Aussie/Kiwi Guitar Pop- The scenes that just keep giving and giving

I've really gotten into The Stroppies lately, which features Stephanie from Dick Diver. I like all of their stuff, but this year's album is particularly good:

https://thestroppies.bandcamp.com/album/levity

Seconding that new Stroppies record (many have noted being into them in this thread, but yeah, I have listened to it a bunch).

Ah, my bad, didn't scroll back far enough for the Stroppies mentions.

Also a random fact I have noticed lately is that Mikey Young (Eddy Current/Total Control) seemingly masters an insane amount of good records that cross my path these days. No idea how he does it but his name is on an insane amount of records.

They were new to me this year too! Was just going through this thread for the first time and that was a nice coincidence (my girlfriend listens to a ton of Australian punk and so that is how I found them).

The Chats have fully embraced 1982 and it's pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBeu6wEZDqw

Quite digging the danceable new psych-pop single from Dunedin band Soaked Oats: https://open.spotify.com/track/7ePzucJTuQWcQ41uzFjVcT?si=J_01WZy7SRS93dpV4W2ePQ

Posted previously in the NZ music thread, but still loving the new Fazerdaze song: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qkAa6IrUy5WWizVE1rpeh?si=9u0qWliWSou70CfEOntp4g

https://juliajacklin.bandcamp.com/album/pre-pleasure

Third Julia Jacklin LP is... quite good, I'm thinking, as someone who hadn't really been keeping up with the preview tracks. I've had reservations about her appropriating a, er, "Americana voice" or whatever, but working with a Montreal posse has seemingly brought her closer than ever to, say, the Mitski part of the spectrum. Kinda. Sorta.

Who am I going to review/interview/cover this book for? Hearing good things about detail, accuracy and lavish photographic spreads... https://t.co/dyS8wohYrr

— Kiran Dass (@SteelyDass) July 15, 2022

Going to be a great book. Weird that a Kiwi hasn't already written something like this but great that it's happening now before all that history gets lost.

Fazerdaze announced a new EP today:
https://www.flyingnun.co.nz/products/fazerdaze-break?mc_cid=e5ce2139fb&mc_eid=c024cda97c

I don't usually pass along so much self-promo, but what the hell, this sounds right:

The books offers a comprehensive history of the first seven years of Flying Nun when the label was based in Christchurch. The story of the label is told by the records themselves. Over 140 releases are covered, from The Clean's "Tally Ho!" single to The Verlaines' Bird-Dog LP.

— Matthew Goody (@m_c_goody) July 8, 2022

ok, ok!

Some details:
- 438 full colour pages
- 500+ images, including tons of never-before published photos.
- Entries on every @flyingnun record released from 1981 to mid-1988.
- Available in early November, 2022
- Details on how to order will follow soon.
- eBook will be available too

— Matthew Goody (@m_c_goody) July 8, 2022

Definitely buying that book. I can't seem to find a complete Flying Nun discography online unless someone can vouch for stuff on Discogs sorted by year.

I guess you could cross-check with the catalogue on the FN website but it'd be a nightmare:
https://www.flyingnun.co.nz/collections/flying-nun-catalog

And of course you're missing out on all the important related stuff on other local labels (Xpressway, Propeller etc.)

Flowertruck - 'Pretending'

I've had Flowertruck in my head since this was on Rage on the weekend. Apparently from Sydney with a not insignificant discography already. I now see their bio cites Orange Juice and Talking Heads as influences, almost as if they were algorithmically constructed to get me on the bandwagon. YMMV, etc. (My first hunch was that they might actually be New Zealanders but I suspect the goofiness merely brought to mind this awesome Bressa Creeting Cake video lol.)

Charles from Flowertruck also has an extremely likeable solo synth-pop project called Greenwave Beth

Actually it might technically be a duo! But last time I saw GB it was just Charles

Thanks! Listening now. Definitely likeable.