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New releases from Australia and New Zealand

News: GANGgajang set to headline Nimbin Roots Festival in October 2024

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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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Australian-born Karen Vogt plays in the Melbourne dream pop shoegaze band Heligoland – who a few years back toured Europe and forgot to return home, ending up based in Paris. And while Heligoland have been relatively quite (although there is movement on the horizon), Vogt has continued to explore the world of atmospheric, ambient dreamy …

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Kat Greta is a much admired artist here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia for her pure pop songwriting craft and radiance, evident ever since we premiered her debut video for the track ‘Let It Go’ back in 2022. A common theme in our reviews of her music is observing her blinding luminescence that …

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Spilt Milk

Headliners include Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, Sara Landry, Dominic Fike, and ScHoolboy Q.
Joining them are d4vd, Nessa Barrett, Skin On Skin, sombr, Club Angel, The Rions, South Summit, and Sofia Isella.
Also appearing: Baby J, Chance Peña, Don West, Ennaria, Esha Tewari, Lyric, Mia Wray, Ninajirachi, Rebecca Black, Rum Jungle, and The Dreggs.

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New Zealand’s Ringlets  recently announced the release of their second album, endearingly entitled ‘The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies)’ for 27 June 2025, and have unveiled the second delicious tempting morsel, the single ‘Street Message. It follows the earlier single ‘Heavenly Wheel’ (reviewed by me here). Ringlets have that classic Dunedin sound and …

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