DEATHBEDS ANNOUNCE ‘SINNER’ ALBUM RELEASE 13 MARCH & DROP SINGLE ‘WHAT’S YOURS IS MINE AND WHAT’S MINE IS MINE’
Canberra-based metallers Deathbeds are making their mark on Australia's heavy community with the release of their brand new single "What's Yours Is Mine And What's Mine Is Mine".
THE FACTION ANNOUNCES HARDEST 100 OF 2019 COUNTDOWN & VOTING OPEN! VOTING OPEN NOW. LIVE COUNTDOWN ON AIR
2019 was a watershed year for heavy music in Australia and indeed, the world. A titanium-strength year for releases worldwide, multiple Australian heavy music festivals stormed the scene, successful tour after successful tour destroyed venues all over the country - and the scene galvanised more than ever!
DIDIRRI RELEASES REFLECTIVE NEW SINGLE ‘RAW STUFF’ AND POIGNANT VIDEO SHOT IN RURAL VICTORIA
In the lead up to his much-anticipated appearance on Eurovision: Australia Decides on February 8th, Didirri has kicked off the new year with new single and video for "Raw Stuff", and announces a run of tour dates starting in April, and taking the Melbourne songwriter up and down the East Coast of Australia through to May.
BOATS SHARE SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR ‘VAN DIEMENS LAND’ + ANNOUNCE TIME TO OPEN THE MACHINE EP - OUT MARCH 2
Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist Boats, aka Blake Paterson, follows up the recent KEXP supported single ‘Falling Off Rainbows' with a new single and video for ‘Van Diemens Land’. Detailing Blake’s experience of becoming lost in the Tasmanian wilderness, the single is the second track lifted from the impending Time To Open The Machine EP, due for release on Monday 2 March.
CHILLINIT DROPS NEW SINGLE “LAYING LOW” AHEAD OF HUGELY ANTICIPATED SECOND ALBUM ‘THE OCTAGON’ (OUT JAN 31)
Following on from a milestone year with debut album ‘Women, Weed & Wordplay’ - the 13th highest selling album in Australia in 2019, home to two gold singles, and has racked up a staggering 60 million streams and counting – south-west Sydney's homegrown, self-made juggernaut Chillinit today gives us a second taste from his much anticipated second album ‘The Octagon’ (due January 31) with new single “Laying Low”.
PARKER ANNOUNCES ARRESTING NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘BECOME THE FOOL’
Visual artist, songwriter and musician PARKER has today announced her devastatingly beautiful new single Become The Fool, a heartbreakingly powerful song about an unbalanced relationship in which one person ends up sacrificing too much of themselves and their dreams for another, set for release today, January 24.
TORA'S CAN'T BUY THE MOOD DELUXE ALBUM OUT TODAY + NATIONAL TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK + TWO ANOTHER REMIX THE TITLE TRACK
Today sees the release of the deluxe album edition of Tora’s richly-textured second album Can't Buy The Mood. The deluxe version contains two added B-Sides as well as a raft of carefully-curated remixes from producers around the world including Sydney’s Two Another who have re-worked the album title track with lush house vibes. Full tracklist is below.
FINAL PARTY IN THE PADDOCK: SPECIAL GUESTS, ADDITIONAL ACTS, BRAND NEW STAGE AND VIBESTOWN ENTERTAINMENT
If you weren’t already keen enough for the legendary Party In The Paddock lineup (sporting Matt Corby, Hermitude, Dune Rats, Broods, Cosmo’s Midnight, Jack River, Sneaky Sound System and many, many more), February 2020 is set to see even more teammates jumping aboard to help SEND IT at the Paddock for one final bow!
SLUMBERJACK RELEASE CLUB FOCUSSED SINGLE 'HADES' WITH FOMO + PLAYING CASTAWAY FESTIVALS
Today SLUMBERJACK announce the release of ‘Hades’, a club-focused track which they made with San Diego producer duo FOMO, who have worked on remixes for Skrillex and The Chainsmokers. It’s a hard-hitting track in signature SLUMBERJACK style with world music influences mixed in with staccato drops and a booming bass which hits you hard in the chest.
