New Music

Taking on The Strands‘ 1997 original, Circa Waves have recently released their own version of “Something Like You”. The boys strip the music back and embrace an acoustic vibe for their cover and for fans of Circa Waves, it’s a real treat to see them operate in this way. Their version of “Something Like You”…

New York artist Elliot Moss recently released the music video for his single “Pattern Repeating” and if you haven’t been able to check it out (ditto for his debut album Highspeeds), now is your shot. Taking things down a bit, “Pattern Repeating” sits comfortably in alongside material released by your Bon Ivers, your James Blakes…

In our 99th installment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Mat Cammarano from Perth, and chat about his eclectic influences, growing up with music and check out his new track, “Ashes”. Musician: Mat Cammarano Website / Social Media: milkmanrecordings.com.au Facebook / Soundcloud Genre: Electronic, Indie, Pop Members & their roles: At the moment it’s a solo…

Irish songwriter Zack Boone has only recently landed on my radar, following an email sent to me a few weeks ago with the subject line simply reading: Take five minutes to listen to this guy. I’m glad I did. The song is called “Beautiful”; a chill, delicate acoustic number, it’s a love letter that isn’t…

If you didn’t have a crush on Cam Avery before, chances are you’re going to now. “We’re Just Making it Worse” is the Perth musician’s latest single as a solo artist and we are…how do we say? Here. For. It. A bluesy, smoky ballad, the tune has Avery and Alexandra Savoir going toe to toe…

Adelaide duo Problems have released maybe one of my favourite tracks this year in “Pretending”. Having been working consistently through 2015 on new music, developing on the live front and generally establishing a presence for themselves not only in Adelaide but with a wider audience beyond, Justin Walkden and Shane Lock have demonstrated with this…

As Alicia Keys first belted out, This girl is on fire, and this could easily apply to Brisbane native, ROMY. Armed with a smoky R&B aesthetic ready to burn up, the LA-based songstress has dropped the video for her debut single “Wild Heart” and we are all about the direction she is headed in. Directing…

Any chance to feature Lisa Mitchell, we’re gonna take it. The songstress recently linked up with Georgia Fair and Anita Lester (Lester the Fierce) for this cute track, “The Coldest Night of the Year”. The single is part of the It’s Coming on Christmas compilation that also features tracks by the likes of Marika Hackman…

Don’t let their name fool you, Sunflower Bean aren’t purveyors of lilting sun-kissed pop music. The New Yorkers have a debut album in Human Ceremony coming out early next year and today, we’re stoked to be sharing their new music video for “Wall Watcher” with you. The single is a fuzzed out, catchy piece of…

Hailing from Portland, the gorgeous Charlie Hilton has recently shared a new cut from her forthcoming solo album, Palana. “100 Million” is a dreamy offer of a single, demonstrating a veer towards playing around with different sounds and textures – it’s light, acoustic and endearing. For “100 Million”, Hilton (who you may know for her…

Okay, hold up. This girl is 18 years old. Let’s have that in our heads before you click play on the below video. Teischa hails from Perth and has a voice that hits hard. Sitting well in that alt-soul, contemporary pop realm that has been littered with talented voices but ultimately forgettable faces this year,…

Midas.Gold has dropped a piece of attention grabbing rap in “00000” – it’s fast paced, backed by an addictive beat and is delivery with a quick fire punch. Midas.Gold has been getting some due props this year touring with both Ivan Ooze and Hau and it looks like 2016 is only looking to be another…

The Tongue has just made history with the music video for his latest single “Never Going Down”, taken from his currently available fourth album Hard Feelings. The veteran Elefant Traks emcee has become the first ever Australian artist to make use of the technology necessary to produce a 360 degree video, joining the likes of…

In our 98th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Sloom from Sydney, and chat about forming a band with friends, NYE and their forthcoming EP. Band Name: Sloom Website / Social Media: Facebook / Bandcamp Genre: Garage Rock, Blues Members & their roles: Cristian – guitar vocals Chris – guitar vocals Jamie – drums vocals…

There are two things to love about today’s single of the day. Firstly, it’s a cover and covers are great; and secondly it’s by a band who have named themselves after the timeless Pokémon Pikachu, and that’s great too. The covered song in question is Pat Benatar’s “Love Is A Battlefield”, a classic that few…

