Author: Sosefina Fuamoli

Album News Weekly: 29th July 2016

In this issue: Phantogram eye up the release of Three, Dinosaur Jr prepares for people to Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not this August, Melbourne’s Acolyte are set to drop their debut album Shades of Black next month and more! PHANTOGRAM The third studio album from Phantogram, aptly titled Three, will be released via Republic Records on September 16th….

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Music Video of the Day: Rainbow Chan “Work” (2016)

The latest offering from the always intriguing and captivating Rainbow Chan comes to us in the form of her latest music video, this time for “Work”. Taken from her debut album Spacings, “Work” comes through hard with beat and loop work that has positioned Rainbow Chan’s album as more than just an anticipated flash in the pan collection…

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Exclusive Music Video Premiere: Satellite Sky “Rivals” (2016)

Los Angeles-based, Melbourne rock duo Satellite Sky have unveiled their latest visuals, this time for their new single “Rivals”. Directed and shot by drummer Kim Kicks, the film clip stars Laura Seay (NCIS, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), and took inspiration from Kicks’ photography background in relating the themes of vulnerability and personal fragility that the music itself brings to life. Known…

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Garbage announce Australian headline and A Day on the Green festival dates for November & December

For the first time since 2013, Garbage will be touring Australia as part of A Day on the Green‘s November tour, as well as fitting in some special headline dates of their own! The festival dates will see the US group join forces with The Temper Trap, The Preatures, Tash Sultana and Adalita at wineries right around the country at the…

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Bernard Fanning touring Civil Dusk through October & November

Off the back of his recent double-album release news, Bernard Fanning has announced a brand new Australian tour (alongside the awesome Dustin Tebbutt and Ainslie Wills) for October and November. The first of the two albums, Civil Dusk, is set for release on August 5th and has already spawned the well-received tune “Wasting Time” – check out the music video…

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Single of the Day: Zander Hawley “Forest Fire” (2016)

US singer songwriter Zander Hawley has delivered another gorgeous piece of music in “Forest Fire”, which can be listened to below. We first encountered Zander when we came across his band Honeywater but since then, we’ve become fans of his solo work as well. His debut EP Wish I Was came out late 2015, displaying the young writer’s…

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L-FRESH The LION headlining the University of Adelaide’s ‘At the Cloisters’ event in August

L-FRESH The LION is heading back to Adelaide in August to headline the University of Adelaide’s 2016 At The Cloisters event! The winter music event is going down on August 5th and is going to be featuring live art, food and drinks, not to mention some more special music guests to join L-Fresh on the bill. Supported…

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Music Video of the Day: Into It. Over It. “No EQ” (2016)

Into It. Over It. have recently released their music video for current single, “No EQ”, in advance of their upcoming debut Australian tour dates this September! The tune, taken from their praised album Standards, has spawned the visuals which according to Evan Weiss, is a ‘buffalo plaid nightmare’. Following a number of his friends, dressed up in Weiss-type…

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ICYMI: A look back at our favourite music videos of May 2016

Continuing our look back at our favourite music videos, we turn the spotlight to May, where we became introduced to some more rad artists and their latest visuals; from MOSSY‘s “Ginsberg”, to Modern Baseball‘s brilliant video for “Wedding Singer”, there were definitely all angles covered. Hit ‘play’ and revisit them below! PLAYLIST Tim Wheatley – “78 Benz”…

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Festival Review: Splendour in the Grass – North Byron Parklands, Byron Bay (22.07.16 – 24.07.16)

Splendour in the Grass has existed as a must-attend festival in the minds of almost every Australian music fan since its inception in 2001. Widely regarded as one of the music events on the Australian calendar, the Byron Bay festival has seen some of the world’s best tread its stages and offer up live music…

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DZ Deathrays, Tkay Maidza, Harts, Gawurra & more join the 2016 BIGSOUND Live line up

BIGSOUND has unveiled its latest artist additions to the 2016 festival, with some of the country’s beloved touring names joining on a line up exceeding 150 names. DZ Deathrays, Tkay Maidza, Harts, Japanese Wallpaper and Vera Blue have been named alongside Gawurra, Teeth & Tongue, The Belligerents, Harmony James, I Heart Hiroshima, The Gooch Palms, Kučka, Rainbow Chan and more on the latest BIGSOUND reveal – colour us absolutely stoked. They…

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Paul Dempsey, Ross Wilson, Ella Hooper & more join the Heart of St Kilda Concert this September

The Sacred Heart Mission has announced some more special names to their annual Heart of St Kilda Concert happening in September, raising funds for those desperately in need. Last year, the concert raised $79,000 for the Mission’s Meals Program to feed nearly 20,000 people in need and this year, they’re hoping to smash the record. The…

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Periphery returning to Australia in February!

Bringing their new album, Periphery III: Select Difficulty, out to fans, Periphery are gearing up for some huge Australian dates next February! The album represents the metal band on some of the best form of their career to date and given their last Australian tour was completely sold out, we’re expecting their 2017 dates to follow suit for…

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Single of the Day: Ali E “Two By One” (2016)

Ali E has produced a great new track in “Two By One”; a single further showcasing her talent as a songwriter and vocalist. Recorded and mixed at Captain B Studios by Brooke Penrose and featuring instrumentation from Mark Renall, Leigh Ewbank and Ceci Dowling, the latest Ali E offering is broody, enticing and grungy all at the same time. A song about…

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The Bennies add more Australian tour dates to September schedule

The Bennies are currently entering the home stretch of a 30-date long tour that has seen them sell out venues at multiple venues around the country. From Melbourne up to Darwin and out to Queensland, the Wisdom Machine purveyors have been hitting it hard and have been doling out some incredible rock shows to punters who have…

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Music Video of the Day: Alex Cameron “The Comeback” (2016)

Jumping the Shark, the debut album from Sydney artist Alex Cameron, is just weeks away from release (August 19th) and to keep us hyped, he’s recently released the official music video for the record’s third single, “The Comeback”. Directed by Britt McCamey, featuring cinematography by David Gannon and Matthew Cresswell, the music video features Cameron cutting a striking figure on an…

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Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, Magic Johnson & more announced as SXSW 2017 Speakers!

