DAINE CREATES A GLACIAL WORLD OF HER OWN ON ELECTRONICA INFUSED 'BLOODY KNEES'
Following on from the release of last month’s rapturously received double a-side 'Ascension / Angel Numbers', which featured production from Lonelyspeck and Danny L Harle, 18 year old Filipino-Austalian dark pop icon in waiting daine today closes out the year by unveiling a fan favourite in its final form. 'Bloody Knees' has finally been unleashed after its 'nitecore version' amassed tens of thousands of streams on Soundcloud, leading to much speculation and desire for the track’s natural version.
INTRODUCING THE 2020 MUSIC VICTORIA AWARD WINNERS + WATCH BACK THE AWARDS ON YOUTUBE
Last night, the 16th edition of the annual Music Victoria Awards honoured Victoria’s best acts, albums, songs and musicians of the year in another exceptional awards night. Taking place as part of the Melbourne Music Week Extended program at the Melbourne Recital Centre, the live-streamed event and Channel 31 TV special revealed the seven public-voted winners and 14 industry-voted winners following a handful of previously announced 2020 awards and accolades handed out at last month’s Industry Awards event.
FRANK JAMES IS THE LAST MAN STANDING IN HIS NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR SINGLE ‘FRIDAY’
Frank James is unveiling his new music video to pair with his just-released single 'Friday' that boasts cool volume swelling electric-guitars and mellow, island vibing melodies.
MZRIZK PRESENTS THE FIRST EVER MZRIZK’S MUSICAL MELODY, AN IMMERSIVE ONLY VARIETY SHOW FEATURING A STACKED LINEUP OF SOUL, FUNK AND JAZZ CATS WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES, INTERVIEWS AND MORE
Beloved DJ, performer, radio host and event curator, MzRizk is thrilled to present a new online series of events with the inaugural MzRizk’s Musical Medley. An online music variety show for the whole family, MzRizk’s Musical Medley will include live performances, interviews, album reviews and cooking segments all produced and hosted by MzRizk herself. The first iteration of the event will feature some local and not so local artists of Skyé, Emma Volard, Komang, Thando, Emmpress, Michaela Jayde, HANNAH, ThatKidMaz, Mitsune (Berlin), Audrey Powne and Maya Vice, across six episodes of engaging, light-hearted and informative digital programming.
WARPED RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘RAISED BY GOATS’
Hailing from Geelong, Australia WARPED are a 3-piece band that have been around the traps for 30 years and are highly respect scene veterans. WARPED have earned a deal with Golden Robot Records and have now released their new single Raised By Goats.
UNIFY GATHERING ANNOUNCE THE FACTION RADIO TAKEOVER IN PLACE OF 2021 EVENT
The Faction is teaming up with UNIFY to bring a Heavy Radio Festival to the airwaves in place of the 2021 event.
KING STINGRAY RELEASE VIDEO FOR 'HEY WANHAKA' OUT NOW VIA BARGAIN BIN RECORDS
Following a hugely successful launch of their debut single, new Yolŋu surf-rock band King Stingray have released a mesmerising new video for 'Hey Wanhaka'.
BEKS RELEASES NEW DANCE-POP SINGLE ‘THE THING ABOUT US’ ON FRIDAY 11TH DEC + LOUD N QUEER TV NOMINATED FOR FBI SMAC AWARD
Independent songstress and indie-pop creative, Beks rounds out 2020 with The Thing About Us, taken from her forthcoming mixtape, and set for release on Friday 11th December. Inspired by a new era of music and songwriting, The Thing About Us showcases Beks’ innate ability to craft catchy pop hooks; uniting progressive songwriting with her lush vocal tones, reminiscent of an Australian Dua Lipa.
PEACH LANE SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘ROLLING’
Canberra dream-pop trio Peach Lane have today released their brand new single ‘Rolling’.
THE AVALANCHES ANNOUNCE LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCES AND SPECIAL SCREENING OF SHORT FILM ‘CARRIER WAVES’
The Avalanches today announce a very special live streamed DJ performance to celebrate their forthcoming 3rd studio album ‘We Will Always Love You’ – set for release on December 11 and available for pre-order now.
ELSY WAMEYO RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘NEVER THERE’ TODAY! + GORDON KOANG LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCED
Recorded in Adelaide with producer Mario Späte (Tkay Maidza, Montaigne, Okenyo), this emotional track speaks about the sometimes chaotic and complicated nature of relationships, both with yourself as well as with others. Gospel influences resound as the sparse opening creates space for the intimacy of Elsy’s vocals, musically reflecting a sense of isolation and pain.
2020 CAN FRICK OFF! GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS RETURN IN DECEMBER 2021. DATES & VENUES ARE REVEALED.
