AUSTRALIAN SINGER SONGWRITER EMILY BARKER RETURNS HOME AND TURNS HER LYRICAL GAZE INWARDS ON FILMIC NEW ALBUM The first song Emily Barker recorded for her latest record, Fragile as Humans, was its title track. To capture the “hyper-real recording” he desired, producer Luke Potashnick surrounded Barker with microphones at The Wool Hall, an impressive sixteenth century stone building converted into a studio by Tears For Fears in the early ’80s. She accompanied herself on Potashnick’s 1938 Gibson L37 archtop guitar. They recorded six takes, but the first was the best.   Writte ..read more

BILLIE EILISH ANNOUNCES HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR   2024/25 DATES REVEALED FOR AUSTRALIA, NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND ​AU PRESALE STARTS MAY 1 & GENERAL ONSALE BEGINS MAY 3   THIRD STUDIO ALBUM ​HIT ME HARD AND SOFT OUT ON MAY 17 ​[DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE RECORDS] Following the news of her highly anticipated third studio album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, set for release on May 17 (pre-order/add/save here), Billie Eilish has announced Australian arena dates, produced by Live Nation and Frontier Touring, for her HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: T ..read more

AUSTRALIAN SINGER SONGWRITER EMILY BARKER RETURNS HOME AND TURNS HER LYRICAL GAZE INWARDS ON FILMIC NEW ALBUM The first song Emily Barker recorded for her latest record, Fragile as Humans, was its title track. To capture the “hyper-real recording” he desired, producer Luke Potashnick surrounded Barker with microphones at The Wool Hall, an impressive sixteenth century stone building converted into a studio by Tears For Fears in the early ’80s. She accompanied herself on Potashnick’s 1938 Gibson L37 archtop guitar. They recorded six takes, but the first was the best.   Writte ..read more

DONATACHI ANNOUNCNEW SINGLE ‘BAD DREAM’ Donatachi shares their latest single, ‘Bad Dream’ featuring the ARIA-nominated Muki. Marking Donatachi’s first release of 2024, it also signifies their official partnership with the esteemed FADER Label in the United States and Central Station Records in Australia and New Zealand.   ‘Bad Dream’ is a hypnotic journey into the heart of eurodance, reimagined for the modern era. From the opening beats, trance and breaks of ‘Bad Dream’, the track’s nostalgic homage to ’90s dancefloor anthems is undeniable, yet its production is sleek and c ..read more

IDLES SHARE LATEST VIDEO FOR ‘POP POP POP’ TAKEN FROM ALBUM ‘TANGK’     IDLES share the new video for ‘POP POP POP’, a close-up in motion that sees Joe Talbot delivering the track’s singular lyrics, shot on location in Iceland. Widely acclaimed as one of the highlights from their critically-acclaimed fifth studio album TANGK, ‘POP POP POP’ is arguably the moment that deviates furthest from what you’d expect from IDLES. The sonic ambience is darker, a grittier hip-hop-tinged groove which lurches with grim menace. Yet the immediacy of its beat and Joe Talbot’s conversely upbeat lyricis ..read more

GOLD COAST ROCKERS HAMMERS RETURN WITH BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘TOP FUN‘   ARRIVES ARMED WITH TOP GUN-INSPIRED MUSIC VIDEO PERFORMING AT WHERE WE BELONG FESTIVAL IN REDCLIFFE ALONGSIDE BUTTERFINGERS & MORE THIS MAY Do you feel the need, the need for speed?   Sliding off the sweaty back of a long, hot Gold Coast summer, local riff-slingers HAMMERS are set to start dropping song bombs all across the land, kicking off with their brand new single Top Fun, out now via Summerland Records.   Taken from the band’s debut full length LP mud-mapped for a late 2024 release, Top ..read more

MICHAEL MARCAGI ANNOUNCES DEBUT AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR FOR JULY 2024 Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce US singer-songwriter Michael Marcagi will make his debut in Australia and New Zealand with a series of headline shows this July.   The ‘Scared To Start’ hitmaker will kick off his antipodean visit with a show at Auckland’s Powerstation on Saturday 13 July, before taking in Australia’s East Coast with stops in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.   Frontier Members can access presale ..read more

SIMPLE PLAN AUSTRALIAN TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BOYS LIKE GIRLS, WE THE KINGS & JAX IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! It’s been an unforgettable start to a truly iconic tour, with Canadian rockers SIMPLE PLAN currently on our shores for their 2024 Australian run. And as of today, SIMPLE PLAN‘s entire down under tour is now officially sold out, with sold out signs hung up for all shows alongside supports BOYS LIKE GIRLS, WE THE KINGS and JAX.   “Thank you so much to all of our amazing Aussie fans for selling out every single date of the tour! We’ve been co ..read more

MAHALIA ANNOUNCES BECCA HATCH AS SPECIAL GUEST ON IN REAL LIFE AUSTRALIAN YOUR THIS APRIL & MAY Grammy-nominated UK singer-songwriter Mahalia has announced she will bring local music sensation Becca Hatch on the road for her In Real Life Australian tour this April and May. ​   Delivering soul well beyond her years, Becca Hatch has curated a space in the Australian contemporary R&B and dance scene that is entirely her own. Rising to prominence after winning triple j’s Unearthed High Indigenous Initiative in 2017, Becca has esta ..read more

CREATURE FEAR RELEASE NEW SINGLE “SORBET” AHEAD OF HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN TO THE HEADLINE STAGE   SINGLE LAUNCH TOUR ON SALE NOW Naarm-based retro pop / garage rock outfit Creature Fear today return with their first release of 2024 – the tongue-in-cheek, introspective new single “Sorbet”. Stream HERE. “Sorbet” arrives ahead of the band’s first headline shows in almost two years, and as songwriter and vocalist Cameron Graham reflects, was “composed in a state of self-awareness and frustration.”   “The song paints a picture of an unhealthy relationship with food, using it as a copin ..read more