Melbourne-based alternative rock outfit Reetoxa captures the dizzying heat of a serendipitous encounter on their highly energetic new single, "The Lisa Song." Frontman, composer, and lyric writer Jason McKee formally launched the project assembling a lineup featuring Kit Riley, Peter Marin, James Ryan, Jessica McPherson-Riley, and Terry Hart shortly after a life-altering night at the Forum Theatre. https://open.spotify.com/album/1ByKek4UnnfZ1CtcuqK7Da?si=afyDoW4eT1-m7rLxeZ391A During a Spiderbait concert, a radiant stranger stepped...

There is a peculiar kind of exhaustion in loving someone to your own detriment, a feeling that Leeds-based six-piece Twinsize capture with frightening accuracy on their new single "Contortionist." Released on Monomyth Records, the track is a striking exploration of atmospheric alternative rock and shoegaze, mapping out the devastating toll of emotional imbalance. https://open.spotify.com/track/0BxIFjHHRhooaQSrXsuyCT?si=F1p1e1EbQBO3lTF6nPXwsA The music opens with a sparse, echoing melodic pattern. It’s a gentle,...