Melbourne heavy rockers Sydonia are gearing up to share album number three with fans, first by dropping their new single in “Eyes of Sand” and second, heading out on the road through July and August! The tour is set to be one of Sydonia’s largest yet and no doubt, will be one of their most chaotic. With…
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Band of Horses are going to be including an extra special performance for fans in Sydney when they’re in the country next month, linking up with Optus for a gig at the Grifter Brewery on July 27th! The five-piece who’ll be in the country with their new album Why Are You OK? will play this one-off…
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We last saw Hockey Dad killing it at SXSW this year and by all accounts, the duo had been making similar positive impressions on audiences through the UK and Europe in recent months. The Leisure Coast twosome have continued the momentum build for their much anticipated debut album Boronia, with the release of new single “Jump The Gun”…
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From September 8th through until September 11th, multiple Sydney locations are going to hosting some of the globes hottest artists as part of the Red Bull Music Academy Weekender! 40 artists are involved in this massive event, with the likes of Flight Facilities, Peanut Butter Wolf, Kano and Ta-ku all confirmed to be bringing the heat. It’s the first event of…
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Brisbane’s FEUDS have brought us their music video for their single “River of Wine” this week, a song we haven’t been able to stop listening to. The band’s debut EP Stay Lost is due out this August and as a taste of what the wider record is going to sound like, “River of Wine” is a great little…
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Opera Oblivia is the much anticipated third album from Sydney’s Hellions and this coming July and August, the band will be celebrating their new collection of material with a brand new headline tour! Recorded at Karma Sound Studios in Thailand, the album has been constructed as an avenue for escape for the listeners, says guitarist Matthew Gravolin. “More…
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Surf coast legends SKEGSS are gearing up for one hell of a tour through August and September with Dumb Punts and Verge Collection – if you’ve not yet been able to see what these lads are capable of generating on stage, here’s your chance. Supporting their new EP Everyone Is Good At Something, SKEGSS are touring for the first time in a headline…
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One of Melbourne’s electro-soul bright new faces, Alice Ivy, has dropped a new single in “Almost Here” and it’s got us completely wrapped up. Incorporating some slick hip hop and horns into the mix on this one, featuring RaRa and Georgia Van Etten, the producer has created one hell of a tune. It’s been a hectic year or so…
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Allan Smithy has been winning hearts (ours included) since Matt Amery (of Tin Sparrow) began making music and moves on live stages under the moniker last year. This week, we’ve been gifted with his new music video for “Four Letter Reason” – another great little gem of nostalgic Australiana. Taken from his forthcoming EP I See A Palm Tree,…
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Gordi has had a brilliant 2016 so far – proving that she’s more than a buzz name overseas, the talented songwriter and performer has returned home with a stack of new fans, in particular one Justin Vernon. Accolades aside, it’s new music time for Gordi, as she releases her new music video for single “Wanting”. The release…
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Groote Eylandt songstress Emily Wurramara has been celebrating the release of her debut EP Black Smoke – a brilliant and ambitious introductory offering of music from a young artist brimming with potential. Ahead of her run of tour dates with the new material (she’s on tour right into August), Wurramara describes the importance of sharing her culture with…
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Urthboy‘s national album tour for The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat wrapped up over the weekend, with shows in South Australia and out in Western Australia bringing the Elefant Traks family to many, many fans. With L-FRESH THE LION and Okenyo on support duties, this was an incredible line up of talent, both established and emerging – a…
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Robbie Miller continues to impress, emerging out of the studio with an excellent new single in “Road”. Since the release of his 2015 EP The Faster The Blood Slows, Miller’s songwriting skill has shone strongly and he’s continued to become a brilliant gem of talent coming out of the east coast. “Road” incorporates some cool synth work in…
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Helmed by the talented Leticia Dare and Andrew O’Toole, the music video for the hot George Maple x What So Not collaboration, “Buried”, is brilliant. The tune, which also features Atlanta rapper Rome Fortune, has been made even more of a stand out release with this beautifully shot music video; an underwater scene depicting both peace and struggle. Dark, brooding and gorgeous –…
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The line up for the 17th annual AmericanaFest has continued to roll out some brilliant names for its 2016 event, with the likes of Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, Amanda Shires and Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers being announced in their latest artist reveal. The festival is already boasting artists including Wynonna & The Big Noise, Jay Nash and The Black Lillies, while Kasey…
