A triple treat from Northeast Party House this week as they announced a new single, album and tour for Australian fans. With the album, entitled Dare, due out on September 9th, our first taste of the new music comes in the form of single “For You”. Fresh from major UK festivals The Great Escape and…
If we weren’t already excited enough about Big Scary‘s forthcoming record Animal, they’ve just dropped the another preview of it in the track, “The Opposite of Us”. The new single strips the duo back to their integral parts; their distinctive piano sound and machine-like drum patterns. Check out “The Opposite of Us” here: Big Scary‘s new LP…
As we continue to near the release of Divas and Demons, the highly anticipated sophomore album from Remi, the Melbourne rapper and his collaborator Sensible J have dropped a new single and music video to boot! “Substance Therapy” is the latest from the House of Beige dons and marks a perfect follow up to one of our favourite…
DMA‘s will be returning to Australia for a tour of some of their biggest venues played yet, taking mates Bad//Dreems out on the road as well! The October dates will have the Sydney band travelling down the east coast, taking to the likes of The Enmore, The Triffid and more with Hills End – the debut album…
Sounds Australia heads to Adelaide next week, hosting the ‘Insights Into International Genre Events’ session in partnership with Music SA, Musitec and the Music Development Office on July 13th. The session will see artists and industry members who have frequented events and conferences including Americana, Classical: NEXT, Amsterdam Dance Event, WOMEX and more providing insights into…
Danish songstress Agnes Obel has unveiled the music video for her latest single, “Familiar”, and the final result is a stunning one. With cinematography and direction courtesy of Alex Bruel Flagstad, the video is rich in colour and production – a great watch. “Familiar” is the first slice of new material since Obel’s acclaimed album Aventine brought her to wider…
“Honest as fuck” folk artist Alice Night made her entrance known with the release of her debut album Culture How Could You? earlier this year – a collection of music displaying an ambitious and talented knack for storytelling and weaving of sounds. Based in Brisbane, Night was inspired by 2014 relocation to New York, where the flavour and…
It’s been a minute since we last saw A Day To Remember but fans needn’t hold their breath any longer for news of the US band’s return, with some hot new tour dates dropping this week. The guys will be bringing their new album, Bad Vibrations (due out this August), out to Australia for their first visit…
Sydney producer and performer Billy Fox will be on the road next month and in September with his latest single “Avalanche” – a tune that has been taken in by the local music community with open arms. Having already supported the likes of Boo Seeka, The Aston Shuffle and Glass Animals, Billy Fox has proved himself as a…
The legendary Rodriguez is returning to Australia at the end of the year for an extensive tour that will be bringing the guitarist and songwriter to venues in every major capital city! The ‘Downtown Bob Dylan’ who was thrown back into the spotlight and reached a whole new demographic of fans with the success of the Searching…
This Friday, Wax Witches kicks off his first show back in Australia with a full band behind him for the first time. It’s been a little while since Alex Wall has been on tour out this way and following the success of his latest record Memory Painting (Wax Witches’ third), it’s going to be a good’n. Ahead of…
Thriving within the heat of the tropics and off the challenges of trying to make a mark in a music community isolated from its southern and bi-coastal siblings, the Top End is producing some seriously good music. The stigma of the Northern Territory being an unviable place to tour is being dismantled and the opportunities…
After playing a rare show in Perth earlier in 2016, Justin Burfod and his End of Fashion bandmates were struck by the response their one-off reappearance had garnered. Today, the WA group have decided to celebrate 10 years of the band’s beloved debut album by getting out on the road for a special anniversary tour. The September…
It’s been a joy to see Faker frontman and songwriter Nathan Hudson return with some new music, his first solo work in four years. This new project Hudson has embarked upon is entitled Map of Stars and sees the writer head to a new city every month to link up with a group of musicians and write, record and release two…
The Camp Cope girls have announced their only headline shows for fans in NSW and Canberra today, with a special run of gigs being confirmed alongside their much-anticipated Weekender Fest in Melbourne and the I Love Life Fest in Sydney and Brisbane. The band will be heading out this September with Cayetana, who will be embarking on…
