ARIA Award-winning, multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter Conrad Sewell recently announced that his second album, PRECIOUS will be released on the 3rd March, 2023. It’s one to look forward to, from an artist who has garnered over one billion streams for hits such as “Healing Hands”, “Remind Me”, “Hold Me Up” and his ARIA-winning single “Start Again”. Since he broke through…
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Indie-rockers Bad Pony are back with “Hand Me Down”, their first single since 2020, and the lead track from their forthcoming debut album, Forever Up & Coming. We are thrilled today to be premiering a live video of the track. The band has reconfigured into a four-piece, after their cherished guitarist Cron van Niekerk moved…
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Set times and the festival map has been released for the inaugural Heaps Good Festival in the heart of Adelaide. With a great line up including Arctic Monkeys, Peggy Gou, CHVRCHES, and Jamie xx it’s sure to be an incredible day of music. Taking place across two huge stages, Heaps Good’s Eucalyptus Stage will play host to…
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Genre-bending singer and multi-instrumentalist nothing, nowhere. (aka Joe Mulherin) announced his debut Australia tour for 2023 yesterday. Presented by Destroy All Lines, the enigmatic artist will be performing in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, with the tour kicking off on Monday 6 Feb. Blending elements of alternative, pop, punk and rap, nothing, nowhere. released…
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It’s been a while since bands have been able to tour, so it’s good to see some of the favourites such as RÜFÜS DU SOL back on our shores. After the release of Surrender in October 2021, fans have been waiting some time to see the trio perform. As the sun set on a warm…
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Australian singer-songwriter Tiali creates beautifully emotive and alluring indie rock. Earlier this month she dropped “Icicles” a track that takes us from a gentle melancholy into a rampant furnace and back again. With warm smoky vocals and grungy guitars, it’s a track that showcases the rare talents of Tiali. “Icicles” is totally addictive, and follows…
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Brisbane alt-metal quartet Headwreck are paving the way for a new era of heavy music in Australia. Their dark, bouncy new single “Let It Feel” is their first original release since their explosive 2021 debut EP Glamorise Demise. Produced, mixed and mastered by guitarist/vocalist Jamo Benadie, the band’s latest offering is their most unique and…
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Over the same weekend that West Coast legend DJ Quik was set to play a small Sydney gig in the cramped side room of Metro Theatre, fellow Compton emcee Kendrick Lamar performed two tightly-packed shows at the staggeringly large Qudos Bank Arena as part of his global The Big Steppers tour. Two enormous symbols of…
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December is flying by, and this week we’ve added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Brisbane singer/songwriter Kaypo has released the gripping “Help Me Out” and it’s our Track of the Week. We’ve been a big fan of Kaypo’s music since we premiered one of his earlier tracks, “Desert…
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Jack Johnson brought his Meet The Moonlight tour to the Sydney Opera House Forecourt on Monday night, the first of three shows at the iconic venue. Emily Wurramara opened proceedings, charming the audience with her touching songs in English and Anindilyakwa. Her songs are moving and educational. The story of her mother being bullied and…
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Sydney-based indie musician Sam Marks has been releasing songs under his own name since 2020, and last month dropped the dreamy “Wash Over Me”. We’re thrilled to be premiering the video for this track today, a blissful melancholic odyssey. Sam has a beautiful husky voice with great range, suited to touchstone folk or ripping blues,…
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Perth country-rock artist Siobhan Cotchin is quickly proving herself as one to watch on the rise with a slew of new music this year. The five-time WAM Award nominee released her latest single “How Does It Feel?” on 22 Nov, accompanied by the announcement of a national tour in December. Cotchin returned to Tone City…
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Sydney-based singer/songwriter BOLEYN is back after a long hiatus with “GIRLFRIEND”, a sultry exploration of heartbreak. This song shines a light on those who have been heartbroken by a partner who is unable or unwilling to come out and continue to live a double life. This is his first release since “Violence” all the way…
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What a band. What a gig. What a venue. Local boys Rufus Du Sol just packed out The Domain twice as if it was Field Day in 2007, presenting one of the rare times in Sydney a festival atmosphere had been purpose-built primarily with one act in mind. Yes, there were two support acts and…
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We’re easing into the new month with another ten tracks added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. This week’s Track of the Week belongs to French brother and sister duo Camille and Robin Faure, a.k.a Black Lilys. We’ve featured the duo before, and “New Era” is another strong release from them. The…
