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News: Australian indie giants Boy & Bear return with news of national tour and a soaring, euphoric new single ‘State of Flight’.

Boy & Bear are a veritable national institution in Australia with their brand of folk-inflected indie pop. Having recently celebrated the ten year anniversary of their double platinum album ‘Moonfire’…

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News: Vance Joy releases new single with album to follow

Vance Joy has released an optimistic, horns infused track ahead of a new album due in June 2022.

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Track: Melbourne’s dream pop trio Dorsal Fins part the waves with new funky single ‘Criminal’.

Following their announcement of album ‘Star of the Show’, due out through Dot Dash Recordings/Remote Control Records on Friday, 13 May 2022 and two earlier singles (see review of ‘Sister’ here),…

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Premiere: Bellwether gives Backseat Mafia a sneaky listen to their debut hyperkinetic EP ‘Impermanence’.

Bellwether have been releasing a stream of invigorating, effervescent punk pop finery over the last year: celestial, thundering pieces of shimmering melody cloaking a barbed-wire spine, and we are honoured…

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Track: Perth’s Lo unveils the stately, anthemic slice of jangle pop of single ‘Giver, Lover, Pet’.

‘Giver, Lover, Pet’, the new single from Perth’s Lo, is a pulse-quickening slice of jangling dream pop that enthralls and captivates. Recalling her fellow Australian, Hatchie, the single has mountainous…

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Track: Zali Monroe makes a stunning, shimmering debut with the haunting and dreamy ‘Moonbeam’

With a sense of whimsy and reverie, the debut single from Albury’s Zali Monroe is a dreamy delight. Monroe’s wry observational style recalls elements of Bjork or Phoebe Bridgers and…

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