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Oakabella Mae’s ‘Ataraxy (But Actually Calm)’ is out now. Swirling guitars and cello surround a dry, very real vocal performance. This alternate to ‘Ataraxy’ (originally on Complimentary Ghost (2025) is more stripped back and intimate, the two versions sitting nicely in timbral opposition.
Recorded and mixed by Arran O’Mara
Mastered by Dan @ENCODERSound
Stuart Orchard releases ‘Right Idea Done Wrong.’ This one leans heavy on the drums, acoustic guitars shimmering in the top end, and electric guitars articulate and long decaying in the background. I like the way it fills in over the tune, breaking into the bridge and receding into the breakdown. Textural and driving throughout.
Recorded at Elemental Studio
Mixed by Mark Ralph and Stuart Orchard
Mastered by Dan @ENCODERSound
Mia June’s single ‘Pet’ is out now on Father Daughter Records. This one takes us from an intimate, close vocal to heavy beating drums and distorted guitars. The toms really jump in this track in an exciting way, shades of Nirvana through the guitar tone, and the vocal delivers lyrics of substance.
Recorded at Audrey Studios
Produced and mixed by Anna Laverty
Additional mixing by Paddy W
Cover photography Peter Sherlock
Mastered by Dan at ENCODER Sound.
Oakabella Mae’s ‘Self Serve Checkout’ is out now. Framed against a warm acoustic guitar, Oakabella’s lyricism and harmonic chops are on full display here. Hang around for the bridge, it’s beautiful.
Recorded and mixed by Arran O’Mara
Mastered by Dan @ENCODERSound
PS DB EP is a little postscript to Didion’s Your’s Truly, DB record (2025), with you May 4th. Captured in the same recording sessions and far more than a few outtakes, this record proves the existence of the endless wellspring of lyric, verse and groove that spouts forth from this band.
Listen to the first single ‘What’s a name?’ over on Bandcamp now.
Engineered by Michael Jelinek
Mixed by Jeremy Segal
Mastered by Dan @ENCODERSound
Perth, Western Australia