The Lacking Permanence

Australia’s Dappled Cities straddles the line between new wave and indie, with solid hooks and crystal-clear pop production.

Although you can no longer smoke in most live music venues, this will always be smokey jazz, slow-burning or quickly flaring with a lush velvety voice on top.

Highly melodic and full of dramatic sweeps in dynamics, this is a collection of songs that slowly grows on you.

Fuzzy solo project from LA fixture Charles Moothart, with a DIY ethic clearly in place.

Annie Clarke’s strong voice floats effortlessly above a dense cascade of synthetic and organic sounds

A wildly careening set of covers from Australias Triple J radio megalith. Loads of fun.

The masters of punk Americana return with a highly-polished and well-produced effort.

Down to one original member, who recorded most of this in the Australian bush, this album sounds desperate and hopeful at the same time with its strange mix of acoustic, electronic, and environmental sounds.

Dense arrangements of fragile parts, a wide palette of textures and tempos, and a pervading sense of drama make this a collection of pensive songs

If the aliens thought we communicated in oldies, and were trying to send us a message, this would be it.