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News: Blondshell announces February 2026 Australian headline tour
Blondshell will return to Australia in February 2026 for headline shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, presented by Frontier Touring, with support from Sydney artist total tommy.
News: Audrey Hobert announces debut Australian tour following acclaimed first album
Audrey Hobert, the 26-year-old songwriter who co-wrote Gracie Abrams’ chart-topping “That’s So True”, has released her acclaimed debut album Who’s the Clown? and will play her first Australian shows this October in Sydney and Melbourne.
Live Review: The Lemonheads / The Bevis Frond – The Foundry, Sheffield, 26.08.2025
The Foundry was buzzing the other Tuesday night with a strong crowd turning out for a double bill of cult favourites: The Bevis Frond and The Lemonheads. For those who hadn’t yet caught Nick Saloman’s long-running London outfit live, anticipation was high — and the band more than delivered. Their set showcased the eclectic mix …
News: UMI announces 2026 People Stories tour across Australia and New Zealand
UMI will bring her People Stories World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in March 2026, with shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and her first-ever Auckland performance.
Track: All India Radio entice us into ‘The Red Room’ – a spectacular universe of mystery and enigma – as pre-sales for the new album become available.
All India Radio have already signalled their much welcomed return to the airwaves with the single ‘Catch The Breeze’ released earlier this year (see my review here) and have just released another single ‘The Red Room’ ahead of the the new album ‘The Unified Field’. As usual, the sound and visuals of All India Radio are …
Track: Lutruwita/Tasmanian band Lennon Wells declare ‘No Kings’ with a swaggering blast of attitude.
Lennon Wells first caught my attention last year when they supported iconic Australian band Jet celebrating 20 years since the release of their album ‘Get Born’ in Hobart – a special night bejewelled by the visible appearance of the spectacular Aurora Australia in the skies that evening. I observed of the band that they put …
Premiere: A welcome return to the Big League with their sparkling new single ‘Neverlandfill’ ahead of new EP and launch date.
A favourite outfit at the southern outpost of Backseat Mafia, Naarm/Melbourne band Big League began as a series of lounge-room recordings by husband and wife team Travis (guitar, vocals) & Marie Velthoven (bass) before expanding into a full band and an even fuller sound. We are proud to premiere their new single ‘Neverlandfill’, the first since the release of last year’s album …
News: Connan Mockasin announces Sydney Opera House Playhouse shows
Connan Mockasin will play an intimate headline show at the Sydney Opera House Playhouse on 16 October, his first Australian appearance since 2019.
News: Tom Odell’s Wonderful Life Tour set for Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in January 2026
Tom Odell will return to Australia in January 2026 for the Wonderful Life Tour, marking his first full run since 2014 and following his recent sold-out Opera House shows. The tour coincides with the release of his seventh album A Wonderful Life, a record that finds Odell balancing anxiety and fragile hope with unflinching honesty.
Album Review: Big Thief’s Double Infinity Finds Beauty in the Collision of Opposites
On their sixth album, Big Thief distill contradiction into melody—songs that hold sweetness and shame, mortality and permanence, all at once. Double Infinity is a luminous meditation on duality that cements Adrianne Lenker as one of the most fearless songwriters working today.