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OK HOTEL RELEASE HIGH-OCTANE EP "STAY BRIGHT"

Wollongong-based punk-rock trio OK Hotel have revealed their high octane EP “Stay Bright” today, hitting the mark yet again with their signature beltable, heart-on-your-sleeve alternative rock. The band, Josh Fogarty, Jason Kocovski, Liam Jordan and new member Lucy Rorris truly deliver with their new EP, produced by Fletcher Matthews (Dear Seattle, STUMPS, Sweater Curse, CLEWS) The EP is packed to the brim with meaty choruses and riffs that are sure to cement the band amongst the greats.

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POLISH CLUB'S NEW VIDEO IS ANNOYING AS HELL. JUST TALKING IS OUT NOW+ PERFORMING SYDNEY NOVEMBER 17 + 18 FOR GREAT SOUTHERN NIGHTS

With its simple concept, the new video from Sydney two-piece Polish Club is frantic. The video for Just Talking draws inspiration from a 90’s music video with its quick cuts and popping primary colours.

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HAIKU HANDSSHARES NEW TRACK + VIDEO SUCK MY CHERRY WRITTEN FOR UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ NEW BLUMHOUSE FILM, FREAKY,

Dance-pop renegades Haiku Hands recently released their critically acclaimed, debut self-titled album via Spinning Top Records | Mad Decent. Building from their success today, the trio now share their brand new single, Suck My Cherry, and the track’s accompanying video. 

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MELBOURNE ROCKERS THE GROGANS RETURN WITH DYNAMIC SOPHOMORE ALBUM DAY / TO / DAY

Coupling effortless cool with refined rock songwriting chops, Melbourne trio The Grogans unveil their second studio record, Day / To / Day. An album that has been designed to be absorbed, Day / To / Day is a sonic journey that has The Grogans delivering melodies, rhythms and great energy throughout.

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BEN GILLIES FOLLOWS UP DEBUT HIT WITH SECOND SINGLE“ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER”

Ben Gillies has followed up his exciting debut solo single “Breathe In, Breathe Out”, with a second release “One Foot In Front Of The Other”. The dark, folk-rock influenced track depicts an existential tussle, within ourselves and with each other, and features infusing jazzy saxophone and percussion with his signature husky vocal stylings

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AEROPLANE MODE LAUNCH WITH DEBUT SINGLE “SETTLE DOWN”WITH A TRIPLE J UNEARTHED TOPS PREMIERE+ ADDITION TO THE DOMESTIC LA LA RECORD CLUB

Aeroplane Mode have just unveiled their deep-breathing debut 'Settle Down'. The Melbourne-based dream-pop outfit have spent the last couple of years refining their sound before stepping into the studio, and it looks to be paying off.

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ALT FICTION ‘CAN’T GET IT RIGHT’

Amping up the tempo and the attitude without sacrificing any of the band’s sun-splattered tone, with the help of producer Chris Collins, ‘Can’t Get It Right’ is a brash, bratty dedication to messing up and starting again. What first appears to be an honest-to-goodness three chord number gives way to a sublimely jangly verse riff that’s more Johnny Marr than Billie Joe.

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