A new festival is coming to Melbourne this summer in The Pleasure Garden – a live music event out in St Kilda that promises punters a totally immersive and creative music and arts experience! Their first artist announcement features The Cat Empire, Tash Sultana, The Correspondents and more, boasting a festival vibe reminiscent of Bestival and the Secret…
Groote Eylandt artist Emily Wurramara has released her debut EP Black Smoke – an exciting insight into a young talent moving forward with some great music tied both to the now and to the traditional. An incredibly engaging and personal debut offering, Black Smoke sees Wurramarra singing in both English and her indigenous language of Anindilyakwa. Over six songs,…
One of Melbourne’s best bands doing their thing at the moment, no question, is Ceres. Since 2012, the quartet have become favourites with crowds and industry alike, coming up in the same waves of bands like Luca Brasi and The Smith Street Band, to great success. Their sophomore album, Drag It Down On You, is set to showcase even more…
Four years after the release of their second LP Beacon, Irish three piece Two Door Cinema Club have returned with a new single, “Are We Ready?”, lifted off their forthcoming release GAMESHOW. Stepping away from the energetic intensity of their debut record in favour for a bass led groove, “Are We Ready?” is the anthemic, wide-open sound…
Ghyti is a four-piece avant-rock band from Adelaide, inspired by post-punk, Britpop and new-wave sounds. After showcasing Toronto for Canadian Music Week in 2015, they returned to the studio to record their third EP, Commodities. John Goodridge chats with Matthew Hill, lead singer and founder of the band about the release. Can you tell me…
Listen Out returns in September and October, a prime opportunity for music fans to get out and around an eclectic line up of dance music, R&B, grime, hip hop and more. Expertly curated this year, international visitors include the acclaimed Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, A$AP Ferg, BAUUER and Stormzy. Representing for the Australians is a strong contingent…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Grouplove, but the US band have just announced that the wait will soon be over: they’ve got a new single and album on the way, and they’re going to be kicking off their world tour in Australia with two dates this August! Their highly anticipated third studio album is…
After appearing on stage at the Oxford Art Factory with Urthboy last week, popular emerging MC B Wise has officially been announced as the latest artist to have joined the Sydney based label, Elefant Traks! Announcing the news on stage at the show, all the press releases surrounding the new signing were distributed today so we’re kinda Facebook/internet official now. And…
Melbourne’s Canary have announced a short east coast album tour for their new record I Am Lion (released July 8th)! The band’s sophomore release, I Am Lion has already doled out another impressive single in “Fickle Heart”, following on from the previous album tracks “Women’s Business” and “Here We Go” – each giving fans an insight into how I…
The 2016 Volumes Festival has dropped their 2016 line up today, showing that it’s more than confident in delivering an eclectic and entertaining line up of local talent in its second year. Taking over the heart of Sydney in August, Volumes expands this year to become a two-day event with multiple stages and venues set…
Sydney’s Polish Club are easily one of my favourite bands to have popped their heads up and showed their worth in the past year or so and today, they’ve given us a new music video! Party. The clip is for the ridiculously catchy “My House” and if anything else, it’s another perfect excuse to lose yourself…
Last night, 80’s parody band Steel Panther rocked The Big Top in Sydney’s Luna Park. If you’ve heard even one Steel Panther song, you know exactly what to expect from their live performance and god, I hope for their sake there was not a single feminist without a sense of humour in the audience. The…
One of Triple J’s Unearthed High success stories, Japanese Wallpaper, made a huge impact with his string of singles over the past few years, leading up to his debut EP, which featured the likes of Airling and Wafia on vocal duties. For his new single “Cocoon” however, the producer and songwriter also takes on the role of singer….
