So that graphic above is the album cover for the long awaited new album from Yeasayer, Fragrant World. They’ve just released the first OFFICIAL single from the record, “Longevity”, and we have the stream and accompanying ‘vignette’ for your listening pleasure. We can’t wait to hear the full record, which is due out Friday, August…
Directed by Johnny Welch, acclaimed Sydney duo The Falls have just released the music video for the first single off their forthcoming debut EP Hollywood. The track is called “Home” and as the image above indicates, it gets pretty brutal. There may or may not be zombies. Although the song is anything but, with some…
Brisbane’s Little Scout are back with the new track “Go Quietly”, mixed by Lars Stalfors (The Mars Volta) in LA, a collaboration that occurred when Lars approached the band after hearing their tracks on triple j unearthed radio. Written with Scott Bromiley of The John Steel Singers, and recorded by Little Scout drummer Miro Mackie,…
One of our favourite Sydney bands, Cameras are touring this July to promote the new video for their track “June” – appropriate, no? They originally released the track a long time back in an unofficial manner, but now that it’s got an official release as a part of their breathtaking record In Your Room, they…
Last seen in the country over two years ago, We Have Band recently returned to the scene with their latest LP Ternion. Directed by Arthur Castillon & Fabien Pochez, the band have just unveiled a music video for their track “Tired of Running” – easily one of the catchiest songs on the record – and…
Brisbane group Charlie Mayfair‘s new EP Fall In Time was released on Friday and we have a stream for you of the eagerly anticipated record. Head to our Facebook page, or tweet us and let us know what you think of it!
Having gained attention with their 2011 EP Desperate Love, Alex Watts & the Foreign Tongue have returned with brand new single “This Haunting”. The upbeat track will be released on June 11th, 2012 through Astound Records, but you can have a first listen below! Alex Watts & the Foreign Tongue will launch ‘This Haunting’ in…
It’s not long now until Splendour in the Grass (can you believe it’s next month!?) and we’re getting a little excited. One local band in particular is making a good bit of buzz in advance of their performance at the festival, and that’s Brisbane’s Mosman Alder, who have dropped their debut EP Burn Bright. We…
Spanish-French musician Anthony Gonzalez, aka, M83 has released a new video directed by Manu & Fleur (Sabastien Tellier, Canyons) in conjunction with his recently released EP, ‘Reunion’. It is the second single to be taken from his critically acclaimed album Hurry Up We’re Dreaming out now on Pod through Inertia. The video takes a thematic…
With one of the most killer beats on their record Watch The Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West have delivered a killer music video for their track “No Church in the Wild”, featuring Frank Ocean. Inspired by the London Riots, this is an epic music video, well worth the wait…
A favourite of ours here on the AU, Yeasayer are starting to get things rolling in the leadup to their eagerly anticipated 3rd album, Fragrant World. It really kicks in about a minute and a bit in… be patient – it definitely delivers if we do say so ourselves… we definitely can’t wait for the…
Over the years, the ridiculously talented Brendan Maclean has become well known as “King of the Tweet , a Triple j radio personality and actor of the screen (soon to appear in The Great Gatsby, which recently employed 95% of the arts workforce in Australia*). But some of you may not realise he’s also one…
Missy Higgins has (finally) returned with a new single, “Unashamed Desire”, her first in over five years. It follows her private decision to quit music despite selling over a million copies of her first two albums. The story of the journey that brought her back to music forms the backbone of her new album The…
Following a 7 year hiatus, Fiona Apple has just released her new single “Every Single Night”, which you can listen to below. It’s the lead track from her forthcoming album The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do (say that…
One of my personal favourite bands I caught (unexpectedly) when I was in Toronto last month was the Austria/UK group Bensh, and they’ve just released a music video for the simple but catchy track “Doubt”. Enjoy! And I’m looking forward to seeing what the rest of the contributors at the AU think… they’ll be posting…
The lovely Tara Simmons is returning to our ears with a second album, It’s Not Like We’re Trying To Move Mountains. In anticipation for the release, she has released the video for her brand new single (the second for the album) “Where Do You Go”, featuring the wonderful talents of Molly The Dog, and a…
One of the latest bands to have a bit of triple j hype behind them are Sydney five piece The Griswolds. Aside from the fact that their band name is inspired by one of the greatest movie franchises in history (the Chevy Chase helmed Vacation series), the single “Mississippi” is catchy as all fuck. Well,…
In a track which is perhaps already a bit of an ode to the Beastie Boys, Brisbane it-kids DZ Deathrays are now citing Paul Simon as an influence in their new video for “No Sleep”. They’ve enlisted the help of the one and only Arj Barker to perform a bit of a parody of “You…
We’re big fans of Passenger here at the AU review, and with the release of his new video “The Wrong Direction”, we’ve been reminded why. The video features some great animation and plenty of running in the wrong direction. Enjoy!
