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Live Gallery: Hiatus Kaiyote Bring The Sydney Opera House To Its Feet 12.07.2026

The Sydney Opera House Concert Hall is packed long before Hiatus Kaiyote take the stage. Three years after their unforgettable orchestral performance for Vivid LIVE, and two years after Backseat Mafia caught them at the…

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Track: Zipper tune into another hypnotic triumph with ‘Ear’.

There are some bands you instinctively know are building something special, and Zipper continue to confirm that feeling with every release. Following the dazzling ‘Hiko’ (read my review here), new…

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Track: Watching the Waves, Watching Ourselves – Tamara & the Dream releases the reflective ‘Beautiful Woman on the Coast in Portugal’

Sometimes the most affecting songs arrive with barely a whisper. On ‘Beautiful Woman on the Coast in Portugal’, Tamara & the Dreams strips away the jangling indie exuberance that made…

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Track: Dominic Breen questions the stories that built a nation with the compelling ‘Just Another Day in the Colony’

There are songwriters who write stories, and there are songwriters who hold a mirror to a nation. On ‘Just Another Day in the Colony’, Sydney’s Dominic Breen confidently plants himself…

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Track: Japan’s The Psychedelic Mars release the ethereal track ‘Rusteneration’ – finding beauty in imperfection

Japan’s independent music scene continues to produce artists who refuse to be boxed in by convention, and Tokyo outfit The Psychedelic Mars are another reminder that some of the country’s…

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News: Montello Embrace Uncertainty and Indie Nostalgia on Infectious New Single ‘The Universe Replied…’

Manchester indie quartet Montello return with their latest offering, ‘The Universe Replied…’, a soaring, infectious single that captures the band’s signature ability to transform melancholy into something uplifting, where reflection…

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Track: Fishwife Return With Dreamlike New Single ‘Surviving The End Of The World’

Emerging outfit Fishwife have returned with ‘Surviving The End Of The World’, a striking new single that builds on the promise of their debut while revealing a band growing rapidly in confidence and…

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Track: Lizzie Hosking Shares Infectious New Single ‘unforgettable’

Adelaide singer-songwriter Lizzie Hosking has released her latest single, ‘unforgettable’, a dark-pop anthem that marks a return to the electronic sound that first defined her music while continuing to showcase her evolving songwriting.…

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Track: Hermanos Gutiérrez Share ‘Los Ojos Del Cóndor’ Ahead Of New Album

Hermanos Gutiérrez have unveiled ‘Los Ojos Del Cóndor’, the title track from their forthcoming album of the same name, due September 25 via Easy Eye Sound. Accompanied by a striking new video, the single offers…

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Track: Georgie Winchester Returns With Reflective New Track ‘Dust & Salt’

Independent singer-songwriter Georgie Winchester has shared her new single ‘Dust & Salt’, the second preview of her forthcoming sophomore album of the same name, due this November. Following the release of ‘Crying In Private’,…

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