophy Eyes, The Buoys, Dear Seattle), Disrupt features massive, distorted guitars and a relentless rhythm section underpin Parker’s commanding yet poignant vocals that see her juxtaposing sombre lyricism with big, anthemic choruses.
Premiere: Heir Traffic - DiggingNew Article
Image credit: Panisa Ongwat Back with a new stand alone single of raw & pleasurably dissonant post-punk is Heir Traffic with their new one Digging, premiering on Pilerats today ahead of its April 21 release! Following up their debut album NO HEARTH, out on the always on-point DIY label Marthouse Records, Digging saw the quintet reach back to the origins of the group, with the single being one of the band’s earlier songs they’d written that fast became a staple of their sets while the band cut...
Album of the Week: Jesus Piece - ...So Unknown | 2023 Week 15
Philadelphian metallic hardcore band Jesus Piece sure know how to start a record, taking less than two seconds to rip the lid off their new record, as opening track In Constraints assaults the listeners ears (in the most pleasurable way possible) with an all-out onslaught of guttural screams, blast beats and overdriven distorted guitars, wasting no time on things like “intros” or “build ups”... and their sophomore album …So Unknown is all the doper for it.
Premiere: Rose Haze - Slow Decay
Soak up some fresh atmospheric & psychedelic shoegaze vibes out of California Hot on the heels of their December 2022 album Contemplations in the Desert, California’s Rose Haze are back with an ethereal new cut of downtempo shoegaze sounds, with Slow Decay premiering on Pilerats today! Fronted by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kate Ramsey, Rose Haze’s new single sees big, fuzzy guitar riffs alongside a sludgy yet groove laden rhythm section, swirling synths and Ramsey’s striking...
Premiere: You Said Strange - Control
Image credit: Charlotte Romer After recently making a buzz at SXSW, French rockers You Said Strange follow-up last single (Song For A) Wasted Land with the distorted yet crisp sounds of new single Control, out April 14 but premiering on Pilerats today! The latest taste of their forthcoming album, Thousand Shadows Vol. 2 (out April 28), Control packs big, fuzzy and clean guitar hooks, a grooving rhythm section and layered, atmospheric & hypnotic vocals.
Watch: Georgia - It's Euphoric
More than three years on from her acclaimed sophomore album Seeking Thrills, a record that was a hit among critics and fans alike (and earned a Mercury Prize shortlisting), English musical multihyphenate Georgia is back with a captivating new single and video combo, It's Euphoric, ahead of her third studio album Euphoric, set for a July 28 release.
Premiere: Stone Lions - New Year's Ghost
Making waves in the pop-punk world over the last few years have been Stone Lions who have followed up last year’s fan favourite single Stay with their new upbeat earworm, New Year’s Ghost, out March 31 but premiering on Pilerats today.
Premiere: Atlas Franklin Alexander - Crave
After dropping his debut EP Enter Echo in late 2021, Newcastle-based artist Atlas Franklin Alexander makes his mark on 2023 with the expressive and soul-stirring new single Crave, out March 31 but premiering on Pilerats today! Combining angular Australiana guitars with a tight, propulsive rhythm section, Crave sees Alexander’s vocoded vocals soaring through the mix before reaching its anthemic, reverberated chorus.
Premiere: Paige Barnard - Forget You
After spending the last decade honing her craft, Yarra Valley-based artist Paige Barnard is ready to release her debut single Forget You, out March 29 and premiering on Pilerats today. Inspired by the songwriting voices of Adele and Fleetwood Mac, as well as the authenticity of Missy Higgins and sincerity of Carole King, Barnard’s debut single sees stirring strings alongside big, bold piano and Paige’s soaring voice pulling the listener into her musical world.
Charlie Bucket Takes Us Through 30 Years of W.A. Dance Music Ahead of In The Pines 2023
After recently unveiling a stacked, multi-generational lineup of W.A. talent (that we got Noah Dillon and Mitch from The Love Junkies to have a chat about here), anticipation for the 30th edition of local community radio station and institution RTRFM’s flagship In The Pines festival is rising.
