Cheersquad Records and Tapes

Premiere: Supergoup The Silversound provide us with an excusive listen to their shimmering psychedelic new track ‘Rose City’ ahead of launch gig and new album.

We are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Rose City’ from Naarm/Melbourne supergroup The Silversound with a membership that reads like a who’s who of the Australian rock scene. The…

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Premiere: With a storied past, Ash Santilla releases the brooding, visceral ‘Nightcrawler’ ahead of solo album.

With a previous life in band Melbourne indie rock band 67 Special, Ash Santilla has gone solo in a spectacular fashion with his new single ‘Nightcrawler’, which we are very proud to…

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EP Review: Power popsters Hexham Heads release dynamic bursts of sunshine in self-titled EP, ahead of launch gigs.

There’s nothing more essential as an antidote to the current dark climes as a burst of radiant power pop from Naarm/Melbourne outfit Hexham Heads. Their self-titled EP, released on the…

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Premiere: Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon call out ‘Hey Hey Narcissus’ – a sinuous, slinky smooth delight.

Is this song about me? We are inordinately proud to premiere the new single ‘Hey, Hey Narcissus’ from the living legend Kim Salmon‘s new project, Smoked Salmon, and it’s a…

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Track: ‘Say It Again’ – Hexham Heads bring a strong dose of jingly jangly power pop in their debut single.

For a delicious blast of jingly jangly power pop, replete with some heavenly harmonies and a scaling melody, you can’t go past the debut single from Naarm/Melbourne band Hexham Heads.…

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News: We are all going to ‘Hell In A Handbasket’ as the legendary Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon tread the boards across Australia

With Kim Salmon and his band Smoked Salmon about to embark on an extensive Australian-wide tour, the band of reprobates take us on a deliciously excessive fuzzy trip to ‘Hell…

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News: Aussie hardcore punk legends, The Hard-Ons, set pulses buzzing with news of 40th anniversary tour on back of new release single

The icons that are The Hard-Ons will undertake a 13 date Australian tour with a European tour to follow to celebrate 40 years as Australian punk rock’s quintessential great survivors.…

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News: Japan’s Electrifying Garage Rock Trio, The Fadeaways, Bring Seismic Energy to Australian Shores + Release of Exclusive Tour LP ‘Pretty Wild’

The garage rock scene is about to get a seismic shake as Japan’s electrifying trio, The Fadeaways, make their highly-anticipated debut on Australian shores. Next week, Toyozo (vocals and bass),…

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News: Super American Eagle (with members from The Dandy Warhols, Courtney Barnett’s band and Immigrant Union) are living on your ‘Payroll’ ahead of news of self-titled debut album.

We premiered Super American Eagle‘s debut single ‘Yes’ last year which received an enormous amount of interest and cleared out a few cobwebs from the brain. And that’s not surprising given the key…

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News: Perth’s sparkling Rinehearts jangle their way into our hearts with ‘Could You Would You’ as new album and tour is announced.

The shimmering, jangling guitars and harmonies of Perth band Rinehearts seemingly captures the brilliant bright Western Australian sunshine in their sound, and temper it with just a shake of yearning…

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