We are blessed in Australia with psych-rock bands at the moment. There are the global superstars Tame Impala, the legendary King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the fabulous Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and up and comers The Lazy Eyes. You can also throw into the mix the awesome Brisbane outfit, Annoying Neighbours, who are finding their…
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Ahead of their forthcoming sophomore album, Bury Me in the Garden, scheduled for release on November 23, indie family folk band Sturt Avenue have released two singles. The soul-stirring tracks “Against the World” and “Still in Love” are two quite different sounding tracks. “Against the World” is an evocative track that explores the importance of…
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Another ten tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week is “Desert Land” from acclaimed singer-songwriter and producer Matt Corby. “Desert Land”, a stand-alone track, comes fresh off the back of the release of Corby’s…
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Chelsea Elder is a gifted 22-year-old singer/songwriter hailing from Melbourne/Naarm and is about to release “I won’t wait”, and we are stoked to be premiering it before its release on Friday. In “I won’t wait”, Chelsea sings of the need not to wait for other people to change or for circumstances to change in order…
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It’s always an exciting day when we debut the first single of a band, and we’ve struck gold with Albury/Wodonga-based alternative rock band SOULSLEEP and their first tune to hit the airwaves in “Glass Heart”. We’re thrilled to be premiering the single ahead of its release on Friday. In “Glass Heart”, the band has tackled…
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Adelaide artists and producers My Chérie and UOMO have released an introspective and harmonious single, “runrunrun”. This is their second collaboration after releasing “Crush” in March 2022. UOMO is the side project from the Adelaide indie/dance duo China Roses. The song invites listeners to dive into their personal self-discovery journey while celebrating life’s quirks and…
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On the cusp of SXSW Sydney kicking off, we’ve added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “David Byrne” from Sydney-siders STUMPS. STUMPS are undoubtedly one of the feel-good bands of the last couple of years to emerge out of Sydney. “David Byrne” is…
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Plenty is being said these days about gender and identity. Sydney alt-punk rockers Muscle Mary tackle this head-on, particularly perceptions held within the music scene, in their latest thought-provoking single, “Optics”. We’re excited to be premiering the track ahead of its release this Friday. Despite the advancement in conversations about gender, appearances and inclusivity, these…
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Meanjin indie-rockers Space&Ages are about to release their second song into the world, the sizzling “Trial & Error”. Continuing where they left off with their stellar debut, “High for Free”, the band is gifting us a song with a high-energy groove laden with guitar hooks, chest-bursting melodies and sweet harmonies. We are thrilled to be…
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First Nations artist Sunny Luwe has today released Flowers in the Sky, her much-anticipated debut album. The proud Wailwan pop-soul artist released a handful of singles earlier this year in the runup to the release of this joyful collection hitting the airwaves. The tracks have a united, joyful feeling to them. The vocals are pure…
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Somehow it’s October already; and we’ve added another ten tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “Yes”, the timely and uncompromising new track from award winning Black activist group A.B. Original. “Yes” is a mission statement from the duo – Yorta Yorta man Briggs, and Ngarrindjeri…
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Earlier this year, Sydney punk-rocker Jovi Skyler released his debut album, Nothing To Do. One of the tracks from the album, “Nervosa” is being released a single, with an accompanying video, and we are thrilled to be premiering it ahead of its release on Friday. The track is imbued with grunge and hazy vocals. The…
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Fresh Violet is an alt hip-hop artist from Naarm (Melbourne), and on Friday, she will release her second LP, Life of Vi, and we are stoked to be premiering it ahead of its release. After her 2018 debut album, 50 Shades of Violet, Fresh Violet has gone up a gear in this latest release. Life…
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Closing out September, we’ve added ten new tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we had an exclusive premiere for earlier in the week. Our track of the week comes from Bristol rockers Little Thief, with their banging new single, “On The Line”. The track is a bone-shaking mix…
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Perth quartet Sophian are back with another slice of dreamy reggae-infused surf rock with their latest single, “Beautiful Day”, and we are thrilled to be premiering it before its release tomorrow. Fronted by Sophian Manik, the track has a summery-infused reggae groove. The uplifting melody and sweet guitars are artfully stitched together, creating a sonic…