Channeling Matt Corby is today’s music video of the day: “Clay” from Jack Biilmann. The setting of the video, and abandoned wares building in a forest, serves as backdrop for this acoustic track detailing a man’s rediscovery and road to working out who he is, rather than what he’s been lately. It’s a solid track…

The second single from the new lineup of Bloc Party is showing the new band finding their sound once again. “The Good News” is a slower and less dance-y track than their last single, and feels a little like Blur in its undeniably cool, yet simple groove. Bloc Party will be in the country for…

Banoffee‘s minimal R&B tinged sounds culminated into the stunning Do I Make You Nervous? EP, and the most recently single “Body Suit” has just received the video treatment.  Speaking of the video, Banoffee says “We wanted to create a story about the subjective nature of performance. Not to specifically point at any industry but to show the…

Emma Beau, a shining talent we’ve been grateful to have linked up with this year, has been a busy lady throughout 2015. Bringing her music to more and more Australian crowds on tours with the likes of Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson, Jon English and hip hop act Mind Over Matter, Emma has been proving time…

In our 97th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet ISLANDIS from Sydney, and chat about their debut single, ‘Home’, bonding over wine and their love of all things pop and rock ‘n’ roll. Band Name: ISLANDIS Website / Social Media: Facebook Genre: Alternative Members & their roles: James Chave-Dubois (Instruments/Production) Ben McInerney (Voice/Instruments) What music…

After the first Milk! Records compilation, A Pair of Pears was released on vinyl last year featuring the Hottest 100 charting “Pickles from the Jar” from Courtney Barnett, the recently announced follow up is definitely worth getting excited for. They’ve just released the first cut from the record, “Skyscraper Skyline Blues” by Fraser A. Gorman,…

Brisbane four-piece Born Joy Dead, formed by Ben Dalton, bassist of the now disbanded Hungry Kids of Hungary have just dropped their new single and music video, “Chains on You”, and it’s an endearing yet sad track full of summer vibes. The clip was directed by Luke McDonald and Scott Bromley of the John Steel Singers. …

Fans of Bastille will likely enjoy today’s single of the day from Escapists. The track is called “Pyramid Scheme” and it’s an indie number that has just enough attitude to not be boring, while still being chilled enough to enjoy without feeling the need to rock out with your socks out. That this is the…

Violent Soho have released a short film for their single “Like Soda”! Directed by Dan Graetz the short film features cameos by Macka from Cosmic Psychos. “Like Soda” is the first single of the forthcoming album which is due to be released in early 2016. You can catch the band play at the St Jerome’s…

All aboard, we’re off to Ukraine for today’s music video of the day! Indytronics, who consider themselves to be an indie-rock and post-punk revival band, have created a video for their track “Clone Fight” which appears to feature Stockholm Syndrome of some description, but to be honest, I’m really not too sure. You’re probably better…

Brisbane trio The Cairos have returned after the release of their debut LP early last year with a new single “Love Don’t Feel Right”. The lush track is a change of direction for the band, embracing warm synths, spaced out vocals and blending beats with live drums. Along with the new single comes a dream-like…

Despite an arguable overuse of the word ‘baby’, “Green Eyes” from Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons is a proper rock and roll track that is a breath of fresh air in a musical timeline that is becoming increasingly tilted towards indie and electronica (not that there’s anything wrong with indie and electronica, don’t get…

Why We Run are a Sydney-based four piece whose latest single “A Moment To Return” shows its heritage through its sound – particularly that of producer Wayne Connolly’s history with ARIA-winning group Boy and Bear. The alternative-indie track moves along at a smooth pace, combining high-octave guitars (that are mercifully mixed with great balance) and…

Today we’re stoked to be highlighting some exciting new music out of one of the most remote places in the country – the new joint from Central Australian based artist, Cooperblack. Creating tunes out of his studio in Yuendumu (four hours’ drive northeast of Alice Springs, for context), Cooperblack (real name Jeremy Conlon) has been…

It’s been three years since the last full length release from Mystery Jets, but they’ve just announced that their new LP, Curve of the Earth is set for release mid January next year. Along with this announcement comes the release of the incredible single “Telomere”, setting a high standard for the rest of the album…