Premiere: Butter Bath - Love You Now
After dropping the euphoric electro-pop single Breakthru as one half of Brain Flowers (alongside Pnau/Empire of the Sun's Nick Littlemore) late last year, Toby Anagnostis is back as Butter Bath, with his new single and video Love You Now premiering on Pilerats today ahead of its March 24 release! Popping up on radars with his debut EP Spectator in 2021, Anagnostis went on to win a spot in the triple j unearthed collab competition, leading to the Brain Flowers project with Littlemore, before...
Premiere: Angie Colman - No Party!
Image credit: Tashi Hall Nine months on from her atmospheric 2022 single Who Are You After Me?, Angie Colman is back and more rocking than ever on her rollicking new single No Party!, premiering online on Pilerats today (after just getting a debut spin on triple j unearthed), ahead of its March 24 release.
Premiere: Coda Chroma - My Garden
As Coda Chroma, the project of Kate Lucas, gears up for the release of their third album Dream-self (out March 31), they’ve readied their new single and video combo, with the enchanting My Garden premiering on Pilerats today ahead of its March 17 release! Recorded in a historic stone church in the Victorian Goldfields, Lucas wrote My Garden while grappling with thoughts of leaving her creative dreams behind to focus on more tangible goals, with the song digging into concepts around...
Music Video Premiere: marigolden - Mars
Hot on the heels of her latest single of emotional alt-folk and indie-rock, Mars, Melbourne’s Mel O’Neill AKA marigolden has readied a captivating, dog-starring music video, premiering on Pilerats today! Following-up 2021’s well-received Just Like Smoke, a single that got love from community radio, Triple J and online media, marigolden describes Mars by saying “Have you ever felt a bit fed up with humanity?
Album of the Week: slowthai - UGLY | 2023 Week 9
It’s almost hard to believe slowthai’s debut album came out in May of 2019, having come out in the last 6 months before shit hit the fan in 2020, as it feels like Nothing Great About Britain put the British artist on the map a lot more than just four years ago, such has been his rise to prominence and subsequent influence.
Timothy Nelson is Writing & Releasing a New Song Every Week This Year
Image credit: Penny Lane Timothy Nelson’s been busy, which is nothing new, but 2023 has been and will continue to set a new benchmark even by the Boorloo/Perth veteran’s already packed schedule. As well as releasing music under his own name, Nelson also produces more electronic-leaning sounds as Indoor Fins, while also being a touring member of Eskimo Joe’s live band.
Premiere: Mezz Coleman - Magic Moment
Image credit: Tom Schoon After featuring on both Georgia Fields and Rich Webb’s 2022 albums and receiving an Australian Independent Record Label’s Association Women in Music Mentorship, Naarm/Melbourne’s Mezz Coleman has released her first solo music in nearly ten years is with her country-leaning, hook-filled new single Magic Moment out today.
Album of the Week: shame - Food For Worms | 2023 Week 8
English post-punks shame staked an early claim for the best music video of the week in the form of the playstation-graphics styled, Napoleon in a gym-themed clip for Six-Pack, which alongside previous single Fingers of Steel and most recently Adderall have had us extremely keen for their third album Food for Worms, with the wait over as it is released today.
Review: Soccer Mommy @ Perth Festival
Photo credit: Court McAllister Returning to Australia for the first time in four years, Nashville-based artist Soccer Mommy wrapped up her Au tour with a special performance as part of Perth Festival Thursday February 23, 2023 at The Rechabite Hall in Boorloo/Perth.
EP Premiere: Finn Pearson - Sweat & Vermouth
Five months on from dropping his single of catchy, jangly, indie-folk-rock, Hard to Find, W.A.’s Finn Pearson is ready to unveil his new EP, Sweat & Vermouth, out February 27 and premiering on Pilerats today! Across five diverse cuts, Sweat & Vermouth showcases Pearson’s development as a songwriter over the last few years as he finds himself more embracing the alt-country side of things as opposed to the indie rock and folk vibes of his previous singles.
