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DRAPHT SHARES NEW SONG PROBLEM HERE FEAT. COMPLETE & ELI GREENEYES+ NEW ALBUM SHADOWS AND SHININGS OUT SEPTEMBER 10+ NATIONAL TOUR

Aussie hiphop king Drapht shares his electrifying new track Problem Here, featuring fellow local Perth hypes Complete and Eli Greeneyes. Accompanied by a killer video, Problem Here is the second taste of the prolific artist’s brilliant new album Shadows and Shinings, an introspective and complex release demonstrative of Drapht’s impressive penchant for reinvention, out September 10. To celebrate the new album, Drapht will be hitting the road in September for a massive national tour.

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GORDON KOANG ANNOUNCES NATIONAL 'UNITY' TOUR

Music in Exile is proud to announce that GORDON KOANG is returning to venues around Australia to celebrate his acclaimed album, UNITY. With previous tour plans cancelled due to Covid restrictions, Gordon and his band are incredibly excited to have the opportunity to perform this album for you, our audience! 

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SIOBHAN COTCHIN SHARES NEW SINGLE 'HIGHWAY SONG' + NATIONAL TOUR SUPPORTING BOB EVANS

Ahead of a national tour supporting Bob Evans, WA alt-country singer-songwriter Siobhan Cotchin shares a new single ‘Highway Song’. Which with her signature raw songwriting, is about trying to drive away from your problems or move on from something or someone that has hurt you.

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MIA WRAY RE-DEFINES "BEDROOM" POP WITH NEW SINGLE & VIDEO 'NEEDS' + NATIONAL TOUR CONTINUES WITH ALL SHOWS SOLD OUT

Today Melbourne artist-on-the-rise Mia Wray shares anthemic third single ‘Needs’. Once again putting her formidable songwriting talent and stadium-sized vocals into razor-sharp focus, ‘Needs’, along with the vibrant video (directed by GG McG), bursts with giddy, cathartic energy and innuendo.

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LIME CORDIALE UNVEILS OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘NO PLANS TO MAKE PLANS’ + TOURING AUSTRALIA THIS OCTOBER

Following the announcement of their biggest ever Australian tour this October, today Lime Cordiale unveils the official video for No Plans To Make Plans via Chugg Music. Catch a ride with the Leimbach brothers and Summer Kane as they vanquish the evil Oscar and Leroy Slimebach in a 60’s inspired visual accompaniment, directed by Tim Swallow.

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TYNE-JAMES ORGAN SHARES ALBUM TRACK ‘LONDON’S CALLING’ + DEBUT ALBUM ‘NECESSARY EVIL’ OUT FRIDAY MAY 21

Set to release his debut album Necessary Evil on Friday 21 May, today Tyne-James Organ shares the hypnotic new album track London’s Calling via Dew Process. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter will also tour the nation this June and July.

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PLINI ANNOUNCES IMPULSE VOICES AUSTRALIAN TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST STEPHEN TARANTO

This July, Sydney guitar-wizard PLINI is set to return to the stage to celebrate the release of his latest album, Impulse Voices. After a year of show postponements and cancellations, PLINI and his band of musical superheroes (Chris Allison, Jake Howsam Lowe and Simon Grove) are thrilled to reunite on stage, performing new songs, old songs and all the notes in between.

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AMY SHARK'S NATIONAL TOUR TO PROCEED IN FULLY SEATED CAPACITY IN JUNE/JULY + NEWCASTLE SHOW ADDED DUE TO FAN DEMAND

Homegrown multi ARIA award winning, singer-songwriter Amy Shark has today emphatically confirmed that her CRY FOREVER national tour will proceed as scheduled in June/July and also announced that a brand new Newcastle Entertainment Centre show on Friday 11 June will be added due to the huge demand from local Newcastle fans. Tickets will go on sale for the Newcastle show at 11am on Friday 16 April from www.amyshark.com.

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ASHA JEFFERIES SHARES 'CRYBABY' AND ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TOUR

Brisbane songwriter Asha Jefferies reveals a dreamy new single ‘Crybaby’. Combining the patience of folk with the urgency of pop, ‘Crybaby’ is Jefferies' most evocative and reflective track to date. The release comes with the announcement of a headline national tour, taking place throughout May.

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BUDJERAH ANNOUNCES MAY + JUNE NATIONAL TOUR + SHARES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR HIGHER

Ahead of the release of his debut-self titled EP available this Friday 26 March via Warner Music Australia, today Budjerah announces his first national tour this May and June. To mark the news, the 19-year-old savant has unveiled the official video for his latest single Higher.

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NERVE DROPS NEW SINGLE 'MISSED CALLS' + ANNOUNCES EP AND NATIONAL TOUR

Meanjin/Brisbane-based artist Nerve has just dropped his hard-hitting new single 'Missed Calls', the second taste from his forthcoming Australian Horror Story EP, which he will be touring nationally this June. Pre-order Australian Horror Story HERE, Listen + watch 'Missed Calls' HERE.

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THE PAPER KITES RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM “ROSES” + ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TOUR

Ever quiet achievers, premier Australian indie-folk act The Paper Kites today release their fifth studio album Roses via Wonderlick/Sony Music Entertainment Australia. The band are thrilled to announce they are hitting the road this August 2021 for a National tour of Australia. Tickets are on sale Monday, March 15th at 9:00 am local time. 

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PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS SHARE TWISTED FAIRYTALE CLAYMATION VIDEO FOR MR. PRISM

Following the release of ‘Mr. Prism’ earlier this month, their first single of 2020, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets today share an adventure-filled clay animation video for the song. Created by Oliver Jones, who the band have collaborated with previously on their similarly kaleidoscopic videos, the video for ‘Mr. Prism’ takes us on a colourful journey through ‘sweetsville’, with some surprisingly dark encounters along the way.

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TIM MINCHIN RELEASES NEW SINGLE “LEAVING LA”

Groundbreaking Australian musician Tim Minchin has revealed his new single “Leaving LA”, to be released via BMG. “Leaving LA” is a predictably sardonic and poignant meditation on the conundrum that is La-la Land. A combination of the pop and orchestral stylings that Minchin is renowned for, the release comes at the head of his mammoth sold out national tour.

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SAINT LANE DROPS NEW SINGLE 'HICKEYS' ANNOUNCES HICKEYS TOUR

Today Gold Coast-based rapper Saint Lane shares his latest single, ‘Hickeys,’ his first new music of 2020. Of the track, Lane says: “Hickeys is about moving in circles. Working the same job, going to the same bars and seeing the same people every weekend. Getting caught in the loop and wanting to break free. Seeing some people around you break that loop and seeing some people stay in it.” 

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SIENNA WILD ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE YOU WOULDN’T KNOW + NATIONAL TOUR IN JANUARY 2020

Sienna Wild are thrilled to be taking You Wouldn’t Know on the road, and it’s pretty clear why once you hit play on this track – it’s definitely one for a hot, sweaty, summer gig. Giving fans a taste of what to expect from their 2020 tour, Louis says, “Fans can expect a tight rock performance full of swirling guitars, crashin…

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