The Tuckshop Takeaway

In 2015, Tame Impala released an album called Currents.

A radical departure from Kevin Parker’s earlier indie psych rock records, Currents would become one of the most influential and impactful albums of the decade - and Parker would gain A-list fans like Rihanna, Dua Lipa, and Lady Gaga.

It’s an album worthy of unpacking and unravelling many times over, and that’s exactly what music journalist Al Newstead has don...

Slowcoaching has released his debut album, 'I'm In My Brain Again' which explores said brain of Dean Valentino

Through the creative-filled dark hours, he has crafted an introspective, dreamy, floating album that explores the every day (and night) in a majestically poetic way…

He chatted to us about a project that's coming on to ten years and how this album, in it's own slowcoach way, finally saw the light of day.

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A bit over a month ago, if you'd be walking by Buddys Bar in Newtown on a Thursday night, you might have spied something raucous happening inside. It was the launch of Sydney artist RAGEFLOWER's debut EP Infinite Highs, End of Times.

It was a sold out show, and that gives you a bit of an indication of the hype that's been swirling around Rageflower - otherwise known as Maddy Powers, who you might know from the band FVNERAL. Rageflo...

Ninajirachi has been one of the most talked about Australian dance exports for a few years now, playing sold out shows and packed festivals stages all around the world. Her frenetic, dizzying clash of dance and hyperpop reaches fever pitch on her incredible debut album, I Love My Computer. As the name suggests, it's a record that dives into the amazing reaches of technology and connection, and also contemplates the hor...

Earlier this year, Chitra, a songwriter from Melbourne, released a single called Big Shot. A big, bruising indie rock pop track, it’s quickly become one of our most played songs of the year. And now, there’s plenty more where that came from.

Chitra has just released her debut album, 'You Can See It When It’s Dark'. It’s a brilliant record, full of wonderfully drawn indie rock tracks. 

Chitra, a sha...

If you've listened to The Tuckshop over the last four years, you would have heard us play Djanaba's music regularly. She has been growing as an artist ever since we heard her breakthrough track, 'Big Titties' in 2021.

A proud Wiradjuri and Bundjalung woman with connections to the Wollombi people, Djanaba combines the traditional dance and song she was raised on with contemporary influences. 

She has just released her debut alb...

Producer, DJ, record label boss and beloved radio host, Nina Las Vegas has been a driving force in Australia's music industry for over 15 years.

She's played some of the biggest festivals in the world and collaborated with some of the biggest artists and for the last 10 years she's headed up one of the country's most interesting and innovative labels, NLV Records.

What better time to dive into the history of the label and how Nina ...

In 2019, a singer-songwriter from Wollongong released an EP called Persevere. It was a collection of urgent, emotional, and endlessly memorable tracks, and it clearly connected with fans, because the EP was certified Gold in Australia. 

It was a prophetic start for Tyne-James Organ, who went on to release an excellent debut album called Necessary Evil in 2021, propelled by the immensely popular single Sunday Suit. 

Now, T...

Melbourne’s Press Club began the way a lot of Australian bands do, jamming away to their heart’s content in a garage in Brunswick. In the years since they’ve become one of the most respected punk-rock acts in the country, off the back of three incredible records - their debut Late Teens, Wasted Energy, and Endless Motion, which arrived in 2022 to a landslide of critical acclaim. 

The band have now returned wi...

Since the moment we heard the first strains of ‘Edge of Town’ and ‘Your Love’ back in 2016, we’ve been in love with Middle Kids. 

Through each release – 2018’s Lost Friends, 2021’s Today We’re The Greatest, and their new album Faith Crisis Pt 1 – the band have given us songs to cry to, songs that hug us, songs that make us want to sprint towards the horizon until we can’t run anymore. Faith Crisis Pt 1 is a very special record, ske...

Making music in this day and age is a tough business. Making a living out of it is even harder, but what makes a band take that step into creating a cohesive album of music that brings together years of mucking out with garage recordings?

Forest Hall have kept pushing through. Nearly eight years as a band with a lot of twists and turns, through the passion and pain, the band have created a body of work to be proud of. 

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There’s a comforting sense of familiarity when listening to STUMPS’ brand new album Arcadia. This is an album carved from distinctive influences, from the towering indie rock of the early 2010s, to Talking Heads to the dance rock of the 2000s. 

Of course, it’s all delivered with that fresh and fun STUMPS sound, with brilliant songwriting and pristine arrangements and the warm voice of Kyle Fisher.

Arcadia just hit shelves a couple ...

Form Bundaberg to the world. Over more than 15 years and more than 15 countries, DZ Deathrays have slowly, but surely, been taking over the world and with R.I.F.F, the groups sixth album, they’re conquering it.

Through their new label, DZ Worldwide, the band, which has grown from 2 to 3 to the currently touring 4, have never been afraid to re-invent, try new things, push their comfort zones. They’re also on a massive tour with the ...

From folk to disco. It’s not a path often travelled, but Nathan Hawes, AKA Kesmar, has done just that in his musical journey and it has culminated in the release of his gorgeous debut album, Always Chasing Rainbows.

It’s a triumph of funk, disco and glistening ‘70s-esque string, keys and chord progressions. If you’re after some music to brighten your day, then this is it!

We were lucky enough to have Kesmar with us to chat about th...

Not many bands had a bigger 2022 than Death By Denim. 

The Perth band released their critically acclaimed second album Moonbow, they hit the road on a huge album tour, they signed a new record deal, and casually took on Harry Styles’ Watermelon Sugar for triple j’s Like A Version. 

And in classic fashion, the band are now keeping the good vibes going by releasing a brilliant, gleaming new EP called My House Is A Club. They’re curre...

Music can make you feel a certain way, or can you make music feel a certain way? When you listen to Gena Rose Bruce’s music, you’re never quite sure if you were in that wistful, thoughtful and dreamy state before you started listening to it, or after. But one part always prevails. Love.

Gena’s music has the ability to make you really feel and transport you to a place where love endures. It’s full of emotion, place and whimsy, but a...

Is there a band in Australia that has more fun than Private Function? We think not. 

Since they first cracked onto the scene in late 2016, the punks from Melbourne have made it their mission to deliver music that is punchy, energetic, enjoyable, and absolutely irreverent. Their new album, Hello Asshole, or as you might see it written, 370HSSV 0773H, is another blistering collection of tracks, including some we’ve already played on ...