the AU review presents Joel Rafidi performing his single “I’ll Be Good”, featuring Tim Bowen, live and acoustic in Sydney as part of the AU sessions series. The track comes off Joel’s debut album Phases, which is out now. Joel launches his album tonight at Tatlers in Sydney. For more details head over to his…
Larry caught up with Mikey Perry AKA Paces at BIGSOUND earlier this month and spoke about how his interest in music went from “I just wanted to be a hip-hop DJ and just learn how to scratch and rap and everything” to becoming Paces and collaborating and producing for other artists. He also talks through…
Fresh off the road as support band for Anberlin, and recently opening up a Pledge Music campaign for their upcoming album Dark Horses, The Getaway Plan are taking a step forward, releasing an album without the help of a record label. When I first heard “Where The City Meets The Sea” on the radio when I was 15, I…
Larry caught up with Aimon and Joe from the The Creases at BIGSOUND earlier this month where they spoke about how their EP “was a long time coming” and that they have “been pretty busy writing and demo-ing” for an album they are keen to release an LP next year. They will also be playing…
Larry sat down with Dean and James of Rolls Bayce at BIGSOUND earlier this month where they spoke about the band’s formation, their sound, getting plugged in NME, an upcoming EP release and Australian tour. Watch the two part interview here:
Miles and James from Bad//Dreems caught up with Larry at BIGSOUND earlier this month where they spoke about how they’re going on a little Australian tour before heading over to the US for CMJ. They are interested in how they will be received over there as Australians “because of Ivan Milat and Wolf Creek and…
Miss Elm’s knack for producing some great pieces of folk-pop music has only gotten better with their new EP, Hybrid! Featuring the already released “Bitter Taste” and more tunes which highlight the infinitely fun nature of the band, the EP streams IN FULL on the AU this week! Recorded, mixed and produced by Michael Carpenter…
Larry caught up with Lucianblomkamp at BIGSOUND earlier this month where they spoke about BIGSOUND firsts and the release of his debut LP last month. Lucianblomkamp also spoke about how he is heading to Iceland to play Airwaves festival after winning the Northern Lights competition which he “can’t believe is actually happening!”. Watch the interview…
Johnny Took from DMA’s sat down for an interview with Larry at Brisbane’s BIGSOUND earlier this month. He spoke about the upcoming trip to New York for CMJ, writing, recording, and 12 piece bands? Watch the interview here:
Larry sat down with Airling at Bigsound in Brisbane earlier this month and spoke about being home after a crazy tour schedule, recording an EP and an upcoming national headline tour…
Earlier today we premiered Davey Lane‘s new track “In The Light of the Sun”, taken off his forthcoming debut record Atonally Young. We talked to Davey about the single, the album and much more… Today we got a taste of Atonally Young with “In The Light of the Sun”. How you feel this represents the…
Releasing October 3rd, Davey Lane‘s debut record Atonally Young has all of us at the AU a little bit excited. Now today we’re excited to bring you an exclusive taste of the release with the single “In The Light of the Sun”. Before we get to the track – and the announcement of his October…
Sydney brewer Young Henry’s curated the Small World street Festival in Marrickville with an awesome lineup of local talent headlined by Tumbleweed and Beer. Photo’s brought to you by Pete Dovgan.
As we wait for the vote on Scottish Independence come in, we bring you one of our favourite tracks going around at the moment from Scotland – WHITE‘s “Living Fiction”. There’s a vibe to this track that makes it something so familiar, yet something totally its own. See also: Saxophone solos. They just released the…
the AU review interviews Canadian group July Talk to talk about their first ever trip to Australia, performing at BIGSOUND and at a couple of shows around the country. We talk about their live show, their music and their debut record, which is out in Australia today!
Performing at the Toff in Town in Melbourne tomorrow night, Eliza Hull is celebrating the launch of her new single “Caught” and looking ahead to her debut full length record The Bones Of Us – due out in early 2015. I caught up with Eliza to talk about the show, the single, the album and…
Fresh from playing BIGSOUND, Magic Tundra are a South American duo made up of Guillermo Pouso and Lucía Gomez who recently made Melbourne home. Today they premiere their new double single on the “Believe Me / Extraño”. The tracks were produced by new industry talent Juan Celofán in Chile, with vocals recorded by Shane O’Mara…
As they tour the world in support of their sophomore record Silent Treatment – their first to garner an international release – Norwegian quintet Highasakite are in Australia this week for the first time, stopping off for some intimate performances at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney and on Saturday at Howler in Melbourne. I went…
Directed by Michael Shanks and starring Ryan O’Connell and Alice Watson, follow the antics of two wayward teenagers looking to get their kicks on a secluded hillside road in the just-released music video from Melbourne’s Hudson & Troop, “Flying Close” The track is teh second single off H&T’s forthcoming EP Daytrip Enquiries. Watch the standout…
Taking footage from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Phantom of the Opera and more classic silent films, and splicing it together with some recent live footage, London’s Crash Island have delivered a lo-fi video for an incredibly catchy song. Describing themselves as a “four-piece dark tropical indie rock band”, with members coming from all…
We interviewed Sydney quartet Spookyland while they were at BIGSOUND 2014 in Brisbane. Don’t miss the band on their Rock and Roll Weakling EP Tour, which ends at Sydney’s Goodgod Small Club this Friday, September 19th! We talk about the tour, the EP and much more…
Gwendolyn Lee brings us photos from The Rise of Brotality at The Hi-Fi in Sydney on Sunday!
“Always The Last To Know” is the exciting first taste of Brisbane-based band Emma & The Hungry Truth’s debut EP, Feast, and today we premiere the video on the AU. Fronted by the enigmatic Emma Dean, The six-piece have crafted a release that is being described as a combination of theatrical pop, tribal beats, soaring…
the AU review sat down with brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach of Lime Cordiale while at BIGSOUND 2014 in Brisbane to talk about their new music and latest recording sessions, their drummer, their live show and much more… Keep tabs on the band on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/limecordiale
the AU review got to know Canadian duo Mise en Scene while they were in Brisbane for their first ever Australian trip as part of the Canadian contingency at BIGSOUND 2014! Watch our chat with the oh-so-cool rockers here:
the AU review sits down with the two parts of Melbourne ensemble Saskwatch while at BIGSOUND 2014 in Brisbane to talk about their international travels, their BIGSOUND successes, their latest album, their upcoming touring and musical plans and much more…
Though he’ll forever be preceded by “Son of Leonard…”, Montreal singer/songwriter Adam Cohen has been active in the music industry for almost twenty years, amassing an impressive catalog of music in both French and English along the way. His last release, Like a Man, went gold in Canada, impressing critics and helping Adam grow a…
Sydney trio Little May stopped by the AU HQ earlier this month to give us a taste of their new single “Dust”, coming off their debut self-titled EP (due out on October 10th). Enjoy this live and exclusive AU session here:
Brisbane is a hotpot of activity right now. There is the annual BIGSOUND conference and related events that just wrapped up in Fortitude Valley. In addition to this, Kanye West will be entertaining the masses on Monday and we even threw a little birthday party in the Black Bear Lodge last night. But outlasting all…
The annual music industry gathering that is BIGSOUND has come and gone this week in Brisbane, and as we all make our way home, curled up in balls of exhaustion, we’re looking back on our highlights of the week. In the first of our editor’s picks, I count down what were my five favourite performances…
