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Courtney Barnett‘s long awaited sophomore album is well on its way now, with Tell Me How You Really Feel set to be released on May 18th via Milk! Records. We got the news ahead of the weekend, so in absorbing the album’s first single release – “Nameless, Faceless” – we’re proper excited to see what the…

Melbourne’s Neon Queen enter 2018 with a brand new single in “Free My Mind” – this one’s arrived just in time for the tail end period of summer where we find ourselves clutching on to the embers of hot afternoons drizzling into warmed up nights. We’ve all been there. Though the band is known for the…

Melbourne soul outfit Mayfield have been hard at work creating their debut album Victim of Circumstance, and boy is it good. This 12-track body of work was produced by Mayfield’s drummer Ivan ‘Choi’ Khatchoyan (Cooking on 3 Burners), and it is everything your emotional heart desires – those big band sounds, a big diva voice…

Aurelia is continuing to climb with this fab new single, “Chest”. It’s only her sophomore release but make no mistake, the depth of quality with this new song from the Brisbane songwriter is marking her out as one to watch in 2018. Recording this one out in LA, the making of “Chest” saw Aurelia work…

When you’ve got a performer such as Ben Folds seated at a glistening piano overlooking a sea of thousands, eagerly tuned in to every word? You know you’re in for a great night. The first of two shows at the Melbourne Zoo for Twilights series 2018, Friday night with Ben Folds was a night for nostalgia,…

Following tour dates across the U.S as he returns to the road later this month, unimpeachable music legend Willie Nelson will circle back to Austin, Texas mid-March where he will headline his 6th annual Luck Reunion. The festival that happens in the midst of SXSW will once again be spread across Nelson’s Luck Ranch just…

Taken from his anticipated fifth record, Grayson‘s new single “Margarita” is an ode to escaping the humdrum of the 9-5 and simply enjoying the easier elements of any summer off. In making this tune’s official clip, the Nashville-based Aussie songwriter headed to Newcastle; hitting the beach with Blacklist Productions, Grayson brings “Margarita” to the Dudley and Redhead…

Our Monday playlist series returns this week, with our editors showing off what we’ve been digging from some great emerging and established artists from around Australia and the world! This week, we’ve got tunes by Aurelia, Tove Styrke, Miles Francis and more. Take a listen below! ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The…

There’s no denying that the 18th edition of Primavera Sound is going to be one to remember. If you’ve had the chance to suss out their signature line-up, you’ll know it features huge artists who are set to bring their insane live sets to Barcelona this May and June; and if you haven’t yet, head…

Moose Blood‘s “Have I Told You Enough” comes at the perfect time in our week. We’re ready to knock off and get a song with a massive hook and chorus into our lungs. This tune, in its power-through nature and melody, does the trick. Written about his relationship with his young daughter, vocalist Eddy Brewerton poured…

The charmer of smoking viceroy cigarettes and cooking up something good, Mac DeMarco, settled down on Australian soil for yet another rendition of simplistic love songs and a boogie. After the release of his fourth studio album “This Old Dog”, featuring hit tracks “On The Level” and “My Old Man”, the 27 year old set out on tour…

We cast the spotlight on some stellar records from last year (and a cheeky 2016 entry) from artists including Meg Mac, Calvin Harris and Jen Cloher. With 2018 already producing some equally as entertaining and moving music, we throw back to the ones that made impacts on us in 2017. Meg Mac – Low Blows (2017)…

If you were looking for an Australian equivalent of bands like The 1975, The Avenue out of Melbourne are probably it. Their melodies are equally as catchy, though the band brings a tad more rock to their output than their British counterparts – with their debut EP FACES last year, the group pulled comparisons to Catfish & The Bottlemen…

Bringing extra grunt to the already heavy Download Festival in Melbourne next month, local heroes High Tension and Make Them Suffer out of Perth have now joined the stacked line up! It’s been a minute since we’ve seen High Tenno and this huge festival gig will be the first for the band in 2018; with new music on…

Back in August last year, we introduced you to producer and musician Hansaa (aka Vinay Matta) with his song “Need To Know” – a great cut from an emerging name on the rise. Now, we’re seeing that Hansaa is continuing this good run with his latest release, a collaboration with soso, in “Nights”. Bringing in vocalist Emma Sameth for…

