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Track: Sydney’s Bellwether may be ‘Halfway Happy’, but they’re creating a lot of good fun punky pop joy. Debut EP and live dates announced.

On the back of two already very impressive singles (‘Charade’ and ‘Shortsighted’), Sydney pop punksters Bellwether are again leading the field with their new single ‘Halfway Happy’. This is all…

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News: Resurrection – the best festival in the world, Dark Mofo Festival, resumes abnormal services.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel – a flickering ember of hope – as the organisers of the iconic Dark Mofo Festival in Hobart announced the…

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News: Perfume Genius to return to Australia for the first time since 2018

Perfume Genius returns for first tour of Australia since 2018

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Track: Hope D Hates Goodbyes but will head out on tour in April and May

Hope D mixes sly humour and hooky beats in new track 'Hate Goodbyes'

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News: TILT-A-Whirl – Confidence Man release new album and announce major tour

On the path to world domination of dancefloors, Confidence Man announce new album and Australian tour before heading overseas.

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Premiere: Sydney’s Winter Starlings alight with the jangling statuesque single ‘Arise’ and announce launch date.

We are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Arise’ from Sydney group Winter Starlings. ‘Arise’ has a warm veracity with raw and visceral guitars that jangle into the stratosphere, replete…

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News: Dreamy popster Annie Hamilton announces debut album with release of the hypnotic and psychedelic ‘Night Off’ as well as dates in Europe.

A psychedelic fugue permeates the sparkling new single ‘Night Off’ from multi-talented Australian musician, visual artist and fashion designer Annie Hamilton. It comes as a tasty appetiser for Hamilton’s newly announced…

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Not Forgotten: We revisit Augie March’s stunning debut ‘Sunset Studies’ from 2000 – still an essential antipodean sonic milestone – which gets a belated 21st birthday party.

By 2000, by the time Y2K anxiety had dissipated and, before the events of 9/11 cast a pall everywhere, post grunge was solidifying its place in the world and the…

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