RACKETT’S ‘OXYTOXIC’ ADDED TO TRIPLE J UNEARTHED ROTATION
RACKETT’S ‘Oxytoxic’ has been added to Triple J Unearthed rotation, as well as set of single launch gigs in Sydney and Melbourne
NICK BATTERHAM AND JOSH MEADOWS INTRODUCE THE BELL STREETS WITH DEBUT SINGLE ‘FRAGILE’ TAKEN FROM UPCOMING LP MONUMENT
Fledgling Melbourne and Castlemaine act The Bell Streets make their debut with the first of 10 songs to be released in 2020, the slick bedroom pop number, ‘Fragile’. Birthed from the somewhat inevitable partnership of Nick Batterham (The Earthmen, Blindside, Cordrazine) and Josh Meadows (The Sugargliders, The Steinbecks), The Bell Streets started writing songs toge…
MELBS BB ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE + VIDEO + MELBOURNE LAUNCH SHOW FEBRUARY 27
Dreamy singer-songwriter Melbs bb has today announced her new single Astrology (clothesline), a catchy pastel fantasy with a dark, edgy underside, out January 22. The artist has also released a sharp, self-made video to accompany the song, lovingly poking fun at the stereotypes of the signs of the zodiac.
INTRODUCING THE LAZY EYES WITH THEIR DEBUT SINGLE ‘CHEESY LOVE SONG’
The Lazy Eyes are a Sydney four-piece who create prismatic, sprawling psychedelic rock. ‘Cheesy Love Song’ is the lead single from their debut EP, the first of a number of releases over the coming year. Listen and watch HERE.
ADRIAN EAGLE AUS TOUR STARTING JAN 31ST
After garnering widespread acclaim across the country for his now trademark ARIA nominated single "AOK", a incredibly popular rendition of Ocean Alley’s ‘Confidence' for Like A Version, a massive national and international touring schedule, as well as the release of his debut EP ‘MAMA’ which has ama…
MOTOR ACE ANNOUNCE RUN OF SUMMER SHOWS INCLUDING AUSTRALIA DAY BUSHFIRE BENEFIT GIG IN EAST GIPPSLAND
After making their highly anticipated return to the stage in 2018, beloved Aussie band Motor Ace are hitting the road for a run of summer shows, kicking off next week at 48 Watts in Newcastle on January 25, before head
BURY TOMORROW ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM CANNIBAL, OUT APRIL 3 ON MUSIC FOR NATIONS/SONY MUSIC AUSTRALIA
Bury Tomorrow‘s 2018 album Black Flame catapulted them into metal’s upper echelons. It was the band’s third consecutive UK Top 40 album - quite the feat for a heavy band - and took them on a tour which culminated with a huge show at London’s iconic Roundhouse. But with follow-up Cannibal, the band have taken another leap forward.
VETTY VIALS SOARS IN NEW SINGLE ‘PRIDE’ FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM, CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF
2020 brings Sydney songwriter and performer Vetty Vials into a brand new creative chapter. Having first established herself on the touring circuit back in 2017 with the I am okay, I promise EP, the artist has developed into a formidable new voice with evocative stories to burn. Her debut album, Conversations With Myself, is the perfect introduction to Vetty Vials’ sound, while single ‘Pride’ leads from the front with heart.
SYDNEY ‘PSYCH-JUNK’ MASTERS WAWAWOW RETURN STRONG WITH ‘THE BIG COOKOFF’ FROM NEW ALBUM PINK ELEPHANT
They don’t come much more energetic than Sydney’s WAWAWOW - their name alone is like a neon slap to the senses - and to kick off a brand new year, the four-piece present a brand new collection of music in the cracking debut album, PINK ELEPHANT out Friday, February 14th. Warping and threading psych, funk and hectic electro-indie influences throughout, the record is the perfect snapshot of the band’s attitude toward creating music. Leading the charge, WAWAWOW’s new single ‘The Big Cookoff’ is delightfully bonkers - just how they like it.
BEL IS DISARMING AND ARRESTING WITH NEW TRACK “BETTER THAN ME”
Melbourne-based artist Bel is back in 2020 and is hitting the ground running with a sultry and expansive new track that proves she is worth paying attention too. “Better Than Me” showcases an artist who is assertive in her message, an artist who rejects genre conventions and exists as an amalgamation of art, music, creative direction and fashion. The track’s crisp production has a unique and exotic allure.