Ahead of the release of their fifth studio album, Sam Cromack and Jen Boyce of Ball Park Music joined us at Young Henrys in Sydney to chat about the process behind Good Mood and the lead up to its release (it’s out tomorrow!). “I really feel like this is one where everything we’ve learned has been channelled into one spot.”…

Unsettling string effects, followed by bone crunching percussion is the first punch Divide and Dissolve hit you with on their new album, Abomination. The aim and intent is clear: this is an album to challenge, to dismantle and to change perspective. The Melbourne duo have been forming for themselves a strong presence within local community and unsurprisingly,…

Here’s a guy we’ve been enjoying the sounds of recently. South African artist Jeremy Loops has been working his way to more and more acclaim with the release of his debut album Trading Change, in 2014. Taking numerous ‘Album of the Year’ awards and fast becoming a live favourite around the world, the performer is…

While out in Australia with Ben Folds, British artist Lucy Rose came by our offices in Sydney for a bit of a chat and acoustic performance – check that one out over here. During our chat, we find out more about why it’s taken so long for Lucy to make her way out to Australia…

Upon your first listen of Thunder Fox‘s latest single, “Two For One”, you’re hit with a one-two punch. Between the funk soaked bass line and those vocals courtesy of Sam Dawes, “Two For One” is delivered with a vintage flair while remaining very much in 2018. The band is heading out on the road with “Two…

Sweden’s Tove Styrke is an artist we first came across back at SXSW in 2015. First memory of her is her ballsy rendition of should-be club anthem, “Even if I’m Loud it Doesn’t Mean I’m Talking to You”. Second memory of Styrke is the presence she brought to the tiny stage – a striking performer…

Today added to the 2018 Bluesfest line up, one of our favourite artists – Leon Bridges – has also announced two select sideshows for this next trip to Australia. We first met Bridges out at the Falls Festival back in 2016, before the Texan Grammy nominee returned for Splendour in the Grass that year, bringing his acclaimed…

If you’re looking for the perfect cruisy soundtrack for your summer beach party the latest release from Above and Beyond could be just for you. The English based EDM group is already making waves on the charts within days of their latest release, Common Ground. The list of nominations and awards that they have amassed…

New York’s Miles Francis brings us some great new visuals for his tune “Deserve Your Love” – a great entry point of a song for newcomers like us, to his music. Taken from Francis’ debut EP Swimmers, “Deserve Your Love” is a cut of left field pop that highlights Francis’ excellent vocals and approach to the genre. The…

Renowned rapper artist Lil’ Wayne will be headlining a new hip-hop festival across Sydney and Melbourne this March as Jumanji Festival makes stops in Sydney and Melbourne. The inaugural event will be one of the only hip-hop focused festivals of its kind in Australia, and it’s looking like the line-up will keep growing right up…

From Amy Shark to Jaden Smith, the seventh annual showcase lineup for Pandora at SXSW is looking like a mighty good time, with diversity spanning numerous styles and sounds including indie, pop, Latin, R&B, hip hop, Americana and country. Announced today, Pandora will once again take over The Gatsby in Austin, Texas for three days…

Sydney’s modern rock heroes Middle Kids have released the first cut from their upcoming album with “Mistake”. Like previous successes “Never Start” and “Edge of Town”, the new track showcases the powerful vocals of front woman Hannah Joy with a crazy catchy chorus. It’s a tantalising tease of their upcoming album Lost Friends out May fourth. The…

Joe Casey, frontman of Detroit post-punks Protomartyr, is surprised the band has never ventured Down Under. “It seems like we should’ve gone over earlier,” he says. “Bands from Detroit have toured Australia, so we thought if they can do it, we can do it.” The band has worked hard over the last five years, touring…

Brisbane rockers DZ Deathrays’ new album opens with a throat-shredding shriek  of singer and guitarist Shane Parsons. His voice becomes overwhelmed by an earth-shaking riff and drummer Simon Ridley’s explosive beats on “Shred For Summer” to the point I couldn’t quite hear the chorus’ final line. Was it “Bleed a riff from my blood” or…

Melbourne Zoo Twilights has already kicked the 2018 series into high gear, recently hosting The Cat Empire, Sunnyboys and Painters And Dockers. On Friday, the offerings continued with Ali Barter and The Preatures joining the stage to help punters start their weekend the way all weekends should be started- dancing in a park, with a…