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News: Max Nemo Shines On Debut Album ‘Nexus’

Independent artist and producer Max Nemo has released her debut album, Nexus, a work that resists easy categorisation while quietly insisting on emotional clarity. Spanning Alternative, Experimental, Indie, and Cinematic influences,…

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Live Gallery: The Singular, Spellbinding Beth Gibbons at the Sydney Opera House 30.05.2025

A rare appearance, a timeless voice — Beth Gibbons stuns at Vivid LIVE.

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Premiere: Stream Darker Lighter’s massive self-titled debut album

We told you there was more to come from Los Angeles artist Salar Rajabnik, aka Darker Lighter, and here it is: his self-titled debut album. He’s worked with the likes…

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Premiere: Stream Fielded’s introspective, lush new record ‘Chuckles Deluxe’

The new album from Brooklyn’s Lindsay Powell is a beautiful, unflinching exploration of identity and self-expression; it feels like a record they needed to make. Their sixth as Fielded, it…

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Feature: hairpin detail the influences behind punchy debut EP Modern Day Living

Last month, South Coast quartet hairpin dropped ‘Curtain Call’, an ideal introduction to their scuzzy post-hardcore sound – it’s taken from their debut EP Modern Day Living which (a) is…

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Live Review & Gallery: The Timeless New Order Takes On The Grand Sydney Opera House Forecourt – Eora Land/Sydney, 14.03.25

A full moon ballooned over the Opera House Forecourt, reflecting off the iconic sails as thousands of fans pushed through Sydney’s typical public transport chaos and signature late-summer humidity. The…

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Live Review: Antony Szmierek – Leeds, 07.03.25

Antony Szmierek brings poetry and beats to Leeds, in support of his new album

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Track/Video: Maud The Moth previews new album ‘The Distaff’ with the cathartic ‘Siphonophores’.

Celestial, ethereal , bestial and brutal, woven with beauty and darker mysteries, you need a tapestry of adjectives to describe the music of Maud the moth. The project of Spanish-born…

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News: Tasmanian post-punk duo, Mankind, release latest single, the deeply reflective ‘Home’

Enigmatic Tasmanian goth-rock/post-punk duo, Mankind, has unleashed their latest sonic creation – the brooding single ‘Home‘. With a sound characterized by sometimes-dark, yet melodic basslines and hypnotic drum beats, Mankind…

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Album Review : Forest Law –‘Zero’ : Bossa beats, international grooves and so much more on this globetrotting musician’s debut.

Sonic explorer, creative adventurer, soundscape navigator are all phrases you could apply to Alexander Burke a.k.a Forest Law. Romford born, now London based he’s taken a globetrotting route to the…

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