I’ve said it before, but mid-week shows are always outstanding. It’s not just mid-week gigs that go down a treat; it’s anything that breaks up the monotonous nature of work. While there would have been plenty of other reasons for people to have a cheeky night out on a Thursday night, for me, it was…
Thelma Plum has been working her way around to fans recently, making her return to the stage as a headliner after spending time out of the spotlight to work on new material. It’s been some time since we’d seen her, but her return has been a well-welcomed one nonetheless. The songstress hit Sydney’s Plan B…
The Wildbloods come crashing through with this taste of new music from their forthcoming debut album All The Adversity, in new single “Don’t Be Shy”! The Sydney band make an impression as a group of musicians who know the type of rock ‘n’ roll music they wanted to be making – rollicking, catchy, and fun. A great start…
The last time I properly remember Spit Syndicate coming through Adelaide was maybe in 2012. Playing to a handful of people on a Thursday night at then-metal bar Enigma, the fans who had deigned to leave their houses on a weeknight to see the Sydney rappers (plus Joyride on decks) do their thing got a great show….
Glen Hansard is on his way back to Australia to win hearts, charm them, break them and then win them back over again on a tour of the country in October. The Irish songwriter was, of course, catapulted into the spotlight with the success of Once, though many fans who have been following his career with The…
Katchafire have announced a new Australian tour off the back of their new single “Burn It Down” and for fans out this way hanging out for the group’s return, get set – Katchafire are set to embark on a huge 22 date run all across the country. The extensive nature of the tour reflects not only…
Vera Blue is a lady who is continuing to impress and in the new music video for her tune “Fingertips”, we’re even more sold on this woman’s talent. She’s already shown herself to be a great songwriter and “Fingertips” is one of those songs that has the potential to be the song that fans further down the…
Liz Stringer is mere weeks off coming through with her fifth studio album in All The Bridges – a long-anticipated follow up to 2012’s Warm in the Darkness. Having recorded the new album last year out in the US with acclaimed producer and engineer Adam Selzer, Stringer’s new album stands out strong and is another confident and vibrant addition to what’s truly become…
Dustin Tebbutt has unveiled details surrounding his much-anticipated album today, as well as a bunch of tour dates for August and September that are most definitely not to be missed! The record, First Light, will be released on August 5th and is a snapshot of an artist truly coming into his own as a musician and lyricist. The album’s…
EDM fans headed to Fiji for this year’s Your Paradise event this year now have even more reason to get keen, with the addition of Skrillex to the 2016 artist bill! The Grammy winner will be the festival’s special guest, appearing in partnership with his label, OWSLA. It’s a great coup for the festival, with OWSLA set to…
It’s finally upon us! The debut Totally Unicorn album Dream Life is going to be seeing release on July 29th, which is when all hell is most likely going to be let loose. The Sydney legends have been working towards this one for some time now and the singles we’ve been seeing doled out from Dream Life so far…
They were announced on the stomper Yours & Owls Festival line up this week, but we’re stoked to see The Coathangers are going to be out in Australia for a bit longer! The US band will be bringing their praised album Nosebleed Weekend out to Australia and New Zealand for the first time, hitting up venues around the…
Melbourne’s Tough Uncle have impressed once again, this time with the release of new single, “New Boy”! There’s a richness to way the vocals are layered in over that whopping lead guitar and bassline, making the opening of the song instantly catchy. This tune is another great step forward for Tough Uncle, who have been busy building…
Darwin based hip hop artist Requiem has teamed up with the stunning Kathryn Rollins out of Melbourne for the hypnotic and catchy “Treading Water” – today delivering the official music video to accompany. A reflection on anxiety and control, the song is built on some simmering and broody beats, while Rollins’ vocals float throughout almost like smoke. A…
The Queenscliff Music Festival has unveiled its first artist announcement for their huge 20th birthday celebration in 2016 and yep, it’s got us wanting to go and join in the fun. News of Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals‘ headline set on Sunday already broke this week, but the rest of the artist announcement we’ve received…
This week in the music industry: the PPCA and the Australia Council announced the six recipients of their recording grants worth a total of $75,000, and Australians have voiced their support for the federal government to invest in Australian music, in an APRA AMCOS national survey. PPCA and the Australia Council recording grants Earlier this week, the Phonographic Performance…
Here’s some nice, soothing sounds for your Thursday morning. Melbourne songwriter Kathleen Mary Lee is soon to be releasing her debut EP next month and today, we’re excited to be premiering her new single from it – “Hey, Very Good Friend”. There’s a timid, delicate approach to the song’s delivery that first caught our attention – a…
