Es: Less Of Everything
<p><span><span><span>- Es is a London-based quartet whose dystopian synth-punk paints gloomy day-in-the-life scenes with a palette of propulsive bass, plodding synth melodies, crashing drums and reverb soaked yells. Their debut album <em>Less Of Everything </em>is released this week on London DIY-stable <em><strong>Upset! The Rhythm</strong></em>.</span></span></span></p>
4ZZZ Top 20
1. Cable Ties - Far Enough
2. Screamfeeder - Start Again From Here (Single)
3. Adele & The Chandeliers - Something Good Is Happening (Single)
4. Tara Simmons - Show Me Spirit 'Til The End (Single)
5. Clea - Soft Blow To The Head (Single)
6. VOIID - Sour (Single)
7. Loulou - Gotta Get Better (Single)
8. Miiesha - Twisting Words (Single)
9. Sycco - Nicotine (Single)
SUPEREGO - 'Nautilus'
4ZZZ Album of the Week: SuperEgo - 'Nautilus'
Nautilus is a journey through the dark, choppy waters of SUPEREGO’s unified psyche. Exploring themes of isolation, depression and anxiety, the group pulled on the collaborative talents of Sampa The Great and Cruz Patterson (Koi Child) to bring their concepts to life. Nautilus sees the collective move on from their earlier rocky, guitar-driven sound to a darker, glitchier, electronic palette.
On the EP, SUPEREGO explain, "Nautilus represents us at those times when we were most introverted and in our shells. Fighting rips of depression, anxiety, finding our identity and searching for the strength in ourselves to keep swimming. The creation of Nautilus was an incredibly cathartic experience and while the songs on this EP are often raw, honest and intense, they helped us come to terms with a lot of things and grow both individually and as a collective. Through our combined creative energy we’ve managed to channel all the inner turmoil into this EP, be there for one another, move forward and evolve. We’ve been truly blessed by the features on this EP and all those behind the scenes who’ve helped this project come to fruition. This is the best thing that we have created yet. We are super proud!"
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Bolt Gun: Begotten
<p><span><span><span>- Bolt Gun are an unusual entity, even amongst the terrifying, iconoclastic, sonic landmarks of drone, black metal and doom. I only came to them through their recent collaboration with extreme sound talent and extremely diverse artist </span><strong>Uboa</strong><span>. It gave me an inaccurate picture of a band that are, on their own, committed to the slow, unnerving and uncompromising genres that they work in and a worldview that is nothing short of flattening.
Pabllo Vittar: 111
<p><span><span><em>- </em>Possibly, when the music history of the 2020s is written, there should be a central chapter on how, finally, the dominant cisgender, heteronormative, white European descent musical paradigm was irreparably shaken apart by various artists who came from almost none of those standard musical backgrounds.
4ZZZ Top 20
1. Sycco - Nicotine (Single)
2. Cable Ties - Far Enough (Album Of The Week)
3. VOIID - Sour (Single)
4. Adele & The Chandeliers - Something Good Is Happening (Single)
5. Tia Gostelow - Rush (Single)
6. Eliza & The Delusionals - A State Of Living In An Objective Reality EP
7. Requin - Rules That Won't Be Broken (Single)
8. Spirit Bunny - Bindii (Single)
9. Screamfeeder - Start Again From Here (Single)
Cable Ties - 'Far Enough'
Fierce Melbourne rock trio Cable Ties have dropped their forthcoming album 'Far Enough', on Friday 27 March via poison city records / Merge Records.
Once again enlisting Paul Maybury (Rocket Science) on recording duties, Far Enough features all the critical elements of Cable Ties’ sound - colossal walls of ‘70s hard rock and pithy proto-punk are coupled with a pulsing rhythm section, anxious guitar, defiant songwriting, earth-trembling vocals and unwavering intensity.
Listen to the Album of the Week on 4ZZZ, 102.1fm, ZED Digital and streaming online at 4zzz.org.au and iHeartRadio
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Andy Garvey: Complex Clarity
<p><span><span>- Since releasing her debut track on <strong>Body Promise</strong>’s <em>Fantastic Effects</em> compilation two years ago, Andy Garvey has been busy. A multifaceted individual, Garvey works in a variety of capacities: from music producer, DJ, radio host on FBi and Triple J, as <strong>Pure Space</strong> label-head AND co-founder of the agency Nectar. She has just released her latest of two EPs for<strong> Lobster Theremin</strong>.
Brian Fallon: Local Honey
<p><span><span>- When you think of punk rock frontmen, songwriting craftsmen seldom come to mind. However, <strong>Brian Fallon</strong>, former lead singer of New Jersey band, <strong>The Gaslight Anthem</strong>, is both of those things. With <em>Local Honey</em>, Fallon’s third solo album, he proves that he is more of the latter and less of the rambunctious punk rocker. A tight set of songs, Local Honey is Fallon’s most homogenous album with each number showcasing acoustic guitars and simple folk melodies.