Listening to The Gilhoolys’ new single, "Bad Routine," is to feel the pressure of a low, grey sky just before it breaks. There’s a muscular, unapologetic rock energy here, the kind of sound forged in rooms with sticky floors and loud histories. It moves with a bruised swagger, the ghost of Thin Lizzy hanging around the edges of a decidedly modern indie rock angst,...

Cat Cork, hailing from Woy Woy, just dropped "Promise Me," a single that feels like finding a lost photo tucked in the back of an old book. It's indie folk, yes, but not the type that’s content just being strummed on a porch. This one carries a weight, a quiet dread almost. It's about the choices we make when fear gets a bit too...