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Adelaide songstress MANE may be a relative newcomer to the scene but she’s wasting no time in making an impression fast. Her new single “Bitter” is the first taste we’ve gotten from her debut EP House of Horror – a catchy, rhythmic pop and blues fusion bound to catch attention. For MANE (aka Paige Renee Court), “Bitter” stems from a…
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Beach Slang are one of those bands who’ve wasted no time in established a quick and furious amount of momentum for themselves ahead of their debut Australian visit. They’ll be out here for Splendour in the Grass in July, introducing their debut album, The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us, to music lovers but…
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The line up for the 17th annual AmericanaFest has continued to roll out some brilliant names for its 2016 event, with the likes of Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, Amanda Shires and Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers being announced in their latest artist reveal. The festival is already boasting artists including Wynonna & The Big Noise, Jay Nash and The Black Lillies,…
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As Alicia Keys once proclaimed, ‘This girl is on fire‘. Today, Sydney’s Sarah Connor has come through with a track that definitely fits the description. Teaming up with Bigredcap and Losty on the track, Connor spits rhymes that beckons haters to step up because well, she’s not fazed by their vitriol. Having burst out on to the radars of many when she took…
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Bernard Fanning has revealed his latest project this week, announcing that he will be releasing a special two-part series of albums both this year and in the early stages of 2017. For fans who’ve been waiting on the former Powderfinger-frontman to drop a follow up to 2013’s Departures, talk about a double whammy! The first edition, Civil Dusk,…
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As we continue our countdown towards the release of Liz Stringer‘s new album, All The Bridges, we bring you another special clip of the songstress performing one of her new tunes live. Filmed and recorded at Type Foundry live, Stringer here performs “Half Filled Cup”. Directed and edited by Michael McInerney, the clip captures the song’s vibe gorgeously as…
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The quirky trio behind Netsuke recently took to New York for the CMJ Music Marathon. Freya, Elias, and Danny’s style of intricate indie electronica began in Sydney and they currently call London home. To give us a taste of life on the road, the trio documented their travels through the states with some stunning images….
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Beaty Heart are one of those bands who popped up out of nowhere for me. Recently emerging as one of the fresh new bands out of Britain to be watching, a jump down a YouTube/Spotify rabbit hole soon after had me hooked. Their musical flavour is one that evokes the energy of early Foals, Alt-J…
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Melbourne’s Maefire emerged in 2015 with their debut EP, wasting no time in generating a solid reputation for themselves on the east coast as a band to watch. Of course, experience on stage prior to their outing as Maefire helped, with the group coming together out of the ashes of For Our Hero and Madison in 2014. With…
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The wildly successful mini-festival I Love Life is coming back strong this year, taking over the Manning Bar in Sydney and The Triffid in Brisbane this September! Helmed by The Smith Street Band and Poison City Records in its first year back in 2015, the festival brought out ridiculously large numbers (perhaps unsurprisingly), and this year…
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Jo and Tom have announced the first Big Scary tour in three years, finally! With a brand new album in Animal and an expanded line up for the live shows, fans can expect a totally new side of Big Scary to emerge when these dates take off in September and continue through October. The new album marks Big Scary’s third studio…
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LANKS has been generating some impressive momentum for his music and skills as producer and multi-instrumentalist for a little while now, but crowds around the country recently have seen just what he can bring to the table, off the back of successful shows with NGAIIRE. Now, we’ve got a brand new single from LANKS in “Bitter Leaf” and once…
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Our ICYMI series continues this week, as we take a look back at the music videos we vibed on throughout February this year. From Troye Sivan‘s “Youth” to Violent Soho‘s “Viceroy” and Bullet For My Valentine‘s “Worthless”, the second month of 2016 saw some big hitters drop impressive visuals. Hit play on the below and take a look/listen! Playlist Troye…
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There’s something warmly nostalgic about the type of music Band Of Horses have made over the past 12 years. Cease to Begin reached me when I was moving out of home for the first time, while Infinite Arms was a staple of my study playlist during my second year of uni. Listening back through certain cuts from those…
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Here we go! The first round of artists set to perform at BIGSOUND this year has been officially released, giving us a taste of the high calibre of quality we can be expecting in September. We already expected the Brisbane music conference and showcase event to be coming out swinging, as it does every year,…
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