Author Topic: Australian music thread (Read 1556 times)

modern life is war · « **on:** January 15, 2023, 05:17:37 PM »

Anyone down? I don't really know what's good in Australia right now so post some current stuff if you want.

Been on a Dick Diver binge again recently, haven't really felt like listening to anything else lately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDaXVYjKJEU

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2023, 10:23:22 PM »

Wasn’t there already a massive Aussie music thread on here? If you start talking hardcore/ punk, I’ll post a tonnne!

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2023, 10:27:02 PM »

Maybe massive wasn’t the correct term, but anyways:
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=99055.0

Dad_Brains · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2023, 11:19:17 PM »

Quote from: modern life is war on January 15, 2023, 05:17:37 PM

Anyone down? I don't really know what's good in Australia right now so post some current stuff if you want.

Been on a Dick Diver binge again recently, haven't really felt like listening to anything else lately.

Frenzal Rhomb has a new one coming as does the Go Set. Throw in the recent album by The Disables and you’re all sorted

skate_or_dingus · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2023, 12:09:33 AM »

https://youtu.be/uCSsJJXn5UI

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2023, 12:46:38 AM »

Stuff I didn't post in other thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihQgCtwQmuI
Maybe my fav grind album of all time?

People will talk about frenzal rhomb or body jar when they mention Aussie pop punk, but they are ignoring the all mighty lawnsmell. Not much out there in the YouTube universe, but track some of their stuff down:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/371850-Lawnsmell

Also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q8Ag99W_WQ&t=198s
never got enough love overseas ...

Hardcore is a whole other thread in itself, but Subversion are one of the better representations of the genre imho:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zen-_AOpInY

what about something completely different?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRMVfqqw-xw
really great live band!

also criminally underrated instrumental band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSkwVkx4Wrk
(features member of agents of abhorrence too)

very underground emo band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRUlPR2TpWw
they would blow your mind if you saw them live though!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqCk2kNbO8Q

modern life is war · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2023, 08:57:14 PM »

Man as far as aussie pop punk goes jebediah take the cake for me. This song's my fave of their's right now but they have so many good catchy ones. were they pop punk or grunge though?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_-k_Uvw-o

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2023, 09:02:19 PM »

Quote from: modern life is war on January 28, 2023, 08:57:14 PM

Man as far as aussie pop punk goes jebediah take the cake for me. This song's my fave of their's right now but they have so many good catchy ones. were they pop punk or grunge though?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_-k_Uvw-o

hard call, but for the most part grunge/ alternative with some pop punk adjacent tunes. I still think lawnsmell take the cake, but it's hard to find their stuff online, so most people don't know them, unless they were attending shows back in the day.
Do you know about one inch punch (who later became mid youth crisis)?
https://youtu.be/pC8Xn6K5QNc

matty_c · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2023, 10:57:48 PM »

Quote from: Dad_Brains on January 16, 2023, 11:19:17 PM

Quote from: modern life is war on January 15, 2023, 05:17:37 PM
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Anyone down? I don't really know what's good in Australia right now so post some current stuff if you want.

Been on a Dick Diver binge again recently, haven't really felt like listening to anything else lately.
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Frenzal Rhomb has a new one coming as does the Go Set. Throw in the recent album by The Disables and you’re all sorted

Dick diver are pretty good

Disables? Sick cunt are you in Brisbane?
I used to work with one of the guys in that band

I like punk music do you like mouthguard?

Sila · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2023, 11:33:14 PM »

https://youtu.be/mLgYrUHeAwY

https://youtu.be/exOxHn3oxxE

https://youtu.be/2jLZdwsiJC4

https://youtu.be/vEBJRubdoeU

https://youtu.be/WnAZPexuNjI

https://youtu.be/NjKklyUtHyo

https://youtu.be/rZ03hEwW_rw

https://youtu.be/gTNsfPv0Wxo

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2023, 08:39:14 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8O9ui7hgfk
posting again because my disco are too underrated!

livin on a speyer · « **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2023, 05:34:25 AM »

ACDC, Radio Birdman, Rose Tattoo

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2023, 06:20:19 AM »

Quote from: livin on a speyer on February 02, 2023, 05:34:25 AM

ACDC, Radio Birdman, Rose Tattoo

Cold Chisel, Midnight Oil, hunters and collectors

G raham · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2023, 05:52:18 PM »

goat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OFkyyzUOZQ

No Wave Comply · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2023, 11:06:13 AM »

Quote from: G raham on February 08, 2023, 05:52:18 PM

goat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OFkyyzUOZQ

Big Go-Betweens fan here. I especially love the first two albums, Send Me a Lullaby [1982] (which isn't as well-regarded for some reason) and Before Hollywood [1983]. Although "Bachelor Kisses" is probably my favorite song of theirs and not off either of those albums.

