1) Forming late 2008 around charismatic guitarist/vocalist Marty Frawley and bassist Rick Milovanovic, the Twerps have quickly risen to become one of Melbourne, Australia’s favouri...read more on Last.fm →
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Oct 2, 2013
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Another feather in the cap of the Chapter Music Label (which also features the likes of Dick Diver and Twerps, among many others), Melbourne's The Stevens have recently announced news of their upcoming debut album, A History of Hygiene. The four-piec...
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Hugh McClure
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Sep 25, 2013
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Melbourne-based The Ocean Party are due to release their third LP, Split, this week. Before then though, we've been treated to the record's second, breezy single "Quarter Life Crisis" (we featured the first single, and title track, "Split," last mont...
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Aug 28, 2013
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Melbourne/Sydney trio Bushwalking is all the rage at the moment. Having grabbed our attention with last year's excellent debut First Time, it seems they are back for more, with the throbbing, thumping single "High Hogs."Ella Stile's disarmingly raw v...
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Hugh McClure
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Aug 12, 2013
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The Ocean Party creates slacker, surf-pop music, but you'd be lucky to find an Australian band whose roots stretch further from the sea. The original group met during high school in the agricultural town of Wagga Wagga before moving down to Melbourne...
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Mar 21, 2013
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As cheesy as it sounds, Melbourne five-piece Smile make me want to do just that. It's not particularly happy music (it's actually slightly melancholic at times), but it's done with a twinkle in the eye. It's honest. Formed just last year, the band ha...
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