It is with a heavy heart that Australia’s favourite alternative music festival, Good Things Festival won’t be rockin’ up the East Coast this year. To our Good Things family, we know you love your mosh pits sweaty, your t-shirts black and the live shows spectacular. We know Parkway Drive delivered this in spades as our headliner last year, but just wait to see what we have in store for you next year! We had been working tirelessly on the 2020 line-up for over a year and we are thrilled to announce that all our confirmed acts for this year have signed on for 2021.
PERTO DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘SYMPATHY’ FEAT. UNDERGROUND LONDON ARTIST YAYOYANOH
Perto is undoubtedly Australia’s biggest (and youngest) new export. The Sydney-born producer is a certified musical prodigy, whose output is mature beyond his years but as innovative and fortuitous as one would expect from an internet-fuelled savant with the world’s musical history at his fingertips. Today he shares his new single ‘Sympathy’, featuring London based underground artist Yayoyanoh “Yayos”.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'PROPAGANDA LEAKS (ACOUSTIC)'
Following up from their recent single Body Parts that delivered an intense, thrashy hardcore brand of punk, UNDER THE INFLUENCE wind it right back with an acoustic version of their 2019 track Propaganda Leaks which is out now via Riot Records.
BURNING JACOBS LADDER DEBUTS WITH SINGLE ‘DANGER IN ME’
In a brand new project, Jake Johnson (Gold Coast) under the moniker of Burning Jacobs Ladder is debuting with a chugging, fuzz-driven whirlwind of alternative rock in the single 'Danger In Me' (Out December 4).
INTRODUCING TULLIAH WITH 'JUST MY TYPE (A LITTLE BIT LONELY)' + TWO SHOWS AT MELBOURNE’S CORNER HOTEL SUN 31 JAN
Introducing 19 year old singer and songwriter, Tulliah. Hailing from Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Tulliah writes from a place of heartfelt experiences with melodies that seamlessly wash over you. Today, she has revealed her captivating new single ‘Just My Type (A Little Bit Lonely)’ - a deluge of earnest songwriting with a profound sound that catapults Tulliah well beyond her young years. Tulliah is thrilled to be launching her new project with two live debut headline performances at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on Sunday 31 January. Tickets for the early show went on sale yesterday and were snapped up in no time.
VILIFY RELEASE HARD-HITTING DEBUT EP ‘CLARITY’
After two brutal singles have been welcomed into the world, today finally marks the release of Vilify's hard-hitting debut EP, 'Clarity'. Vilify released "Habit" and "Deadweight" in the lead up, both proving to be a searing introduction to the brand new melodic hardcore trio. "Habit" premiered at triple j Unearthed, had subsequent plays on triple j's Short. Fast. Loud directly after and was one of Unearthed's Top 5 of the Week on release before being added to Unearthed rotation the week after. Alternative Press included the single in their '50 New Artists You Need To Hear In November' piece, reviewing with: "Cutting screams accompany haunting guitar riffs that make you feel as if you’re in a foggy dream."
MIA DYSON REVEALS VINYL REISSUE OF HER ACCLAIMED 2005 ‘PARKING LOTS’ EP + DIGITAL RELEASE ‘PARKING LOTS (REVISITED)’ ANNIVERSARY EP
Australian icon Mia Dyson is thrilled to be reissuing her ARIA Award-winning 2005 album Parking Lots on vinyl, celebrating the 15-year milestone release with an additional Parking Lots (Revisited) EP and 2021 East Coast Tour.
INTRODUCING ROBERT IRISH LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE 'ALL OF YOU'
Meet Robert Irish, the Australian-born, New York-based singer-songwriter with his debut track 'All Of You'. 'All Of You' is a soundtrack to the open road, with pit stops at the Cass McCombs, Phosphorescent and Fleet Foxes discographies along its journey. Rolling bass, expansive synths and desert dive piano come together somewhere between Kurt Vile and a Father John Misty deep cut. The accompanying video takes inspiration from the home-movie sequence in Wim Wenders’ film Paris, Texas, and the intimate Super 8 film moments captured in the 1970's.
NEON PATTERN SUNDIAL SHARES DEBUT EP ‘ONE MOMENT NEVER MEANT A THING’
Today, Melbourne's NEON PATTERN SUNDIAL shares the eagerly awaited debut EP One Moment Never Meant A Thing. Sonically diverse and rich in eclectic sounds and textures, the EP contrasts sparkling energy with meditative ambiance, showcasing colourful and thoughtful alt-pop which is both transportive and introspective. Working with producer Marc Scollo (Jimmy Harwood), the EP was recorded and produced over a period of 18 months in Scollo's home studio, enlisting the help of many friends including Alex Siderov (Orange Orange) and Bek Nafiz (The Rollercanes, Lemon Daze), before final mastering by Lachlan Carrick (A.B. Original, Ainslie Wills, Eilish Gilligan).