I have a lot of Oz favorites, The Birthday Party, The Saints, The Church, Pel Mel, The Reels, hell... even INXS. However, I'm especially fond of the more experimental/esoteric Synth/Wave-adjacent stuff like Severed Heads, Artificial Organs, Asphixiation, Essendon Airport, David Chesworth, Primitive Calculators, Whirlywirld, Ash Wednesday, The Metronomes, The Fabulous Marquises, Voigt 465, Wild West, the M Squared bands (Scattered Order, Systematics, Ya Ya Choral, Denial, Aural Indifference, Height/Dismay, Tame O'Mearas, Makers of the Dead Travel Fast, etc.), but my favorite Australian band/record/song is this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8qzV0SogxA

I've also been playing this one out a lot lately; it's off the soundtrack to the essential Australian cult classic Dogs In Space:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es6sSlLSoII

As for more modern/contemporary stuff, I love Total Control and Exek. Definitely check them out:
https://youtu.be/883MXoIN0Vk

https://youtu.be/J-RhkAcsXWA

Sifter · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2023, 02:41:28 PM »

Icehouse

No Wave Comply · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2023, 03:48:39 PM »

Quote from: Sifter on February 09, 2023, 02:41:28 PM

Icehouse

Had a friend bust out their Primitive Man LP a few years ago, but I’ve never explored them, just seen their records many times in my 25 years of going record shopping, working in record stores, etc.

I would always picture blown dry mullets a la solo Robert Plant, Lou Graham, etc. but definitely appreciate well-produced/written mersh 80’s New Wave Pop though.

Fully remember “Electric Blue” from my days of being raised on peak MTV.

G raham · « **Reply #17 on:** February 11, 2023, 05:28:35 PM »

Man Lindy Morrison was my tafe teacher for a semester but it was before I was even knew who the gb's were really. Wouldve rinsed her for so much info lol

You guys may recognise Alex Cameron from a few skate clips. One of Australia's greatest of all time imo but unfortunately never seen an artist suffer from second album syndrome so hard. Still a couple good songs past Jumping The Shark though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pozuYZOs2eY

bob george · « **Reply #18 on:** February 11, 2023, 08:42:03 PM »

Mr Floppy
Warumpi Band
They have a lot of different levels - but i love regurgitator.
Happyland

radcunt · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2023, 05:37:58 AM »

Quote from: G raham on February 11, 2023, 05:28:35 PM

Man Lindy Morrison was my tafe teacher for a semester but it was before I was even knew who the gb's were really. Wouldve rinsed her for so much info lol

You guys may recognise Alex Cameron from a few skate clips. One of Australia's greatest of all time imo but unfortunately never seen an artist suffer from second album syndrome so hard. Still a couple good songs past Jumping The Shark though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pozuYZOs2eY

Yeah, he got a bit lost in the fame thing / famous GF thing for a bit I think.

lurkluke · « **Reply #20 on:** February 23, 2023, 02:37:17 PM »

Some aussie stuff I'm into atm:

The Pretty Littles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4gd8uAlHps

Timi Afilaka

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYA7-PMGAQk

Lincoln Le Fevre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzA8Uj4VArk

Courtney Barnett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-wm0EdoeN8

Amyl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z--D1flPLnk

modern life is war · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2023, 07:04:58 PM »

I kinda don't fuck with amyl and the sniffers tbh. Musically i find them pretty boring compared to a lot of other aussie punk bands who did similar things but better and i also think the ironic bogan thing is pretty played out at this point

modern life is war · « **Reply #22 on:** February 23, 2023, 07:08:08 PM »

Also amy taylor's ironic junkie look is definitely not looking as ironic these days as when they started

lurkluke · « **Reply #23 on:** February 23, 2023, 10:30:47 PM »

Quote from: modern life is war on February 23, 2023, 07:04:58 PM

I kinda don't fuck with amyl and the sniffers tbh. Musically i find them pretty boring compared to a lot of other aussie punk bands who did similar things but better and i also think the ironic bogan thing is pretty played out at this point

Yeah that's fair. I enjoy when I hear them, and I'm super into that sound suddenly... although I lived in Aus for 20 years and just moved back to NZ so maybe I'm missing that sound?

