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Live Gallery: Avatar prove their formidable live reputation at Sydney’s Manning Bar 29.08.2026

There is already a healthy crowd packed into Manning Bar when Sydney metalcore outfit Pyrefly arrive, and they waste very little time introducing themselves. This isn’t a set designed to…

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Album Review: What the ghosts left behind – Kaurna/Adelaide’s The Only Objects release the epic ‘An Excess of Haunting’, with a little assemblage required.

There’s a particular kind of record that doesn’t want to be understood so much as inhabited, and ‘An Excess of Hauntings’ is one of them. The second album from Adelaide’s…

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Track: Francois van Coke and Zaan Sonnekus go all in on life

Francois van Coke and Zaan Sonnekus have joined forces for ‘LEWE’, a new single built around a straightforward idea: life is happening now, so you might as well make something…

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Track: Jaguar Jonze returns at full throttle with ‘Kawasaki Ninja’ and ‘BEASTMASTER’

Jaguar Jonze is back in motion. The Taiwanese-Australian artist, aka Deena Lynch, has announced her second album ‘BEASTMASTER’, arriving January 29, 2027 via Nettwerk, alongside the new single ‘Kawasaki Ninja’.…

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Track: Betty Taylor release ‘Fall Right Back’ ahead of Australian headline shows

Betty Taylor know exactly how a bad idea can become an irresistible one. The Queensland indie-pop four-piece return with ‘Fall Right Back’, a bright, immediate new single about recognising every…

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Track: The Somedays debut with Shimmering Jangle-Pop on Double A-Side Singles ‘If I Could Start This Year Again’ and ‘Always On My Mind’

There’s a particular kind of confidence in a debut single that doesn’t sound like a debut single, and The Somedays have arrived with exactly that. The Queensland four-piece kick off…

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Track: Asha Jefferies releases ‘What the Hell’ and announces Australian tour

Asha Jefferies is just over a month away from the release of her second album ‘Desire Is An Angel’, and the Australian songwriter has offered one final glimpse with new…

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News: LOOKOUT 2027 brings +LIVE+, Stone Temple Pilots and 4 Non Blondes to Australia

LOOKOUT is heading back in 2027, and this time it is bringing three giants of ’90s alternative rock along for the ride. +LIVE+, Stone Temple Pilots and 4 Non Blondes…

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Track: Glasswaves announce debut album ‘while(True)’ and unleash ‘Swarm.ING_’

Glasswaves are building something considerably bigger than a collection of songs for their debut album. The Rochester, New York trio will release ‘while(True)’ on October 23 via SharpTone Records, bringing…

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Track: KSMBA explores desire and vulnerability on new single ‘Touch’

KSMBA continues a rapid ascent through Australia’s electronic underground with ‘Touch’, a new single that turns the uneasy space between attraction and self-protection into something built for the dancefloor. The…

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