Local Bands

here are most of my favourite bands in melbourne
click their image for instagrams, go see all of these people play live please

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Scud

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☆ fun
☆ just so much fun to see these guys
☆ lightning fast sassy punk that leaves you smiling the whole set

Clara Darcy and the Medicine Women

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☆ best folk music in melbourne
☆ great treatment of covers and even better originals
☆ just go see her live dude

House of Grace

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☆ these guys have brilliant songs and they somehow get better every time i see them
☆ alexis is an incredible singer
☆ otis is a naturally anti-charismatic performer
☆ the russo brothers make up a telepathic rhythm section
☆ shoegazey mazzy star jeff buckley rock n roll

Lice Trays

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☆ blink and you’ll miss it, these guys don’t give you a second to breathe between songs
☆ yelpy screeching egg punk
☆ singer looks like he’s on the edge of a breakdown, lyrics probably reflect that if i could make them out

Cup

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☆ keep your eye on these guys
☆ janky angular rock with a good dose of angst

Mouseatouille

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☆ my first favourite local band
☆ singer can’t sing in the best way
☆ the most touching noisy indie folk group since nmh

Rag

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☆ nostalgic archivalists that weave a dreamy danceable collage of forgotten internet
☆ don’t play live... yet
☆ newer stuff resembles more conventional songwriting that makes me very excited for what’s to come

Billiam and the Split Bills

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☆ self described autism-core
☆ accurate
☆ you don’t need me to tell you these guys are good everyone knows it
☆ if you haven’t seen them play live yet, cancel any plans you have to see their next show

Solder

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☆ psychedelic noise rock 2 piece
☆ guitarist can afford 3 grand on his pedalboard but uses a thread of cloth as his guitar strap
☆ really wanna see them play again

The Taunts

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☆ silly indie guitar rock
☆ don’t play live much but see them when you can
☆ they’re catchy, really catchy

Kai Cult

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☆ karaoke-numetal-hiphop-electronic-punk and like 30 other genres
☆ see him live, trust me
☆ also the nicest hyperactive red cordial kid you’ll ever meet

Jack Loftus

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☆ everytime he shows me music or posts a song i’m always shocked by how good it is
☆ deceivingly simple songs
☆ plays the guitar wrong in a perfect way

April May

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☆ from punk (rip walking to the grocery store) to folk and apparently now droney experimental music
☆ seems like there’s nothing they can’t do
☆ my loooove i don’t think she loooove meeee

Dogworld

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☆ catchy emo guitar rock with solid songs
☆ guitar interplay is very well done

Red Moon Cowboy

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☆ i felt like i ascended watching these guys live
☆ singer has a commanding voice and lead guitarist brings it all together with sparse and intense riffy drones
☆ first band in a while that made me pick up my jaw up off the ground