“god save the united states of america your chosen people”
Pop pulses with feeling and fire: Modern Ideas crafts Melbourne garage synth-pop where "plastic dreams, electric romance, and machines hum with human desire" — pure Depeche Mode-meets-New Order DNA. Elly Kace conjures a tender, fierce mysticism on The Seventh Gate, casting spells through strings, analog synths, and intimate conversations with the beloved dead. Safiro debuts with Azure, a debut pop album tracing the full arc of a first love and its heartbreak, while Bene Magdala Sisters deliver a glitchy, club-ready manifesto where sacred ritual meets unapologetic queer power.
“A sort-of industrial rock opera about a privileged anxious man not handling things well.”
“Get introduced to the original CIAO MALZ demo ahead of her new warped, glistening and surfy 'Two Feet Tall' single (released Nov 15th via Audio Antihero)”
“A guitar based instrumental album, fusing Rock, Pop, Blues, Jazz, Latin and Ambient music”
“Hey, ily! have always been a tight band with impressive instrumentals from every member, but their genre-in-a-blender style has never sounded as good as it does on Hey, I Loathe You”
“Listen to Halloween 7 today--a split about the scariest things of all: interpersonal relationships and going to work.”