WATTY THOMPSON ANNOUNCES LIVE FILM SCREENINGS IN VIC AND NSW
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WATTY THOMPSON ANNOUNCES LIVE FILM SCREENINGS IN VIC AND NSW

One of my favourite Australian folk/country artists, Watty Thompson, has announced premiere screenings of Watty Thompson Live at Estonian House – The Film, captured in Naarm, Melbourne on the release of his acclaimed debut album in March of 2023. Screenings kick off this week with tonight in Lorne VIC followed by Thursday in Sydney and … Continue reading

SINGLE PREMIERE: Indian Pacific – Seabird
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SINGLE PREMIERE: Indian Pacific – Seabird

Ahead of the release of the band’s debut album Won The Battle Lost The War (May 24th), we’re pleased to be premiere Sydney group Indian Pacific‘s new single ‘Seabird’, out across streaming services tomorrow. Formed in 2018, Indian Pacific is the musical vehicle for the restless creative mind of songwriter, musician and producer Charlie Wells. Born … Continue reading

INTERVIEW: D.C Cross on instant coffee-heightened twilight zones, vinyl pressings and noisy audiences
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INTERVIEW: D.C Cross on instant coffee-heightened twilight zones, vinyl pressings and noisy audiences

Darren Cross has been a restless and determined creative figure on the Australian music scene, since the heady days of the early 90s as key member of the trio Gerling. Through electronic music excursions, indie guitar music, the folk noir duo Jep and Dep (with partner Jessica) and onto his current focus, the exploration of … Continue reading

SIERRA FERRELL RELEASES NEW SINGLE/VIDEO ‘AMERICAN DREAMING’
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SIERRA FERRELL RELEASES NEW SINGLE/VIDEO ‘AMERICAN DREAMING’

Sierra Ferrell has released a new single today, just days ahead of the release of her new album Trail of Flowers, out this Friday, March 22nd on Rounder Records. Her star has been in the ascent for a couple of years now, with music awards, tours here in Australia (thanks Love Police!) and a growing … Continue reading

SINGLE/VIDEO PREMIERE: Fallow Fields – Rocky Head Road
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SINGLE/VIDEO PREMIERE: Fallow Fields – Rocky Head Road

Alt-country duo Fallow Fields (Danna and Rachel Simmons) hail from the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria and I’m very pleased to be able to premiere the video clip for the title-track single (out March 18th – pre-save) from their forthcoming debut album Rocky Head Road. “My first taste of violence was in the womb”… Some opening … Continue reading

SINGLE REVIEW: MFV – End Line
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SINGLE REVIEW: MFV – End Line

NSW (Dharrawal/Wollongong) alt-country miscreants MFV (it stands, or at least used to stand for Manson Family Values) have released an another gem of a single called ‘End Line‘ that follows recent release ‘Delecroix’ and their Buckshot Days EP – all highly recommended. There’s a sinister girl group backbeat that anchors the songs in sultry shadowy territory … Continue reading

ALBUM REVIEW: CJ Stranger – Coming Up For Air
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ALBUM REVIEW: CJ Stranger – Coming Up For Air

NSW songwriter, singer and guitarist CJ Stranger has worked as a musician in musical theatre and played live with William Crighton and others but it’s his particular brand of cosmic Americana at the junction of psych rock, folk and country where he most impresses.  CJ shares that rarefied air with the likes of The War … Continue reading

NEW MUSIC: Agata Karczewska – Dark Horse
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NEW MUSIC: Agata Karczewska – Dark Horse

Here’s some great new alt-country from Poland, in the form of the new single from Agata Karczewska who we’ve featured on PTW in the past. The new single ‘Dark Horse‘ is out now and it’s another gem from Agata, classic country soul with pedal steel and slide guitar melancholia draped across a beguiling backbeat. ‘Dark … Continue reading

ALBUM REVIEW: Patrick Wilson – It’ll Be Alright
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ALBUM REVIEW: Patrick Wilson – It’ll Be Alright

Patrick Wilson is something of a go-to figure on the Melbourne scene, often found behind the drums for acts such as Georgia State Line, Ben Mastwyk and Dan Brodie. On his debut album It’ll Be Alright it turns out he’s something of a consummate artist in his own right.  It’s an album that swings from … Continue reading

NEW MUSIC: Eils & The Drip – Easy Rider
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NEW MUSIC: Eils & The Drip – Easy Rider

Eils &The Drip are a Naarm six-piece formed by vocalist/songwriter Eileen Hodgkins (aka Eils) and today they’ve released their debut single ‘Easy Rider’ a lush, harmony-rich slice of soulful and gently rocking twang that brings to mind contemporaries such as Nikki Lane, Margo Price and Jaime Wyatt. Eileen is a prolific figure on the local … Continue reading

PHOSPHORESCENT RELEASE FIRST SINGLE FROM NEW 2024 ALBUM
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PHOSPHORESCENT RELEASE FIRST SINGLE FROM NEW 2024 ALBUM

It’s been a while between albums of new music from the melancholically brilliant Matthew Houck of Phosphorescent. There was the excellent Full Moon Project covers album last year, a signal that productivity was increasing, but prior to that the last album came in the form of C’est La Vie in 2018. Today he’s released the … Continue reading

SAM EVIAN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM AND RELEASES FIRST SINGLE
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SAM EVIAN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM AND RELEASES FIRST SINGLE

Sam Evian, a producer and musician, best known for his work with Big Thief, Blonde Redhead, Cass McCombs and Palehound, will release his fourth album Plunge on March 22nd via his new imprint Flying Cloud Recordings/Thirty Tigers. The first single ‘Wild Days’ is a hypnotic power pop overture brimming with lush and loose harmonies, early … Continue reading

ALBUM REVIEW: Levi J. Burr – Another Domino Map
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ALBUM REVIEW: Levi J. Burr – Another Domino Map

The acoustic guitar has been a mainstay of popular music through a myriad of genres over the last   150+ years. Through folk, country, blues, jazz and classical music it’s persisted and provided the soundtrack for generations of players, from the back porch to concert halls, juke joints to folk clubs.  One particular strand that … Continue reading

ALBUM REVIEW: Dan Brodie – The Ballad Of Cowboy Dan
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ALBUM REVIEW: Dan Brodie – The Ballad Of Cowboy Dan

The Melbourne songwriter Dan Brodie is something of an enigma on the Australian music scene, having forged his way in the pub rock scene, straddling both rock in the traditional sense and countrified twang and rockabilly. His last few releases though have explored a more noir aesthetic, adding to the mystery of Cowboy Dan. On … Continue reading

SINGLE PREMIERE: Emma Bosworth – Spooko
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SINGLE PREMIERE: Emma Bosworth – Spooko

Sunshine Coast songwriter Emma Bosworth and her band The Meeting Seasons are releasing her new EP Placement tomorrow (November 24, 2023) and I’m very pleased to be able to premiere the EP’s focus track ‘Spooko‘ on PTW today. ‘Spooko’ is all dreamy, drifting cosmic country. There’s the ethereal echo of Mazzy Star drifting down the … Continue reading