Some huge names have been revealed to be speaking at SXSW next year, as the tech, music, film, business, sports and journalism fields start ramping up for the conference and festival in March. Named on this first wave of speakers are Jennifer Doudna and Jill Soloway as keynote speakers; Doudna, the geneticist and co-inventor of CRISPR-Cas9, a gene-editing technology and Soloway, the creator…

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Let Me Be Clear: David Le’aupepe talks moving on from The Positions with Gang of Youths

When Gang of Youths released their debut album, The Positions, back in April 2014, the record’s candid content matter would remain a main and ever-present focus right throughout its ensuing tour and promo cycle. As ‘the album about cancer’, The Positions was quick to solidify itself with the Gangs’ fan base and corners of the…

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Single of the Day: Marksman Lloyd “Seven Laps” (2016)

Perth MC Marksman Lloyd has delivered his new single “Seven Laps”, another cool offering from the rapper who has been fast orchestrating positive momentum after the release of “Olympus” last year. The bass hits deep while Lloyd’s rhymes bite hard as he delves into struggles with addiction and anxiety within the lyrics. Have a listen to the…

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Jack Garratt on his love for live music, developing his stage shows & more!

While in Sydney recently, UK rising star Jack Garratt sat down with Larry to chat about the success of his Phase record and the development of his live shows to steadily growing audiences around the world. Obviously an avid music fan himself, Garratt describes his favourite elements of live music and how his shows are consistently developing. “The…

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Music Video of the Day: Oh Pep! “Bushwick” (2016)

Melbourne’s Oh Pep! have spent much of 2016 overseas with their debut album Stadium Cake, winning fans through the US and Europe/UK regions; bringing some brilliantly honed folk rock to audiences that have been lapping it up eagerly. Before they come home to tour the album in September, Olivia and Pepita have dropped the visuals for their latest single, “Bushwick”. Filmed…

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Exclusive Album Premiere: Slowly Slowly – Chamomile (2016 LP)

Since we first heard the memorably titled “Pussy Makes The World Go Round” (aka “PMTWGR”), we’ve been hooked on Melbourne duo Slowly Slowly. Between Ben Stewart and Alex Quale there exists a painfully genuine and heartfelt sense of songwriting and lyricism, an honesty that fans will have easily gleaned from “PMTWGR” and “New York Paris” in particular. On their debut album Chamomile,…

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Music Video of the Day: Hvmmingbyrd “If Love Was Enough” (2016)

Irish alt-pop duo Hvmmingbyrd come to us with a new music video for their excellent new single, “If Love Was Enough”. The Massive Attack-style atmospheric production quality and influence remains prominent through this band’s music (one of the first elements of their style that had us drawn in early), while between Deborah Byrne and Suzette Das, there exists a cool…

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Here’s how Splendour in the Grass wrapped up its 2016 event last night

Sunday night at Splendour wound up one of two ways; you either lost your mind blissing out to Sigur Ros in the Mix Up Tent or you threw down with a full amphitheatre of punters to Flume‘s jam-packed headline set at the other end of the site. Either way, wrapping up the weekend at the…

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Editor’s Picks: The Best of Splendour in the Grass 2016!

For another year, Splendour in the Grass has succeeded in pulling off one memorable live music event out in Byron Bay. Providing a line up of artists representing some of the best touring musicians Australia has at the minute, not to mention some incredible international visitors, Splendour was more than just a playground for triple…

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The Cure’s four encores and three hour set bring day two of Splendour in the Grass to an end

Saturday at Splendour kicked into high gear early, with phenomenal sets by NGAIIRE and Harts being laid down at the beginning of the day. NGAIIRE’s show at the mix up tent was easily a top festival pick, with a diverse and euphoric crowd loving every groove and note she and her brilliant backing vocalists doled…

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The Strokes and The Avalanches help open the ampitheatre at Splendour in the Grass

Splendour in the Grass came out swinging for its first official day and night of 2016, opening with quality exciting newcomers and ending with some huge names weighted with high expectation from the crowds. Alex Lahey and Sampa the Great’s opening sets at the Amphiteatre and Mix Up Stages respectively were great to set the…

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A star-studded lineup pay beautiful, fitting tribute to Szymon on day two at Splendour in the Grass

Saturday at Splendour in the Grass was a particularly special one for the Borzestowski family, as they (along with some friends) brought the late Szymon‘s acclaimed debut album, Tigersapp, to life as part of a moving tribute to the Newcastle producer and songwriter. The GW McLennan Tent had a strong crowd of supporters during the…

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Music Video of the Day: JOY. “Like Home” (2016)

JOY. has delivered another tight cut of music to add to her list of impressive releases! The music video for “Like Home” is here, JOY.’s first piece of new music since the acclaimed Ode EP saw the producer out on the road for some very well received tour dates. Working with Joel Burrows and producers Entropico on the visuals for her…

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Album News Weekly: 22nd July 2016

In this issue: Bright Eyes announce the re-release of their six album catalogue, Nick Waterhouse to release his third studio record, Alex Watts announces details of his new album Another Step In The Dark, Slowly Slowly anticipate the release of their debut album Chamomile and Seekae’s Alex Cameron strikes out with solo album of his…

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