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Album Review: Looking For People To Unfollow Finds Ecca Vandal Refusing Every Genre Boundary

When Ecca Vandal released her self-titled debut in 2017, it felt like somebody had kicked a hole through the polite boundaries of Australian alternative music. Hip-hop, punk, electronica, metal and pop all…

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Track: Jake Hoskins Returns With Reflective Indie Rock Single ‘Smoke and Mirrors’

Jake Hoskins‘ new single arrives wrapped in warm indie-rock textures and easygoing melodies, but underneath sits a quieter frustration with performance, image and the exhausting cycle of external validation that…

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Track: Kelsey Lu Shares New Single ‘Comfort’ Ahead Of Long-Awaited Album

Across her work, Kelsey Lu’s music tends to operate as part of a wider emotional and visual language, where atmosphere carries as much meaning as lyrics themselves. New single ‘Comfort’,…

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Track: Maxine Gillon’s ‘Back In Town’ Gets A Stylish Electronic Rework

Geoffrey O’Connor has remixed ‘Back In Town’, one of the standout tracks from Maxine Gillon’s 2025 debut Girl Songs, in what feels less like a natural extension of their shared musical…

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Track: Introducing Louderstar, from the southern edge of the world, with their debut ethereal single ‘Flickering Lights’.

Newly formed trio Louderstar has coalesced in Launceston, Tasmania at the far edge of the world following songwriter and producer singer Fiora’s return from Berlin and Los Angeles. She has…

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News: Kim Salmon’s on the road with his Smoked Salmon, serving audiences across Australia. Totally sick!!

With a new album ‘Totally Sick’ on the way, Kim Salmon, international doyen and legend of the indie music scene, is packing up his his Smoked Salmon and taking his…

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Live Gallery: Hot Milk deliver sweat-soaked catharsis at packed Sydney Metro Theatre 21.05.2026

There’s a point tonight at Sydney’s Metro Theatre where it becomes obvious that Hot Milk have outgrown the rooms they first arrived in. The crowd is packed shoulder-to-shoulder well before the band take the…

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Live Review: Cherryholt – Oporto, Leeds. 18.05.26

Cherryholt show they're more than ready for the step up to headliners, kicking off their tour in Leeds #cherryholt #livemusic #backseatmafia #gigphotography #indiemusic

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Track: The Tortured Souls continue breakout momentum with ‘No Tomorrows’

Justin Davies is approaching songwriting with the urgency of someone who arrived at it later than expected and has no interest in wasting time. New single ‘No Tomorrows’, released today under…

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News: Fool Nelson channel growing pains and gratitude on new track ‘Keepsake’

Perth trio Fool Nelson are a long way from home, but right now things seem to be moving exactly in their direction. After a sold out debut headline show in London and…

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