Offering one Australian act the chance to jump on a plane and head to Iceland to perform at the esteemed Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik, FBi’s ‘Northern Lights Competition’ is back for another year! In terms of prizes, the ones on offer to the lucky winner are pretty damn sweet. As well as a spot on the…
A re-imagined Face The Music industry conference is hitting Melbourne this November, with Zac Abroms and Ashley Sambrooks taking the helm as co-programmers. The event this year will still be featuring a variety of industry panels, keynotes and other drawcard elements, but will also be seeing some changes to its 2016 program. For one, Face The Music is…
Newcastle will be hosting the successful THIS THAT Festival again this November, with the event returning to The Foreshore come November 5th. In its inaugural year, the festival featured the likes of Sticky Fingers and Birds of Tokyo and no doubt will be coming through again strongly when it comes to their 2016 artist announcement this…
Daveed Diggs, William Huston and Jonathan Snipes aka clipping. have delivered another chaotic and catchy tune in “Wriggle” and the music video matches up to this heat brilliantly. Linking up shots of Diggs with rapidfire cuts of viral videos, movie and TV footage and various ads, that menacing beat progression “Wriggle” fires out at the listener relentlessly. The music video, directed…
Richie Ramone is on his way back to Australia following a successful and well-received tour out our way earlier in the year. Coming back round with his new album Cellophane, Ramone is returning with a new live show, prepared to build upon that solid momentum built off the back of his last visit. Be sure to check…
There’s a theory in this article I read about how music with certain complex stopped beats is believed to interrupt the natural rhythm of the heart; the listener’s heartbeats start to sync with the music, pausing when the music pauses. This may have been a reason for Stravinsky’s [in]famous ballet having been banned in its day, its…
Sydney’s Yon Yonson are having quite the week. The electronic trio, announced as being signed to independent label TEEF for the release of their fourth studio album (their first to be released through TEEF), have released the first cut from the record in this stunning new tune, “Berlin”. Mastered by Andrei Eremin (Chet Faker, Hiatus Kaiyote), the single is a…
In this issue: Only a handful of new releases this week! From some old schoolers, Blink 182, to newcomers Big Thief. Get listening! BLINK 182 Punk legends Blink 182 have released their new album California, debuting new guitarist Matt Skiba. Available now, get on it! BIG THIEF Big Thief have released their debut album, Masterpiece, via Spunk Records. Available…
20 years after Urban Hang Suite redefined soul for a new generation, Maxwell has announced that he’ll be making an exciting return to Australia to perform two exclusive shows in support of his just released, long-awaited blackSUMMERS’night project. The pioneering neo-soul artist has been tapped to bring his suave brand of seductive R&B to both…
Now that their debut album Stay In, Do Nothing has been toured all round the country and has become a fully-realised beast on stage, Horror My Friend have this week announced two more live shows not to be missed. For hometown fans in Adelaide and those out in Melbourne, the trio will be hitting a stage in your city…
Perth trio FOAM have dropped a new single in “I Could Milk Myself” (a title to remember, no less) and have backed the announcement up with a run of tour dates we should all be getting to from the end of July through into August. Of their new single, lead vocalist Joel Martin has described it as a…
Sydney alt-folk charmers Lazy Colts give us a new insight into their anticipated debut album Trojan, with their latest single, “Twenty Two”! Brooding and emotive, “Twenty Two” is a great example of the band’s sense of songwriting style – it’s authentic, open and with hints of nostalgia, Lazy Colts really strike a chord. The music video for “Twenty…
Yeo‘s getting out on the road this September with new single “Got No Game”, supported by our new favourites SAATSUMA and Take Your Time! A line up boasting three of the country’s freshest and most exciting artists, this tour is going to be Yeo’s final headline run of shows for the year. His national Ganbaru tour saw Yeo reach…
Flyying Colours are getting back out on the road for quick three-date east coast tour next month into August with new single, “It’s Tomorrow Now”. Having already garnered a strong and loyal fanbase around the country for their smart and incredibly layered fusion of shoegaze, psych, indie and grunge, Flyying Colours have really been taking strides…
Gypsy & The Cat‘s return has been one we’ve been feeling and the duo have continued to produce the goods, this time in new single “Life”. Taken from their much-hyped new album Virtual Islands, this new spin is synth-soaked, confident and vibrant – three facets of Gypsy & The Cat fans know and love. Suss it out…