Great video, or greatest video? Bluejuice pay homage to the great karaoke videos of living memory in a video of “On My Own”, directed by Samuel Bennetts. The track is taken from the album Company, out now. It’s tops. Enjoy. Check out tour dates for the band here: http://www.bluejuice.info/
I have to admit that Arcade Fire are without a doubt one of my favourite bands. So I jumped for joy when I heard about a new song being released online today, for the upcoming film The Hunger Games, which features an inspired soundtrack from artists like Kid Cudi, Taylor Swift and The Decemberists. A…
Townsville native Kate Martin will be releasing her sophomore album, Hand Me My Bow And Arrow, on March 23, 2012 through Shock Records. Today we bring you the exclusive video premiere of the fantastic second single for the album “Candle Burnin’, Wax Drippin’” Enjoy!
If you loved The Beta Band, you won’t be able to get enough of one of the most catchy tunes floating around at the moment: “Default” by Django Django – a band from Edinburgh that just so happens to be helmed by David Maclean, the younger brother of Beta Band’s John Maclean. Not so much…
The new music video from Zulu Winter – “We Should Be Swimming” – has recently dropped and we have it for you here on the AU! The UK group have been making huge waves of late, supporting Friendly Fires in the UK recently, and they will soon head to the States for a trip that…
Brooklyn band Here We Go Magic return with the single “Make Up Your Mind” taken from the forthcoming album A Different Ship, produced by Radiohead’s “sixth member” and producer Nigel Godrich who became ‘a big fan’ after watching their set at the 2010 Glastonbury Festival. Listen to it below and then our contributors will give…
In town for Laneway Festival and a few sideshows, Feist has returned to our screens with a music video for the wonderful track “The Bad In Each Other”. Shot in Mexico, it’s a great watch. Enjoy! Remaining Australian Tour Dates: 02-01 Melbourne, Australia – Palais Theatre 02-04 Melbourne, Australia – Laneway Festival 02-05 Sydney, Australia…
In December, The Mark of Cain returned with their anticipated single “Barkhammer”. It’s first single from their forthcoming LP Songs Of The Third and Fifth (due in store early 2012 via Feel Presents / FUSE) and is available on iTunes now. You can enjoy the track below and then listen to what our contributors have…
This is the brand new music video from Dew Process signees Electric Guest, an up-and-coming duo out of LA. The clip was directed by Jorma Ticcone of The Lonely Island and Saturday Night Live… oh and he’s also lead singer Asa’s brother. So you know you’re in for a good time. Electric Guest’s Danger Mouse-produced…
Sleigh Bells, who received one of the few perfect 10/10 scores on the AU review for their last record Treats, are ready to crank out a new one – Reign of Terror! We’re stupidly excited about it, aided even more so by the premiere on MTV of their new track “Comeback Kid”. Enjoy it! The…
You may remember that in our best of lists of 2010, we rated out favourite song of the year as “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”. Well, at the end of last year, Arcade Fire finally released a film clip for the amazing song. And they didn’t just release one… here’s the official clip first: The…
