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.
BABY BEEF - FRICTION BURN
The Sydney-based indie trio return after their May single with this melodic, deep baritoned vocal, contrasting with female accompaniment, single, that comes with witty video. "'Friction Burn' first and foremost is a breakup song. I was dishonest with myself and with a lover because I was unhappy but too scared to admit it," says the band's lead singer. "This song celebrates the moment I realised I had to turn things around, I reached rock bottom, I owed it to myself and no one else was going to do it for me." Catch live on September 28 at The Lansdowne in Sydney.
ARCHY PUNKER - FORGET ABOUT IT
The Wollongong surf-rock five-piece bring three and a half minutes of punchy melodies, with jangly guitar and layered drum rolls to this new track. "'Forget About It' talks about all the shitty things In life that we all go through that stress you out and how was important to take a step back and relax and just forget about it."
FEELS - FAKE FUR (feat. MISSY)
Credit: Kal Kanga-Parabia
Released last week, Perth-based percussive-electronic production duo, Elise Reitze-Swensen and Rosie Taylor, team up with with New Zealand singer MISSY here on this taster of their upcoming debut album. Thick synth bass, drum pads, and electronic marimba/xylophone are melded with MISSY‘s seductive and soulful vocals to create something quite compelling.
THE VANNS - DERANGED
Wollongong's indie-rock quartet fillow the recent 'Mother' as they prepare for the drop of new 'Through The Walls' album on October 25, with this slow-building single cut, released last week. Produced by Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy) and mixed by Dawson and Chris Collins (Gang of Youths), the song came about, says Jimmy Vann, "whilst I was staying over in London and I had up until the first chorus written with a rough melody. Once I brought the song home it took a whole new direction of meaning.”
SHAG ROCK - OLD SCHOOL LOVER
Out on September 19, the Brisbane-based outfit return with upbeat, infectious new single, recorded at Brisbane’s Airlock Studios with Powderfinger’s Ian Haug. "'Old School Lover' is a track that’s definitely outside of our ordinary safe-haven of laid back tunes, but it’s one we’re really proud of," says guitarist/vocalist Al Wilson.
ALI BARTER - JANUARY
Taken from her upcoming second album, 'Hello, I'm Doing My Best,' out October 18, and ahead of imminent UK dates, Melbourne's pop-punk princess shares her ode to New Year's resolutions, delivered with her usual razor sharp vocal style. “It seems like every year, January rolls around and I’m still trying to fix the same things as the year before," she says. "The older I get the more I realise that I don’t change, this is all I got. So fuck it.” Catch live on September 28 at Broadcast, Glasgow; 29 at The Lending Room, Leeds; 30 at Yes (Basement), Manchester; October 1 at Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham; 2 at Sebright Arms, London; 4 at McHughs, Belfast; 5 at Academy 2, Dublin.
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