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.
THE RUN - MISSING OUT ON
The Melbourne trio bring a melancholic feel to their new single, released last week. Lead vocalist Connor Morel brings emotion as he sings about a love lost, backed with a smooth contingent of rhythm guitar, slick bass and a soul vibe. Catch live on September 12 at The Gasometer, Melbourne.
TRIGGERLIP - FOUNDATIONS
Perth-based four-piece drop new lo-fi, hooky emo-punk single that counterpoints heaviness with sparseness. "'Foundations' centres lyrically around the melancholy emotions that a person is prone to feeling when looking back on their past and remembering relationships and moments that will never be replicated again," says vocalist Josh Watson. "People grow and change over time, as this growth occurs, ideas and goals that a person may have had, evolve and change. 'Foundations' addresses this juxtaposition and the emotions that come with it."
LITTLE QUIRKS - LIFE WOULDN'T BE
Little Indie featured Newcastle, New South Wales teen sisters Abbey and Mia Toole with cousin Jaymi Toole, and now joined by the latter's brother Alex on bass, last year with 'Crumbled', now they bring their folk-pop blend to this latest single - which introduces Abbey on electric guitar - and which will feature on their forthcoming EP ‘Cover My Eyes’, being released on their own Runaway Records label via Ditto Music.
ROY IRWIN - AWFUL
Released last week, the genre bending new track from the Auckland, NZ garage punk artist, and member of Cool Runnings. Lifted his upcoming album, hazy vocals top a catchy, jangly melodic guitar line, shuffling drums and meandering bass.
BB GURL - REAL GURL
The second single by Auckland, NZ alt-rap/neo-Rnb duo - vocalist/producer Che Ebrahim and Yery Cho (half of Imugi 이무기) - following their debut 'Blonde' earlier this year. Sassy electronic pop-punk with palpating sub-bass and Casiotone-styled percussion.
FUTURE HAUNTS - FALL IN LINE
Vivacious, self-recorded three and a half-minutes-plus, mixed by Miro Mackie (St. Vincent, DZ Deathrays, Hatchie), from the alt-rock Brisbane four-piece melding the The War on Drugs with the melodic immediacy of The Stone Roses, with textured guitar and driving melodies. "The song's a bit of a nod to all those who work hard to create and nurture a positive culture and to keep pushing on no matter what," says singer Ben Speight. "The message behind the song is still just as relevant today, in the context of other knee-jerk decisions made to placate a few very loud voices in very high places."
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