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December is here. Christmas is less than three weeks away. And we’ve got ten more tracks added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including one we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. We may even have snuck in a festive track too. Naarm producer and collaborative duo Wishlist are our Track of…

This week on our Discovery Playlist we’ve added ten new tracks in celebration of Ausmusic Month — and fittingly, every single one comes from an Australian-based artist. Leading the pack is our Track of the Week, Seb Szabo + Joan & the Giants with their joyous new single “Figure It Out”. A radiant celebration of…

Earlier this week we kicked off our first ever count down of the Best Australian Albums of All Time. And today we reveal the top 20 as voted by the AU review’s contributors. With a broad diversity of ages in our contributor base, this list of 40 albums reflects that. Covering multiple generations of Australian…

There might only be less than 5 weeks to go until Christmas but the new music keeps coming and we’ve got another ten tracks to add to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “Suddenly Your Mind’s A Fortress” from WA bedroom-pop duo Coco Elise. The gorgeous track…

With Australian Music Month upon us, and the ARIAs taking place tomorrow, we thought it would be the perfect time to delve into our contributor’s favourite Australian albums of all time. It’s the first time we’ve ever put a list like this together on the AU. With a broad diversity of ages in our contributor…

We’re adding ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music this week, including one we premiered exclusively earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week comes from Naarm’s sleepazoid, with their stunning new single “FIG TREE”, lifted from their forthcoming EP NEW AGE, due out February 5, 2026. A masterclass…

Ten more tracks have been added to our playlist on Spotify and Apple Music this week, including two from releases we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. We’re heading Northwards to Wales for our Track of the Week – “Phantom” from Cardiff queer art-rock outfit Small Miracles. “Phantom” is the opening track from the band’s…

For a decade now, The AU Review’s parent company Heath Media have been proud to curate the annual summer free, all-ages series Seymour Nights in Sydney. The event takes over the courtyard at the Seymour Centre at the corner of City Road & Cleveland Road for a series of concerts showcasing emerging artists from Sydney…

Another week, another stacked playlist of the best new releases from Australia and beyond. This week we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery Playlist, on Apple Music and Spotify, including two tracks which we premiered earlier in the week. Leading the charge is our Track of the Week, “On Your Own” from Perth…

Halloween is a week away; but we’ve resisted going all spooky with our playlist update this week. We’ve got ten more tracks for you, including two we hosted exclusive premieres for earlier in the week. Melbourne’s Gordon’s Grandson takes home our Track of the Week with his new single “6pm” – a hazy, romantic ode…

As we hit the mid-point of October, this week we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist, on both Apple Music and Spotify, including two songs we premiered earlier in the week. Our track of the week is “Stay In Your Lane” from the fabulous Courtney Barnett. This new track signals the start…

We’re back with another playlist update with a slew of great new tracks added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Naarm-based artist Kee’ahn takes our Track of the Week with her new single “The Way I Love” – the final single from the new EP for me for you, which is out…

As we head into October, we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one premiere from earlier this week. Our track of the week goes to Bec Sandridge, with her lesbian yearning anthem, “At Last”, from her upcoming sophomore album, Happy Futures. “At Last” blends Nashville sparkle…

We’ve blinked and September is all but over. As we speed ever closer to the end of the year, we’ve added ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Amongst the ten are two tracks we held exclusive premieres for earlier in the week. This week also saw the welcome return…

After a week off, we have been hard at work, poring through the incredible new releases that have been hitting our inbox. This week, we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, and our track of the week is “Mine” from the Fremantle-born singer-songwriter Banjo Lucia. “Mine” is…

It’s the first week of Spring and we have ten more tracks to add to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Fresh from a successful jaunt touring across Europe, Fanny Lumsden takes home our Track of the Week with her new single “Look At Me Now”. “Look At Me Now”, recorded on the…

As we are about to head into spring in Australia, we’ve added ten new tracks to our Discovery playlist on Apple Music and Spotify. Our Track of the Week is “TOP OF THE HILL”, from Perth’s powerhouse five-piece South Summit. This is the band’s first release since their debut album, The Bliss, dropped last year. It’s…

For the penultimate time this month we’ve updated our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music with ten more tracks of the best new music from Australia and the world; including two tracks we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Perth alt-country artist Harry Foxton is our Track of the Week with his new single…

At the midway point in August, we’ve added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two exclusive premieres from earlier in the week. Our track of the week goes to Naarm indie-rockers Belair Lip Bombs, with their grand, lush and driving new single, “Hey You”. With bustling guitars, intense…

Another week another ten new tracks added to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two from premieres earlier in the week. Sydney singer-songwriter Georgia Mulligan is our Track of the Week with “Split” – the third single released from her forthcoming album Unheaven. ‘Part confessional and part ridiculous poem’, “Split” is to…

August is somewhat alarmingly already upon us, but that hasn’t stopped us from adding ten new songs to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we premiered earlier in the week. Our track of the week goes to Melbourne’s new wave/post-punk outfit Radio Free Alice, with “Toyota Camry”. Radio Free Alice…

For the final time this month we’ve added a further ten new tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier this week. Boonwurrung Country-based queer artist, songwriter and record label co-founder MAXON takes home our Track of the Week with her new single “18” – the…

As we hit the mid-way point in July, this week we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our track of the week is “The Mill” from alt-folk-rockers Saint Victoire, who hail from Naarm. The song came about as a dream from front woman Heidi Waddell, where she…

We’ve added a further ten new and recently released tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier this week. Naarm-based soul musician and proud Noongar woman Bumpy takes home our Track of the Week with “Kanana”, the title track from her long-awaited debut album – out…

We are already on the second-half of the year, and today we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist, including one track we premiered earlier in this week. We are celebrating the start of NAIDOC week, and our track of the week goes to the multi award-winning First Nations collective 3% (Nooky, Dallas…

As we bring June to a close and move into the second half of the year we bring you ten more new tracks, including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier this week. Naarm’s ever compelling Folk Bitch Trio take our Track of the Week spot with “Moth Song”, the latest to be released from their…

We’ve reached the midpoint in June, and we’ve added ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track that we premiered earlier in the week. Yes indeed, Friday the 13th can be lucky for some. Our track of the week goes to Meanjin’s Full Flower Moon Band, with their new…

Somehow it’s June already and we’re nearly halfway through 2025. It’s been a busy year release wise and shows no signs of slowing down either. As always we’ve got ten more new releases to add to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we had premieres for earlier in the week….

As we hit the tail-end of May, this week we have added ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including two tracks we had premieres for earlier in the week. Our track of the week goes to MORN, who hail from South Wales (not NSW!) with their debut track, “Modern…

After a week away on the British seaside at The Great Escape we’re back this week with a bumper edition of our Discovery playlist this week with 14 new tracks added to Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “tell me something”, the latest single from Brisbane-born, Sweden-based singer-songwriter Hazlett. The single…