Couple less known things I was listening to today, after thinking about Aussie music all afternoon.

Deaf Wish (used to see these guys a bunch when they were playing pub gigs around Melb. I swear I went to their last-ever show about a dozen times)

https://deafwishstyle.bandcamp.com/track/freeze-the-sound

Miss these guys a lot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CICSdRmR18

Always found it weird how big Royal Headache got randomly, out of a bunch of other bands of that era. But they are still great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxAcCV7kpHc

modern life is war · « **Reply #24 on:** February 24, 2023, 01:34:38 AM »

Quote from: lurkluke on February 23, 2023, 10:30:47 PM

Quote from: modern life is war on February 23, 2023, 07:04:58 PM
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I kinda don't fuck with amyl and the sniffers tbh. Musically i find them pretty boring compared to a lot of other aussie punk bands who did similar things but better and i also think the ironic bogan thing is pretty played out at this point
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Yeah that's fair. I enjoy when I hear them, and I'm super into that sound suddenly... although I lived in Aus for 20 years and just moved back to NZ so maybe I'm missing that sound?

Couple less known things I was listening to today, after thinking about Aussie music all afternoon.

Deaf Wish (used to see these guys a bunch when they were playing pub gigs around Melb. I swear I went to their last-ever show about a dozen times)

https://deafwishstyle.bandcamp.com/track/freeze-the-sound

Miss these guys a lot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CICSdRmR18

Always found it weird how big Royal Headache got randomly, out of a bunch of other bands of that era. But they are still great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxAcCV7kpHc

UV race were so great. i actually found an old uv race t shirt in my closet at my parent's house recently haha, so stoked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00bWde1LRMI

HeavyAndExpensive · « **Reply #25 on:** February 24, 2023, 06:44:39 AM »

https://youtu.be/cypPRzHAX44

No Wave Comply · « **Reply #26 on:** February 24, 2023, 11:05:06 AM »

I've been hyped on this, but it's already a decade old. Their most recent lineup includes the EXEK guitarist. Sorta like a less harsh and psychopathic/misogynist, but equally misanthropic Aussie answer to Swedish lo-fi noise-punk legends Brainbombs mixed with a touch of The Fall. This song is the mellowest on the album, but fascinating; it's about staying home while your mom's gone out, getting really high on skag, and having masturbatory fantasies about Rihanna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k9Yf58NNLM&list=OLAK5uy_kUWLVrxUoN3kXeThOaLOBBl4XHfgsoPy0

Sila · « **Reply #27 on:** February 27, 2023, 03:54:12 PM »

What an annoying thread I know a lot of people in the more modern bands and many are certified wankers LOL

The Mexican Nancy Chin · « **Reply #28 on:** February 27, 2023, 09:42:16 PM »

Two of the greatest songs ever made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL_DBNkkcSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVyuzxOuxns

modern life is war · « **Reply #29 on:** February 27, 2023, 11:32:43 PM »

Quote from: No Wave Comply on February 24, 2023, 11:05:06 AM

I've been hyped on this, but it's already a decade old. Their most recent lineup includes the EXEK guitarist. Sorta like a less harsh and psychopathic/misogynist, but equally misanthropic Aussie answer to Swedish lo-fi noise-punk legends Brainbombs mixed with a touch of The Fall. This song is the mellowest on the album, but fascinating; it's about staying home while your mom's gone out, getting really high on skag, and having masturbatory fantasies about Rihanna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k9Yf58NNLM&list=OLAK5uy_kUWLVrxUoN3kXeThOaLOBBl4XHfgsoPy0

Low life are sick. Definitely one of the best bands of the past decade. I saw them shortly after they released this album when they were supporting Iceage. Their other albums are great too.

Singer is a bit of a kook though but makes good music