London’s Pure Youth have only been around since 2014 but they’ve wasted no time in building an impressive rep for themselves through this year. Demonstrating that the indie scene that flourished under the wing of bands like The Maccabees, The Wombats and more recently, The 1975 and Circa Waves, is certainly not done in unearthing…
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Taking on The Strands‘ 1997 original, Circa Waves have recently released their own version of “Something Like You”. The boys strip the music back and embrace an acoustic vibe for their cover and for fans of Circa Waves, it’s a real treat to see them operate in this way. Their version of “Something Like You”…
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New York artist Elliot Moss recently released the music video for his single “Pattern Repeating” and if you haven’t been able to check it out (ditto for his debut album Highspeeds), now is your shot. Taking things down a bit, “Pattern Repeating” sits comfortably in alongside material released by your Bon Ivers, your James Blakes…
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It’s an interesting concept. Release one song a month for a year via SoundCloud and see what happens. One would think that, given the amount of music currently floating about on the internet by independent, unsigned artists, it would be easy for content to fade out and not make a scratch on the consciousness on…
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Irish songwriter Zack Boone has only recently landed on my radar, following an email sent to me a few weeks ago with the subject line simply reading: Take five minutes to listen to this guy. I’m glad I did. The song is called “Beautiful”; a chill, delicate acoustic number, it’s a love letter that isn’t…
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If you didn’t have a crush on Cam Avery before, chances are you’re going to now. “We’re Just Making it Worse” is the Perth musician’s latest single as a solo artist and we are…how do we say? Here. For. It. A bluesy, smoky ballad, the tune has Avery and Alexandra Savoir going toe to toe…
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A new festival is coming to the stunning Barossa Valley region in South Australia next year and it brings with it a solid inaugural line up! The Silver Fern Festival was announced today to be headlined by Jason Isbell and will play host to the final ever show performed by The Audreys. To take place…
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As far as final local shows of the year go, I was happy to be spending mine with some artists I’ve loved getting to know more about through 2015. Wasted Wanderers headlined at Jive, braving the Adelaide heatwave in enticing friends and people keen for some live music out of their air-conditioned homes for a…
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Yesterday, the final nail in the Soundwave coffin was well and truly hammered in, with AJ Maddah (in usual style) taking to Twitter to announced that the festival would not be going ahead in 2016 due to poor ticket sales. Following on from the previous announcement that the festival would cease to exist nationally in…
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With the Falls Festival and Southbound tours kicking off just after Christmas, we’re faced with the exciting opportunity in welcoming some of our favourite bands and artists back to Australia. Some of them have only just been out this way on other festivals or headline tours of their own, some are making their debut and…
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Adelaide duo Problems have released maybe one of my favourite tracks this year in “Pretending”. Having been working consistently through 2015 on new music, developing on the live front and generally establishing a presence for themselves not only in Adelaide but with a wider audience beyond, Justin Walkden and Shane Lock have demonstrated with this…
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As Alicia Keys first belted out, This girl is on fire, and this could easily apply to Brisbane native, ROMY. Armed with a smoky R&B aesthetic ready to burn up, the LA-based songstress has dropped the video for her debut single “Wild Heart” and we are all about the direction she is headed in. Directing…
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Lisa Crawley has been an artist we’ve loved getting to know more about this year. Releasing her new EP, Up in the Air, at the tailend of November, Crawley showcased a refined sense of songwriting, blending some great melodic pop sounds that evoke a classic retro vibe without planting herself solely in one era of…
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Future Classic and the Museum of Contemporary Art have revealed the artists taking part in next year’s FCxMCA series in Sydney and again, these summer nights are going to be musts in your calendar. A fusion of contemporary art and music showcased in the surrounds of the MCA’s Sculpture Terrace, FCxMCA already has enjoyed a…
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Any chance to feature Lisa Mitchell, we’re gonna take it. The songstress recently linked up with Georgia Fair and Anita Lester (Lester the Fierce) for this cute track, “The Coldest Night of the Year”. The single is part of the It’s Coming on Christmas compilation that also features tracks by the likes of Marika Hackman…
