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Feature album: Frantic Chant – humbumcheekumbas

Edinburgh based psychedelic rockers Frantic Chant are back with another album.

Col from the band messaged Tomatrax saying:
“We’ve done a digital only album release which we plan to follow up with a physical release in the very near future. 

There’s no blurb, we just wanted to get this out with minimal fuss.”

Col went on to say

“It’s the first album since our second album that doesn’t feature our producer and collaborator, Elle, who has stepped back from music for the time being. 

We had a couple of false starts before teaming up with Ally Kelly at Al’s Audio Barn and it all kicked into place. 

We cut back on using other musicians outside of the band and Ally, doing it all on our own. Although one track does feature former band mate of Stazy and myself, occasional guitar tech and all round good guy, Dougie, playing a saw!

There will be physical copies available soon but we just wanted to get the album out. Not the best business plan ever but that’s never been our forte.”

Check out Frantic Chant’s Bandcamp page to find out more!

Tomatrax Top 100 Songs of 2023


It’s time for the final Tomatrax list for 2023, the Top 100 songs! You can see the whole list. Or you can listen to each and every song on the playlist below (or by clicking here).


Tomatrax Top 10 LPs of 2023

Continuing with our reflection of music from last year, here are the Top 20 albums of 2023 as selected by the Tomatrax board of directors.

The final instalment, the Top 100 songs, will be counted down tomorrow (13 January) from 8am (Brisbane time) on the Tomatrax Facebook page. Sometime shortly after that we will also compile all 100 songs onto a Spotify playlist and post it here, so watch this space.

Now onto the best 20 albums of 2023.

20. Ben Folds – What matters most

19. Human Drama – Ten small fractures

18. Ashton Nyte – Autumn’s children

17. Jim Bob – Thanks for reaching out

16. The Murlocs – Calm ya farm

15. David Bridie – it’s been a while since our last correspondence

14. Nick Barker – Exoskeleton

13. Babaganouj – Jumbo pets

12. Andy Bell / Masal – Tidal love numbers

11. Jody and the Jerms – Wonder

10. Bad // Dreams – Hoo ha!

9. Lucy Kruger and the Lost Boys – Heaving

8. Died Pretty – Live

7. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – PetroDragonic Apocalypse 

6. Steven Wilson – The harmony codex

5. Charlie Needs Braces – Saltwater people

4. Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – I love you

3. Robert Forster – The candle and the flame

2. Genesis Owusu – Struggler

  1. Brad – In the moment that your born

Tomatrax Top 10 EPs of 2023

With 2023 now finished and behind us, the Tomatrax committee has deliberated and come up with the top 10 EPs of the past year. You can listen to every song of each EP below with the Spotfy linked embedded below.

Now onto the list…

10. Dutch Mustard – Beauty

9. Jerry Cantrell – Brighten live EP

8. Fun Lovin’ Criminals – The Capistrano Sessions

7. Marble Sounds – Life’s got a motion



6. Leaving Jordon – Hidden

5. Obey Robots – Elephant

4.  Smol Fish – Crocodile tears

3. Off! – FLSD EP


2. Robert Hood and Femi Kuti – Variations

  1. Eliza Hull – Here they come

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