Adelaide’s best new music
We’ve rounded up Adelaide’s best new music released in August, including an album recorded inside the Adelaide Women’s Prison.
knowclu – ‘little fib’
The latest release from Adelaide underground electronic producer and DJ know.clu is a short and trippy track that clocks in at just under two minutes.
Layered basslines, hard drum beats and glitchy effects are used to create an atmosphere reminiscent of the top Latin and UK baile funk artists.
For fans of late-night clubbing in basement bars, this experimental beat featuring instrumentation and vocal samples from around the globe would surely scratch that itch.
The EP release also featured remixes from fellow underground electronic producers OJC, Three Mothers and split/decision.
– Rory Dowdell
LOLA – ‘Came Here to Die’
‘Came Here To Die’ is a punchy Aussie pop-punk song that is best enjoyed live with a beer in hand at the local pub.
Coming in at just over two minutes, Came Here To Die is a hit of skate-punk adrenaline that would fit right at home on a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtrack from the early 2000s.
The lyrics “Falling from the sky/Punch you in the eye/Didn’t come here to play/Came here to die” ring true at each chorus.
LOLA are currently taking their new track on tour, sharing it with keen locals throughout Europe and the United Kingdom.
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– Rory Dowdell
Oblivia Jean – ‘Blue Moon’
Oblivia Jean have put their stamp on the Adelaide music scene by delivering an intricate eight-and-a-half-minute power ballad as the band’s debut single.
Taking inspiration from Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin, the four-piece band delivers layered guitar work, a funky bassline and powerful lead vocals throughout the lengthy song.
‘Blue Moon’ is sure to be a crowd favourite at live events, with the band recently announcing it would be taking centre stage at a “secret venue” to promote the new single.
– Rory Dowdell
Sister Moonshine – ‘Everybody Wants You’
Claudia Pure’s powerhouse vocal performance shines through on this love song from Sister Moonshine.
“Everybody wants you/This I understand/Everybody seems to/Take you by the hand,” lead vocalist Claudia sings.
The polished instrumentals are equally as powerful, with a funky bass line and psychedelic guitars, while the guitarist breaks out into an epic solo at the three-minute mark.
“After a couple of years of writing, gigging and solidifying our sound, we’re finally releasing our debut single,” Claudia says.
– Charlie Gilchrist
Strict Face – ‘The Fires Still’
‘The Fire Still’, which was written, produced and mixed by Strict Face, has a meditative and tropical quality.
The pumping drumbeat is complemented by synths and a droning “womp, womp” sound, and is accompanied by an equally fun music video.
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“I just love experimenting with a threshold and seeing how far I can raise it,” says Strict Face.
“I think electronic music has such a different effect in terms of how it’s consumed and processed and heard.
“If they’re able to actually experience that rush of euphoria that they get typically from being in a club, if they’re able to experience it in some intimate, smaller space, then I’ve done my job.”
– Charlie Gilchrist
The Songbirds, Nancy Bates and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra – ‘O.M.G Live’
This upbeat, humorous track is the first song on the live album Songs Inside, recorded at the largest concert ever staged within an Australian prison. With a dramatic, bouncy intro from the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Songbirds deliver the catchy tune with absolute joy.
The Songbirds are a group of singers led by Barkindji singer-songwriter Nancy Bates, who taught a songwriting program for incarcerated women that was featured in a critically acclaimed documentary film Songs Inside by Adelaide director Shalom Almond. The film picked up a slew of national awards and included footage from the final concert at the Adelaide Women’s Prison, featuring the ASO, and performed to an audience of more than 200 inmates and special guests.
One singer, Erin, said the program was “one of the greatest healing tools I had ever been given”. The songs on this album all sound sweeter with that in mind.
– Helen Karakulak
Tonix – ‘One Day’
Adult alternative is having a moment.
Local legends Tonix blend their signature saxophone with longing lyrics, a smooth drum beat and a catchy chorus on new single ‘One Day’.
Inspired by Coldplay at their best, or perhaps more recent output from The 1975, the track captures the feeling of longing for the kind of love you can only read about.
It’s the third in a series of releases that will soon form a new EP in October.
– David Simmons
Tullamarines – ‘Flight Path’
‘Flight Path’ is the latest indie-pop earworm from the Tullamarines, the band’s return single almost a year after releasing their acclaimed sophomore EP Safety Blanket.
Lyrics like “If i never write another line // Do you think I’m going to be alright” reveal a tale of writer’s block plaguing the four-piece throughout their standout year touring festivals across Australia, the UK, Europe and the US. As always, the vulnerable lyrics are paired with an upbeat, effervescent melody.
– Helen Karakulak
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