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Track: Phoebe Bridgers Begins A New Chapter With ‘Lost Boys’

Less than 24 hours after announcing her long-awaited third album Lost Weekend, Phoebe Bridgers has unveiled its first new single, ‘Lost Boys’, offering listeners another glimpse into the next chapter of…

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Track: ‘When I Dress For You’ – Team Building unveil their shimmering bemusement at life

With links to another antipodean band we have covered in the past (Yeevs), Eora/Sydney band Team Building have just released their second single, the gentle, simmering, shimmering ‘When I Dress…

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News: You Am I To Reimagine Hourly, Daily With String Quartet On Special Tour

Few Australian bands have left a mark on the nation’s musical landscape quite like You Am I. Three decades after the release of their landmark album Hourly, Daily, the Sydney rock…

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News: Following BBC Radio 6 Debut, Movin’ On Share ‘How We Used To’

North West indie quartet Movin’ On return with a more introspective edge on their second single, ‘How We Used To’. A track that signals both growth and refinement following the buzz of their…

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News: Grace Cummings Unveils Haunting New Single ‘I’m Not Crazy’

Australian singer-songwriter Grace Cummings has shared ‘I’m Not Crazy’, the latest preview of her forthcoming fourth album Bloodhorse!, due for release on August 14 via Virgin Music Australia. Stream ‘I’m Not…

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Track: Sydney’s total tommy Shares Wistful New Track ‘Winona Forever’

Eora/Sydney artist total tommy has unveiled her latest single, ‘Winona Forever’, a wistful slice of guitar-driven indie rock inspired by homesickness, identity and the strange dislocation that comes with living…

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Premiere: ‘Everybody Calls Except You’ – Modern Ideas eloquently lament being infirm and ignored with a deft pop touch

Modern Ideas released the debut single ‘This Is How It Hurts’ back in April (see our premiere here), and the follow-up single ‘Everybody Calls Except You’ maintains the gentle melancholy…

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Live Review: Belle and Sebastian / Saint Etienne – Piece Hall, Halifax, 21.06.2026

A brief afternoon shower threatened to dampen proceedings, but it soon passed, allowing the sunshine to break through over a packed Piece Hall on Sunday evening. On paper, Saint Etienne…

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Live Review: Electric Six – Parish, Huddersfield – 12 June 2026

Let’s get it out in the open straight away: yes, you get “Danger! High Voltage” and “Gay Bar”, but there is far more to Detroit’s Electric Six than the songs…

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News: Grace Turbo Shares Video For ‘Bleed Again’ Following Backseat Mafia Premiere

Following the premiere of ‘Bleed Again’ on Backseat Mafia in May, Grace Turbo has now unveiled the song’s accompanying video, offering a striking visual counterpart to one of her most…

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