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Two decades in and The Wombats are bigger than ever, playing to massive crowds, dropping fresh records, and bringing in new generations of fans at every turn. Now, they’re jumping headfirst into the fog/their next chapter with ‘Oh! The Ocean’ – a freshly, introspective album that undoubtedly positions them at the forefront of the 2010s …

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DICE, the dynamic quartet from Boorloo/Perth, has recently unleashed ‘Chasing Hearts,’ their first track since their ARIA-charting 2024 debut album ‘Midnight Zoo’. ‘Chasing Hearts’ hits with a sparkling kick! Channelling that restless, adrenaline-fueled moment between hesitation and action. The band calls it a dive into spontaneity, with the kind of feeling that shifts your whole …

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Beddy Rays are back and the Meanjin/Brisbane four-piece have just announced their sophomore album, ‘Do What Ya Wanna’, set to drop in April 2025. Alongside the news, they’ve shared the lead single ‘Red Lights‘, complete with some prime spaghetti-o western cinematography. If you’ve been keeping up with Beddy Rays for any amount of time, you’ll …

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Today, Chicago’s soulful songwriter nicholas premieres his striking new music video for the intoxicating single ‘Capitali$er’ on Backseat Mafia. If you missed the track’s drop back in December, now’s the time to catch up. It’s a bold, drop-everything-and-listen kind of hit, wrapping breezy, soulful instrumentation around sharp political commentary. Fans of Gorillaz will feel right …

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Ball Park Music are gearing up for a huge year. The Meanjin/Brisbane five-piece have just announced their eighth studio album, ‘Like Love’, set to land on Friday, 4 April, and they’re hitting the road straight after, with a massive Australian and New Zealand tour locked in for May and June. To mark the occasion, they’ve …

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Grace Shaw, better known as Australia’s indie-pop darling Mallrat, is one of those artists you love with your gut. If you’ve been paying any attention to the Australian music scene, you’ll know her as the sharp, genre-defying voice behind hits like ‘Groceries’ and ‘Charlie’. Now, as she gears up for the release of her new …

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The Jungle Giants are back! After 18 months off the radar, the Meanjin/Brisbane four-piece have just returned to the spotlight with ‘Hold My Hand’, the first taste of their upcoming fifth album. It’s a song shaped by upheaval after frontman Sam Hales spent the past few years reeling from the end of a decade-long relationship, …

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After spending 2024 immersed in the live re-scoring of the 1971 Australian cult classic Wake in Fright, the Naarm/Melbourne outfit Surprise Chef have turned their focus back to their own sound. Their upcoming album, ‘Superb’, out May 16 via Big Crown Records, leans into a groove-heavy, soulful feel while keeping their exciting cinematic edge. The …

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2024 sent Joe Keery’s Djo project stratospheric. ‘End of Beginning’ was the song of the moment, streamed over 1.5 billion times, racking up 60 billion TikTok views, and landing on charts in 41 countries. Now, Keery’s wasting no time, a new album is locked in, a massive global tour is on the way, and he’s …

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After a wildly successful debut in 2024, selling out in Naarm/Melbourne, New Bloom Festival is back for round two in 2025, bringing a fresh wave of alt-rock, post-hardcore, grunge, and punk acts to Meanjin/Brisbane, Eora/Sydney, and Naarm/Melbourne this March. Tickets are available here. New Bloom has quickly become hallowed ground for the next generation of …

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