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Track & News: Gut Health Releases Latest Dance-Punk Single ‘Cool Moderator’ Ahead of Upcoming Debut Album ‘Stiletto’ + Tour Dates
Naarm/Melbourne-based dance-punk sextet Gut Health has announced their highly anticipated debut album, ‘Stiletto’, set for release on October 11 via Highly Contagious/AWAL. Extra excitedly, they’ve just released the second single from the album, ‘Cool Moderator’, a bratty, groove-driven track that promises to be a dance floor favourite and offers a glimpse of the glitter that …
News: Kingdom of Giants Turn Up the Heat with Their Latest Single ‘Asphalt’
Kingdom of Giants Turn
Up the Heat with ‘Asphalt’
Live Review plus Gallery: Underground Lovers with Youth Group, Corner Hotel, Melbourne, 27.07.2024
It is a rare and wondrous experience to see two of Australia’s most exciting and iconic bands (Underground Lovers and Youth Group) together at the legendary Corner Hotel on a bitter cold Melbourne night. It was one of those special nights that capture something unique. Of course it was made extra special by it being …
News: A. Savage Returns To Australia Following Latest Album Release ‘Several Songs About Fire’ + Tour Dates
After a self-imposed exile to Paris, A. Savage, the acclaimed frontman of Parquet Courts, has returned to Australia to tour his latest album ‘Several Songs About Fire’ (out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control). Talking about the album, Savage says, “I imagine myself playing these songs in a small club that is slowly burning. …
News: Jorja Smith Returns with ‘High’
Grammy-nominated and Platinum-selling UK artist Jorja Smith has released her latest single, ‘High,’ a sophisticated track with house influences, produced by her long-time collaborators DAMEDAME*. This release coincides with the announcement of Smith’s upcoming Australian tour, scheduled to take place in Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney this October. “High is a song I wrote about finding …
News: Hazlett drops single ‘Shiver’ off upcoming EP
Folk musician Hazlett has released a new single titled ‘Shiver,’ which is part of his forthcoming six-track EP, scheduled for release on October 4th. This EP marks the culmination of his ‘Goodbye to the Valley Low’ project. Hazlett is an accomplished folk singer-songwriter originally from Australia, known for his introspective and evocative music that captures …
News: Alt Share New Single & Video ‘Conversations that Hurt’
alt. want to have ‘Conversations that Hurt’
News: Stray Kids Announce Australian Tour
Stray Kids Set to Rock Melbourne and Sydney with Exclusive October Concerts!
Track & News: Naarm/Melbourne’s Radio Free Alice Release Latest Single ‘Johnny’ Ahead of Upcoming EP ‘Polyester’ + Tour Announcement
Naarm/Melbourne-based new wave/post-punk band Radio Free Alice have just released their latest single and music video ‘Johnny’ ahead of their second EP, ‘Polyester’, set for August 21. Excitedly, the band will embark on a national headline tour across Australia in August and September. Formed in Eora/Sydney in 2020 before relocating to Naarm/Melbourne, the band consists …