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Track: Ruel embraces chaos on raw new single ‘Hate Myself’

If the first chapter of Ruel’s second album leaned into melody and heartbreak with a soft glow, the sequel arrives with the lights flickering. New single ‘Hate Myself’, released today, is…

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Track: Bachelor Girl team with Darren Hayes for dark new version of ‘Blind’

Some comeback records lean on nostalgia until the wheels come off. Bachelor Girl appear to have chosen a sharper route: revisit the past, then rewire it completely. The duo have unveiled a…

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Track: Lost//Youth unveil intimate new spoken-word release Howl

Lost//Youth step into new creative territory with Howl, an alt-acoustic spoken word piece from Cape Town duo Alanna Joy Wells and Faghri Hendricks, blurring the boundaries between song and confession. Traces…

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News: Split Enz announce Vika & Linda and Hans Pucket for Forever Enz Tour

As anticipation builds around the Forever Enz Tour, Split Enz have now confirmed special guests for their first major run of shows in nearly two decades. Joining all Australian dates will…

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Track: Francois van Coke turns recurring nightmares into new single

Nightmares rarely keep office hours. They arrive uninvited, drag old memories back into the room and refuse to explain themselves. Francois van Coke turns that unrest into fuel on new single ‘Nagmerries…

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Track: Max Aurora & The Southern Lights return with infectious new single ‘How I Know It’s Right’

Some artists write confessionals. Max Aurora & The Southern Lights prefer something wider angled, where personal feeling meets storytelling, memory and motion. The Naarm / Melbourne group, led by intersex and non-binary…

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Track: Ed O’Brien shares expansive new single ‘Incantations’ from Blue Morpho

Not every second act arrives with fanfare. Sometimes it begins with patience, solitude and eight minutes of slow-building guitar light. Ed O’Brien has released new single ‘Incantations’, the latest preview of his…

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News: Violent Soho announce first Australian shows in four years

The rumour mill can stand down. After weeks of raised eyebrows, hopeful whispers and that surprise Sydney Opera House cameo with Mark Hoppus, Violent Soho have confirmed what plenty suspected: they are returning…

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Track: Genesis Owusu charges forward on new single ‘LIFE KEEPS GOING’

Genesis Owusu has never looked interested in taking the straight road, and new single LIFE KEEPS GOING only reinforces that instinct. The latest preview of forthcoming third album REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE arrives…

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News: Kylie Minogue opens her archives for new three-part documentary KYLIE

Some pop stars have eras. Kylie Minogue has decades. From her first rush of fame as Charlene on Neighbours to becoming one of the most reliable hitmakers in modern pop, Minogue has spent five…

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