Something For Kate make a spirited return with their first album in eight years, ‘The Modern Medieval’
The Modern Medieval is a product of skilled and measured abandon.
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Dear COVID-19, go away, I can’t survive without live music
An ode to live music.
You need to listen to Lior’s ‘My Grandfather’ before the end of the decade
When Lior released his debut album, Autumn Flow, back in 2005, lead single ‘This Old Love’ quickly became a favourite for indie darlings across the country. ...
You need to listen to Jeremy Neale’s ‘Lone Tiger’ before the end of the decade
Jeremy Neale has long been touted as one of the busiest beavers in the music biz. He’s released two EPs and a full-length album under his own name, he’s the ...
23 years in and Queenscliff Music Festival is still the benchmark for inclusiveness and diversity
Our take of Queenscliff Music Festival’s stellar 2019 instalment.
Humble and endearing, The Beths delivered a rocking show for their Melbourne fans
It’s no surprise their 2018 album has been so well received.
‘Tides’ is a return to form for ex-Powderfinger Darren Middleton
This record is lush and fertile in its instrumentation. Contrary to its title, ‘In The End’ is actually a brilliant opener for Middleton&rsquo...
Weezer’s ‘Christmas With Weezer’ was an enjoyable departure from their classic early sound
The famous rock band produced an admirable effort. Weezer released their six-track EP Christmas With Weezer in December 2008 to some less than f...
Phantastic Ferniture successfully create their own brand on new LP
Phantastic Ferniture is an exciting fusion of garage-pop, 70s rock and succulents. Born from an impulsive desire to create more spontaneous music tha...
Tkay Maidza : Last Year Was Weird Vol. 1
Tkay Maidza has been a major contributor to the Australian hip hop scene ever since her foot-stomping anthem ‘Brontosaurus’ dropped in 2013.&nbs...
Foxing : Nearer My God
With their third album Nearer My God, Foxing have shirked the expectations of their existing fanbase and followed their own creative inclina...
‘Lilac Everything’ showcases a different, but no less beautiful, Emma Louise
Lilac Everything, the third album from singer-songwriter Emma Louise, is somewhat difficult to describe without focusing on its immediately apparent artif...
Riverboats Music Festival decorated a tranquil pocket of the Murray River with Australia’s best music
Featuring the likes of Jen Cloher, Mark Seymour & The Undertow, Tex Perkins, The Waifs and more, this was a truly special lineup. From Friday Februa...
After 22 years, Queenscliff Music Festival remains the benchmark of inclusiveness and diversity
It was another incredible festival for all involved. In its 22nd year, the Queenscliff Music Festival was as relevant, exciting, and diverse as ever. He...
Yo! Jeremy Neale is ‘Getting The Team Back Together’
Jeremy Neale drips charm and charisma much like Rafael Nadal drips beads of sweat at a grandslam final. He is quite possibly the most likeable young musician...
Tia Gostelow’s Vague Utopia
Tia Gostelow may have just turned 18 but she already has a long list of achievements. She absolutely stormed through 2016 with the purpose and vision of Supe...
What Crowded House Mean to Me
It's New Year's Eve and that means that many will be lamenting the year that was, wallowing in regrets, grieving for those gone, and riding the shame of poor...
Music in Darebin and Beyond Featuring Alex Lahey
I have lived in the City of Darebin my whole life. In different pockets sure, but always under the same colourfully embracing gazebo of hipster magnetism. Th...
Big notes, bung notes, and lots of accents…it’s Eurovision!
Wind machines are not tolerated, they are the envy of all contestants suffering from still-hair syndrome, pyrotechnics are expected, nonsensical lyrics earn ...
Sufjan Stevens: Morbid Delights
Sufjan Stevens played three shows at Hammer Hall in Melbourne in late February 2016 and I was at one of them. This isn’t so much a review or critique o...
Courtney Barnett; Australia’s unlikely sweetheart.
Finally! Being clever and verbose is cool.
Melbourne based singer songwriter Courtney Barnett has fast become the latest “it” girl in the international music scene. The release of her debu...
Chris Pickering
Chris Pickering is the writer, performer and musician behind some of the most elegantly arranged songs you are likely to hear played... In case you're wonder...
Jeremy Neale: The man, the myth, the skivvy
Jeremy Neale is a charismatic, musical, every man whose fan base is growing by the minute, and why shouldn’t it? With his personable nature, easy manne...
Ken Stringfellow
In 2005 I was a 20 year old university student excitedly looking forward to seeing Ken Stringfellow play a gig at the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne wit...
Triple J’s Hottest 100
It's that time of the year again when Triple J listeners submit their 10 most beloved tracks of the previous year in one of the most illustrious music popula...
Jeremy Neale
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="525"] The skivvy!![/caption] Hi! I know what you're thinking, so far Gleeko Blog has been a bit self indulgent. But, ...