Despite most folks’ reaction to hearing the words ‘Perth’ and ‘music’ in the same sentence (which is a spontaneous compulsion to list all of Tame Impala’s singles), the dusty city has got a blooming music scene. From electronic bleepers like Tenru and Catlips, who are making waves, to Doctopus‘ demented garage rock, Perth has got something special going on. But it’s the pure rock stuff coming from there that provokes the strongest interest. I mean, holy shit – if the first wave of new bands is anything to go by, Sub Pop’s gonna be setting up shop around WA pretty soon.

Heavily influenced by grunge and pub rock alike, the new crop includes legends like FOAM, Pat Chow and Hideous Sun Demon – all acts that are well worth laying down a few bucks for. But then, with their crushing melodies and immersive quiet-loud dynamics, there’s Black Stone from the Sun. For a two-piece, these guys make more noise than a distressed baby with access to a loudspeaker.

The duo aren’t afraid to wear their influences on their sleeves, with new single ‘Pastel Roses’ clearly recalling the likes of Nirvana, the Pixies, and more recently, Violent Soho. But that doesn’t necessarily do them a disservice – having a template to work from allows these guys to build their choruses into huge, swooping beasts that seem destined to be thrown headfirst from a festival stage.

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