With his sophomore album Rap Album Two steadily gaining serious momentum, LA’s own Jonwayne has now doled out another track from it in “TED Talk”. Utilising his clever knack for rhymes and brash delivery, “TED Talk” is sharp and confident – the production courtesy of The Eets is class A too. https://soundcloud.com/jonwayne/ted-talk ———- This content has recently been…
We’ve been keeping tabs on Alexandra Savior for a little while now and with the release of her album, Belladonna of Sadness, now creeping closer and closer, each update we get from this girl makes us even more excited. The latest? A new music video, this time for her single “Mirage” – an offering that shows Savior in…
Sydney and Melbourne come together for some glitchy goodness, with Lupa J taking control of Kalacoma‘s enticing single “Knives” and putting her flair to the original. Taking it to a dense and gorgeous aural sphere bands like Radiohead occupy so well, the production and delivery of “Knives”, as a musical piece, bleeds intrigue and eccentricity. Kalacoma’s signature electronic vibes…
Late last week, Music Victoria announced the launch of Live Music Professionals, the organisation’s brand new 100% free mentorship program targeted towards independent promoters and live music venues within the Victorian region. Focused on helping create a strong and sustainable live music economy in Victoria, the new program will match a total of 20 successful applicants with some of the state’s most…
A refreshed sense of vibrancy? A positive outlook on what’s still to come from artists in our own backyard as well as abroad? This year’s Laneway Festival had a lot going for it this year. In terms of highlights of the 2017 Laneway Festival, let’s start with Adelaide local, Lonelyspeck. Recently welcomed into the TEEF family, Lonelyspeck’s profile…
Helen Shanahan’s new single “I Only Hide” invites the listener in, as she opens up about the battle of suffering from anxiety. It’s an issue still incredibly prevalent today and for many creatives, music often provides a great avenue for comfort and escape. The single is officially released on February 17th, but you can listen…
Download Festival returns to Leicestershire in the UK this June and alongside the likes of Aerosmith, Biffy Clyro and System of a Down now comes an impressive addition of artists, including our own Airbourne and Northlane. Widely regarded as the world’s premier rock and metal event in the UK, Download draws in huge numbers annually over…
Melbourne’s Fierce Mild are cinematic. They’re art-rock. They’re post-rock. They’re psychedelic. They’re a truly unique sound, and today they’ve spoiled us with new single, ‘Solaris’, and the announcement of a tour kicking off this month. ‘Written entirely in response to a dream journal’, ‘Solaris’ is a tempestuous, five-minute journey of guitar distortion, ambience, and a lyrical…
British dream-electropop group Blossoms are only on the way up – after their eponymous debut album spent two weeks at UK number one last year, they’ve received nominations for both ‘Best Breakthrough Act’ at the BRIT Awards and ‘Best New Act’ at the VO5 NME Awards this year. Yeah. These guys are more than alright. To add…
B Wise is no longer a fresh horse out the gate; 2016 was incredibly good to the Sydney MC and he more than proved that the hype surrounding him was justified. Now, we look ahead to more greatness from B Wise and it would seem that he’s stepping up to the plate, just as we…
Since Real Estate made serious waves in Australia a few years back with a bunch of shows for their 2014 LP Atlas, we’ve been patiently waiting to swoon over their next lush indie-rock release. And here it is. March 17th will see the band’s fourth studio album, In Mind, released via Domino and recorded with Cole M.G.N. (Beck, Snoop…
Genre-defying, multi-instrumentalist Thundercat will release his third full-length album Drunk February 24th on Brainfeeder, via Inertia Music. Known for a rich history of collaborations with heavy-weights like Mac Millar and Childish Gambino, this 23-track release will have a bunch of special guests including Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar, Washington and Flying Lotus, just to name a few. “Show You…
Walking into the studio, you’re welcomed with a flood of pink and green lights swirled within a hazy mist; giving off a still swamp like mystic. The band steps onto the stage, and as soon as the first guitar string is strung it cuts through the mist, bursting with room-filling synths. Suddenly this small studio…
One of those bands we counted ourselves so lucky to have seen in 2016, Pretty City, have come back on to our radars with a brand new single in “Don’t You Remember Me My Love”. The psych rockers are about to head out on a tour of North America, so it’s fitting that this is the type of…
A hundred new artists have been added to this year’s line up for The Great Escape out in Brighton, UK in May. Widely regarded as the biggest festival in Europe for new music discovery, we’re stoked to see the likes of Sampa The Great, Tired Lion, Slaves, Marika Hackman and more join a stellar group of artists from all over the…
