Melbourne. Home of great coffee. Impressive architecture. Decent beers. Riotous punk bands. Clowns. Not the best segue I could have made but still, the point is, is that some of our favourite rock bands have been coming out of Victoria recently and Clowns are definitely ranking high up there when it comes to all out energy…
The Tambourine Girls today unveil the visuals for their latest single, the almost eponymous “The Tambourine Girl” – the second single release from the Sydney band’s debut album. Directed by James Kates (The Pinheads, Shining Bird), the music video shoot took the band to The Royal National Park, a place that’s held special memories for the group. Says frontman Simon…
Ahead of their BIGSOUND appearance next month, Adelaide’s West Thebarton Brothel Party have given us a taste of what to be expecting in the way of new music, with their latest single “Dolewave”. Another strong tune to add to their steadily growing arsenal of chaos-inciting slacker anthems, the single takes aims at the labels applied to…
We’ve become even bigger fans of Philly group Beach Slang since they impressed over Splendour in the Grass and their east coast side shows, with James Alex‘s indomitable efforts as a frontman in particular making the band one of our key recommendations when it’s come to linking friends up to new music out of the…
Holy Holy this week slid back on to our radar (and no doubt, yours) with their new single, “Darwinism”. The first single from Oscar and Tim‘s highly anticipated sophomore album, this new piece of music is an exciting look ahead to this next chapter of the band’s creative output. With the original idea being further explored and…
Dark, broody and shimmery at the same time, Melbourne electronic trio RKDA have been fashioning themselves into a dynamic act to be watching. Following on from the release of their debut EP CS, the group have been building strength behind some meticulously produced and sharply executed pieces of haunting and gorgeously melancholic music. Their latest single “Frontline”…
We’re still waiting for Massive Attack to release the followup LP to their 2010 record Heligoland, but it’s looking like they might be choosing to release a string of EPs and singles instead. Following up from their Ritual Spirit 4-track EP released at the beginning of the year, they duo have just dropped a pair of new singles. One…
It’s really excited to see some of Australia’s best talents being appreciated overseas. A few of the talented artists doing their own thing, and getting recognised for it are Ta-ku and Wafia, hailing from Perth and Brisbane. They’ve just teamed up for an EP titled (m)edian, set for release this weekend and have given us another preview, the…
Horrorshow have finally given us some new material in their latest single, “If You Know What I Mean”! The Sydney duo have come through with some hot tour dates for October as well but in the meantime, let’s have a suss of Adit and Solo‘s new beat. As you’d expect from Horrorshow, the production on “If You Know…
Melbourne psych-folk pop group Cold Hands Warm Heart are the latest local artists to be featured in our Stumbled Upon series! Finding each other through uni and other bands, the group is currently gearing up for a special show at the Gasometer Hotel to launch their new music video for “Nightfall”. Learn some more about the…
Warpaint will be releasing their third album, Heads Up, come September 23rd and today, we’ve been loving their new single, the aptly titled “New Song”. The new tune marks the first piece of new Warpaint music in a little while, with the band members spending time outside Warpaint either exploring solo records or other creative projects….
Brisbane based musician and producer Alex L’Estrange comes to us today with new single, “Mr Mild”. Delicate and ethereal from the first listen, this little number is full of melody and gorgeous indie pop tones. Having already cut his teeth on the live front with his band, playing with the likes of Julia Jacklin, Hey Geronimo…
The latest artist to join the I OH YOU family, Jack River, has unveiled her debut music video for her impressive tune “Talk Like That”. The clip, directed by Victor Pakpour, the music video is stunningly shot on film, adding to that grainy home video style feeding into the sense of nostalgia and wandering offered by the…
Dustin Tebbutt is soon to be out on the road with his highly anticipated debut album First Light and to keep us excited, he’s dropped a new music video for his gorgeous single “Wooden Heart”. “How I found you I’m not sure,” he sings. “Now we’re a thing worth fighting for…” Dripping with sentimental lyricism and melody, the single is…
Taken from their forthcoming new album Zone, Jeff the Brotherhood have recently gifted us with a new tune in “Idiot”. The album is out next week via Dine Alone Records and in this tune, it would seem that the duo are up to some more gritty, hook-laden mischief once again. A great slice of garage rock that…
Newcomer Mallrat (aka Brisbane’s Grace Shaw) is only 17 but you wouldn’t know it to listen to “Uninvited” and get a taste of that swag she’s bringing. In much the same way Lorde waxed lyrical about lifestyles of the rich and famous on “Royals”, Mallrat goes in on in-crowds and crushing annoyances that can come with fitting…
