- Sigmund Freud was convinced all of life’s achievements result from frustration. The more crushingly intense the disappointment, the stronger the rebound, sublimating all that dammed up energy into new endeavours. Life finds a way and you can probably think of ten records that have been crooned, bellowed and wailed into existence that way. I can add a new one to the list, with the unexpected reappearance of Hunz, for the first time in a decade.

<span><span>- Aside from being an adept guitarist and soulful vocalist Dana Gehrman proves to be a songwriter of substance with an authentic and relatable voice; “<em>Every day I drag these aching bones from under the cover where my dreams are still warm”.&nbsp; These Days</em> is a song about being burned out, despite Dana Gehrman’s relative youth<strong>. </strong>Don’t we all know that feeling.</span></span>

- Whilst it may be an EP of just seven tracks, precious boi certainly packs a punch. Crafted by Sydney’s rising star Charles Waldren aka Poolroom., it is something of many layers. Like a great patchwork quilt it keeps you warm with its tapestry of synth wobbles, ‘80’s slow jam vocals and jarring guitar moments. This is reinforced, even more so, by the EP’s cover art, which features a collage of Waldren’s shenanigans and Aussie flora.

- After hundreds of live shows, two EPs and moving their frontman into a recording studio, Electric Zebra’s debut album is their most diverse release to date. Confessional Sports is a highly organised bundle of ‘90’s-flavored riffs, twisted to sound a little different and just a little weird. Recorded though the first half of 2019 at share house/recording studio Bedlam Records, it’s a demonstration of efficient songwriting and how to have a bunch of fun in forty minutes or less. 

- black midi is an experimental rock band and yet another product of the creative explosion which appears to be taking place in London at the moment. They began garnering attention after a live, collaborative jam session was released featuring them and Damo Suzuki the vocalist of legendary krautrock band Can. Their talent was already visible, but eyebrows were raised when Suzuki revealed he had approached the then-18-year-olds after recognising their taste and ability.

- The songs created by Angharad Drake have always had an ethereal quality to them. She’s just released her first new music in a couple of years, having moved from Brisbane back to the Sunshine Coast region where she first started out, and also had her first child. If anything, Angharad Drake has added an extra waft of etherealness via the simple act of stripping things back even further.