Author: Bruce Baker

Hailing from Maitland, in NSW’s Hunter Valley, The Golden Gaytimes are a band cranking out fun psychedelic party tunes. They’ve recently released their debut album, Hot As Buggery, and we are delighted to have the video premiere for the latest single to drop, “The Golden Gaytimes Theme”. The band is comprised of members of Muzzy…

The full lineup of artists to showcase at BIGSOUND 2023 in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley from 5-8 September has dropped, and it’s jam-packed with your next-favourite bands. BIGSOUND is a thrilling slice of the best of the emerging Australian music scene. With eighteen venues within walking distance of each other, Fortitude Valley comes alive during BIGSOUND….

Sydney/Eora based Eagle Eye Jones have just dropped their dreamy debut LP, New Growth. The band are difficult to pigeon hole genre-wise.  The album is blessed with dreamy psych rock feels, orchestral swirls and lush soundscapes vividly complementing the yearning for connection and reflection throughout the lyrics. The songs reflect on traumatic events, addiction, mental…

Lola Scott and Sam McGovern are two of the bright stars on the Australian music scene. They were selected for the latest round of the Live Nation One’s To Watch program and were featured last week at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney for an exclusive industry showcase. Lola hails from NSW’s Southern Highlands, and…

South-coast singer/songwriter Joe Mungovan has recently released his first single of 2023, “Handmidowns”. Continuing on his rich vein of songs with catchy melodies and warm vocals, “Handmidowns” gives a green light to following your own desires and passions. We are thrilled today to have the video premiere for the track. About the track, Joe writes:…

Singer/songwriter Jack Bratt is back with his first single since he released his gorgeous debut LP, Slow Release last year. “Hand on Heart” is an emotive gem that captures the pain and anguish of a relationship that has unexpectedly come to an end. “I long to know what will come of this. I’m unsteady. Do I…

Melbourne/Naarm based singer-songwriter Jewel Owusu has teamed with Londoner Sophie DeMasi to delivery the emotive and empowering new single “Hurts”, due to be released this Friday, 23rd June. We’re thrilled today at the AU to have the first listen of this poignant reflection on the impact a hurtful deed or action can have on others….

The Australian dates of the Taylor Swift The Eras Tour have been announced. Yes, the tour will be hitting Melbourne for two shows, and Sydney for three. She will perform at the MCG in Melbourne on the 16th and 17th of February, and in Sydney at Accor Stadium on the the 23rd, 24th and 25th…

Perth’s Death By Denim are a four-piece synth and dance rock outfit renowned for their high-energy chaotic live show. In March they released their latest EP, My House is a Club, a follow-up to their 2022 LP, Moonbow. The boys have been on a national tour to celebrate the release of My House is a Club….

The Aussie BBQ returns to Central Park in New York this Saturday, 17th June 2023. The free event, now in its third year, showcases iconic and rising stars of the Australian music scene. Ranging in genres from pop, soul, alt-rock to cutting-edge hip hop, the lineup includes 1300, Amy Shark, Budjerah, L-FRESH The LION, Peach…

Canberra-based singer/songwriter Jack Biilmann is an artist with an innate gift for delivering songs that resonate strongly. There is an honesty and warmth to them that is familiar and salving. Tomorrow he releases his latest long-play, the exquisite Divided Mind record. We’re delighted today to have the first listen of the album ahead of its…

Foley are a duo hailing from Aotearoa, and have been releasing a string of beautifully crafted pop singles recently. They have a fresh euphoric sound, drenched in feel good sonics that has had them winning a legion of new fans of late. When their earlier single “Coffee” came across our inbox earlier this year, it…

Sydney’s northern beaches seems to be a breeding ground for bands that cross genres. The quintet Liquid Time is another fine example of a band that has its foot in many camps. They effortlessly float between psych-rock, nu-disco and indie surf-rock. They have recently dropped two fabulous singles, “Forever” and “Seeing Green”. Tomorrow they release…

Katy Steele won our hearts with Little Birdy, with a voice that is instantly recognisable. She dropped her debut solo album, Humans in 2016 and on Friday this week, the follow up, Big Star is about to be released. The first single for the album was “Feel So Bad”, which was released in September last…

Sydney’s SLIM JIMZ have been winning hearts and minds in their hometown and beyond through their infectious and heartfelt indie rock. A track that deftly captures their ability to resonate is “25”, released a week ago. We’re thrilled today to have the video premiere for the track ahead of its release on Friday. The track…

