“Dark Days” - Machine on a Break
Sometimes a song doesn’t just sound heavy — it feels heavy, like the weight of its riffs and words is pressing down on your chest. That’s exactly the sensation you get when you put on “Dark Days”, the latest single from Canberra’s own pop-metal disruptor, Machine on a Break. Part confession, part battle cry, this track fuses pounding double-kick drums, serrated drop-tuned guitars, and unsettling synths into a piece of music that sounds as brooding as the story behind it.
“Dark Days” - J.Mar
Every now and then, a new voice comes along that feels less like an introduction and more like a reckoning. J.mar’s debut single Dark Days is exactly that kind of statement piece. Born in Madagascar, raised in Perth, and now stepping boldly into the Australian hip hop scene, J.mar arrives with a track that’s raw, personal, and impossible to ignore.