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PREMIERE: Curtis Godino presents the second Midnight Wishers single ‘He Loves Me Not’; self-titled album out three weeks today

Gareth O Malley January 21, 2022

Up above is the suitably kaleidoscopic artwork for the debut album by The Midnight Wishers; that’s Jin Lee, Rachel Herman and Jessica McFarland, the trio being overseen by the Brooklyn-based Curtis Godino. Three weeks today, the collaborative project releases their self-titled LP, and we’re bringing you another taste of the record after we premiered lead …

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News: The legendary Hoodoo Gurus announce first album in over a decade – ‘Chariot of the Gods’ along with an advanced listening session and tour news

Arun Kendall January 21, 2022

Living indie legends Hoodoo Gurus have today announced the details of their long-awaited new studio album – ‘Chariot of the Gods’. Of course, the Gurus have carved out a very special niche in Australian indie scene – they were part of an innovative underground movement, along with bands like The Scientists, which blossomed in isolation, and preceded …

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Track: Brisbane’s McDermott & North release the radiant sixties-inflected golden harmonies of ‘All Things Come And Go’ and reveal tour news.

Arun Kendall January 20, 2022

Brisbane’s busking duo, Paddy McDermott and Rhys North are McDermott & North and their new single is a radiant folk-inflected slice of pop. With glorious harmonies that are celestial and euphoric and a melody that rings like a bell with clarity and joy, this is a rousing, infectious panacea for the times. The duo say …

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News: Chile’s MORTIFY set release date for new CHAOS RECORDS album

K-MaNriffs January 20, 2022

Today, Chaos Records announces March 25th as the international release date for the highly anticipated second album of Chile’s Mortify, Fragments at the Edge of Sorrow, on CD format. Hailing from the city of Concepción, Chile’s Mortify formed in 2013. Since their inception through the present, the band has been influenced by various bands associated with the death metal genre, such as Exmortis (USA), …

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News: Brisbane’s dream pop weaver Hatchie announces new album ‘Giving The World Away’, an Australian/ North American tour and casts a spell with her new single ‘Quicksand’.

Arun Kendall January 19, 2022

The sun always shines brighter when Brisbane dream pop shoegaze queen Hatchie releases another sonic gemstone, and she strikes again with new single ‘Quicksand’. Hatchie, the moniker of Harriette Pilbeam, having signed with US label Secretly Canadian, also has announced the release of her second album, ‘Giving The World Away’ on Friday, 22 April 2022 …