THE PAPER KITES RELEASE NEW SINGLE “WALK ABOUT THE CITY” FEATURING MARO

Ahead of the release of their highly anticipated fifth studio album Roses, The Paper Kites return with another stunning track, “Walk Above The City,” featuring prolific Portuguese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maro. The track’s harmonies glisten, coated with soul-soothing vocals and thoughtfully layered instrumentals, accompanied by the signature songwriting artistry the Australian indie-folk outfit are known for.

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THE MILLION DROP THEIR NEW SINGLE & VIDEO ‘LAST CALL’ - PRODUCED BY NOTHING BUT THIEVES FOUNDER-MEMBER DOM CRAIK

The Million today drop their new single and video ‘Last Call’; a track that draws on ‘80s synth-pop, leaping along at a heart-raising tempo. It’s a heartbreak anthem but the sounds are liberating, leaving all bad feelings on the dancefloor.

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ASHA JEFFERIES RETURNS WITH A NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR ‘BREAK’

Brisbane raised indie-folk artist Asha Jefferies returns with a confessional new single and video for ‘Break’. Produced by Ian Haug, guitarist and songwriter for both Powderfinger and The Church, ‘Break’ is a coming to. From a musician for whom artistic and personal work are inextricably linked the song plays like a lifted veil, as relationships are seen for what they are.

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WATCH AC/DC: THE MAKING OF REALIZE

From Rolling Stone US: AC/DC’s video for Realize, the thunderous opening track of the hard rockers’ recent Power Up album, presents a closeup of the band in dizzying detail. The camera gets right in Brian Johnson’s face and perches on the headstock of Angus Young’s guitar as they rock out in front of Young’s deafening wall of Marshall amps — and then it spins in circles on the floor, aiming up at the Aussie hellraisers. Each frame of the clip is disorienting.

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CHUTNEY TO RELEASE FIRST SINGLE OF THE YEAR ‘INVISIBLE’

“Real love is hard to come by. So you find a way to cope without it.” The melancholy quote from Sir Elton John’s biopic, Rocketman, struck a chord for Chutney lead vocalist, Matt Hansford, after watching the film on a weekday afternoon. Inspired to put pen to paper, the line was rewritten “real love is hard to come by, she’ll take whatever she can get, you cut a certain silhouette” and the concept for Invisible was conceived.

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BELLE HAVEN ANNOUNCE ‘NOBODY LIKES A HOSPITAL’ TOUR WITH THE PROMISE OF NEW MUSIC

Melbourne chaotic rockers Belle Haven have announced the 'Nobody Likes A Hospital' Australian tour presented by Greyscale Records and Destroy All Lines. The tour will see the quartet play to fans in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide in celebration of the return of live events and brand new music.

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NICOLAS CAGE FIGHTER ‘CAST YOU OUT’ EP OUT TOMORROW, RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘EXILER’

NICOLAS CAGE FIGHTER, Australia's best-named heavy band, have not begun 2021 with any of that 'New Year, New Me' rubbish, they have simply got down to business doing what they do best - release heavy as hell music! Today, the video for their new single Exiler drops just ahead of the release of their 'Cast You Out' EP!

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TULLIAH UNVEILS NEW SINGLE ‘DISTANT DREAMS’ + DEBUT EP ‘FRE$H HUGS’ OUT 12 MARCH

Fresh off the back of her sold out debut headline show at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel over the weekend, 19 year old singer songwriter Tulliah, who hails from Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, has today unveiled a stunning new single ‘Distant Dreams’ alongside news her debut EP Fre$h Hugs will wrap itself around you on Friday 12 March (via AWAL).

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THE LAZY EYES RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE 'WHERE'S MY BRAIN???,’ ANNOUNCE SOPHOMORE EP + HEADLINE SHOWS

Today The Lazy Eyes return with their new single 'Where’s My Brain???'. The first of new music for 2021, the release comes in tandem with the news of their upcoming second EP and their debut headline shows in Melbourne and Brisbane.

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ALEXANDER BIGGS RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM

Melbourne creative Alexander Biggs has today unveiled his debut album. Self recorded and produced by Alexander Biggs, Hit or Miss was written and recorded in many places — from blanket fort hideaways in a noisy city to a suburban kitchen; the lively lounge room of friends of friends to a makeshift bedroom on the lounge floor of his mother’s house.

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SEABASS SHARE TITLE TRACK AND VIDEO FROM FORTHCOMING NEW EP, ‘ALWAYS KIDDING’

Making their return for 2021, ready to shed the disappointing vibes of the year just gone, Adelaide’s SEABASS present their new single, ‘Always Kidding’. 

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BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL DROPS EPIC PROGRAM

In a shorter 10-day format spanning March 5-14 (taking in the Labour Day long weekend), Brunswick will be abuzz for Brunswick Music Festival 2021, with a bursting program that sets the stage for people to gather and connect IRL after the year that was, all across the expansive suburb, in beloved parks, music venues, bars and pizza parlours.

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DEAD DIRTY DINOSAURS TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'HOLDING BACK'

Holding Back is the latest single from the Dead Dirty Dinosaurs and the fourth release with burgeoning punk label Riot Records and their parent company Golden Robot Records and will be released on 16th February. Holding Back is the follow up to recent singles Bad Timing, Monica and Revenge.

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