Music

With Splendour selling out in record time, it only follows that there’s people who are still desperate to see their favourite acts. If you’re one of the unlucky souls who missed out on a Splendour ticket, this sideshow announcement is bound to cheer you up. Sideshows have just been announced for acts including Two Door Cinema Club, HAIM, George Ezra, Tove Lo, Rag’n’Bone Man, Maggie Rogers, Bishop…

Icelandic dreamweavers Sigur Rós have announced two very special Australian sideshows, to accompany their Splendour in The Grass appearance. The trio are touring Australia for the first time without a support act, and their first non-festival shows in our country in quite a while, performing a transcendental set that spans their career, complete with an interval in the middle….

‘Rap’s next big thing’, Lil Yachty, has just announced his first ever Aussie headline shows, accompanying his appearance at Splendour in the Grass in July. The Atlanta rapper is fresh off a sold out North American tour, and will be bringing his hyped live show to stages in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland. Catch Lil Yachty at the dates below…

Not only will UK grime sensation Stormzy be appearing at Splendour In The Grass this July, he’ll also be performing in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. The multi-award nominated, South London MC will be performing tracks from his UK chart-topping debut album Gang Signs & Prayer. Stormzy, aka Michael Omari, is undoubtedly one of the best grime artists the…

Indie-pop queen Banks has announced three sideshows to accompany her appearance at Splendour in the Grass this July. Her last Australian appearance was in 2015, where she was a crowd favourite at St Jeromes Laneway Festival, and her headline shows were likened to religious experiences. Don’t miss what are sure to be some of the most alluring SITG sideshows of 2017. Tickets…

If blowing crowds away at Falls Festival wasn’t enough of an achievement for the year, Catfish And The Bottlemen are not only taking on Splendour this July, but are also performing two huge sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. With three entries in 2016’s Hottest 100, it’s no surprise that Aussies have a lot of love for Catfish and The Bottlemen; catch…

US indie-rock group Real Estate are treating us with not only a Splendour in the Grass appearance this July, but also with three headline shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. This is the five-piece’s first time returning to Australian shores after their sold out national tour in 2015. This time the group are supporting the release of their…

The Ocean Party are an enigmatic kind of group, with each member sharing vocals and writing. The Melbourne-via-Wagga six piece have just dropped hazy, dreamy, guitar-pop single ‘Quality Control’, recorded in just over an hour in a small NSW coastal town. The track is tongue in cheek, arising from a friend’s comment that the band…

It may have been April Fools’ Day when King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard played, but these boys weren’t foolin’. This show was added because they’d sold out the night before, showing their live antics and talent have reached fans on the other side of the world. Opening act Orb had a strong following, and…

Earlier this week, French singer Melody Prochet (aka Melody’s Echo Chamber) posted a surprise new single, “Cross My Heart”, on social media. It’s the first taste of Prochet’s new album, following up her debut Shirim (2014) and coming out this Spring. Her forthcoming album, Bon Voyage, was self-released with the help of Fredrik Swahn (the…

Some new heat out of WA today, as we premiere the new single from The Love Junkies in “Past Intense”. The single is the first to be released from the band’s studio sessions from the second half of 2016; a return to music after a much needed break from touring in Australia and around the world….

This is one festival line up we are gagging for this winter – FYF Fest in Los Angeles. The July weekender this year sees the likes of Missy Elliott, Frank Ocean, Thundercat, Björk and A Tribe Called Quest take to Exposition Park and man, when you take a look further down the line up, the quality of artists is just stellar across…

Courtney Barnett described Chastity Belt as “the coolest people I have ever met.” If that doesn’t convince you to give their new single, ‘Caught in a Lie’, a listen, I don’t know what will. The new single from the four-piece is tangled, a combination of interwoven guitars and vocals that are definitely hued in grunge influence.  It’s…

South Australia is known for many things. It’s majestic grid pattern. Being home to one final (and bitter) AFL rivalry. Fitting every single festival into a calendar month. West End tins. Coopers stubbies. The list goes on. Thanks to bands like West Thebarton Brothel Party, more eyes are turning toward the City of Churches for its ever…

Fresh from a nine show SXSW run, Midwestern group Ha Ha Tonka have dropped a feel-good music video (a rumination on their SXSW success?), featuring a glorious performance and party on rafts in the middle of a picturesque Arkansas river. The group has recently swelled to five in number, meaning five part harmonies soaring over their indie blues/rock sound. “Everything” showcases their…

