Through your ears, deep in your mind, down in your heart, in a way you never knew you wanted, Jaala will caress you and Jaala will entice you. Like the roots of a tree Jaala is ever growing, pruned only by themselves and never by the expectations of the public.

Since the release of Hard Hold they have transformed into a completely new animal, stylistically and literally. The addition of Carolyn Schofield (synth) of Fia Fiell has moved the band towards a more haunting, dreamy experimental pop movement as opposed to the guitar shredding melt your face prog rock vibes of yesteryear. 

Vocalist/guitarist Cosima Jaala and drummer/genius Maria Moles stand firm with their intricately woven telepathy. The ornate and ever flowing creativity is still ubiquitous, only it feels different now, rather than falling down a beautiful waterfall into a pit of demons that become your mates it’s more like your feet have been confiscated at the same time as you’ve been given the ability to fly. 

Release: April 20th, 2018, Bedroom Suck Records
Words: Bedroom Suck/Remote Control

Trances, doppelgängers, impending doom, surveillance, romantic longing. The third and final album from Hobart 5-piece All Fires the Fire, Songs of the Silent Age, has its roots in the brief halcyon days of German cinema, which began shortly after the end of WWI, ended with the coming of sound, and was preoccupied with evil, the terrors of war, greed, alienation and the rise of totalitarianism.
 
The album features the shambolic sparkling madness and pop of Postcard-era Glasgow bands, the crooning moodiness of Bowie’s Berlin records, while speaking about bloodlust, the crumbling of a familiar world and the emergence of something horrible and unhomely.

All Fires the Fire is:
Adam Ouston – vocals, synthesisers, guitar
Peter Ferguson – bass, guitar
Nina Bok – vocals, synthesisers
Adam-Carl D’Andrea – drums
Chris Wessing – guitar

Release: March 30th, 2018, Independent
​Words: AFTF

The trains of thought that MOD CON — Erica Dunn (guitar, vocals), Sara Retallick (bass), and Raquel Solier (drums) — take us down on Modern Convenience follow a series of themes that question the modern world; is it a joke? A burden? A clean slate?

These lyrical cornerstones, along with the undeniable ferocity of the three-piece, make a compelling debut release. Gareth Liddiard aptly describes the band as occupying musical territory “between the Bangles and Black Flag.”

Recorded over the Easter weekend in 2017 with Liddiard at his home in the Goulburn Valley, Modern Convenience documents the band's creative alchemy and unique approach to song writing. “The isolated rural backdrop provided a perfect combination of clear-cut focus and cabin fever to get the job done,” explains Dunn.

Noisy, subversively catchy and rhythmically sophisticated, girl group/60s surf is thrown on its head in an aggressive turn of tables which leaves the listener contemplating capitalism, consumerism and the black market price of a human kidney.

Release: April 6th, Poison City Records
Words: Future Popes