The latest offering from the always intriguing and captivating Rainbow Chan comes to us in the form of her latest music video, this time for “Work”. Taken from her debut album Spacings, “Work” comes through hard with beat and loop work that has positioned Rainbow Chan’s album as more than just an anticipated flash in the pan collection…
Los Angeles-based, Melbourne rock duo Satellite Sky have unveiled their latest visuals, this time for their new single “Rivals”. Directed and shot by drummer Kim Kicks, the film clip stars Laura Seay (NCIS, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), and took inspiration from Kicks’ photography background in relating the themes of vulnerability and personal fragility that the music itself brings to life. Known…
US singer songwriter Zander Hawley has delivered another gorgeous piece of music in “Forest Fire”, which can be listened to below. We first encountered Zander when we came across his band Honeywater but since then, we’ve become fans of his solo work as well. His debut EP Wish I Was came out late 2015, displaying the young writer’s…
Into It. Over It. have recently released their music video for current single, “No EQ”, in advance of their upcoming debut Australian tour dates this September! The tune, taken from their praised album Standards, has spawned the visuals which according to Evan Weiss, is a ‘buffalo plaid nightmare’. Following a number of his friends, dressed up in Weiss-type…
Ali E has produced a great new track in “Two By One”; a single further showcasing her talent as a songwriter and vocalist. Recorded and mixed at Captain B Studios by Brooke Penrose and featuring instrumentation from Mark Renall, Leigh Ewbank and Ceci Dowling, the latest Ali E offering is broody, enticing and grungy all at the same time. A song about…
Jumping the Shark, the debut album from Sydney artist Alex Cameron, is just weeks away from release (August 19th) and to keep us hyped, he’s recently released the official music video for the record’s third single, “The Comeback”. Directed by Britt McCamey, featuring cinematography by David Gannon and Matthew Cresswell, the music video features Cameron cutting a striking figure on an…
Perth MC Marksman Lloyd has delivered his new single “Seven Laps”, another cool offering from the rapper who has been fast orchestrating positive momentum after the release of “Olympus” last year. The bass hits deep while Lloyd’s rhymes bite hard as he delves into struggles with addiction and anxiety within the lyrics. Have a listen to the…
Melbourne’s Oh Pep! have spent much of 2016 overseas with their debut album Stadium Cake, winning fans through the US and Europe/UK regions; bringing some brilliantly honed folk rock to audiences that have been lapping it up eagerly. Before they come home to tour the album in September, Olivia and Pepita have dropped the visuals for their latest single, “Bushwick”. Filmed…
Dreamy South London strummer Jacob Read, better known as Jerkcurb, has a strange ability to make gloomy, sullen rock sound grand and somewhat hopeful; there’s no exception to that on latest single “Night on Earth”, a fragile song of love and death. It sounds like Read’s woozy, submerged vocals are drifting in some kind of…
Irish alt-pop duo Hvmmingbyrd come to us with a new music video for their excellent new single, “If Love Was Enough”. The Massive Attack-style atmospheric production quality and influence remains prominent through this band’s music (one of the first elements of their style that had us drawn in early), while between Deborah Byrne and Suzette Das, there exists a cool…
JOY. has delivered another tight cut of music to add to her list of impressive releases! The music video for “Like Home” is here, JOY.’s first piece of new music since the acclaimed Ode EP saw the producer out on the road for some very well received tour dates. Working with Joel Burrows and producers Entropico on the visuals for her…
Adelaide electro-pop duo Nakatomi have served up another slice of lush synth-driven goodness with their latest tune, “Alive”, and as its music video also indicates, their love of fusing old and new is producing some excellent and indeed colourful results. Directed by Capital Waste‘s Liam Somerville, the music video for “Alive” throws back to VHS tapes of old except now,…
How’s this for a Friday tune? Matthew Young and Grant Wheeler‘s new musical duo Hypercolour have come out strong with new tune “Pretty”, featuring Boston singer Che Ecru. Having that Weeknd-like R&B vocal over a lush beat composition harking back to Manners-era Passion Pit and Machinedrum makes “Pretty” an instantly infectious listen, perfect to look ahead to the summer…
Brisbane beat maker has produced a silky and gorgeous new single in “You Got Me”, featuring the vocals of Dom Vino. Another strong result from the producer who has been taking strides in bringing his music to more and more acclaim from tastemaker blogs and radio abroad in recent times, “You Got Me” is an utter jam…
