Best new tracks Down Under #50

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.

IN EYES - TIME WON'T WAIT

Gold Coast three-piece dominate via Rosie Jacobson's powerful voice, combined with heavy guitars, hard-hitting drums to create their style of melodic alt-rock. After their reinvention last year with power-ballad 'Silver Lining', this new single inspired by Jacobson’s experience with trying to fight for her passion while faced with mental illness, is a bruising continuation.
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DOOLIE - SLOW CRAWL

Queensland-based electro-pop songstress ends 2019 lending her softly delivered vocals to this ofd-kilter piece of pop electronica, produced by Sydney’s Cam Nacson (CXLOE, Kota Banks, MOZA). "It's a very empowering song," she says. "I feel like a lot of us allow ourselves to be treated like trash to make another person more comfortable, so this is a song for all of us."
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JAI PICCONE - WARNING SHOT

Byron Bay electronic producer and DJ turns out a gem here to follow 'Racer' from the start of 2019. Harnessimg house, techno and disco with an innate pop sensibility. "This song came about as a result of inspiration deriving from time spent and relationships/ experiences had in Tokyo, Milan, London and Australia. Essentially it's about everyone's desire to feel valued and the emotions evoked when the feeling of being valued is challenged, especially when it's someone close to you." Catch live on December 20 at The Cambridge, Newcastle, NSW, and 21st at The Lansdowne, Sydney.
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PLATEAU - TASTEMAKER

Released last week, a feisty two minutes of high impact grunge-punk-rock, with an infectious beat and mosh-pit delivery, from the Brisbane trio. Catch live on December 19 at The Zoo in Brisbane.
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SECRET KNIVES - SIMPLE BLISS

Taken from the recent second album 'Snuff', released via Prison Tapes NZ, the Wellington, NZ experimental art-rocker, multi-instrumentalist Ash Smith, shares this psychedelic-tinged new track of swirling sonic textures, complemented by an animated video, created in with Euphoric Co.
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LONTALIUS & SINGULAR BALANCE - ALIVE

Wellington, NZ's bedroom-pop artist Eddie Johnston returns with this latest number, following the October release of second album 'All I Have'. Dropped last week, the track is the first taste of a forthcoming joint EP by Lontalius and Japanese ambient electronic producer Singular Balance (Justin Ueyama-Burke). The result sees seductive vocals paired with understated layers of brushed cymbals and a smooth production coating.
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