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Hockitay - half smile
Hockitay
half smile
Sounds like: filous, Yum Yuck
If you're looking up the definition of "slacker rock," look no further! Because Hockitay's "half smile" has you covered. One of the hallmarks of slack...
Rowena Wise - Blood Ties
Rowena Wise
Blood Ties
Sounds like: HAERTS, Hajk, Haim
There's something about this song that does a great job capturing the subject matter. It's about mental health and the struggle between a father and s...
Johnny Kills - Not So Bad
Johnny Kills
Not So Bad
Sounds like: Wavves, Fidler, Surfer Blood
"Not So Bad" is the final of four summer singles released by UK act Johnny Kills, and they've certainly kept the best for last.  Keeping the fuzzy gu...
Super Defense - New Brubeck
Super Defense
New Brubeck
Sounds like: Teen Suicide, LVL UP, Narc Twain
I have no idea how "New Brubeck," a song released in October 2015, ended up on BIRP.fm's August 2016 playlist, but I'm glad it did. Without it, I woul...
Holy Wave - California Took My Bobby Away
Holy Wave
California Took My Bobby Away
Sounds like: Golden Daze, Whistlejacket, Happiness
Holy Wave’s single “California Took My Bobby Away” is the epitome of must-listen summer slack music. As breezy and lethargic as this track may sound,...
Galkin - Out To Lunch
Galkin
Out To Lunch
Sounds like: Mac DeMarco, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Beck
I love the idea of slacker rock. Making rock music like you just don't care! Haha. Jokes aside, slacker rock is serious stuff and he's an excellent ta...
Good Morning - To Be Won
Good Morning
To Be Won
Sounds like: Mac Demarco, The Eels, Real Estate
Melbourne band Good Morning cannot put a foot wrong in this reviewer's eyes, with release after release hitting the mark. Having taken last year's CMJ...
Smile - Holiday
Smile
Holiday
Sounds like: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Twerps, Smith Westerns
Melbourne's SMILE has the honor of my first review of 2016 -- funny enough with a track entitled "Holiday" (and this writer has just returned from one...
Good Morning - Cab Deg
Good Morning
Cab Deg
Sounds like: Mac Demarco, Real Estate, Wild Nothing
This isn't just one of my favorite Australian bands going around at the moment; Good Morning might just be one of the more prolific, too! Having recen...
Smile - Boundless Plains To Share
Smile
Boundless Plains To Share
Sounds like: Smith Westerns, Twerps, Cloud Control
Melbourne band SMILE has routinely been a favorite of mine since I first happened across them a couple of years back. They're not just another slacker...
Crepes - Size Of Your Town
Crepes
Size Of Your Town
Sounds like: The Bees, Connan Mockasin, Ducktails
One of my favorite new Australian bands, Crepes, released a new track a couple of weeks back, but I've been stupidly slack with reviews recently and a...
Good Morning - You
Good Morning
You
Sounds like: Mac Demarco, Real Estate, The Morning Benders
Carrying the prestigious title of "one of my favorite Australian bands of the last year or so," Good Morning is also beginning to receive plenty of in...
Crepes - Stages of Fear
Crepes
Stages of Fear
Sounds like: The Bees, Mac Demarco, Super Furry Animals
Since catching our attention late last year with their debut single "Ain't Horrible," Melbourne band Crepes return with a new track titled "Stages of ...
Bored Nothing - We Lied
Bored Nothing
We Lied
Sounds like: Deerhunter, Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils
Having followed the career of Bored Nothing, the creation of Melbourne-native Fergus Miller, for some time now, I'm always interested to give his new ...
Smile - BLVD
Smile
BLVD
Sounds like: Real Estate, Twerps, The Ocean Party
Melbourne band Smile has been an absolute favorite of mine since I was introduced to their music early last year. After delivering their debut album L...
The Ocean Party - Wading In
The Ocean Party
Wading In
Sounds like: Smith Westerns, Yuck, Twerps
Since arriving on my radar this time last year, Melbourne's The Ocean Party have never failed to impress me -- their gritty slacker-pop always hits th...