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Don’t let their name fool you, Sunflower Bean aren’t purveyors of lilting sun-kissed pop music. The New Yorkers have a debut album in Human Ceremony coming out early next year and today, we’re stoked to be sharing their new music video for “Wall Watcher” with you. The single is a fuzzed out, catchy piece of…
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Bluesfest have continued to prove that they’re the festival that keeps on giving, today announcing their latest artist additions! 2016 is already going to be seeing the festival branch out and explore more genres outside the traditional blues and roots genre and this latest round of names is only a further testament to the fact…
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Missing out on the Falls Festival this year? Don’t fret, the ABC has you covered. This New Year’s Eve you’ll be able to tune in to a special live broadcast of the festivals in both Lorne and Byron Bay from the comfort of home! Just think, with a simple channel flick, you’ll be able to…
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Hailing from Portland, the gorgeous Charlie Hilton has recently shared a new cut from her forthcoming solo album, Palana. “100 Million” is a dreamy offer of a single, demonstrating a veer towards playing around with different sounds and textures – it’s light, acoustic and endearing. For “100 Million”, Hilton (who you may know for her…
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This is actually not a drill. Nor is it some internet hoax. The Wu-Tang Clan are coming to Australia. They’re coming to tour soon. Of course, theirs is a hip-hop career that has been littered with equal parts success and controversies that has elevated the collective to a slight mythological status with some fans. Since…
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R.W Grace has continued to be one of Australia’s most interesting performers and in 2015, her profile has only continued to reach more people. I first saw her perform a few years ago supporting Matt Corby, back then she was performing as Grace Woodroofe. Immediately struck by her stage presence, a deep and intense vocal…
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Soutbound is set to turn the hell up next year, with new additions to the WA festival being rolled out even now, mere weeks out from it kicking off in 2016. Southbound 2016 is going to be accommodating their punters like no other year, with the addition of the already-announced Big Top set to provide…
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Okay, hold up. This girl is 18 years old. Let’s have that in our heads before you click play on the below video. Teischa hails from Perth and has a voice that hits hard. Sitting well in that alt-soul, contemporary pop realm that has been littered with talented voices but ultimately forgettable faces this year,…
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We’re under two weeks out from one of our favourite times of the year, aside from gorging ourselves on Christmas lunch leftovers, the Falls Festival. Again, the team have delivered a line up that speaks to those who are looking to get away and party hard into 2016, those who are keen to see some…
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She took out the WA Live Voice of the Year award at our AU Live Music Awards last week, not to mention also being up for the Best Live Roots Act, and now Ruby Boots continues spurring the good momentum in announcing a huge run of tour dates for next year! The Americana artist out…
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Midas.Gold has dropped a piece of attention grabbing rap in “00000” – it’s fast paced, backed by an addictive beat and is delivery with a quick fire punch. Midas.Gold has been getting some due props this year touring with both Ivan Ooze and Hau and it looks like 2016 is only looking to be another…
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Corona’s tagline of …From where you’d rather be doesn’t ring truer than when attached to this magnificent little line up of a festival they’ve got set up for Perth next month! Headlined by Flight Facilities, the Corona SunSets Festival is taking place down at South Beach in Fremantle on January 16th. Any excuse to get your…
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Some of Sydney’s favourite sons are getting on the road for a long awaited national tour next year. Palms have come out of the shadows of making new music with a new record in Crazy Rack and come March, the boys will be coming to a venue near you with the album primed and ready…
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“We should be celebrating our live music scene. Not shitting on it every fucking chance we get.” Last week at the 2nd Annual AU Live Music Awards in Sydney, the AU review’s editor-in-chief Larry Heath delivered a passionate speech supporting the live music industry in Australia, criticising the practise of major media in Australia to…
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Tonight, the GoodGod Small Club will be opening its doors for one final party that is sure to leave many Sydneysiders feeling bittersweet and hungover the next morning. The venue itself has seen some amazing local and visiting talent on its stage in its history and has grown into one of the most popular clubs…
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