<p><span><span><span>- Do you remember </span><strong>The Bird</strong><span>? I was rather surprised to discover that -without even having to plunge into some hours long deep-dive- the internet does. I thought I’d be getting a million returns for Charlie Parker and bugger-all else, but lo, right at the top of my search is a distinctly web 1.5 bio recalling the festival-hopping highlights of the Australian electronic duo.

- Somehow, considering I have a deep love for both Australiana and songwriters who blur the line between pop song and short story, I had never heard of Adam Gibson until this week I came across The Songs Of Adam Gibson, a compilation that collates sixteen tracks from a musical output spanning three bands and sixteen years.

<p><span><span><span>- Those who work in the world of noise can, often, get away with utilising very small -if very loud- selections of sound and making these limited palettes do for a career’s worth of eardrum destruction. Ironically, </span><strong>Xandra Metcalfe</strong><span>’s Uboa embraces a much broader array of musical choices, which may occasionally make her seem like she’s exhausted everything she could possibly have to say.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span>- Originally coming out in the infancy of last year, <em>DIG </em>is seeing a physical release through a German label well versed in rounding up gutter punks and a healthy love for the Australian brand of it. STIFF RICHARDS<strong> </strong>is one of those immediately memorable names with an even more memorable sound, perfectly geared to raze any pub or backyard to the ground then pissing on the rubble they hoicked havoc upon. The Melbourne crew embrace dirty rock'n'roll, unabashed by any clichés.