Feature album: Frantic Chant - humbumcheekumbas

Edinburgh based psychedelic rockers Frantic Chant are back with another album. Col from the band messaged Tomatrax saying:“We’ve done a digital only album release which we plan to follow up with a physical release in the very near future.  There’s no blurb, we just wanted to get this out with minimal fuss.” Col went on to say “It’s the first album since our second album that doesn’t feature…

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Tomatrax Top 100 Songs of 2023

It’s time for the final Tomatrax list for 2023, the Top 100 songs! You can see the whole list. Or you can listen to each and every song on the playlist below (or by clicking here).

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Tomatrax Top 10 LPs of 2023

Continuing with our reflection of music from last year, here are the Top 20 albums of 2023 as selected by the Tomatrax board of directors. The final instalment, the Top 100 songs, will be counted down tomorrow (13 January) from 8am (Brisbane time) on the Tomatrax Facebook page. Sometime shortly after that we will also compile all 100 songs onto a Spotify playlist and post it here, so watch this…

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Tomatrax Top 10 EPs of 2023

With 2023 now finished and behind us, the Tomatrax committee has deliberated and come up with the top 10 EPs of the past year. You can listen to every song of each EP below with the Spotfy linked embedded below. Now onto the list… 10. Dutch Mustard – Beauty 9. Jerry Cantrell – Brighten live EP 8. Fun Lovin’ Criminals – The Capistrano Sessions 7. Marble Sounds – Life’s got a motion 6.…

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Feature album: Richard Wright- Wet Dream (remixed by Steven Wilson)

In 1978, between the release of Animals and The Wall, Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright released his debut solo album “Wet dream”. With most of the tracks being instrumental and heavily keyboard orientated the album achieved the creative and atmospheric highs of Pink Floyd’s more experimental early works. Sadly at the time it went largely unnoticed. Some 45 years later, Porcupine Tree…

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Feature album: Jody and the Jerms - Wonder

The next Tomatrax feature album comes from UK indie pop outfit Jody and the Jerms. Their third album to date, this new collection of 12 tracks was produced, mixed and mastered by RIDE frontman Mark Gardener at his OX4 Sound Studio in Oxfordshire. Loaded with a healthy dose of melodic chrystallised indie pop that is heartfelt and honest, they present endearing jangle-pop songs that are both…

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Feature Album: Lucy Kruger & the Lost Boys - Heaving

Berlin-based Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys presents her sixth album ‘Heaving’ via Unique Records, a division of Schubert Music, Metropolis Records and The Orchard. This offering from the South African-born artist is full of atmosphere and intensity. Defiant and devastating, catchy and cutting, Krugeruniquely merges moody art pop, dark folk and delightful ambient noise. The first musical departure…

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Feature Album: Died Pretty - Died Pretty Live

This feature album works as a new release and a throwback at the same time. Died Pretty have just released their first ever live album, taken from a 2008 performance in which they play heir 1991 album “Doughboy Hollow” in full. The live performance captures the power and emotion of the classic Australian album while also providing an extra boost of raw energy.

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Feature album: Charlie Needs Braces - Saltwater people

Charlie NeedsBraces’ debut album Saltwater People is rich with punchy brass basslines and driving percussion, her layered harmonies and familiar trumpet melodies. Like a river, the history of the GuriNgai people run through all the tracks on this release; the language, the totems, the instruments, and more, opening with welcome song Alla Indore and closing with Pride – a testament to Charlie’s…

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Interview with Jojo Worthington

Canadian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter Jojo Worthington took out the Tomatrax EP of the year with her powerful and heartfelt release Baptised I. Jojo described it as a deep exploration of her inner world within the context of the present. Tomatrax caught up with Jojo to talk about her latest work! What inspired you to become a musician? My parents put me and my brothers in music lessons…

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Feature album: Robert Forster - The candle and the flame

Our first feature album for 2023 comes from former Go-Betweens’ vocalist Robert Forster. This, his eighth solo record was approached somewhat differently. On his Facebook page last year, Robert announced “In early July last year, Karin Bäumler, my wife and musical companion for thirty-two years, was diagnosed with a confronting case of ovarian cancer. It was a time of shock and grief, and that…

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Tomatrax Top 100 Songs of 2022

Tomatrax Top 100 Songs of 2022

Listen to each and every song of the Tomatrax Top 100 for 2022 in the Spotify list below!

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Tomatrax Top Albums of 2022 - Part II

Tomatrax Top Albums of 2022 – Part II

Welcome to the final post for 2022 and the Top 10 albums of the past 12 month. See you all in the new year. The To atlas Top 100 songs will be counted down over the 7th and 8th of January. 10. Royal Chant – Anyways and always sorry 9. William Street Strikers – Baltimore Train 8. King Stingray – King Stingray 7. Basement Revolver – Embody 6. Nevrness – Reorient 5. The Linda Lindas – Growing…

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Tomatrax Top albums of 2022 - Part 1

Tomatrax Top albums of 2022 – Part 1

The year is almost over, but first, here are the Tomatrax top albums of 2022. For the past 10 years we have shown off our top 20 albums for each year. This time round we got down to 25 and… didn’t want to leave any of them off the list, so instead decided to show off the top 25 albums this time around. 25. Iluka – Queen of Turbulent hearts 24. The Awakening – The passage remains 23. The Lazy…

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Tomatrax Top 10 EPs of 2022

Tomatrax Top 10 EPs of 2022

2022 is almost over which means it’s time to compile various lists relating to the year just gone. To kick things off here are the 10 EPs that stood out for the Tomatrax executive committee. You can listen to each song from each EP without leaving the page with the Spotify and/or Bandcamp embeds included for each release. 10. Lime Cordiale / Ibis Elba – Cordi Elba 9. King Gizzard and the Lizard…

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Interview with Salvation

Photo by Neil Chapman. Salvation have been putting out their own brand of post punk rock since the early 80s. Following a hiatus in the 90s the Leeds based outfit have been touring consistently, putting out a live album at the end of last year, showing off their best tracks from past past few decades. Tomatrax caught up with the band to ask a few questions. Where did the name Salvation come…

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Interview with Nevrness

Nevrness, a bass instrumental project started by Japanese bassist Bitoku in 2022. The album titled Reorient, features 20 songs of pure bass instrumental. Tomatrax caught up with the mastermind behind this exciting project to ask a few questions. What inspired you to become a musician?To be honest, I became a musician before I knew it. I planned to become a public servant when I was in college.…

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