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Possible Humans Drop Standing Around Alive

October 13, 2025 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

There were so many good records that came out on Friday, from new the new Massage to the Telephone Numbers LP, but one that I probably didn’t give enough attention to in the lead-up was the new LP from Possible Humans. The Melbourne outfit has been mostly quiet since their brilliant Everything Split, delivering some of the best guitar pop you’ll get to hear this year. In their songwriting, they typically take a solid bit of propulsive rhythm and lock it into something special, letting it settle into that locked groove so that the guitars can spit out their delightful harmonies. There’s nine track of energetic indie rock jams, and they waste no time, so from “Slouching Hat” to “Akimbo,” you’re going to get the ultimate pop reward! Out now via Hobbies Galore.

<a href="https://hobbiesgalore.bandcamp.com/album/standing-around-alive">Standing Around Alive by Possible Humans</a>

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The Green Child Share the Lawn Single

November 7, 2024 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

After offering us the more shadowy side of the group’s sound, the Green Child bring out their most propulsive track to date, and it’s the one ray of light shining into my world this morning. You’re going to get locked right into the rolling synth drive here, with cascading 80s guitar riffs shining nostalgically in the background. Drop right in though and you’ll be carried away by the cruise of the vocals, consistently sitting out in front of the music as the lyrics detail a small Southern California town and the mysterious world of its citizens. Didn’t wake up looking for bangers, but here we are! Look Familiar is out next week via Hobbies Galore/Upset the Rhythm.

<a href="https://upsettherhythm.bandcamp.com/album/look-familiar">Look Familiar by The Green Child</a>

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The Green Child Release A Long Beautiful Flowing Cape

October 17, 2024 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

On the first single from the Look Familiar, the new LP from the Green Child, the track felt logical; it felt like a progression from their previous release. But, we seem them taking a horizontal step, playing with nuanced electronics and their role in creating negative space as a musical background. Here, they’ve evaded their rolling pop synthetics, instead choosing to work on an almost anti-pop realm. Don’t get me wrong, there’s still some crystalline synth notes that build the space, but Raven seems to be kind of tip-toeing around tradition, sliding in and out of that negative space, with electro beats fluttering behind. Look Familiar is out on November 15th via Upset the Rhythm/Hobbies Galore.

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The Green Child Announce Look Familiar LP

September 5, 2024 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

If you’ve covered the Australian music scene for the past few decades in any fashion, you’ve likely heard the name Mikey Young; he’s been behind the scenes and in the scene with various acts like Eddy Current, but today, we’re focusing on his work with Raven Mahon (of Grass Widow), as The Green Child. On the new album, Look Familiar, the band began with ideas of both Mikey and Raven, then fleshed them out with new members Alex McFarlane and Shaun Gionis, allowing their psychedelic influences to mix and swirl like some color-based science experiment. In the first minute and a half, you get the casual pulsing pop akin to Broadcast, but as a collector of musical pebbles, I implore you to definitely drop in just before the 2 minute mark. It’s a quick textural shift, livening the track, then building layer upon layer, even adding to the vocals; this lets the song take on more life and spring right through your speakers! Look Familiar is out on November 1st via Upset the Rhythm and Hobbies Galore.

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