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New releases from Australia and New Zealand

Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne Twin Sisters, Idol Minds, Enchant with ‘Needed You’ – A Mystical Odyssey Through the Intricacies of Love

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Live Gallery: Warpaint at the Oxford Art Factory 23.10.2023

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Live Gallery: Barkaa at SXSW Sydney 20.10.2023

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Thrilling alt dance trio Haiku Hands have just released the eviscerating pumping adrenaline rush of ‘Cool For You’. You need to fasten your seat belts for this one – a heart-rending electronic pulse blasts its way through the ears, with the bands attitude-laden delivery utterly cathartic and visceral. Bea Lewis from the band says: This …

Following up from ‘It’s Cool To Be In Love’ released earlier this year, long time favourite of Backseat Mafia, Greta Stanley returns with the floating atmospheric ‘Every Time I Think I’m Happy’. Filled with a delicious melancholy and a smooth liquid flow, the track reflects Stanley’s euphoric pop direction – the song morphing into a …

It’s been a while but the magnificent Fabels are back with ‘Fury’ which we are honoured to premiere here today. Fabels are Hiske Weijers from Berlin and Ben Aylward from Sydney and they are magicians of the highest order when it comes to dreamy, hazy psychedelic pop. ‘Fury’ has that unique Fabels sound – a …

We are overjoyed to premiere the new single ‘My Own Fairytale’ from Sydney band Winter Starlings. It’s a track with more sparkle than the sunlight on the Sydney Harbour with a yearning refrain and jangling guitars. There is a delicate air of poignancy drawn from personal experience. Singer, guitarist and songwriter Robin Fitzgerald says of …

Tamar Valley-based Gareth Koch (in lutruwita/Tasmania) has released an sparkling album of instrumentals entitled ‘Ghost Stories’ and it takes you on a magnificent journey. Koch has, of course, impressive form – he has collaborated with Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Martin Kennedy (All India Radio) in the past in a sort of triumvirate of sonic …

We are very honoured to premiere today the new single and video ‘Homecoming’ from troubadour extraordinaire Mark Moldre. The single comes off his exquisite album ‘Nambucca Fables’ released earlier this year, and in a sense encapsulates all the grace and beauty of that album. Setting off with the iconic sounds of birds warbling in the …

Iconic Aussie guitarist, Mark ‘Diesel’ Lizotte, played a mini-tour through Tasmania this past weekend, with his final show being at the beautiful Franklin Palais in Franklin, south of Hobart in the Huon Valley. This performance was a continuation of his ‘Greatest Hits Alone With The Blues Tour’, and was conducted to showcase his 2021 blues …