Beaches COVERED. Issue 34 Spring Style

Music

MAGIC DIRT

Earlier this year, Magic Dirt reissued their second album “Young and Full of Devil”. The album marks a significant milestone in the band’s illustrious career. One of Australia’s most influential rock bands, they are thrilled to announce their upcoming tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of their acclaimed second album. To celebrate this legacy, the band will embark on an 18-date national tour, performing “Young And Full Of The Devil” in full plus a selection of hits from throughout their career. With their inimitable chemistry and high energy live shows that are stuff of legend, don’t miss your opportunity to catch one of Australia’s most revered rock acts doing exactly what they do best on tour.

MAGIC DIRT WILL BE PLAYING AT AVALON BEACH RSL CLUB ON SEPTEMBER. 16, 2023 INSTA: MAGICDIRTOFFICIAL

SATIN CALI

Satin Cali revels in the nostalgia of times gone by with their new single “Nirvana and Cheap Groceries”. They continue to blaze their own trail punching back to deliver another surefire favourite and further establishing themselves as one of East Coast’s most formidable, fresh names in indie-rock. Powered by Zac Goluch’s impactful vocals that match up excellently against primo indie instrumentation courtesy of Isaac Flaherty (guitar), Elijah Fresco (bass), Daniel Devlin (drums) and Jordon Costello (guitar), Satin Cali walks memory lane with confidence. Keeping their message and vision clear: “Nirvana and Cheap Groceries” chases the feeling we had when life was less dominated by likes and prestige; a feeling of comfort and carefree abandon that only really existed before the pressures of adult life came knocking.

It has been a busy time for Satin Cali, as the band has been pounding the pavement in recent months, getting their music in front of crowds around the country. Cutting their teeth as headliners on their own East Coast tour in support of “Lights Out”, as well as supporting the likes of The Terrys and Coterie. Satin Cali’s excel when it comes to the development of a strong show that is all their own.

THE BELAIR LIP BOMBS

If debut albums are meant to serve as the gateway, a first impression, then “The Belair Lip Bombs” introductory effort, “Lush Life” paints a vibrant and emotive portrait of a band, built on strong songwriting and love for the craft. The debut album arrives as 10 tracks of evocative exploration; stories that run a gamut of longing, seeking new horizons and discovering new paths to satisfaction and self-fulfilment.

The album captures gorgeous indie songwriting, helmed by Maisie Everett (guitar, key, vox) and fleshed out by a talented trio of musicians in Mike Bradvica (guitars), Liam De Bruin (drums) and Jimmy Droughton (bass). Featuring singles “Stay Or Go”, “Gimme Gimme” and “Say My Name”, Lush Life is a perfect album for a first-time listener to immerse themselves in and for long time fans.

“I wanted it to be perfect, and we tried a lot of different things in the studio, in terms of melodies and harmonies. It was a lot of fun. We also came up with a few additional elements for some songs. There is synth in “Lucky Nine” that was an idea we had on a whim while recording vocals, and piano in “Things That You Did” that we came up with in a similar way,” said Maisie Everett, The Belair Lip Bombs.