Music

The Sydney group Yetis have been ones we’ve been keeping an eye on for a while now, previously featuring their track “Bright Red” at the end of 2012. And now they’re back with a new single, “Kind Eyes” that we’re proud to premiere below. Enjoy this stunning gem here: Grab the track on iTunes now!…

the AU review sits down with Eves, Jesse Davidson and Jordan Léser as they travel the country on the Triple Treat Tour. We find out what they’re up to at the moment, what they love of each other’s music and much more… They have one show left on the tour, on Thursday, 6th March at…

the AU review interviews two parts of Cut Copy backstage at the Future Music Festival in Brisbane to talk about the festival, their latest album Free Your Mind (out now), their American adventures, the fact that they’re fitting in both Golden Plains AND Future Music Festival in the days ahead and more…

the AU review interviews Tinie Tempah backstage at the Future Music Festival in Brisbane to talk about the festival, his time in Australia, his latest record and more…

the AU review interviews Chase & Status backstage at the Future Music Festival in Brisbane to talk about the festival, their return to Australia, their latest record and more…

the AU review sits down with Swedish electronic duo Dada Life backstage at Future Music Festival in Brisbane to talk about the festival, their music, touring Australia… we find out what makes the perfect festival crowd and much more!

the AU review sits backstage with Canadian electronic duo Adventure Club at the Future Music Festival in Brisbane to talk about “Wonder”, their collaboration with Australia’s own Danny Harley aka The Kite String Tangle (TKST) and the remix competition that came out of it… Then find part two below!

the AU review sits backstage with Naughty Boy at the Future Music Festival in Brisbane to talk about the festival, his music, time in Australia and much more…

the AU review interviews two parts of French outfit Phoenix backstage at the Future Music Festival in Brisbane ahead of their run of shows in Australia (including sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne, details below) to talk about “Bankrupt!”, the festival, their return to Australia, Mint Juleps and much more… Catch Phoenix at remaining dates of…

Celebrating its 21st year, triple j spent Australia Day counting down the best songs of 2013 in another massive Hottest 100. A huge 1,492,619 votes were cast by 173,658 music fans, and over 5,700 Hottest 100 parties were held around the world, making triple j’s Hottest 100 the world’s biggest musical democracy. And now you…

the AU review’s Larry Heath sits down with two parts of Brisbane group Stellar Green to talk about their new single “Refuge” and the accompanying tour! They’re playing the Bald faced Stag in Sydney tonight (28th February) ahead of shows in other states (see below!)… TOUR DATES Friday February 28 – Sydney Bald Faced Stag…

We’ve been impressed lately by a band from Bristol called Falling Stacks. We wanted to get to know them a bit better, so caught up with them at the end of last year as they looked towards the release of their new EP Vizsla, out next month. Here’s what went down: Let us in on…

Elizabeth Rose is more than just a voice singing over beats. As per her conversation with Philippe Perez, she reveals a hidden former career in the dancing world, the notion of musicians being politically active, and much more. Oh, and she has a new self-titled EP out as well that contains some real throwbacks to…

After playing in Perth and en route to Melbourne, we caught up with The Impossible Girl aka Kim Boekbinder, her unique way of incorporating fans into her shows, crowdfunding her latest record and of course, we talk about her Australian experiences! How did your Perth show go and what have your experiences in Australia been…

We ask the bands of Soundwave Festival 2014 if they can sum up the festival in one word. Here’s what they had to say. This video features, in order in part one: Mastodon, John 5 from Rob Zombie, DARKC3LL, GWAR, Chris from Five Finger Death Punch, Dir En Grey, AFI, Mutemath, Deez Nuts, Filter, Mutemath…

the AU review and Sydney Festival presents Amanda Palmer performing “The Bed Song” during her residency in January 2014, in The Famous Spiegeltent. Enjoy the clip and see her performing the track “Runs in the Family”

AFI played their Sydney sidewave at the Factory Theatre on Tuesday night with Crosses as support. Photos by Gwendolyn Lee.

Having just released Real Feel – their long awaited second LP – we sit down with Simon and Alex from Sydney band The Holidays to find out what took the band so long between their first two records, the journey they went on to make the record – and we were there the moment they…

Dan Webb is a maverick singer/songwriter/keyboardist/producer from Melbourne, as well as a favourite of the AU review, whose highly awaited debut album Sandstorm is due to be released May 9 via Misdemeanor Records/MGM Distribution. Today, the AU review is proud to world premiere the first single “Sleep”, featuring Ashleigh Cummings set for digital release on…

We have just days to go until Liverpool artist Mikhael Paskalev arrives in Australia for his debut tour: three intimate live dates in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne – plus shows at Perth Festival and at WOMADelaide! The dates were announced after Paskalev released his I Spy EP to critical acclaim last year – with the…

Enjoy all 19 of our backstage interviews at Soundwave Festival in Sydney over the weekend, featuring GWAR, Pennywise, Filter, Mastodon, Mutemath, Deez Nuts, AFI, Walking Papers, Richie Sambora, Jimmy Eat World, Dir En Grey, Eagles of Death Metal and many, many more… The Festival continues in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth this weekend! All the details…

Ahead of his show at the Perth Festival, we caught up with Icelandic composer and musician Ólafur Arnalds to discuss his latest album, 2013’s For Now I Am Winter and get a glimpse into his creative process. How are you, how’s the jet lag? Not too bad, my head feels a little bit foggy, but…

Thursday night saw Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds brave the warm Perth weather and make his Perth Festival debut at the festival gardens, treating the attentive and patient crowd to a selection of songs from his latest album For Now I Am Winter and more. Sydney composer Sophie Hutchings opened proceedings with a brief, but lovely…

Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news for you: Sydney’s Sally Seltmann is back after four years with her latest solo full length album, Hey Daydreamer and boy, is it a treasure, stuffed full of indie pop gems. In all honesty (and without sounding too gushy), I have never before listened to an album…

Richie Sambora and Orianthi played their first ever show together down in Australia for a Soundwave 2014 sideshow at The Tivoli on Thursday night. Photos by Gwendolyn Lee.

Something special must be in the water here in Australia, because Bruce Springsteen sure has been treating us well on his current High Hopes tour with the E Street Band; their second time to our shores in the last 12 months, which is a rarity in its own right. Following two nights in Melbourne, where…

Sally Seltmann is a busy lady. After her touring with Seeker Lover Keeper (her collaboration with Sarah Blasko and Holly Throsby) she has found herself travelling and basing herself in a new country, but also writing consistently – both in a musical sense and a an actual, writerly, sense. Here she speaks to Philippe Perez…

We’ve taken a bit of time getting this one together – what a year it was! – but we finally bring you our annual look back at the best videos of 2013. This year we have a mix of local and international, with a dose of interactive experiences thrown in for good measure. Enjoy this…