LOADING...
Image via Unsplash.
SYDNEY SONGS
SHUFFLE PLAY
PLAY IN ORDER
1

Sounds like:
Caribou,
Four Tet,
Jonti,
the Townhouses
By
Hugh McClure
on
Nov 26, 2012
|
Sydney label Yes Please are behind so much incredible music at the moment, with the likes of Oliver Tank, The Townhouses and Guerre all releasing countless hits this year. Also having a great end of year is Sydney duo Fishing, whose single "Choy Lin"...
read more →
Save (529)
2

Sounds like:
The Kooks,
The Maccabees,
The Wombats,
The Vaccines
By
Hugh McClure
on
Nov 23, 2012
|
Five-piece Camden have all the characteristics of a great Brit pop band - the only thing is, they're from Australia! The Sydney-siders are a relatively new group, but are already developing a following locally on the back of a couple of upbeat, poppy...
read more →
Save (1,127)
3

Sounds like:
Klaxons,
Joy Division,
Interpol,
The Wombats
By
Hugh McClure
on
Nov 22, 2012
|
It's been a busy 12 months for Sydney duo Nantes. Aside from releasing two EPs, they've run up a string of support (Does It Offend You Yeah?, Manchester Orchestra) and headline shows. If that wasn't enough, they've also announced news of a debut albu...
read more →
Save (178)
4

Sounds like:
Pavement,
Wavves,
Straight Arrows
By
Hugh McClure
on
Nov 19, 2012
|
Palms had a lot to live up to in my eyes. The Sydney band is the new(ish) project of ex-Red Riders members Tom and Al, and given the love I had for their old group, my expectations were high from the get-go. I shouldn't have worried though, as Palms ...
read more →
Save (189)
5

Sounds like:
Doves,
Elbow,
Band of Horses
By
Hugh McClure
on
Nov 16, 2012
|
Sydney's Battleships are a huge favorite of mine, one of the most gorgeous bands Australia has produced recently. Their first two singles "Your Words" and "In Retrospect" were hugely popular upon release, receiving plenty of radio support domestica...
read more →
Save (433)
6

Sounds like:
Foals,
Bombay Bicycle Club
By
Hugh McClure
on
Nov 15, 2012
|
Formed in 2006, Sydney's Made in Japan are finally receiving the recognition that they deserve. Their brilliant debut LP Sights and Sounds was recently nominated for the Australian Music Prize (our version of the UK's Mercury Music Prize "“ currently...
read more →
Save (982)
7

Sounds like:
Bombay Bicycle Club,
Friendly Fires
By
Hugh McClure
on
Nov 14, 2012
|
After first gaining our attention with last year's Uluwatu EP, Sydney's New Navy are back again with a new single. Australian indie pop is at a premium at the moment, and New Navy is one of the best examples of the quality being produced."Regular Tow...
read more →
Save (1,123)
8

Sounds like:
Disclosure,
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs,
xxyyxx
By
Hugh McClure
on
Nov 8, 2012
|
Sydney beatmaker Flume (known to his mom as Harley Streten) has been one of the most talked about young Australian musicians out there, and the buzz surrounding him has been generated in a very short period of time.I first saw him play at a showcase ...
read more →
Save (914)