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New Music Discoveries 4th November: Girl Scout, Yorke, Darcy Lane, and more

For our first New Music Discoveries of November we have added nine new tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including three exclusive premieres. Our Track of the Week for this week is “All The Time And Everywhere”, the new single from Stockholm garage-pop newcomers Girl Scout.  “All The Time And Everywhere”…

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New Music Discoveries 28th October: Mvlholland, Katie Wighton, Tully John & Liza-Jane and more

It’s the last Friday of October and we have updated our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music with ten new tracks, including two tracks from albums we premiered this week. Our track of the week is the visceral “6ft Baby” from singer/songwriter Mvlholland.  This is the third release from the Australian singer/songwriter, and she…

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New Music Discoveries 21st October: Luke Morris, Robert Forster, Genesis Owusu and more

The end of 2023 is within sight, and this week we are adding ten songs to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “Nullarbor Song” from Byron-based musician Luke Morris. The single, which is the first from the forthcoming album Long Desert Highways, sees Morris move away from…

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New Music Discoveries 14th October: Bad//Dreems, Imogen Clark and more

We have updated our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music with ten new tracks. This week our Track of the Week is “Jack”, the new single from Bad//Dreems. “Jack” is a song we all need to listen to. It’s a song about truth-telling, about telling the black history of Australia. Of acknowledging the mistreatment of…

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New Music Discoveries 7th October: Declan Welsh and The Decadent West, Sammi Constantine and more

We’re kicking off October by adding ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our first Track of the Week for the month is “Mercy” the new single from Glasgow rockers Declan Welsh & The Decadent West. “Mercy”, released earlier this week, is the first single from the band’s forthcoming second…

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New Music Discoveries 30th September: Katy Steele, Elana Stone and more

Ten more new tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our final Track of the Week for September is “Feel So Bad” – the new single from the inimitable Katy Steele. Yes, that voice we all love so much from her days in Little Birdy is back with the…

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New Music Discoveries 23rd September: Finn Pearson, Winterbourne, Ber and more

We have updated our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music with ten more tracks. Our Track of the Week is “Hard to Find” the introspective new folk rock release from WA singer-songwriter Finn Pearson.  Intimate and earnest “Hard to Find” is a charming release, full of warmth, energy and astute songwriting. According to Pearson,…

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New Music Discoveries 16th September: Clea, Joesef, Sloan Peterson and more

A further ten tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week is “Listen Up” from Clea. The multi-hyphenate – songwriter/producer/performer has released a song of clarity and beauty, crisp clear production with an ethereal warmth…

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New Music Discoveries 9th September: Hailey Beavis, Conrad Sewell, Surf Shop Cops and more

Another ten tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier this week. Our Track of the Week is “Crow” from Scottish indie-folk artist Hailey Beavis.  The release of “Crow” accompanies the announcement of Beavis’ debut album i’ll put you where the trombone slides,…

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New Music Discoveries 2nd September: The Vanns, Hussy Hicks, The Church and more

We’re welcoming in September by adding nine new tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “Making It Out Alive”, the soaring new single from indie rockers The Vanns.  The band have spent the early part of 2022 holed up in the iconic The Music Farm studio…

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The ultimate guide to last minute Father’s Day gift ideas in 2022

Father’s Day is coming up on Friday 5th September and you know you haven’t given much thought to what to get the old man yet. We’re here to help. The AU Review has collated some of our favourite gift ideas over the past year and beyond, some that we’ve featured before and others we’ve been…

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New Music Discoveries 26th August: Salarymen, Julia Jacklin, Maddy Jane and more

  Spring in Australia is just around the corner, and this week we’ve added ten more tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our featured Track of the Week is “Young Guns”, the boppy new single with a serious message from Sydney’s Salarymen. “Young Guns” was written in the days following the…

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New Music Discoveries 19th August: AKOSIA, DMA’S, Tommy Ashby and more

We’ve added ten more tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our featured Track of the Week is “Bang Bang”, the new single from AKOSIA. Ghanian-born, Australian artist AKOSIA continues to shift genres in this upbeat and floating feel-good banger. It’s the perfect track to send you bouncing into the weekend, with…

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There are a few less obvious markers that always separate a quality hotel from an average one. We aren’t talking about an overarching design, plush beds or high-end hotel restaurants – although they do all help of course. Quite often the magic is found in the smaller details. And those smaller details – well, they’re…

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New Music Discoveries 12th August: Sly Withers, The Tyne, Elizabeth and more

This week we’ve added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “Radio” from Perth’s indie-punk band Sly Withers. In a big week for the band, they released this pearler of a track, announced that their next album, Overgrown will be released on the 28th…