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Ten more tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we had exclusive premieres for earlier in the week. We’re injecting a bit of extra twang into the playlist this week with “The Tallest of Tales”, the new single from Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits – our Track…
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Last year, singer/songwriter Baby Velvet released her stunning debut solo album, the exquisitely titled Please Don’t Be In Love With Someone Else. The album was nominated for an AIR Award for Best Blues and Roots Album, and in our opinion, justifiably so. Baby Velvet tomorrow releases her first single since the album, the wistful “Wild…
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It’s hard to believe that Dharug/Western Sydney-based indie-rock artist Jack Anthony only released his debut single, “On My Own” in July this year. Today we are thrilled to have the premiere of the follow-up, “Call My Name” and it’s an absolute belter. “Call My Name” is a rollicking slice of indie rock. The emotive lyrics are…
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A further ten tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one where we premiered the music video earlier in the week. This Track of the Week is “Good Luck” from The Pleasure Dome. “Good Luck” is the latest single to drop from Bristol’s grunge-rock/punk trio The Pleasure Dome…
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Coma Girls is the solo project for Los Angeles indie rock artist Chris Spino. His indie-rock songs have a wonderful earthiness to them, an honesty that traverses shoe-gaze, indie rock and folk. Next month, he releases his new LP Crystal Pistol, and we are thrilled today to be premiering the video for the buzzing and captivating…
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Indigenous Mapuché Chilean / Australian singer, producer LENI has released his debut EP Greenlights today. Produced remotely with Melbourne based engineer Gareth Thomson, the EP is a magnetic blend of alternative pop and neo-soul, reminding one of Frank Ocean and Tame Impala. The latest single, “Chasing Stars” comes from a New Year’s Eve experience, whereby…
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We’re back with another ten tracks added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. This week’s Track of the Week is “Salt”, the first ever collaborative single from Aussie punk rock rising stars Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. “Salt”, which comes from the band’s forthcoming debut album I Love You (out Oct 6th),…
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We’ve been playing the jangly “Dont’ Stop!” from Melbourne post-punks Hydra Fashion Week since it came out a couple of weeks ago. It’s a captivating high-energy song that grabs your attention and keeps giving. We’re stoked today to be premiering the video today ahead of its general release. This is a track that doesn’t try…
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As we roll into spring in the southern hemisphere, we’ve added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including two tracks we exclusively premiered this week. Our Track of the Week comes from Naarm/Melbourne’s Hannah Cameron and her new single “The Wrong Way”. If ever you have felt like you’ve…
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Brisbane’s Concrete Surfers are back with a bang, releasing this week “Control”, a track brimming with energy and reminiscent of pulsating ’90s punk. We’re thrilled today to be premiering the video for “Control”, ahead of its release on Monday. The track advocates that sometimes we need to acknowledge the hopelessness in the world, and that…
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Eora/Sydney-based artist KHAOS EMRLD is following up his exceptional debut single, “getting better”, with another gem this week, the hypnotic and addictive banger, “not the same”. We’re stoked to be premiering “not the same” ahead of its release this Thursday. KHAOS EMRLD is the solo project for Eora/Sydney-based artist Cody Stebbings. Cody is known as…
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For the final time this month we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including one track we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week comes from Yorta Yorta artist Madi Colville-Walker and her new single “Yinyarr Mulana Winyarr”. The beautiful track has been…
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Meanjin/Brisbane-based alt-pop group JUNO have teamed up with vocalist Jude Korab to create the emotive and gripping new track, “nobody loves you when you’re down”. The band only have a handfull of releases, but have already gathered an ardent following. The track follows on from the upbeat “moonboy” that was released in June this year. Opening…
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This week we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we premiered exclusively earlier in the week. Dream pop group Our Broken Garden are only a week away from dropping their new album, Blind, and this week have released the final teaser, “Rain”, featuring the…
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We’re stoked to be premiering an absolute earworm today. “Only A Matter Of Time” is from Gold-Coast duo Wandering Blind, and will be released on all digital platforms tomorrow. The track is a captivating blend of pop and indie rock. It is deftly constructed, from the opening guitars to the trance-like repetition of the “Only…
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