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Australia Hunt 15: I've found some obscure artists but this one does take the cake, I'm pretty much the only person on the planey to have listened to this. Reveiwing obscure artists like this does feel a little weird, I have considered just not scoring it but I think there's something about logging and sorting a large catalogue of Australian albums on here that appeals to me.

Weak Saint is a 2024 EP from Sydney artist ij lora. Thus concludes the background section, because ... read more

Australia Hunt 14: Made a list of Aussie albums to burn through, reckon I'll stop at 25. First up is Dress-Ups from Sydney artist Hatchling. This is her debut album, having released a self titled EP 3 years earlier. As debuts go, I thought this was really strong. It moves between folk and rock, with a large emphasis placed on sincere lyracism. The biggest hurdle for smaller artists is naturally sound quality and production, but thats thankfully not the case on Dress-Ups. The guitars sound ... read more

Trip Hop + Dream Pop = Straight heat. Really unique project, with broad influences that reflect the diverse background of it's creator. Its a record I've been playing through frequently for about a week now because everytime I do I pick out some new small detail that I missed. It's a breezy 6 track 35 minute runtime, the songs are lengthy at generally 6 minutes a pop but none of them ever feel like they drag for a second. Very diverse record sonically, yet keeps a consistent ... read more

Austrlia Hunt 13: Surpising nobody, I first found Vaudeville Smash by the insane football dance banger Zinedine Zidane. The late Les Murray lists a bunch of the best footballers on the verses over a funky snyth instrumental before the band takes over the chorus to glaze Zidane. It's one of the weirdest songs I've ever heard in my life, but I eventually succumbed to adding it on my playlist and haven't regretted it for a second since. It's incredibly campy but the ... read more