Ah, Jackson Phillips. We’ve missed, ya. The new single from Day Wave is here, it’s called “Something Here” and yep, it’s definitely something. Named Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1, the Californian has now given us another taste of his forthcoming debut album, The Days We Had. With the album due out in May, this glorious puzzle of…
Fresh from their ridiculous set at the Laneway Festival in Melbourne over the weekend, Glass Animals stormed Melbourne Town Hall losing no fans. Opening the Wednesday night shindig was local lad Lanks and there couldn’t have been a more perfect pairing. There is a reason why he cops the accolades he does and although the…
WA group Rag n’ Bone have continued their winning streak, following on from a number of impressive shows at the tailed of 2016 and an impressive slot at the Fremantle Falls Downtown event last month, with the release of a new single in “Pissy Flow”. Taken from the band’s upcoming debut album, A Handful of…
A dimly lit stage in smoke filled club at around 1am had, what felt like, an over-capacity crowd surrounded in front of it. A then-21 year old from South London would soon be on it, wrapping the crowd up tight in frenetic, yet incredibly earnest lyrics that cut through the noise of the bustling East 6th…
Melbourne country folk artist Paul Reid comes through with his brand new EP, Nowhere Towns, his first full record release since 2014’s Vines EP. The interim period for Reid has been spent on the road, continuously refining his craft and introducing his music to more ears, while the process of making Nowhere Towns took a year and a half. Working…
Get em, Lahey. Because 2016 wasn’t big enough for the Melbourne songwriter, Alex has gone and upped things another level as we enter the second month of the New Year by announcing a major international deal with Dead Oceans. For all territories outside Australia, the label (part of Secretly Group) has positioned Lahey on an artist roster alongside the likes…
Get around the latest from Sweden’s Urban Cone today; their latest single “Old School” is dripping in funky beats and guitarwork. It’s a little bit of a new direction for the alt-pop group but nonetheless, they’ve got an added sense of swag draped over the top of an already impressive sense of artistry. Says vocalist Emil Gustafsson, “Old School”…
Canadian song writer and cool cat Mac DeMarco has announced his return with his new LP, This Old Dog, his third studio album up for grabs in May. It was only a few weeks ago when the indie-rocker teased his fans on Instagram, saying he had finished mixing a hidden This Old Dog. #that’s a #wrap. Just finished #Mixin…
One of our favourite Adelaide bands – Sincerely, Grizzly – are soon to be leaving the City of Churches for the exotic tropics of South East Asia soon, dropping their first tour dates for 2017 this week. Fans at home have seen the band make their first steps out on to stages with new music over…
Armed with a new single in “Vapours”, Aussie pop chart mainstay Nathaniel is bringing a hectic live show to various clubs and festival this month and in March. The single is the first cut from Nathaniel’s new collection of original material and already has struck all the right chords with fans. Produced in LA, “Vapours” sees…
This female-led garage-pop band are releasing their sophomore record on March 24th and reminding us that girls are really really good at making loud noises. Punchy, melodic rock’n’roll strewn with faded 90’s guitars slicked on top of each other make up The Pink Tiles sound, and it works effortlessly well. The band have premiered their new single, “For…
Returning for its majestic 13th year this April and May, Groovin The Moo has dropped its line up for 2017 – throwing back to some of our favourite international bands (plus some names primed to be introduced to Australians for the first time), not to mention a class cut of Australian talent in the mix. With…
The Pretty Littles return after what proved to be a hectic 2016 with some brand new tour dates along with their latest single, “Helluva Tuesdi”! The band is already well into writing for album number five (yes, five), but these dates are going to be absolutely kicking and unmissable – the final tour of The Pretty…
British songwriter Johnny Flynn has dropped his new film clip for “Raising the Dead”, the first from his forthcoming album Sillion. Directed by Simon Ryninks, the video is the first in a series of visual accompaniments for the record, which is coming out in March. An intriguing insight into Flynn’s new music and how this album has continued…
Basement Jaxx are currently in Australia for the Electric Gardens Festival, which has been taking the British duo around the country to some large festival crowds. It’s been a prime opportunity for Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton to reconnect with Australian audiences after some time away and even though they haven’t released a studio album…
