With the vibrant indie music scene in Australia and New Zealand constantly outshining much of the output from their British and American cousins, Little Indie picks our weekly bunch of some of the best new tracks on offer.
NINE YEAR SISTER - MISSING PIECES
Queensland singer/songwriter sister duo Jennie and Emma share this pop ballad with thoughtful lyrics and delightfully wistful vocals thst draw the listener in. Formed last year as 'Nine Year Sister', writing and producing their own original music, much of which is created with synthetic instruments, mixed with acoustic guitar and ukulele.
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BREATHE - ARE YOU ALL GOOD?
Woozy, sparse debut single by Sydney duo, producers Sean Walker (Movement) and Andrew Grant (The Tapes). Described as “bruised late-night soul”, it places stripped back percussion under a muted vocal accompanied by a soft synth melody to give a late-night feel. "This song is about having a friend there for you during tough times," they say.
SURF TRASH - OVER MY SHOULDER
Following 2017's debut single ‘So Long’ and ‘Summer’ from earlier this year, Newcastle, New South Wales surf rock three-piece released this new track on September 21, with an EP dropping next month. 18-year-old vocalist/drummer Andrew Scott, his 15-year-old bassist brother Nick, and guitarist Lachlan Jackson, also 15, show a musical maturity beyond their years. Focusing on hard-hitting chords with driving pop melodies, a thrusting beat and raw vocal, these are a band to put on the radar.
LOJACK - SHELTER
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The "dark club jam' sees Melbourne electronic producer Tom Anderson feature American vocalist The Odds on this latest three-minute-plus release, with dark bells and bass that 'eventually hits a euphoric high at the last drop".
FEVER PARTY - NORA
Auckland, NZ garage rock duo Gareth Shute and Jay Purkiss - who have also been part of The Conjurors, The Cosbys, The Lurch and the UK Scottish band The Liberty Bells - have just released of their fuzzy, buzzin' number that Shute says "was inspired by a YouTube doc about skater Nora Vasconcellos, joining the Adidas crew. It's just a nice story about how when she was growing up she ignored the fact she was the only girl at the local skatepark and managed to grow her skills at it to the point where she can now turn pro."
LUPA J - DRIFT
Sydney electronic-pop artist Imogen Jones has certainly grown in confidence and stature since she first appeared as a 15-year-old. Now 20, and ahead of her debut album, 'Swallow Me Whole', out next year, this new bubbling synthpop single is helmed by her light, ethereal voice as it melds intriguingly witb textured dancefloor beats. "'Drift' is about feeling a nagging unhappiness with the way things are but having no idea how to make any kind of change – and everything just starts to feel like it’s washing over you, like in a dream how everything happens really fast without your control," says Imogen.
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