Premiere: Arches - Arches Mixtape
Photo credit: BANE Meanjin/Brisbane based duo Arches had a breakout 2022, working alongside giants The Veronicas, The Middle East, and Hope D, in addition to crafting their live show with support slots for the likes of Telenova and Shannen James. Blending hyperpop, R&B, and 2000s nostalgia, the pair unveil their debut EP Arches Mixtape - premiering today before its official release this Friday.
The 10 Best Tunes of the Week | 2023 Week 7
Image - Left: Black Thought, Middle: Jesus Piece, Right: Bully Over at Pilerats, we listen to a stack of new music each and everyday...
Premiere: Slow Fiction - Jericho
Channelling the great garage rock revival of the 2000s with a modern twist are New York City’s Slow Fiction, who ahead of the release of their debut, self-titled EP are premiering the record’s focus track, Jericho, on Pilerats today! An anthemic, rollicking jaunt, Jericho sees big guitar riffs alongside a commanding rhythm section and lead vocalist Julia Vassallo’s powerful, distinctive vocals drawing comparison to the likes of Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries) and Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs).
The 11 Best Tunes of the Week | 2023 Week 6
Image - Left: d4vd, Middle: Algiers, Right: Miss Grit Over at Pilerats, we listen to a stack of new music each and everyday... Here are our 11 favourite tunes from the week that was (in alphabetical, not favourite order!). Checkout some of our other picks of the week in our 11 Best Music Videos of the Week, including new heat from slowthai, Sleaford Mods featuring Florence Shaw from Dry Cleaning, Jack River featuring Genesis Owsusu and more.
Album Walkthru: Hope D - Clash of the Substance
Image credit: James Giles Following a huge 12 months that saw her playing shows all around the country including GTM, BIGSOUND and Falls Festival, as well as releasing a string of catchy singles, Hope D’s first album has finally been released, with Clash of The Substance coming alongside new single Doormat.
Watch: Alex Lahey - Good Time
Image Credit: Pooneh Ghana Four years on from her acclaimed The Best of Luck Club album, indie rock singer-songwriter Alex Lahey has announced her third album in fine style, with the news of The Answer Is Always Yes dropping May 19 coming alongside addictive new single Good Time, rounded out with a clever, funny music video.
Babitha - Brighter Side Of Blue
Alt-country singer and songwriter Babitha follows on from 2021's EP Through The Light, and more recent singles Only Fairand Night and Day with the release of her debut album Brighter Side Of Blueout now via Spunk! Records / Virgin Music Australia.
Album of the Week: Rian Treanor & Ocen James - Saccades | 2023 Week 3
Rian Treanor and Ocen James exploratory, dynamic and wild new album of forward-thinking electronic music with a twist of influences from the Kampala, Uganda's modern and traditional scenes, has been 5 years in the making.
Listen: Sløtface - Nose
Returning last year with a slight lineup change and an infectious, attitude fueled double single release Beta / Come hell or whatever, Sløtface continue to push into new sonic territories today with the release of their latest anxious pop anthem titled; Nose - a single which comes alongside the news that the group have a forthcoming EP AWAKE / ASLEEPdue February 24 via Propeller Recordings / Virgin Music Australia.
Listen: Kamal. - essential
North-West London-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Kamal. at just 20 years old is already an Ivor Novello award nominated artist, Billie Eilish co-signed, and has amassed 225 million streams, launching into 2023 with the news of his forthcoming mixtape so here you are, drowningdue March 17th - giving us a taste with the emotional new single essential.
The 10 Best Tunes of The Week | 2023 Week 2
Checkout our fave tracks this week featuring some dope local heat, including Spacey Jane teaming up with BENEE and Luude featuring none other than Moby (yes, that Moby) Image: Left: Luude, Middle: Dulcie, Right: shame With so many dope songs coming out every day, it can be hard to keep up… but never fear, the Pilerats weekly wrap is here! Checkout our 10 favourite tracks of the week (in alphabetical, not favourite order!).
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