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Track: Poison The Well Announce First Album in 16 Years With ‘Peace In Place’

Deb Pelser February 19, 2026

Poison The Well will release Peace In Place, their first album in 16 years, on March 20 via SharpTone Records. Led by the brooding, tension-heavy single ‘Everything Hurts’, the record marks a return to the band’s signature quiet/loud dynamics while confronting the strain and endurance required to keep relationships alive.

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Track: Julia Cumming Announces Debut Solo Album ‘Julia’ and Shares ‘My Life’

Deb Pelser February 19, 2026

Julia Cumming will release her debut solo album Julia on April 24 via Partisan Records, marking a decisive new chapter for the longtime Sunflower Bean frontwoman. Led by the piano-driven single ‘My Life’ and accompanied by a video directed by Edgar Wright, the record frames Cumming’s solo turn not as reinvention but as release — an assertion of agency shaped by classic American songwriting and hard-won self-clarity.

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News: ‘Songs of Defiance and Dismay’: U2 Release Surprise ‘Days Of Ash’ EP

Deb Pelser February 19, 2026

U2 have released Days Of Ash, a six-track standalone EP arriving ahead of a new album due in late 2026. Framed by Bono as “songs of defiance and dismay,” the collection responds directly to recent global events, from Minneapolis to Tehran and the West Bank, and features collaborations with Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian musician-soldier Taras Topolia.

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Premiere: Kaurna/Adelaide’s Sturt Avenue raise their collective glasses in a paean to friendship with anthemic new track ‘Beer Song’.

Arun Kendall February 18, 2026

We are honoured to premiere the new track and video for ‘Beer Song’ from Kaurna/Adelaide folk band Sturt Avenue. It’s a gentle, anthemic song delivered over delicate tendrils of guitars, with deep yearning vocals. Melody and harmonies combine to create a melancholic blush, enhanced by strings and picking banjos. There is a deeply antipodean air …

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News: Powwow Step Pioneer Shub Shares New Single ‘Legacy’ Featuring DJ Paul and Nova Rx

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The artist widely known as the “Godfather of powwow step,” Shub, makes a commanding return with his new single ‘Legacy (Feat. DJ Paul & Nova RX),’ out today via SHUB MUSIC. Formerly known as DJ Shub, the pioneering Indigenous producer once again reshapes the contours of contemporary electronic music, uniting cultures, genres, and generations in a track …

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