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Premiere: Matt Ward’s ‘Nobody Told Me’ is a golden ray of dappled sunshine filled with a deliciously delicate poignancy.

We are very excited to bring you an exclusive listen to the new single from Matt Ward entitled ‘Nobody Told Me’. Pedal steel guitars tremble and shimmer over a thundering…

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Premiere: The Florin Arc exclusively unveil their epic new single ‘As I Rode Out Of The Cane Field Fire’: a gothic, alt.country journey into the outback.

We are honoured to premiere today the new single ‘As I Rode Out Of The Cane Field Fire’ from the New England (NSW) duo The Florin Arc. With a razor…

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Album Review: As Hillsborough head on tour, their debut ‘Comin’ Back For You’ is a jangling melodic delight filled with a raw, engaging spirit.

Hillsborough – named after the area in Western Queensland where singer/songwriter Phil Usher’s family have been living since the late 1800’s – have a sound that sweeps across an alt.…

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Album Review: Back of the net – Blackbirds F.C. are on target with the shimmering landscapes of ‘Magiclands’

Melburnian musical magicians Blackbirds F.C. have been tempting us in a lascivious and wanton manner all year with series of sparkling singles leading up to the release of their album…

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Album Review: Tanya-Lee Davies is in ‘Dreamland’: a wonderful realm of slow burning vignettes that simmer with a melodic intensity.

The music of Melbourne’s Tanya-Lee Davies has a sixties beehive velvet blush about it – a sort of Dusty Springfield/Nancy Sinatra slow waltz to something powered by Burt Bacharach or…

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Gallery: The Handsome Family / Daniel Knox – Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin 17.09.2022

American singer-songwriter and composer Daniel Knox, played a 45 minute set consisting of 10 songsand explaining the meaning behind each song beforehand with some funny anecdotes.https://danielknox.com/ The Handsome Family sold…

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Track: Sturt Avenue miss their ‘Best Friend’ – an achingly raw and beautiful paean to change and loss.

Sturt Avenue‘s ‘Best Friend’ provides an achingly beautiful tribute to the past and the indelible connections one has to certain people. The shimmering acoustic sound is augmented by the delicate…

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Track: Henry Wagons’s advice is simple – ‘(Don’t Be) Down And Out’ – a jaunty high stepping ode to resilience.

A welcome return after six long years, Australian troubadour Henry Wagons brings his dulcet tones and eloquent style to his new single ‘(Don’t Be) Down and Out’. While Wagon’s deep…

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News: The Handsome Family Announce UK & Irish Tour Dates.

THE HANDSOME FAMILY ANNOUNCE SUMMER UK/IRELAND DATES FIRST TOUR OF UK AND IRELAND SINCE 2018 The Handsome Family have written some of the most haunting and beautiful songs in American…

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Premiere: The rollicking Hillsborough are ‘Comin’ Back For You’ with a foot stomping sonic whirlwind and launch date.

We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Comin’ Back For You’ from meanjin/Brisbane outfit Hillsborough, and it’s just the right medicine to blow those mid-winter shivers away (for…

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