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CD Review: New Zero God - Of love and death

NEW ZERO GOD is an Athenian four-piece band formed in March 2006 by Mike Pougounas with members that played with his former bands, FLOWERS OF ROMANCE and NEXUS. This is the fifth full length studio album of the band, the third concept album in a row. The Greek rockers have put out another superb post punk albums. The dark messaging atmosphere lingers throughout, creating a chilling but vivid…

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Tomatrax top 100 songs of 2024

Here is the top 100 songs of the last year. You can listen to each song on the Spotify play list below to either relive the highlights of 2024, or discover something new and exciting that you missed first time round!

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Tomatrax Top 20 albums of 2024

For those that missed the countdown over Facebook, here are the Tomatrax Top 20 albums of 2024. If you have a spare day or so you can listen to every song from every album on this page with each album embedded below. Stay tunes, from noon AEST tomorrow we will countdown the Top 100 songs over Facebook.w 20. David Gilmour – Luck and strange 19. Eels – Time 18. Devin Townsend – Power nerd 17.…

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Tomatrax Top 10 EPS of 2024

Here are the top 10 EPs of 2024. Each EP has been embedded so you can listen to every song from all 10 EPs! 10. Clews – Love prank 9. Ivoris – Tiny shiny beautiful 8. Sylvaine – Eg er framed 7. Jody and the Jerms – Different skies 6. Jaguar Jonze – Victim impact statement 5. Kristin Hersh – Clear pond sessions 4. Georgia Gets By – Split lip 3. Wilco – Hot Sun cool shroud 2. Girl Scout –…

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Interview with Frantic Chant

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MARK GARDENER (RIDE) and A SHORELINE DREAM unveil 'Written In Dust' video, showcasing new 'Whitelined' album

Riding the beautiful wave of co-creation with RIDE frontman MARK GARDENER, Colorado postpunk / shoegaze trailblazers A SHORELINEDREAM present ‘Written In Dust’, a reverie-laced trip experience from their new ‘Whitelined’ album (their eighth to date), featuring Gardener on vocals. As with the lead track ‘Everything Turns’, this entails a full-on collaboration (in co-writing, recording and…

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Feature album: Frantic Chant - humbumcheekumbas

Edinburgh based psychedelic rockers Frantic Chant are back with another album. Col from the band messaged Tomatrax saying:“We’ve done a digital only album release which we plan to follow up with a physical release in the very near future.  There’s no blurb, we just wanted to get this out with minimal fuss.” Col went on to say “It’s the first album since our second album that doesn’t feature…

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Tomatrax Top 100 Songs of 2023

It’s time for the final Tomatrax list for 2023, the Top 100 songs! You can see the whole list. Or you can listen to each and every song on the playlist below (or by clicking here).

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Tomatrax Top 10 LPs of 2023

Continuing with our reflection of music from last year, here are the Top 20 albums of 2023 as selected by the Tomatrax board of directors. The final instalment, the Top 100 songs, will be counted down tomorrow (13 January) from 8am (Brisbane time) on the Tomatrax Facebook page. Sometime shortly after that we will also compile all 100 songs onto a Spotify playlist and post it here, so watch this…

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Tomatrax Top 10 EPs of 2023

With 2023 now finished and behind us, the Tomatrax committee has deliberated and come up with the top 10 EPs of the past year. You can listen to every song of each EP below with the Spotfy linked embedded below. Now onto the list… 10. Dutch Mustard – Beauty 9. Jerry Cantrell – Brighten live EP 8. Fun Lovin’ Criminals – The Capistrano Sessions 7. Marble Sounds – Life’s got a motion 6.…

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Feature album: Richard Wright- Wet Dream (remixed by Steven Wilson)

In 1978, between the release of Animals and The Wall, Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright released his debut solo album “Wet dream”. With most of the tracks being instrumental and heavily keyboard orientated the album achieved the creative and atmospheric highs of Pink Floyd’s more experimental early works. Sadly at the time it went largely unnoticed. Some 45 years later, Porcupine Tree…

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Feature album: Jody and the Jerms - Wonder

The next Tomatrax feature album comes from UK indie pop outfit Jody and the Jerms. Their third album to date, this new collection of 12 tracks was produced, mixed and mastered by RIDE frontman Mark Gardener at his OX4 Sound Studio in Oxfordshire. Loaded with a healthy dose of melodic chrystallised indie pop that is heartfelt and honest, they present endearing jangle-pop songs that are both…

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Feature Album: Lucy Kruger & the Lost Boys - Heaving

Berlin-based Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys presents her sixth album ‘Heaving’ via Unique Records, a division of Schubert Music, Metropolis Records and The Orchard. This offering from the South African-born artist is full of atmosphere and intensity. Defiant and devastating, catchy and cutting, Krugeruniquely merges moody art pop, dark folk and delightful ambient noise. The first musical departure…

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Feature Album: Died Pretty - Died Pretty Live

This feature album works as a new release and a throwback at the same time. Died Pretty have just released their first ever live album, taken from a 2008 performance in which they play heir 1991 album “Doughboy Hollow” in full. The live performance captures the power and emotion of the classic Australian album while also providing an extra boost of raw energy.

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Feature album: Charlie Needs Braces - Saltwater people

Charlie NeedsBraces’ debut album Saltwater People is rich with punchy brass basslines and driving percussion, her layered harmonies and familiar trumpet melodies. Like a river, the history of the GuriNgai people run through all the tracks on this release; the language, the totems, the instruments, and more, opening with welcome song Alla Indore and closing with Pride – a testament to Charlie’s…

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Interview with Jojo Worthington

Canadian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter Jojo Worthington took out the Tomatrax EP of the year with her powerful and heartfelt release Baptised I. Jojo described it as a deep exploration of her inner world within the context of the present. Tomatrax caught up with Jojo to talk about her latest work! What inspired you to become a musician? My parents put me and my brothers in music lessons…

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Feature album: Robert Forster - The candle and the flame

Our first feature album for 2023 comes from former Go-Betweens’ vocalist Robert Forster. This, his eighth solo record was approached somewhat differently. On his Facebook page last year, Robert announced “In early July last year, Karin Bäumler, my wife and musical companion for thirty-two years, was diagnosed with a confronting case of ovarian cancer. It was a time of shock and grief, and that…