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Track: Warmer (solo project of Sydney singer-songwriter John Encarnação) goes on a ‘Pitchfork Barndance (feat Dave Carter)’

Sydney singer-songwriter John Encarnação is a pillar of the indie music scene in Australia, known for his involvement in one of our favorite institutions The Nature Strip. Under the guise…

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Track: ‘Labour Of My Love’ sees For Nina refine their quiet intensity

There’s a quiet kind of confidence that doesn’t announce itself, it just settles in and refuses to leave. On ‘Labour Of My Love’, Dublin trio For Nina lean into that space, returning with…

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Track: ‘I Have Always Loved You’ sees Freya Ridings at her most exposed and assured

There’s a moment in every artist’s arc where reinvention stops being aesthetic and starts becoming survival. On Mother Of Pearl, Freya Ridings arrives at exactly that point, emerging not polished but forged. Announced…

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Track: Lykke Li sharpens her sound on haunting new track ‘Knife In The Heart’

There’s a particular kind of pop song that doesn’t so much arrive as it seeps in, slow and inevitable, like a bruise blooming under the skin. With ‘Knife In The Heart’,…

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Track: Future Islands mark 20 years with From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth

Anniversaries tend to invite simplification. A neat timeline, a run of highlights, the familiar arc from breakthrough to legacy. Future Islands have never been particularly interested in that kind of…

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News: Suzanne Vega announces Australian tour with career-spanning setlist

Suzanne Vega never needed to raise her voice to be heard. From the outset, her music has operated in a different register, one that favours precision over projection, detail over…

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News: Jungle announce 2027 Australian arena tour alongside new album Sunshine

Jungle have spent the past decade refining a sound that feels engineered for movement, somewhere between precision and release, built as much for the body as for the ear. With…

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Track: Courtney Barnett returns with ‘One Thing at a Time’ ahead of Creature of Habit

Courtney Barnett has always written like someone thinking in real time, circling a feeling until it settles or fractures. On “One Thing at a Time,” that process feels more exposed…

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News: Kodaline announce farewell Australian tour

Some bands drift quietly out of view. Others choose their moment. Kodaline have opted for the latter, announcing a global Farewell Tour for 2026 alongside plans for a fifth and…

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News: Mogwai mark 30 years with towering Australian anniversary shows

There are bands that evolve, and then there are bands that expand. For three decades, Mogwai have operated in the latter space, building a catalogue that feels less like a…

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