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.
NADERI - TOO MUCH SMOKE
Sydney's Shawn Naderi has dropped his debut single. The producer and engineer behind the likes of Flume, Alison Wonderland, Skrillex, now offers his own slick trap number with hip-hop vocals from on-the-rise US rapper Lil Traffic, and a psych synth twist or two.
CRY CLUB - DFTM
Second single - produced by Gab Strum (aka Japanese Wallpaper) - from the Wollongong "noisy queer pop" duo, Heather and Jono, after 'Walk Away', sees them apply punchy drums to their post-punk sound along with Heather's passionate vocal. "The song came about after seeing a tweet from someone complaining about a guy going in for the full body grab as he moved passed them in a club. The person turned around and said 'Don’t fucking touch me, you creepy cunt!' and for some reason it struck this combination of unfortunately relatable and 'Damn, I wish I could say that'," says Heather.
THE KITE MACHINE - WALLS
Ahead of their self-titled debut album out on March 15, the Geelong rock-with-a-touch-of-prog trio share this retro alt-rock track with an energetic funk flavour. "Walls’ paints the portrait of someone unable to break free of their own self-destructive construct, all the while losing touch with what’s real in the world around them," say the band.
SO FOX - LOVER'S SIDE
Out this Friday (February 22), the new sub-four minute single by Melbourne alt-rock duo. Emma Hentschel supplies the soul-inflected vocals, with Adam Schlicht providing the guitar component. It comes after their January debut ‘St Pete’, with both taken from their incoming EP ‘The Clean Cut’, recorded with producer Jimi Loyd-Wyatt last year.
LEISURE - EASY WAY OUT
Critically acclaimed Auckland, NZ band reveal their new single, the follow-up to ‘Falling’, which is out now via Nettwerk. Filled with rich synth-led chord patterns and a bouncy melody, the band’s new single fuses R&B, pop, and subtle jazz elements. Both tracks are taken from their second album, due out this summer.
YORKE - WAKE THE CITY
Grace Hughes returns with her second single after her 'First Light' debut from late last year. The 20-year-old Byron Bay songstress once more drives home her pop-electronica, melding yielding keys and toned down synth lines with vocal charm.
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