australia
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    Some no-nonsense punk stuff. GET FUCKED by The Chats 
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    Genesis Owusu’s full-length debut is impressive, occasionally even overambitious. 
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    King Gizzard reinvigorates its approach to microtonality a bit on L.W. 
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    Murder of the Universe might be King Gizzard’s most musically and conceptually ambitious project to date, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. 
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    Melbourne’s Smith Street Band have a lot going for them with their emo-tinged pop punk sound and passionate frontman Wil Wagner, but are let down by some familiar production, basic song structures, and cringeworthy lyrics on their latest album. 
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    The new King Gizzard album, while not a thorough experiment in microtonal tuning, is a fun and intense psych rock experience. 
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    Australia’s The Drones are back with their most instrumentally and lyrically dense album yet. 
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    From Nonagon Infinity, Melbourne psych rock outfit King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard‘s follow-up to last year’s Paper Mâché Dream Balloon (review), out April 29 via Flightless. 
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    Only the Youngest Grave by Lost Salt Blood Purges An enthralling double album by Melbourne artist Lost Salt Blood Purges, mixing elements of ritual ambient, neofolk, tape music, and a bit of jazz. Out now via Art as Catharsis. 
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    Melbourne’s King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard delivers an album of poppy, psychedelic, acoustic numbers on their latest project here. 
 
                    