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The Best ’90s Movies Worth Rewatching in 2026

The 1990s gave us some of the most popular, influential and endlessly rewatchable movies of the modern era. It was a decade of alien invasions and time-travelling cyborgs, killer dinosaurs and masked murderers, existential sci-fi and comedies that made the everyday misery of office life somehow hilarious. And while plenty has changed since then, the…

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New Music Discoveries 5th August: Ducks!, Stella Donnelly, The 1975 and more

We’re kicking off August by adding ten new tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier this week. Our Track of the Week is “Hey You” the brand new indie disco banger from AU favourites Ducks!.  The Berlin-based Australian duo of Lani Bagley and Craig Schuftan…

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New Music Discoveries 29th July: Georgia Fields, Emma Ayz, Tove Lo and more

We’re closing out July with ten more tracks getting added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including two exclusive premieres from this week. Our Track of the Week is “Persuasion” from Georgia Fields.  “Persuasion” is the third single from Georgia’s upcoming album, Hiraeth, which is due to drop in November of this year….

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New Music Discoveries 22nd July: Crocodylus, Lime Cordiale, and more

Ten more tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including two singles we exclusively premiered this week. Our track of the week is “You”, the new single from garage rock trio Crocodylus.  “You” is one of two singles the trio have released this week, as they announce an East…

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New Music Discoveries 15th July: Courtney Marie Andrews, Marlon Williams and more

This week we’ve added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “Loose Future” from the GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews.  “Loose Future” is the title track from her forthcoming album which is out October 7th on Fat Possum. It’s a beautiful track that combines…

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New Music Discoveries 8th July: Isabella Manfredi, Kav Temperley and more

Ten more tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Apple Music and Spotify; including our Track of the Week – “Naive” from Isabella Manfredi. “Naive” is the second single from Manfredi’s upcoming album, izzi, which has just been announced, and will be released on Friday, 2nd September. The track features Nigerian-born-Australian-based singer-songwriter rapper Pricie. Reflecting…

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New Music Discoveries 17th June: Nuria, Slow Down Sonic, and more

Eleven tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including three exclusive premieres. Our Track of the Week is “Graffiti”, the new single from AU favourite Nuria.  “Graffiti” is the first single from the Tasmanian artist’s forthcoming third album. The single is a beautiful slice of defiant electro-pop, with the…

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New Music Discoveries 3rd June: Miiesha, Joyeur, Kwasi and more

We’re entering June with eleven new tracks being added to our Discovery playlist on Apple Music and Spotify.  Our Track of the Week belongs to Miiesha and her track “Everything” from her new EP Mirrors, which is out today! The track has everything we’ve come to expect from the Anangu/Torres Strait Islander artist: sublime, smooth…

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New Music Discoveries 27th May: Montaigne ft. Daði Freyr, Lemonade Baby and more

As May starts to wrap up, we have ten more tracks to add to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music.  Leading things off this week is our track of the week, “make me feel so…” the new single from Montaigne (pictured). The track was written in collaboration with Icelandic artist, and fellow Eurovision…

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Road Trip Through Australia: Do’s and Don’ts

Australia is a fantastic place to plan a road trip. However, each country has its do’s and don’ts. Let’s see what you can do to have some fun in Australia and stay safe! Toll Roads Can Pop Up Anywhere In Australia, you can encounter toll roads in all sorts of places, and their fares might…

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How to plan your dream New Zealand road trip

The land of the long white cloud beckons – now that borders are opening and temperatures are dropping, New Zealand comes alive in winter. If you’re dreaming of an international skiing holiday but your budget doesn’t quite allow for Canada or Japan, New Zealand is only a three hour hop from the east coast –…

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New Music Discoveries 6th May: Alta Falls, Jaguar Jonze and more

We are easing into May with another nine tracks added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one exclusive premiere.  Our Track of the Week is “Trust Me”, the new single from Brisbane electro pop duo Alta Falls. The track, the duo’s first of 2022, was inspired by a ‘bittersweet’ trip to…

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2022: From Google gadgets to kitchen pros

With Mother’s Day coming up, the inevitable choice anxiety is starting to settle in. “Mother’s Day Gift Guide” is frantically being searched on Google in the hopes that dependable publishers will sort through the product bog and serve up some curated suggestions. We aren’t sitting this one out at the AU review. Here’s our annual…

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S.A.S.H’s 12th birthday party brings massive club nights back to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane

Although dancing and clubs have been a thing once more for a good few months now, it’s still worth shouting from the rooftops that clubs are most definitely back. Along with live music, hitting a well-curated club night was sorely missed over the past few years but the nightclubs that Australia does have left are…

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