Music

At the AU, we’re big fans of folk music, and a relative newcomer on the Australian scene is the trio The Inadequates. The Meanjin/Brisbane-based trio have made a splash at festivals with their high-energy, bright outfits and complex arrangements. We’re thrilled to be premiering just their third single, the bittersweet “Genevieve”, ahead of its release…

It’s a Friday night, it’s raining, I’m caught up at work, and I have somewhere I need to be. Brisbane Riverstage, to be exact, to see British indie band Bloc Party, as they tour in celebration of 20 years of debut album Silent Alarm. The late finish at work meant we didn’t arrive in time…

Aussie indie-darlings The Jungle Giants are currently tearing it up in the UK. Last night they played their final show in England,  up north in beautiful Liverpool. They had a terrific reception – there were many in the crowd who seemingly knew every word to every song. They have a solid fanbase in this part…

Back in 2013, Paul Dempsey, frontman of  Something For Kate and joint protagonist of the fabulous Fanning Dempsey National Park project, released his first album of covers, Shotgun Karaoke. It included classics such as You Am I’s “Berlin Chair”, INXS’s “Never Tear Us Apart” and Queen’s “I Want to Break Free”. An eclectic mix indeed….

Another week another ten new tracks added to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two from premieres earlier in the week. Sydney singer-songwriter Georgia Mulligan is our Track of the Week with “Split” – the third single released from her forthcoming album Unheaven. ‘Part confessional and part ridiculous poem’, “Split” is to…

All good parties must come to an end. We’ve all been there before; stuck talking to someone’s random cousin, sat around the classic glass topped table in your mate’s parents’ backyard at 4am after what had been a great night. Thankfully, Northeast Party House have enough intuition to know when to call their time as…

Brisbane/Meanjin’s Call the Mourning recently dropped single “Break“, an angsty musing on obsession and the last release ahead of their upcoming EP. Today we’re excited to be premiering the accompanying music video exclusively here on The AU Review. Call the Mourning consists of Constance Grafos (vocals/guitar), Dominic Willimott (drums), and new addition Kai Giovanni (bass),…

Cameron Winter, best known as the voice behind Brooklyn-made Geese, will play his first solo Australian show at the Forum in Melbourne in early February 2026. It’s a one-night-only, Australian-exclusive date. The show follows the release of Heavy Metal, his debut solo album, which quietly dropped via Partisan Records in late 2024. A soft-handed turn…

Nu-metal fusion artist Kim Dracula is heading home to Australia later this year, teeing up a string of dates with very special guest Wednesday 13. Known for their wild blend of genres, huge vocal range, and wildly theatrical stage show, Kim Dracula has come a long way from their Tasmanian beginnings. Collabs with Jonathan Davis…

Platinum selling post-hardcore act Pierce The Veil are heading our way in 2026, announcing the Australian leg of their I Can’t Hear You World Tour. They’ll hit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth in April of next year, with support from Movements and Jack Kays. The San Diego trio’s latest tour has been a massive…

The Used are headed back to Australia this August, and they’re not coming quietly. Rather than playing a standard setlist, the pop rock icons are going all in- three nights in each city, playing three of their most beloved records in full. That’s right, fans will get the chance to experience one of three iconic…

The Meanjin/Brisbane octet The Holy Rollercoasters have been together for eight years and delivered their debut album, Odyssey, in 2023. At the midway point in 2025, they are just about to call it quits. Before they do this, however, they are leaving a significant farewell to fans, in the form of a farewell album and…

Australia’s beloved heavy and alternative music festival, Good Things, is locked in and confirmed for early December in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. This year will also see the Sydney venue upgraded to the Sydney Showgrounds due to overwhelming demand in previous years. With the official lineup being announced on August 12th, fans are speculating hard…

It’s hard to believe next year will mark the 20th anniversary of brother-sister duo Angus & Julia Stone’s initial assault on Aussie hearts and global charts. Angus was just 20 at the time, but he’d already found his groove. His hips haven’t stopped swaying ever since. A prolific songwriter, there’s been no let-up in hits…

Little Birdy on tour celebrating the 21st Birthday of their iconic debut album bigbiglove played at Sydney’s Manning Bar on a very wet and miserable Saturday night. Little Birdy delivered the entire album with heartfelt precision, breathing revitalised life into each song. “Beautiful to Me” carried its original charm with the crowd singing along to every…

Crowded House are heading out on tour this October and November, but not in the way you’d usually expect. Instead of the arenas and outdoor stages we’re used to seeing them on, they’ll play a string of smaller, more intimate venues across the country in a rare pop-up tour. The seven dates will not only…

Fit For A King are perhaps one of the most relentless forces within the modern metal core scene- unafraid to evolve while staying true to their foundations. With their 2018 record Dark Skies, the Texas five-piece struck a rare balance between brutal heaviness and heartfelt honesty which catapulted them to a new tier of success….

