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News: The Last Dinner Party announce massive UK, Europe and Australia/New Zealand tour alongside new album From The Pyre
The Last Dinner Party will release their sophomore album From The Pyre on 17 October 2025, before embarking on a 35-date headline tour spanning the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The run kicks off in Dublin this November and marks the band’s biggest international push to date.
News: Dream Pop Queen Hatchie returns with the epic, glittering single ‘Lose It Again’ and announces new album ‘Liquorice’.
It feels like eons since we heard from Meanjin/Brisbane Queen of Dream Pop Hatchie but in fact it was only in April last year that she released ‘Kiss Me (Kill Me)‘ with RINSE (partner Joe Agius). These days based in Naarm/Melbourne, Hatchie (the nome de plume of Harriette Pilbeam) has made a sneak return with …
Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne instrumental band Badinage engage in a little exclusive and expressive ‘Banter’ with us.
We are very honoured to bring you an early listen to the new single ‘Banter’ from Naarm/Melbourne instrumental ensemble Badinage. Rolling guitars and a pattering drum herald an almost flamenco sound with a driving stabbing instrumentation, a stop start heartbeat that sparkles and flounces with gleeful abandon. The track drifts off into a reverie – …
Track: The Belair Lip Bombs drop new single ‘Don’t Let Them Tell You (It’s Fair)’
The Belair Lip Bombs return with ‘Don’t Let Them Tell You (It’s Fair)’, the second single from their debut album Again, out October 31 on Third Man Records. Inspired by a conversation with Alex Lahey, the track is a call for confidence and conviction.
News: The Beths announce national headline shows for 2026
New Zealand’s The Beths will return to Australia in April 2026 for their biggest headline shows yet, touring Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne behind their new album Straight Line Was A Lie.
News: Momma lock in debut Australian dates for January 2026
Brooklyn duo Momma will make their Australian debut in January 2026, touring Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne behind their acclaimed 2025 LP Welcome to My Blue Sky.
News: Maverick Sabre confirms February 2026 Australian tour dates
Maverick Sabre is bringing his unmistakable mix of soul, hip-hop and folk to Australia in February 2026, with shows confirmed for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
News: Peter Milton Walsh’s The Apartments announce new album ‘That’s What the Music is For’ with shimmering new single ‘A Handful of Tomorrow’ a glorious amuse bouche.
The Apartments‘ magnificent album ‘In And Out Of The Light’ was one of the brief rays of light of the grim 2020 – one of my favourite albums of that year. With one of Brisbane’s greatest singer/songwriters, Peter Milton Walsh (briefly an early Go-Between), The Apartments are possibly one of the most underrated bands coming …
News: Lambrini Girls announce debut Australian tour for 2026
Lambrini Girls will tour Australia for the first time in February and March 2026, with headline shows locked in for Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.
News: Arthur Hill upgrades to bigger Australian venues for January debut
Arthur Hill’s first Australian tour has already had to scale up, with Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne shows upgraded to bigger venues in January following overwhelming demand.