Flyying Colours Make a Big Mess on the Charts!

Music Moving the Metro Chart

Melbourne shoegaze outfit Flyying Colours are back with Big Mess – the first release from their forthcoming album Fantasy Country coming out on Poison City Records this year. The track itself swings right into a guitar driven road tune lined with weighty synths. It’s all about momentum with this one – as soon as it starts you’re is thrown into a distorted, melodic journey about returning home and interpersonal change. Big Mess debuted in second place on the Metro Chart this week, just ahead of the latest from Felicity Groom, Burj Khalifa, at number five. Groom is no stranger to the Amrap charts and has been hanging around the top five for two weeks running. Burj Khalifa is a propulsive and entrancing house tune embracing pop sounds while remaining offbeat and unpredictable thanks to some excellent sampling and production under Groom’s mantra-like vocals.

Leading the Way on the Regional Chart

Self-described ‘chord-less’ jazz trio The Boys Club are back with the follow up to their critically acclaimed debut EP, I Like Men. Maintaining their tongue-in-cheek stylings, their latest single That’s A Big Guitar is a call-and-response blues track that explores the absurd treatment the trio have endured in their professional careers as musicians. Led by a wandering bassline and tight percussion, the track moves along with a smirk, as smooth as it is prickly. That’s a Big Guitar hit third place this week, sneaking ahead of the latest from Dani Young - Keep On Loving You - at number five. The Sydney based singer-songwriter takes on the monster REO Speedwagon 80s hit with her earthy, roots influenced approach. Acknowledging the power ballad style of the original, Young moves into the track gently before her soaring harmonies wash over wailing guitar and a hint of mandolin.

Beyond the Charts

21-year-old Skrub has been a staple in the Brisbane hip hop scene for the last couple of years despite his age. Conveniently, his latest track Twenty One delves into the passing of time, making for an unintentional coming of age for the young rapper. While firmly planted in the new wave of Aussie hip hop, Skrub’s stylings – both on the production side and lyrically – hark back to classic sounds of the 90s while leaving plenty of room for contemporary sounds as well as issues facing the next generation as they enter adulthood. Since signing to Golden Era last year, Skrub has dropped two tracks in preparation for his EP due this year. Skrub may not be in the charts yet, but he’s one to look out for in the not too distant future.

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The Amrap Charts show the top ten tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through the Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service in both metropolitan and regional areas of the country. Amrap is an initiative of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia which distributes new Australian music to community radio stations nationwide & empowers broadcasters to promote new Australian music on air & online.