For Sydney-based Dinley Jones, 2025 has been a whirlwind already. After making it to the top 21 in the most recent season of Australian Idol, the singer, dancer and all-round creative force has been riding a wave of momentum with a growing fanbase and a fresh single. Before Idol came calling, Jones was doing what…

August is somewhat alarmingly already upon us, but that hasn’t stopped us from adding ten new songs to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we premiered earlier in the week. Our track of the week goes to Melbourne’s new wave/post-punk outfit Radio Free Alice, with “Toyota Camry”. Radio Free Alice…

BLACKPINK’s JENNIE (Jennie Kim) has been making a splash as a solo artist both in music and on screen. After the renowned K-pop group BLACKPINK decided to take a break to focus on solo projects, Jennie launched her solo career with the single “Solo” in 2018, and just a year later, became the first solo…

Alright Animals, Mother is coming! Following the critical acclaim of her latest album . (Period) (You can read our glowing review here), Kesha will continue the monumental success of her biggest headline run of her extraordinary career with the eagerly awaited Australian leg of The Tits Out Tour– her first headline tour Down Under in over…

We’ve got an absolute banger for you today – the moving new single and video from Sydney based heavy artist Part Paladin, “Brave This World”, featuring Mikaila Delgado of Yours Truly. Yes, we are thrilled to be premiering it ahead of its release tomorrow. Part Paladin is the solo project of Sydney-based instrumentalist, vocalist, and…

We fell in love with Tasmania-based thee-piece alternative rock outfit Verticoli in 2022 when they released their sophomore album, The Echo, and they’ve kept the creative wheels spinning since.  The follow-up LP, So Far, came in 2024 and they are hard at work on their next album, Silverlinings, which will drop on the 6th of…

Launched from the current Global Top 10 Netflix hit series Building the Band, Midnight Til Morning is a four-piece group blending powerful vocals, emotional vulnerability, and undeniable charisma. On August 6th, they’ll officially launch their music career with anticipated debut single “Bye”, a soaring, bittersweet ballad marking the arrival of a new global music force. Crafted alongside a world-class creative…

Eight-time GRAMMY Award winner Kacey Musgraves is set to return down-under this November. Musgraves has been touring her latest album Deeper Well since 2024 with sold out shows globally and is now bringing it here to Australia. The Texan-born country singer-songwriter has announced a four-date run covering Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, with the tour kicking…

Meanjin/Brisbane petalcore outfit Torizon are back with their new single “Currents”, the third chapter in the story of Sam and Luna, characters navigating the aftermath of a tragic miscarriage. Taken from upcoming EP Meliora, “Currents” follows on from previous singles “Bloom” and “Sober”, exploring themes of grief and resilience. The band say: “This track reflects…

For the final time this month we’ve added a further ten new tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier this week. Boonwurrung Country-based queer artist, songwriter and record label co-founder MAXON takes home our Track of the Week with her new single “18” – the…

Have you ever had a bad time listening to female led harmonies on a near acoustic soundtrack? I’m here to tell you the answer is no, and you can add Folk Bitch Trio to the list of bands that meet this description of releasing ridiculously pleasant indie-folk. Here on their debut album Now Would Be…

Tick Tick Boom! The Hives just laid proof as title holders to the current “Best Live Rock and Roll Bands In The World” with a wild performance from the Swedish Kings at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre. Led by the marquee of lead singers Howlin Pelle Almqvist, his lethal brother Niklas on guitar plus their dangerous band…

After wrapping up a whirlwind run of European shows, Northlane frontman Marcus Bridge is catching his breath – but only just. With only a brief moment to settle back into home life, the iconic Aussie metalcore group are gearing up to hit the road again for a massive regional Australian tour, their first in three…