Debut 6 song EP for Byron Bay’s Hugo Costin (formerly of Dead Ends) playing under the name of Toy Boats. Playing a cleaner, mainly acoustic style, much akin to what you’ve come to expect from former Waxwing frontman, Rocky Votolato, the song writing on these 6 songs really shows off a maturity well beyond his years. While the ever so catchy song “Rent” is carried over from his 2am Bones demo along with “Broken Arms”, the other 4 new tracks show a natural refinement in sound and an amazing at times vocal range. File under easy listening and instantly likeable, an excellent debut.
HIGHLIGHTS
2024: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Introducing REND From Adelaide
SECRET WORLD Interview With Guitarist Josh Campiao
CROSSCHECK Interview With Drummer George
NEWS
SCOWL Release New Video From "Are We All Angels" ...
Scowl will release a new album titled "Are We All Angels" through new label Dead Oceans on April 4th...
IRON LUNG Announce First LP In 12 Years "Adapting //...
IRON LUNG To Release First New Full Length In 12 Years: Adapting // Crawling Out April 18 via Iron L...
GATES TO HELL Release New Video Off "Death Comes To...
GATES TO HELL Announces New Album DEATH COMES TO ALL Out March 21st through Nuclear Blast.
VOLCANO Release "No Way Back" EP
Volcano release a new two song EP "NO WAY BACK", out today on DAZE.
FINAL RESTING PLACE Release "Bound By Affliction" EP
Final Resting Place team up with DAZE for the release of new EP, "Bound By Affliction".
NASTY Join Triple B Records For New EP
Belguim band NASTY have joined Triple B Records for a new EP titled "Black My Heart".
TOURS
THE GIFTHORSE "Give My Body To This Town"...
After a few years on hiatus and a couple of new bands forming out of the ashes of the initial breaku...
OUTRIGHT "Avalanche" Reason and Rage
What felt like a long time coming, has definitely been so damn well worth the wait. Melbourne's Outr...
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM "Get Hurt" Island Records
The Gaslight Anthem return with their fifth full length album, having released last album "H...
NEW BLOOD
Introducing REND From Adelaide
REND are a new band out of Adelaide who dropped an awesome two track EP last year off the back of a ...
Introducing DEFIANT GROUND From The Gold Coast
DEFIANT GROUND are a new band out of the Gold Coast who have just released their demo through Set Th...
Introducing BULLY SQUAD From Sydney
BULLY SQUAD are a new band out of Sydney who dropped an impressive demo this year through New Ethic ...
INTERVIEWS
SECRET WORLD Interview With Guitarist Josh Campiao
We catch up with Josh Campiao from Sydney band SECRET WORLD to talk about their debut 7inch "Guilt I...
2024 The Year In Review
Welcome to our annual end of year wrap up, as we celebrate and dissect 2024, the year that was.
CROSSCHECK Interview With Drummer George
Perth (Boorloo) band CROSSCHECK are set to release a new 7 track EP "On The Offensive" through ...
LOOKING BACK
Revisiting BAD BRAINS 1994 Australian Tour w/ THE...
The "Rise" tour of 1994 was the one and only visit the BAD BRAINS would make to Australia with THE M...
Looking Back On HENRY ROLLINS and the HARD...
In this latest feature of Looking Back we investigate how the classic release of "Let There Be Rock"...
Revisiting NIRVANA's 1992 Australian Tour
Nirvana's 1992 tour of Australia is etched into the history books as a feat of legend for many reaso...
COLLECTORS
Inside REGAN CADD's Record Collection
Regan Cadd is from Melbourne and really likes youth crew hardcore, especially the glory days of R...
Inside MATT FOOTY HORVATH'S Record Collection
Matt "Footy" Horvath has been an avid collector for a very long time and owns some very. very, ra...
Inside RYAN WILLMOTT's Record Collection
Take a peek into the record collection of Ryan Willmott, filled with Mindsnare, Radio Birdm...
CRUCIAL FIVE
Graham Nixon on TRIAL AND ERROR RECORDS
Resist Records kingpin, Graham Nixon breaks down his top five favourite releases from the Trial an...
Nigel Melder on RESIST RECORDS
Trial and Error Records mastermind, Nigel Melder breaks down his top five favourite releases from ...
Nick Horsnell on REVELATION RECORDS
Miles Away frontman, Nick Horsnell delivers his top five releases from the Revealtion Records cata...
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