Whoever said hard work doesn’t pay off is a liar. Nearly four years ago in Adelaide, Australian brothers Keith, Michael and Steven Jeffery decided they wanted to form a band. Without any songs in their pocket, they chose their favorites from legends like The Beatles and Rolling Stones to play during hometown gigs. As
A breathy, rhythmic voice starts chanting, “I gotta be above it” with chugging drums following suit. Vocals introduce the melody; sounding like a life-changing revelation has just taken place. Grandiose synths interject, creating the feeling of lifting off into the air. This is all a call to get on the psychedelic rock train. All aboard,
I discovered Young Magic almost one year ago when the collective’s first single, “You With Air/Sparkly” fatefully landed in my inbox. Needless to say, it was love at first listen. At the time, the only information I knew about this new music was that it was the brainchild of an enigmatic Australian native by the
It’s summertime in Australia and The Falls Music and Arts Festival ending the year with a few days of fun in the sun with warm weather and hot new bands. Making the trek are BestNewBands.com favorites Grouplove (shown above, Photo by Dan Cordie), Metronomy and The Jezabels. Besides the music, one of the things that make
Australia’s electronic indie band Architecture in Helsinki landed at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium last night, flooding the dance floor with infectious grooves. This show was a part of a long tour that has spanned most of the year in support of Moment Bends, which was released in April. Before taking the stage the crowd had
There was an obvious theme in Wednesday night’s lineup: youth. Not only was it in each band’s names, but also in their music and stage presence. Young Magic boggled the minds of the sold out Echo with their experimental brand of electro-pop. Led by the mysteriously low-profile multi-instrumentalist, Isaac Emmanuel, the Australia-via-New-York outfit turned the
Sydney-based rock band, All Mankind have gained a loyal following across the U.S., UK, and Australia, having performed over 500 times in the last three years to more than 100,000 fans. The band’s live success, by word of mouth and with no label nonetheless, has led to album sales in the thousands and award nominations
Over the past five-to-six years, we’ve been blessed by an abundance of talent from Australia. Again, the land down under produces yet another musical virtuoso in the form of Joe Robinson. The 19-year-old plays guitar well beyond his years and his talents are on display on his latest release, Time Jumpin’. Now living in Nashville,
Tonight Alive are just one of those bands that you don’t want to get, at first listen. Your indie-sensibilities groan at the thought of another Paramore (despite the fact that they’re still your secret guilty pleasure). But the similarities begin and end at the obvious: punk-pop band with a female lead. Not only are they