Today, I turned 27. At present, I find myself in an incredibly lucky position to write about and interact with some of my personal and professional heroes, all the while being afforded opportunities to involve myself with the music world I wouldn’t have dared think possible a decade ago. This past weekend, one of those…

Brisbane four-piece Major Leagues are synonymous with garage pop; slacker-style guitar pop with dreamy vocal harmonies and laid back riffs. Their latest offering, ‘It Was Always You’, is the epitome of their melancholic pop-rock, evoking raw nerves and heartbreak while cladding your ears in their bewitching sounds. The clip accompanying is humble, warm, and very Brisbane-ish, filmed…

Normally obnoxious isn’t a compliment, but in the case of RAD ISLAND, it’s part of their charm. The Melbourne trio’s rollicking, in-your-face punk rock is fast and fun, receiving praise across triple j unearthed for being “something frantic that doesn’t stress [you] out”. Power Couple is RAD ISLAND‘s latest EP, perfectly capturing their sound across five tracks of…

Thanks to fellow Adelaide rock lords Horror My Friend, we were recently introduced to emerging trio, Siamese. Their sound struck us immediately – their throwbacks to 90’s alt legends and the distinct depth within their sound already (for a young band) was impressive and had us intrigued. Their single “Computer Patient” is one you may have heard…

Adelaide trio Grenadiers gave us the first taste of their upcoming third album last week with “Suburban Life”, a big, driving track with punchy guitars, shout-along refrain and persistent rhythm. As if the track wasn’t enough of a gift, the trio today dropped an accompanying video, which looks like it’s come straight off mid 90s RAGE. It’s…

Bulk-billed nostalgia tours seem all the rage at the moment, and today we’ve got another one – with no less than five bands set to tour Australia as part of the 2017 Sing it Loud! tour, all of whom enjoyed the majority of their success over 15 years ago. The bands are Hoobastank, Wheatus, Alien…

Applications are now open for Music Matters 2017 in Singapore. Following on from another hugely successful event held last year, the event is back for its 12th year, with artists from the world over being provided a global platform to perform and also network in the Asia region. Music Matters is held during the week of…

Two of our finest, Dustin Tebbutt and Lisa Mitchell, have just announced a joint tour that is not to be missed this Winter – a nice little home run of shows for the duo who have also been dominating on their own overseas. The tour will be the first time both Tebbutt and Mitchell have performed together…

Grinspoon have come back into the fold this week, dropping a huge 20th anniversary tour to celebrate the legacy of their debut album, Guide to Better Living. The 27 date tour sees the Lismore natives emerge from hiatus to be back on the road to reconnect with fans and revisit the album that started it all. This…

Adelaide group The Coconut Kids recently completed a successful debut run at SXSW in Austin, Texas – taking part in what is easily, one of the world’s biggest showcases of new music. For the French-inspired indie folk group, the trip took them all the way from South Oz to some of the richest areas of music in…

Sydney’s Hello Bones follow up the success of their kicking tune “Darlene” and “Big Day Out”, with this latest three and a half minutes of heat – “Colours”. Full of groove, melody and powerful vibrancy, “Colours” doesn’t dial anything down. Instead, the trio surge forward with riotous abandon, diving into rock and roll  with flair. Fast…

When Sonos announces a new speaker, the whole world takes notice. This is a company that has spent the last 15 years focused on quality over quantity, with years of R&D behind every new speaker that hits the shelves. And tomorrow we’ll be enjoying the latest addition to their product line: the PLAYBASE – a…

This week London Grammar announced their sophomore album, Truth Is a Beautiful Thing, will be released June 9th via Metal & Dust/Columbia Records. The title track of the new album has also been shared and as usual, it’s an emotional masterpiece. Using 30 minutes on the road as inspiration for this record, Hannah, Dot and Dan…

In a sly way of encouraging listeners to “shake it off and dance your cares away,” !!!’s forthcoming album Shake The Shudder is shaping up to be the band’s most electronic/dance infused release in twenty years. Shake The Shudder will be released May 19th on Warp Records via Inertia Music and was recorded at the…

One of the most famous and downright talented trios in the music industry for the past few decades has been Dixie Chicks. Natalie Maines‘ diverse vocal work complemented by Martie Maguire and Emily Robison has proven to be a powerful combination, working in perfect harmony to produce hits that have reached far beyond the famously…