News: Halsey’s Back to Badlands tour locks in Australian dates for 2026
Halsey will revisit her game-changing debut Badlands with a three-show Australian run in February 2026, hitting Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
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News: Enigmatic Naarm/Melbourne duo HighSchool announce self-titled debut album with new single ‘Dipped’.
Naarm/Melbourne postpunk maestros HighSchool have been enticing us with a series of stunning singles over the past few years and they have announced the release of their self-titled debut album…
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Track: It’s ‘Friday Night’ and SELVE revel in a dose of spine tingling romanticism ahead of album release.
Gold Coast (Yugambeh/Kombumerri)-based six-piece SELVE, continue to exponentially explode with their new single ‘Friday Night’ – a sweet and gentle paean to the exquisite feelings of love. It’s a whole different…
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Track: Drape yourself in the exquisite folds of ‘The Gown’ as The Bats circle above, ready to land their new album in October.
It’s the prefect time for The Bats again as they release the single, ‘The Gown’, as we hit the home stretch to their forthcoming new album ‘Corner Coming Up’ on…
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News: M.I.A. confirms headline shows in Australia this October
M.I.A. will headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney this October, following her Harvest Rock set in Adelaide.
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Track: San Francisco Duo chokecherry Release Transitional Track Secrets
chokecherry’s Secrets began as a jam in Los Angeles before being finished in the studio with producer Christopher Grant.
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News: Saya Gray’s Sonic Patchwork Comes to Australia for the First Time
Saya Gray will make her long-awaited Australian debut this December with headline shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, plus an appearance at Meredith Festival.
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News: Secondhand Serenade Line Up Career-Spanning Australian Performances for 2025
After sixteen years away, Secondhand Serenade will finally return to Australia for three concerts, each framed by a live symphony string section.
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Track: Lutruwita/Tasmanian band Silver Fleet Ships ‘Do Nothin” in their own elegant, haunting way, ahead of debut album release.
Third single from the Nipaluna/Hobart band Silver Fleet Ships, signed to the tremendous Meanjin/Brisbane label False Peaks Records, and things are just getting exponentially better. ‘Do Nothin” continues the post punk sparseness filled…
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News: British collective Black Country, New Road announce new Australia + NZ tour
Black Country, New Road return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026, touring their most recent album Forever Howlong.
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