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.
HALCYON DRIVE - REACH
Melbourne-based indie-rock trio return with their infectious new single, taken from their debut album ‘Elephant Bones’ (out March 8), which was co-produced with Joel Quartermain. Michael Oechsle's woozy vocals meld with dreamy, velutinous electro synths and truncated percussion. “In this age of connectivity, cheap travel, Skype and FaceTime, I think almost everyone can relate to that feeling of being away on the other side of the world from a loved one. Still being 'connected', but also being so far apart. That's simply what 'Reach' is about. The tyranny of distance, the untouchable blue."
TIDAL RAVE - DARK WIZARD
The Wellington, NZ pop punk sextet, fronted by Esther Tempest on vocals and guitar, have returned with this moreish three and a half minute latest song of needling melodies and lyrics inspired by Harry Potter, following on from last year's 'FOMO'.
THE AVENUE - SUBURBS.CITIES.TOWNS
Taken from their just released 'Bodies' EP, Melbourne four-piece indie-rockers share this new track combining the hazy vocals of Sam Thomas with catchy sonics, rich guitar melodies and expansive percussion. "This is the oldest song on the EP. It’s a pretty simple hype song, which we always use to close our live show on an energetic high note."
LAYER CAKE - EMPTY PROMISES
Foot-tapping new single from the Brisbane indie pop four-piece, following 'Keep Me Awake" and ahead of their self-titled debut EP release in April. The breezy number offers uplifting vocals, lush instrumentals and catchy guitar melodies.
YOUNG VINCENT - BIG NEWS
First single from their self-titled debut EP - out March 15 - by the Melbourne-based trio. The sprawling, indie-rock track, they say, "is a message of encouragement and anticipation. With the lead up to our debut EP, we honed in on our song-writing process and consequently developed the sound featured in 'Big News'. Instrumentally and in the lyrics, there’s the anticipation of waiting for something, which is what we’ve felt in Young Vincent and even personally in recent years. It represents the EP’s encouragement that things will fall into place if you focus on what’s important."
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER - IN THE CAPITAL
Premiered by Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music, the Melbourne quintet have dropped their smoothly driven indie rock single, one half of a 7" release with 'Read My Mind' in April. "I first had the idea for the melody and some of the lyrics when I was swimming," says the band's Fran Keaney. "It’s taken a while to finish the song, to make it feel like the initial feeling. I can’t neatly describe it, but something like connection despite distance. I was thinking about transience and water and death and big cities and fishing towns and moon river."
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