Music | Grok - Part 2

Beat of the Week: Benee’s ‘Afterlife’

Ailish DelaneyAugust 16, 2019

This week’s beat leaves Perth and instead comes from over the water, New Zealand. Pop sensation Benee’s track Afterlife has been rolling around my brain for the...

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Album review: Tora’s ‘Can’t Buy The Mood’

Kaelen RulandAugust 13, 2019

I first witnessed the magic of Tora on stage with the acoustics of Red Hill Auditorium when they supported Rufus Du Sol back in 2016. Since then the band has sp...

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Album review: SAFIA’s ‘Story’s Start Or End’

Jenny MaxwellAugust 11, 2019

Three years after the release of their debut album, Internal, and a month after that spell-binding performance of new single Resolution on Triple J’s ‘Like a Ve...

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Beat of the Week: Bells Rapids’ ‘You Made Me’

Ailish DelaneyAugust 9, 2019

It’s been a bit of a hectic week on my front, so a track to unwind to seemed perfect for this week’s beat. Bells Rapids' You Made Me is a chilled-out number,...

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On the Record with Nick Sowersby of Sunbeam Sound Machine

Kenith PngAugust 6, 2019

In anticipation of his debut performance in WA, Grok had a chat with Nick Sowersby—the man behind Sunbeam Sound Machine—about his inspirations, touring and how ...

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Ambitious sound and pushing boundaries: HOLY HOLY’s new album ‘My Own Pool of Light’

Ailish DelaneyAugust 2, 2019

Almost a month after they released their latest single, Frida, Melbourne duo HOLY HOLY made up of guitarist Oscar Dawson and vocalist Timothy Carroll are back w...

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Beat of the Week: Verge Collection’s ‘Cover It Up’

Ailish DelaneyAugust 1, 2019

Perth’s local roadside rubbish group, Verge Collection is back with a new indie rock track to blast on your next drive to work. Verge Collection continuously cr...

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Beat of the Week: Spring Peak’s ‘Are You Strong Enough?’

Ailish DelaneyJuly 25, 2019

Semester two looms ahead like a dark grey cloud that grows larger and larger as we progress through the week. It’s easy to find yourself in a funk when it’s bac...

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Sad boy pop to get you in the feels: LANY @ Astor Theatre

Ailish DelaneyJuly 22, 2019

American (sad boy) electro-pop group LANY wrapped up their Australian Malibu Nights tour with their show at Perth’s Astor Theatre last Sunday. It was a short bu...

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Beat of the Week: Mildlife’s ‘The Magnificent Moon’

Max VosJuly 19, 2019

The first time I heard Mildlife was only last Saturday, live, as the second opening act for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. This is a Melbourne band who are...

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