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  • g man 2021This year I’m going to go with an all Australian bands top 5 of reissues / older stuff and a top 10 of new stuff.

    Old Stuff (in no particular order):

    1. SHUTDOWN 66 – Come On Girl Give Me Half A Chance.
    Reissue of their 4th and final long play release, the original was very limited and is super hard to find, so I was stoked to hear that Soundflat Records from Germany was reissuing this awesome garage punk LP.

    2. ASTEROID B-612 – S/T
    The CD only debut long-player got a long overdue vinyl reissue this year from Spain’s Bang! Records. 

    3. THE LIPSTICK KILLERS – “Strange Flash”
    One of the most highly anticipated releases from earlier in the year. A great collection of awesome studio and live recordings.

    4. THE PROTON ENERGY PILLS – S/T
    A collection of their studio releases. A fantastically packaged deluxe gatefold album.

    5. BORED! – "Back For More"     and BORED! – "Feed The Dog"
    A couple of great releases came out this year from Bored! “Back For More” (Bang!) is an awesome compilation with songs spanning the bands career, and “Feed The Dog” (Fantastic Mess) got the reissue treatment with a couple of bonus songs thrown in.

  •  matt ryan 2021Josie Jose photo

    Best Albums of 2021 (not in order)

    Blowers – “Blowers”      
    In the tradition of Jay Reatard and the Oblivions, Blowersare a band that proves less is more. Killer bare basics, as well as plenty of humour. One take, if there’s a mistake, fuck it, that’s the take. This LP is prime example of garage rock at its purists and best.

    Civic – “Future Forecast”
    After a few brilliant EPs it’s great to finally get a full Civicrelease. Combining elements of ‘90s Melbourne rock and US 2000s gunk rock, this stayed on the turntable for a good fortnight.

    Cutters – “Australian War Crimes”
    Six tracks clocking in at 10 minutes, including a diss on Rye, a suburb I don’t care for, and the title track, a reaction to revelations of Australian SAS soldiers’ behaviour in Afghanistan. Brutal and superb.

  • md horne 2021

    1 - Celibate Rifles - “Extract from the Fungus”.
    The moment it was released it went to no.1 in my charts.

    2 - Drugs in Sport – “At Least We’ll Always Have Rock and Roll To Fall Back On” (OuttaSpace).
    Label mates. Top, top pop album which I am playing every day.

    3 - Chimers - "Chimers" (Poop Alley Records)
    Was on the full time playlist for numerous weeks this year.