Dave Groszek is a Brisbane, Australia-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer and his solo recording project, Groszek specializes in a very deliberate, ambient yet cinematic electro pop. His latest single “Your Eyes” is an eerily sparse and slow-burning track comprised of twinkling keyboard chords, stuttering and skittering percussion, swirling electronics paired with Groszek’s plaintive and soulful crooning. But underneath the song’s icy surface layer is an urgent, aching desire at the song’s core — and in some way the song is reminiscent of the work of Beacon, Seoul and others, thanks to its plaintive and thoughtful nature.
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Daniel Cartisano is a Sydney, Australia-based electronic music artist, producer and vocalist, and his solo recording project MK Grands draws from a diverse array of influences including Tom Waits, Arca, Bon Iver, and Flying Lotus, and in a relatively short period Cartisano has received praise and attention nationally and internationally through features on Triple J‘s Unearthed, HillyDilly, French publications Teez FM and Pause Musicale and GQ Magazine UK among others for a icy and broodingly atmospheric pop sound.
Building on the national and international buzz that he has already received, Cartisano will be releasing an EP at some point in the near future — but in the meantime, his latest single “Hold You Down,” is a sparse track that pairs ominously swirling and icy synths, glitchy beats and Cartisano’s plaintive falsetto as the song slowly builds up with a layer of cascading synths that appear towards the song’s last 45 seconds or so.
The song is centered around the deeply conflicting and intense feelings shared by two people, who are trying to leave each other after being together for a considerable period of time. In other words, it captures the strange push and pull sensation of desire, longing, revulsion and contempt that can frequently come about in long-term relationships. But at the core of the song is the sense that it comes from a deeply personal experience — one that’s paradoxically almost universal for anyone, who’s been in a long-term relationship.
New Video: Introducing The Minimalist, Seductive Electro Pop Sound of Sydney’s Sophie Lowe
Establishing herself as an actress, who has made appearances in films such as Beautiful Kate, After the Dark, Adore and Road Kill, as well as TV series such as The Slap, Once Upon A Time In Wonderland and […]
New Audio: Introducing Up-and-Coming Australian Electro-Pop Artist Meredith
Up-and-coming, Brisbane, Australia-based electro folk/electro pop artist Meredith began her musical career in earnest back in 2010, when her desire to write, sing and perform became her lone priority — and almost as quickly as […]
EP Stream: Yeah Boy’s R&B Influenced, Summery, Electro Pop, Club Banger “Wildfire”
The Adelaide, Australia-based producer and electronic music artist Johnny Castro is best known as one-half of the critically acclaimed production and electronic music duo, Parachute Youth. Since the breakup of Parachute Youth, Castro has focused […]
New Audio: Sam Sparro’s Uplifting Dance Track “Hands Up”
Australian electronic music artist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Sam Sparro first came to international attention with the release of his debut single “Black and Gold” and his self-titled debut album. His sophomore effort, Return to […]
New Video: Miami Horror’s Summer Pop Confection, “Cellophane (So Cruel)”
With the 2010 release of their debut effort, Illumination, the Melbourne-based quartet of Miami Horror, comprised of founding member, Benjamin Plant (DJ and producer), Josh Moriarty (vocals, guitar), Aaron Shanahan (guitar, vocals and production) and Daniel Whitechuch (bass, […]
New Audio: Up-and-Coming Australian pop artist YOKOTA Offers a Unique Spin on Contemporary Pop with Latest Single “Blindside”
YOKOTA is a somewhat mysterious, up-and-coming Sydney, Australia-based singer/songwriter and producer, who recently (and quietly) released her debut single “Blindside,” and the single, which posses elements of swing-period jazz, brass band jazz, hip-hop, early soul […]
Comprised of Nick Drabble and Stu Turner, the Australian production team of Set Mo first received international praise across the blogosphere and several major media outlets such as Indie Shuffle, Acid Stag, Hilly Dilly and […]
Comprised of Alex Cameron, George Nicholas, and John Hassell, the Sydney, Australia-based electronica trio of Seekae can trace their origins to when Cameron and Hassell met in high school and played in an indie rock band together. Interestingly, […]
Cut Copy started off rather humbly – as a bedroom recording project of designer and DJ Dan Whitford, and with the addition of Tim Hoey (guitars), Ben Browning (bass) and Mitchell Scott (drums), the project not […]
Cochlear Kill is the musical project and brain child of Mot Bollox, a multi-instrumentalist with a ton of effects pedals, a lot of free time and home studio equipment. Heavily inspired by shoegazer rock, Bollox’s […]
With the release of their critically and commercially successful sophmore album In Ghost Colours, the Melbourne, Australia-based act Cut Copy was put on the international map, thanks in part to a sound that deftly mixes and blurs the […]
The Melbourne, Australia-based quartet of Joshua Delaney (Chet Faker, SMILE), Kaia McCarthy-Smith (guitar), John Wailer (guitar) and Nick Park (drums) formed their band Rat & Co some time ago. And with the release of the […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=AUFF01300507&playerType=embedded Nick Murphy, is a Melbourne, Australia-based singer/songwriter/producer who writes, performs and records under the moniker of Chet Faker. And as Chet Faker, Murphy has won the attention of the press in his homeland, the blogosphere and the international […]