Community radio music directors often have an encyclopedic 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, Aeron Clark from Edge Radio 99.3FM in Hobart contributes with a selection of tracks currently making their way to community radio through Amrap’s music distribution service ‘AirIt’.
Check out Aeron’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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“I’m fallin’ into a kinda ooey gooey place in my fuckin’ knee caps”, Your Girl Pho (Perth’s Phoebe Gunson) sings on her new single, and it’s a pretty good description of how I’m feelen (no, I’m not sorry) listening to it.
Gunson has worked closely with Joshua Chan (Demon Days) to create a super smooth concoction of clipped percussion, woozy synths and ambling bassline that’s sure to leave you wanting more.
The Native Cats – ‘Nixon Nevada’
The Native Cats’ fourth album, John Sharp Toro, has cemented the band’s status as Hobart rock royalty. Chloe Escott and Julian Teakle are at their triumphant peak on this powerful release. Bouncy basslines are the spine of the record, around which ample space is provided for the dense lyrics, delivered with a fresh ferocity by Escott, to be fully absorbed.
Divide And Dissolve – ‘Resistance’
Takiaya Reed and Sylvie Nehill sold out shows all over the world last year in support of their critically acclaimed debut BASIC. The Melbourne neoclassical ambient doom duo’s music is designed to dismantle white supremacy and empower black and Indigenous people across the planet.
Divide And Dissolve have since released their second album, Abomination. Resistance’s ominous arrangement evokes images of vast landscapes, featuring unsettling strings that drip with tension.
