Community radio music presenters and music directors often have an encyclopaedic knowledge of local music and an insatiable thirst to keep their ears ahead of the curve. So in this Tone Deaf series, the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap) invites music directors to highlight new Aussie tunes that you might have missed.
In this edition, Music Director of Sydney’s 2SER, Steph Liong, contributes with a selection of tracks currently making their way to community radio through Amrap’s music distribution service ‘AirIt’.
Check out Liz’s selections below and if you’re a musician you can apply here to have your music distributed for free to community radio on Amrap’s AirIt.
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Bruise Pristine – ‘Tired Eyes’
Sydney trio Bruise Pristine are fast becoming stalwarts of the Sydney live music scene, and the same untethered energy brought to stage, has now been tightly distilled into their new single ‘Tired Eyes’.
Surrounded by cut-throat vocals, thundering guitars, and motorik rhythms, ‘Tired Eyes’ is a song that wears its turmoil on its sleeve and deals with the conflict of ambition and inaction by circumstance.
Check out ‘Tired Eyes’ by Bruise Pristine:
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While we’re on the topic of stalwarts in the Sydney live music scene, Andy Golledge absolutely needs a mention. It was at a show where Andy captivated the attention of I OH YOU’s label boss, which then led to his eventual signing. H
ailing from Tamworth, Andy’s references to alt-country and Americana are aplenty but never garish, and ‘1170’ is emblematic of that. Soft yet powerful vocals cosy up to gently rendered harmonies for an uplifting charm.
Check out ‘1170’ by Andy Golledge:
Continually refining their unique strain of hip-hop infused jazz are Melbourne collective 30/70 who return with a sultry new single in ‘Drifting’. Led by the direct and husky vocals of Allysha Joy, there’s a primal spirit that resides amongst the track’s shuffling melodies and twinkling synths.
Check out ‘Drifting’ by 30/70:
Anna Cordell – ‘Nobody Knows Us’
Arriving almost after a decade-long break from music is Anna Cordell’s album Nobody Knows Us. While the Melbourne-based songstress channels 60s/70s folk, there’s an erudite yet searching approach to her songwriting, and ultimately an incomparable emotional depth and refreshing take on those influences.
A stand out on the record is its title track which showcases Anna’s lofty vocals, and guitars that chime so high it feels like you’re in an otherworldly plane.
Check out ‘Nobody Knows Us’ by Anna Cordell:
If you’ve got some nervous energy, I highly recommend funnelling it right into Flyying Colours’ latest track. I like a band that brings a noticeable gusto to their music, and on ‘Big Mess’ it’s hard to see past the chemistry between the bands’ members.
Noisy, propellant guitars, and anthemic lyrics shine on this shoegaze number that has a pepped-up energy which remains till the end.
Check out ‘Big Mess’ by Flyying Colours:
‘One Desire’ sees Catcall self-producing for the first time and leaning further into her love of ’80s pop. There’s a compelling dancefloor lustre here that’s built on strutting rhythms and snappy synths, all coalescing into a satisfying handclap-filled apex.
Check out ‘One Desire’ by Catcall:
