We’re really digging these guys! They’re a four piece out of Melbourne pumping out some impressive indie rock. They’ll be launching the above single at the East Brunswick Hotel on Friday, April 15th. Make sure you check ’em out! MORE ABOUT THE BAND: Drawing inspiration from bands like Jimmy Eat World, Weezer and The Cars,…
You’ll well know by now that we’re not defined by genre here at the AU review. So today we thought we’d throw together two very different bands in our new music video series. First up, UK electro pop darlings Metronomy are back with their scintillating third album, The English Riviera, out May 6th on renowned…
Gareth Liddiard delivers the second film clip for the title track off his debut solo album Strange Tourist. Filmed at the singers homestead in Havilah, produced and directed by Jasmin Tarasin (Pure Pictures) who has also created clips for Gareth before as well as The Drones, Augie March, Little Red, Mia Dyson and more. The…
Last year, The Walkmen brought out a wonderful record in the form of Lisbon. The latest single from the acclaimed album is “While I Shovel The Snow” and they just released a music video for the track. Directed by Jake Davis (who has made videos for Snoop Dogg and My Chemical Romance), it’s a beautifully…
We’re loving this track and this new video from Dan Kelly. From the AMP and ARIA nominated album Dan Kelly’s Dream comes the new single ‘Gap Year Blues’. A retro futuristic ballad that ruminates on the futility of long distance love. Sweet pastoral tones build to a Faces-esque middle eight jam before a gorgeous fadeout….
It would be a fair complaint to suggest that there isn’t nearly enough Lemmy in our lives. Thankfully, Foo Fighters share our concerns, delivering what is easily the most rock and roll track they’ve released since the days of One by One, and enlisting the help of Lemmy in their new music video “White Limo”….
Good god this song is catchy! This is the new one from Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs, “Time and Place”. What is it with Brisbane at the moment? Is there something in the water? There must be, because this is the city all of Australia has their eye on at the moment… The band will also be…
Director Shelley Farthing-Dawe brings us the new music video from [ME]: “Naked”. Hot on the heels of their recent signing to Lizard King Records in the UK (The Killers, Santigold), Melbourne’s neo-rock exponents [ME] release their brand new EP NAKED, mixed by the legendary Simon ‘Barny’ Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Temper Trap). Join [ME] on…
Their new album has come out of nowhere, in spite of reports in recent years that the band intended to never release another full length record. But alas, thankfully, here we are. Radiohead are back with The King of Limbs. and while we give it the review treatment (unlike some publications, we are encouraging our…
Yeasayer have wished the world a Happy Valentine’s Day by releasing their new music video “I Remember”! It features an amazing moustache! Amazing! Send to your friend with the EP for free! http://yeasayer.net/valentines/
The group featuring Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock – Beady Eye – have delieved the first single “The Roller” from their new album Still Speeding which is due out on March 11th. Naturally, a music video has been released to accompany the single! Anyone else feel like the just watched the…
Natalie van den Dungen has directed Darren Hanlon in a cinematic, beautiful music video for an equally lovely song. The Butterfly Bones EP releases on Friday!
One of the champions of the 2010 Triple J Hottest 100, The Wombats have returns with a slightly slower number for their second single off their forthcoming album. Here’s the music video which shows the band performing in a hotel! Their new album is scheduled for an April release locally.
Young the Giant write the sort of soaring, melodic music that allows for chiming guitars, haunting harmonies and up-tempo sun stained pop to all find their own purpose. Hailing from Orange County, California, their self-titled debut album is imbibed with the freshness of Newport Beach, where the band wrote much of the album Although the…
Bella Union’s new signings for 2011, Treefight for Sunlight, are currently playing their first ever shows in London, and we have come across their most recent music video. It’s a playful clip, for a pretty damn wonderful song. It’s no surprise that it was 6 Music’s Record Of The Week and Gary Lightbody’s Track of…
Amanda Palmer is back with a new album “…Goes Down Under” – featuring a selection of tracks dedicated to Australia and New Zealand. She’s released a music video for “Map of Tasmania” with The Young Punx. Check it out here!
We first heard this track a couple of months back on the interwebs – and now, finally, after waking up to Triple J playing it just about every morning since then, we have the music video! It’s retro psychedelic fantastic. Enjoy! Song by Crystal Castles and Robert Smith Video by Video Marsh Cinematography and editing…
Instrumental ensemble Bombazine Black have released a music video for their track “Dark Kellys”. If you like the music of Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor or Decoder Ring, this is very much up your alley. Beautiful, beautiful, cinematic music. It’s always great to finally see these sorts of tracks with some visual…
One of the tracks that didn’t get nearly enough love in 2010 was this one… Grouplove‘s “Colours”. They recently launched the official music video and it’s here for your entertainment! Beautifully shot, skillfully edited and enjoyably dark, this is one damn fine music video, to accompany one damn fine song.
2011 has started with a bang for The Level Spirits whose Cherry Bar residency in Melbourne kicked off on Jan 5 with Dollsquad in support. This is off the back of the release of their new music video “Take it Out” Featuring former Stems man Julian Matthews on guitar, Miss Molly Jean Morrison on vocals,…
Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) and Euros Childs (Gorky’s) release their debut album together as Jonny on 28th January on Popfrenzy. The self-titled, co-written album is preceded by single “Candyfloss”. Inter-twining the musical DNA of two of Britain’s most gifted songwriters, Jonny’s debut album proclaims the advent of an irresistibly infectious new strain of psychedelic pop….
We kick off the New Year with a brilliantly psychedelic music video from Melbourne artist Teeth and Tongue. The track, “Sad Sun” is an alternate version of the single released in November 2009. The track will feature on Teeth and Tongues’ forthcoming album Tambourine, set for release in April 2011. The video is a imaginative,…
Iron and Wine, the moniker behind which 36 year old American songsmith Sam Beam operates, has become a central name in American nouveau folk music. “I Went Walking Far From Home” is the new single which was released in November for sale through independent records stores, with the digital download becoming available late last month….
So what happens when one of the most exciting young producers around reworks one of the most acclaimed albums from a true legend? The result is Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx’s ‘We’re New Here’, which sees Jamie xx remixing thirteen tracks from the original ‘I’m New Here’ album sessions. Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx’s ‘We’re…
Yesterday saw the premiere of the new video “Kush” – the first single from Detox (out in 2011) featuring Snoop Dogg and Akon. Oh and did we mention the song is helmed by none other than Dr. Dre? That’s right bitches. Dr. Dre is back. “It’s a fun song, it’s hot and people seem to…
If the following doesn’t get you excited for TRON: Legacy, nothing will. Here is the brand new video from Daft Punk – “Derezzed”, the lead track off the TRON: Legacy soundtrack. The music in this film is going to kill.
The new heroes of the Electronic World are Sydney’s Art Vs Science: three guys making unapolegetically fun music. And we love them because they’re just the nicest guys too! They’ve back with a new video and song, ahead of their 2011 debut album. It’s called “Finally See Our Way” and we’re quite surprised by the…
They’re about to swing their bells of holiday cheers all over Australia, but before they do, check out the first official music video from the band. Rock and fucking roll. Tour Dates: The duo are playing Falls Festival, Southbound, Sunset Sounds and Field Day then Prince Bandroom in Melbourne on January 7th and The Forum…
New Zealand’s Die! Die! Die! are favourites on our own shores, and they’ve released their new single “Wasted Lands” – accompanied by quite the interesting music video. Check it out here! “Wasted Lanes” is taken from their third album Form, out now via Flying Nun / Remote Control.
My Chemical Romance are back with a surprisingly cool video for new single “Sing”. Pretty epic. Who doesn’t love lasers? Is it just me though or does this totally feel out of place with the song itself? We’ll let you be the judge!