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HEAPS GOOD is set to rock the Adelaide Showground on 6th January with an absolute belter of a lineup. Featuring headliners such as Arctic Monkeys, Peggy Gou, Chvrches and Jamie XXX, the lineup is even further enhanced today. Joining the list is the legend G Flip. Yep, the Melbourne-born and LA-based artist, producer & drummer has…
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Last week Central Coast artist NEAV (aka Niamh Watson) released her debut EP, ELEGY. The EP contains four songs previously released, namely “Talking To The Devil”, “Built The Same”, “Silence Song” and the current single “Say Goodbye”, as well as two new tracks. If there is one take-out from this impressive debut, it is NEAV’s stellar…
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Just announced, the Vintage Vibes Festival will be set in the Adelaide Hills in early 2023. Over two days, the 1st and 2nd of April, the inaugural festival at Tomich Wines features a range of artists from Gang of Youths to Tash Sultana to Leo Sayer. Vintage Vibes also has Hermitude, Angus and Julia Stone…
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Sunday night was the return of beloved English band The Wombats to Melbourne for the second time in 2022. With the earlier tour focusing on the release of their 2022 album, Fix Yourself, Not the World, this tour off the back of Spilt Milk Festival was to celebrate their recently released EP, Is This What…
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Wollongong emo-punk five-piece Jacob have today shared their new single “Not Only When You’re Lonely” with us ahead of its release tomorrow via Resist Records. The latest offering was recorded by Joe Andersons at Woodriver Studios with additional help from the band and mixed by Marc Jacob Hudson (Taking Back Sunday, Against Me!). This pop-punk…
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Sunday night displayed why Melbourne loves The Wombats so much as they graced the stage of the Palais Theatre on the first leg of their tour for their recent EP Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This? They were joined by Brisbane artist and firecracker Jaguar Jonze for an enjoyable evening that…
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Sydney-based rapper DOBBY has been carving a name for himself for delivering songs with a strong message, and continues along this rich vein with the hard-hitting “That’s Not Me”. The track highlights how First Nations peoples are often expected to conform to certain norms in order to be given opportunities. DOBBY explains: “It’s time for us…
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Sydney indie-pop singer-songwriter/poet meadowhip has today shared her soulful debut EP Ruckus, a journal of transformation and acceptance. The solo project from Cara Walkam comes after a major haemorrhagic stroke in 2019 and sees her utilise music as an outlet to overcome self-doubt in this transitional part of her life. “After several months of intense…
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Do you remember what it was like to hit your mid-20s and wonder where your life just went and where it’s going? Sydney indie-pop singer Kyle Charles Hall channels this change and reflects on the bright side of it in his latest single “in love, 23” – released 25 Nov – and has today shared…
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Ghanian-born/Sydney-based rapper and producer Yawdoesitall is quickly cementing himself as one of the country’s most promising emerging hip hop acts. The exciting artist dropped his highly-anticipated debut EP Life I Chose last Friday and it’s already making waves. Recorded himself at his home studio, the seven-track project is equally chill and hype with a unique…
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With half the band residing overseas nowadays, it’s been a long wait between shows in Australia for synth-pop veterans Cut Copy, who are among the headline acts at Wine Machine festival which starts on Saturday in Perth. Cut Copy will be playing alongside headline act Flight Facilities, as well as Lime Cordiale, San Cisco, Client…
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Local heavy juggernauts Deadlights and Mirrors crushed the final show of their six-date co-headline tour last night at Princess Theatre in Brisbane, celebrating their respective 2021 albums The Uncanny Valley and The Ego’s Weight. Supported by Inertia, Deadnerve and Sunbleached, the stacked lineup brought their all and treated fans to a night to remember. This…
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Melbourne melodic metalcore act NTH RD have come straight out the gate to make 2022 their own with no signs of slowing. The quartet recently shared their anthemic new single and video “I Watched You Fade Away”, just four months after their debut EP Panic, exploring loss and change. We caught up with vocalist Jordan…
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After a physical hiatus of the ARIA awards due to COVID restrictions, the music community was ready to head out and party in style for the 2022 awards at the Horden Pavilion. There was plenty of glitz and glamour with frocks galore, even on many of the boys. MC for the evening, Christian Wilkins was…
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December is almost upon us, and we’ve added ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “Poolside”, from rising indie-pop artist BIRDEE王煒. “Poolside” is just the track to kickstart your summer, with its bright disco vibes. It continues the progression for BIRDEE王煒 from her debut EP,…
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