'Do Ya Want It' by Blik

 

 

A single released June 26, 2026.

They're back.

It's been a long while since their last album Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll, that was released over a year ago on January 24, 2025. 

I was starting to wonder if they had done a bunk, and disappeared into the great rock gig in the sky.

This single brings them back again, and judging by the Spotify looped video thingy (what is that anyway?), Sol Abrahams has got a new look - bully for him.

The song is nearly classic Bilk, although I hope it's part of a possible new album, as while good, it's got work to do, as they say, sounding just a tiny bit lazy.

'Low Life' by Rum Jungle

 

 

From the album 'Marginalla' released 5 June, 2026.

As I was saying.

This is my pick from that album, frankly a good, very typical Australian Indie song.

"Rum Jungle is an Australian indie/alt-rock four-piece from Newcastle, New South Wales. They built their following on the local Newcastle scene before breaking through nationally." <via Wikipedia>

"Their sound blends surf rock, alt-pop, and psychedelic guitars, with influences ranging from Phoenix and The Strokes to the Beach Boys. Marginalia follows their debut album Recency Bias, released in early 2025." <via ABC News Australia's 'Unearthed'>.

'Coal Dust' by Rum Jungle

 

From the album 'Marginalla' released 5 June, 2026.

And it works!

Getting extremely pissed off with the near impossibility of searching for new releases on Spotify by genre, and above all, country (or anywhere else), I got Claude AI to build a 'New Music Discovery' app, running as a local script only on my PC.

The search criteria, for now, is Indie, Indie Rock, Alt Rock and Surf Rock only in Australia and New Zealand. And anyway the best Indie comes out those places, so why not.

But really, why only those countries? Technically it's much easier to severely limit the AI search terms, mainly to avoid finding the same new 'world' releases that everyone finds.

Coal Dust currently has the most plays on Spotify, although my favourite off this album is 'Lowlife'.

So in the spirit of feeling grateful that yes, some things AI really do work, 'Lowlife' has it's very own post.

Nearly forgot: see band details in the next post - ha!

'Heart Has To Work So Hard' by Blondshell

 

A single released on 18 May, 2026. 

Blondshell (real name Sabrina Teitelbaum) is originally from New York, USA, and is now based in Los Angeles, California, with music composed and written by herself.

Such a great Indie Rock song.

Really like the driving beat, and the guitar backing and breakout is very cool.

'A.D.' by 32 tens

 

 

 A single released on 15 May 2026.

Been a while since I featured some bad arse rock music.

Great indie rock song from this British group from the Northwestern UK town of Warrington.

Get rockin', as they used to say.

"Mamma Don't Cry" by Joan & the Giants

 

 

Missed this one back two weeks ago at the end of April.

I have listened to new releases before from this Melbourne based alt pop-rock band (whatever that means) only have never featured any of them.

Don't be fooled by the long intro that sounds sort folksy as it is really not what the song is about. 

It takes nearly a minute (around 0.52) to hit it's stride and become a really great rock song.