Community radio music directors often have an encyclopedic knowledge of local music and an insatiable thirst to keep their ears ahead of the curve. So in this Tone Deaf series, the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap) invites music directors to highlight new Aussie tunes that you might have missed.

In this edition, Aeron Clark from Edge Radio in Sydney contributes with a selection of tracks currently making their way to community radio through Amrap’s music distribution service ‘AirIt’.

Check out Aeron’s selections below and if you’re a musician you can apply here to have your music distributed for free to community radio on Amrap’s AirIt.

Den – Poltergeist

The debut single from Sydney’s DEN is an invigorating aural assault. Screeching guitars, and wonky, sometimes ethereal synths are densely layered over pummelling drums to create a perfect midnight road trip soundtrack.

Ross Henry – The Deep

Ross Henry’s meticulously constructed soundscapes keep drawing me in. The mesmerising percussion on this track forms the backbone for swirling layers of electronica and Henry’s ridiculously smooth vocals. I kind of want to set my alarm for 2am so that I can get up and listen to it on repeat in the dark.

Quivers – Pigeons

The debut album from Quivers, We’ll Go Riding on the Hearses, contains more shamelessly joyous sing-along moments than I know what to do with. ‘Pigeons’ reminds us of the beauty that can be found in the mundane imperfection of everyday life, and in a great crew of your oldest mates.

Jade Imagine – Stay Awake

After kicking around with other acts such as Teeth & Tongue and Jess Ribeiro, as well as her own band TANTRUMS, this is the first offering from Jade McInally as a solo artist. A cruisy, fuzzed-out ode to lost sleep that makes me look forward to what she has in store next.

No Sister – Overpass

Originally from Brisbane, No Sister relocated to Melbourne last year and have just released their debut, self-titled album. Imbued with an unrelenting tension, ‘Overpass’ is an addictive chunk of discordant, industrial post-punk.

Lizard Johnny – Disappears

Lizard Johnny’s new EP has seen them shift towards a darker, more doom laden sound. The title track, ‘Disappears’ is built on a deep bass line, with brooding, heavily distorted guitars shuddering slowly towards a hypnotic peak.

Rebel Yell – Take Away

The simmering second single from Rebel Yell’s debut EP Mother of Millions is an immersive, industrial combination of heavy beats and syncopated claps. Perfectly complemented by a video shot in the volcanic moonscape of Iceland, it boils away just below the surface, constantly threatening to erupt.

Orlando Furious – Chained and Satan

Orlando Furious’ debut album, Captain Granite arose from a period of deep personal uncertainty and touches on themes of love, identity and suburban complacency. ‘Chained and Satan’ speaks hypnotically of our obsession with consumption and career, and the internal conflict and guilt that this can inspire.

Hideous Sun Demon – Oscillate

I could tell you that I like this song because of the meaty guitar fuzz, the booming bass line or the fantastic dynamic variation, but I think it probably also has a lot to do with the fact that the band manage to fit both “orifice” and “oesophagus” into the lyrics before they’ve hit the 45 second mark.

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