Having risen to fame thanks to triple j’s Unearthed High, Victoria’s Findlay sisters turned their amps up past the recommended limit for their self-titled debut album, releasing a fuzz-filled collection of tracks that felt as classic as it is groundbreaking, and provided Australia with one of its most electrifying outfits in years. While Old Locomotive could easily serve as a lost 13th Floor Elevators record, there’s no denying just how groundbreaking and fresh every track by The Murlocs sounds. Despite the obvious connection, it feels impossible to compare the pair, with The Murlocs’ obvious influence of classic rock outfits present in far greater abundance. The Murlocs – Old Locomotive (2017)įeaturing King Gizzard’s Ambrose Kenny-Smith and Cook Craig, The Murlocs often find themselves overshadowed by their larger main outfit. A critical and commercial success, and one of the most popular albums of the genre in recent decades, Wolfmother not only heralded Andrew Stockdale’s proficiency as a guitar-slinging frontman, but proved once again that Australian music is more than worthy of an international spotlight. Further Listening Wolfmother – Wolfmother (2005)Įffortlessly blurring the lines between hard rock, blues, and psych, Wolfmother’s self-titled debut was an undeniable monster upon its release. Emblazoned with now-iconic Ben Montero artwork that evoked images of Big Brother and the Holding Company’s Cheap Thrills, the album was an instant classic, hitting #15 on the ARIA charts, and becoming the cosmic soundtrack that you never knew you needed, but secretly always wanted. However, it was 2015’s Man It Feels Like Space Again, their sixth album, that helped break them into the mainstream.
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Though members Nick Allbrook and Jay Watson both hold strong ties to Tame Impala, Pond managed to break free of constant connections to their fellow Perth outfit, instead managing to blaze their own trail with exceptional ability as they shifted from garage rock to the all too familiar psych sound we know today.
Pond – Man It Feels Like Space Again (2015)
A dizzying, almost overwhelming epic of sound, Nonagon Infinity seemed like the group’s pinnacle of creativeness at the time, with fans unaware the collective would up their game immensely with the release of five records in a single year in 2018. Dubbed Nonagon Infinity, the record’s concept was ingenious a nine-song record designed to play on an infinite loop, with each and every song composed to seamlessly merge into the next. However, their 2016 effort was a massive indicator of the things still to come. Melbourne’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are so prolific that the idea of picking one notable record is a fool’s errand. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity (2016) Tame Impala’s first ARIA number one, Currents was a revelation, exploding out of the gate like a multi-coloured firework, and allowing listeners to soak up the hazy remnants with dreamy atmospheric vibes, and gigantic riffs. When this third record hit the shelves, this appeal spilled over onto the international stage, with tracks like “Let It Happen” and “Yes I’m Changing” showing that the leader of the global psych scene was none other than a long-haired Perth muso. Must-Haves Tame Impala – Currents (2015)īy the time Currents was unleashed in 2015, Kevin Parker and his Tame Impala project were already household names in Australia. These days, the likes of Tame Impala fly the flag for Aussie psych-rock, even going so far as to headline Coachella in 2019, but this acclaimed subgenre of Australian rock is far more than its de facto leader, with countless artists over the decades proving that the land Down Under can play their guitars with the best of them. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Woodstock proved what music festivals could be, the influence on rock music only continued to grow.īefore long, Australia too found itself on the receiving end of this global influence, with countless groups springing up and singing the praises of this liberating style of music. While The Beatles broke new ground with Sgt. Psychedelic might have its roots in the free-loving era of the Sixties, but its accompanying genres have come a long way since those days.
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