Ocean Sleeper | Credit: Supplied Hot on the heels of selling out all the shows on their latest Aussie headline tour, Gippsland-based trio Ocean Sleeper have just returned with a new single ‘Lonely Love’ featuring their main support act for the tour, US emo rapper Lil Lotus. Self-produced by the band’s guitarist Ionei Heckenberg, ‘Lonely Love’ is a hook-laden cut of alternative rock that tackles melancholy themes through uplifting instrumentation. Ocean Sleeper x Lil Lotus – ‘Lonely Love’ “We like to creatively explore emotions of sadness and loneliness and express them in a pos ..read more

L-R: The Last Dinner Party (Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella), TV Girl (Credit: Credit: Andrew Benge/Redferns) Would-be Splendour In The Grass acts The Last Dinner Party and TV Girl both announced their respective debut headlining tours of Australia last week (April 17), set to take place in July 2024. Upon going on sale to the general public last Friday (April 19), all five shows sold out within minutes. Now, it has been announced that each show has received a venue upgrade – including the co-headlining show the two acts will share in Brisbane. For those that have already purc ..read more

Mike Oldfield (with guitar) performs with the Music Of The Spheres orchestra | Credit: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images) Tubular Bells – the 1973 debut album by composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield – will be celebrated with a new live show that will be toured across Australia in August 2024. The full-band arrangement has been put together by longtime Oldfield collaborator and musical director Robin A. Smith, who will also serve as bandleader on the tour. A full run of dates can be found below. Smith first premiered the new live version of Tubular Bells at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 20 ..read more

Passenger | Credit: Mila Austin / Supplied Passenger has expanded his 2024 Australian headline tour with a second show at Sydney’s iconic Opera House. The English indie-folk troubadour, real name Mike Rosenberg, will perform an additional show at the NSW’s capital’s most iconic venue on Sunday, 20th October, supported by local singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be playing the Sydney Opera House,” the artist said in a press statement today, announcing the news. “I’ve been lucky enough to have a few bucket list moments throughout my career and this will certainly be am ..read more

Jet | Credit: Supplied / Jason Sheldon JET are set to bring their comeback to its logical conclusion with a brand new album. Ahead of a fresh batch of tour dates toasting the 20th anniversary of their iconic debut album Get Born, the Aussie rock heroes have today confirmed they’ve begun work on a new full-length LP, coming our way next year. “It’s time… we’re pretty excited to tell you that we’re working on a new JET album, due for release in 2025,” the band announced in a press statement. JET – ‘She’s A Genius’ The forthcoming record will form the follow-up to their 2009 Shaka Rock LP, marki ..read more

Girl and Girl | Credit: Zac Bayly Girl And Girl have shared another new single from their forthcoming debut studio album, Call A Doctor. The latest track, ‘Oh Boy!’, is the third to be shared thus far. It follows on from both ‘Hello’ in February and ‘Mother’ earlier this month. According to lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Kai James, the song remained half-written “for a few years” before he and the band committed to completing it. “I really loved the first half, and had kind of psyched myself out of finishing it,” he said in a press statement. “When it was finally demoed early last year, this b ..read more

Pierce The Veil | Credit: Supplied After swinging by Australia’s triple j studio to deliver a haunting live cover of Radiohead‘s iconic track ‘Karma Police’ for their debut Like A Version performance last year, Pierce The Veil have now unleashed a new studio-recorded version of the track. Similar to their Like A Version, the San Diego post-hardcore veterans’ studio cover stays fairly faithful to the Radiohead original, rejuvenating the 1997 alt-rock hit with a grungey, no-frills approach punctuated by frontman Vic Fuentes’s unmistakeable vocal tone. Pierce The Veil – ‘Karma Police’ “We are pr ..read more

Northeast Party House | Credit: Official Facebook Melbourne EDM party-starters Northeast Party House are hitting the road in honour of their forthcoming fourth studio album, Enhancer. The electronic banger-makers have announced a celebratory headline tour for this August, visiting fans in nine regional and metropolitan spots across the country. Northeast Party House – ‘Enhancer’ The tour itinerary will see the beloved collective visit fans in Torquay, Hobart, Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle, Byron Bay, Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne, with support from New Zealand artist SACHI. You can peep al ..read more

Slow Pulp recently performed “doubt” on Colbert #LateShowMeMusic series and now they are back with a mind blowing cover of Lifehouse’s hit 2000 single “Hanging By A Moment.” This song was originally featured on The Fader’s transgender charity compilation. Slow pulp added a lo-fi twist to the song, making it amazing for the listeners.  Hanging By A Moment” is one of those songs that I really loved when I was a kid but hadn’t realize the way it had influenced me in my songwriting until much later on,” mentioned the guitarist Henry Stoehr. “I feel like this song kind of lives somewhere in be ..read more

The Wiggles | Credit: Official Facebook The Wiggles are bringing the rave to pre-schools and kindy classrooms on their debut EDM album, The Wiggles Soundsystem: Rave of Innocence. The juggernaut rainbow sweater-clad act’s freshly-released LP features 14 tracks of pure G-rated dancefloor heat, with Australian DJ and Justice Crew member Lenny Pearce (AKA the twin brother of current purple Wiggle, John Pearce) teaming up with DJ Dorothy The Dinosaur to deliver techno remixes of some your favourite Wiggly classics including ‘Fruit Salad’, ‘Hot Potato’, ‘Rock-a-Bye Your Bear’ and more. The Wiggles ..read more