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RTRFM's Caitlin & Felicity Groom during Radiothon 2017 - image © Sebastian Mrugalski
RTRFM’s Lil’ Mixtape Vibe
Libby Noble is the Monday host of RTRFMs new release programme, Out To Lunch. Here are the five songs Libby thinks make the musical landscape in Australia look amazing as heck right now.RVG - 'A Quality Of Mercy'
A stunning song with a deeply nostalgic sound (you’ll hear Television, The Go-Betweens, The Cure and Patti Smith) which somehow lands far from the realm of derivative cheese. The ‘no-nonsense’ lyrics are belted out by the front-woman of this stellar Melbourne four-piece, Romy Vager, in a way that will make your spine tingle. I challenge you not to be moved in some way.Catchiest lyric: “I’m thinkin’ about the readers of the Herald Sun.”
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Okenyo - 'Woman’s World'
A solid fusion of R&B and hip hop from this Sydney storyteller. Okenyo’s humility and bravado are equally appealing, cancelling each other out to leave an inspiring and down-to-earth anthem. Hot video complete with white-suit goodness and slick choreography. Clink your glasses, indeed.Catchiest lyric: “I’m a very busy woman with a lot on my plate, so you better eat it up before I take it away.”
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School Damage - 'The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down'
The wobbliest pop song from the wobbliest-wobble pop band of the moment. A fun, scrappy, heartfelt tune from the debut self-titled album of this Melbourne-based four-piece. Catchiest lyric: “You stand up on your tippy toes to give me a hug when I’m feeling low.”{youtube}kdgTkIuiSNU{/youtube}
HYLA - 'Fraction'
Shoegaze on steroids. A punch-packing new song out of Perth with melodic vocals heard perfectly over the fuzziest of guitars before the latter descends into a distorted quagmire. Delish.Catchiest lyric: “I've been swimming in my jealousies.”
Wet Lips - 'See You Later'
A delightfully irreverent song about sex and dating which points out its often fickle nature, but pledges no allegiance either way. A straight-up, old-fashioned heavy guitar riff is repeated throughout yet never for a second gets old. From an album full of gems released by three talented women in June.Catchiest lyric: “Saw you Wednesday and the next day under the sheets.”