Katie Wighton has today released her much-anticipated and stunning debut LP, The End. The album is a series of reflections on events that have occured in Katies life. They touch on relationships with the wrong person, heartbreak, reconciliation and reaffirming the need to live your best life. Katie is one quarter of the much-loved ARIA award-winning…

It’s always exciting when a debut release lands in our inbox, and we were blown away by the first listen of “Carry Me Home”, from Rhys Coventry. We are super pumped to have the premiere of this uplifting slice of indie-folk, ahead of its release on Friday. “Carry Me Home” is about being surrounded by…

“Michael Cera”  is the recently released and joyous ear-worm from Perth-based pop artist Skyuka. If you are wondering who Michael Cera is, he played George Michael Bluth in the Arrested Development series (amongst many other TV, film and theatre roles). The track puts its hooks in on the first listen. It’s about unrequited love; a topic…

  Jess Irvine is a fresh folk-pop artist and is just about to launch “Electricity”, her third single, and we are thrilled to be hosting the exclusive premiere at the AU. “Electricity” follows on from “New Moon” and “Wild Wild Me” that both received national airplay. The track was produced by Nashville’s  Ben Kling (River…

Float is the latest EP from the extraordinary Meanjin/Brisbane-based electronic artist and producer Du0. The record is a collection of five songs that showcase the versatility and velvety touch from Du0. From the leading track, “Your Arms” featuring the gorgeous vocals of Julia Ross, to the reimagining of the classic “Walking on a Dream” from Empire…

Western Australia continues to give birth to bands that you must listen to. The latest on this long list is DICE, a band of four young lads from Perth who are making waves with their melodic rock featuring big choruses, jangly guitars and lyrics that resonate strongly with their generation. They have just dropped their…

Sydney’s Melita launched herself onto the scene last year with two well-crafted RnB bangers, “Delusional” and “Hearticulate”. The follow-up is the the high-octane “Crystal Logic”, a glorious infusion of soul, funk and RnB with a disco twist. We’re thrilled today to have the premiere ahead of its release on Thursday. Melita grew up in a…

Eora/Sydney-based indie rockers FVNERAL are about to add another potent and poignant gem to their catalogue, via the cathartic and caring new track,  “FROZEN LASAGNE”. We’re thrilled today to be premiering it ahead of its release on Thursday, 18th May. “FROZEN LASAGNE” is an introspective ballad,  searching for a means to lead a better life,…

The Scary Jokes is the solo project of queer / nonbinary indie- & hyper-pop Pennsylvania-based artist Liz Lehman. We are thrilled today to be premiering “Riptide”, a track that examines the story behind the Diablo Cody-penned film Jennifer’s Body. The track explores the exploitation that the star Megan Fox has experienced in her acting career….

Sydney singer/songwriter Justin Stewart Cotta is a musician we’ve long admired at the AU. This brave and honest songwriter is just about to drop his latest collection of songs via the EP City Of Angels, and we are thrilled today to have the first listen. We also have the moving video premiere for the title-track….

July is going to be busy. As if the prospect of heading to Byron for Splendour in the Grass isn’t enough to get us worked up into a frenzy, the official Splendour in the Grass sideshows have just been announced by Secret Sounds. As with Splendour, there is something there to satisfy all tastes. Rock…

The Gum Ball festival held at ‘Dashville’, near Lower Belford in the Hunter Valley is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding festivals on the calendar. The property is owned by the local Johnston family, and as the name would suggest, it is held amongst many mature eucalypt trees, with the added advantage of being only…

Goodness Gracious Graceless is the debut album from singer/songwriter Ryan Martin John and we are thrilled to have the first listen of it prior to the release on Friday. His songs straddle indie/rock, folk and country are imbued with vivid storyteling and blessed with golden vocals. The album is richly varied. Replete with twangy guitars,…

The Wanderer Festival will be returning to Pambula on the beautiful Sapphire Coast of NSW this September, and the first artist announcement is a corker. Leading the charge is indie-rock darlings The Jungle Giants.  They are festival favourites, with their catchy rock hooks and incredible vocals from lead singer Sam Hales. Their set at Splendour…

The Smashing Pumpkins brought their The World Is A Vampire tour to Sydney last night at The Hordern Pavilion. Featuring Jane’s Addiction, Amyl and the Sniffers, Battlesnake and of course The Smashing Pumpkins, it was an incredible afternoon and evening of music. As if the music wasn’t enough, the crowd was entertained between sets by…