Ivy League Records Archives

Track: The beginning and the end – Snakeheads release the visceral single ‘Temptation’ ahead of debut and final album ‘Belconnen Highs’.

Snakeheads have a long and storied history centering around the friendships between two iconic grass roots indie musicians, one’s untimely death and the other’s relentless pursuit to bring to fruition…

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Track: The Rubens Release Sunny New Single ‘Liquid Gold’ Following Australian Tour

The acclaimed Australian indie-rock band, The Rubens, is reclaiming the spotlight with their latest single, ‘Liquid Gold‘, following the triumphant success of their 2023 hits, ‘Pets and Drugs’ and ‘Good…

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News: Australia’s soul kings, The Teskey Brothers, unveil plans for film-clip trilogy with the release of the first official video for the delectable ‘Oceans Of Emotions’

The Teskey Brothers (Sam and Josh) have teamed up with producer WAM Bleakley to present ‘Oceans of Emotions’, the first clip of a beautiful and moving trilogy. Lead singer, Josh…

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News: RVG announces new album ‘Brain Worms’ and release the prowling, simmering single ‘Nothing Really Changes’ ahead of UK/Australian tour news and signing to Ivy League Records.

One of Australia’s most exciting post punk outfits RVG have just announced the impending release of their new album ‘Brain Worms’ due out on 2 June through Fire Records as…

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News: Aussie R&B stars, The Teskey Brothers unveil new track, ‘Oceans Of Emotions’ amidst news of upcoming album release date

Australia’s answer to Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett, the four-time ARIA award-winning and Grammy nominated Teskey Brothers, have today served up another delectable treat with the unveiling of album taster,…

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Track: New Zealand power popsters The Beths unveil ebullient fizzy single with a dark message ‘A Real Thing’, and announce signing to Ivy League Records.

New Zealand band The Beths‘ ability to delivery frenetic ebullient pop is never more evident than in their endearing new single ‘A Real Thing’: a powerhouse of a track that…

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News: Melbourne’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever announce new album and unveil superb hyperkinetic single ‘The Way It Shatters’

In very exciting news, Melbourne’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (RBCF) have today announced the release of their third album, ‘Endless Rooms’ – out Friday, 6 May 2022 through Ivy League Records and Sub…

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Track: Brisbane’s dream pop queen Hatchie is back with another incandescent shimmering single ‘This Enchanted’ and news of singing with US label Secretly Canadian

There’s a frisson of excitement in Backseat Mafia’s antipodean offices. It’s been two years since Brisbane’s dream pop queen Hatchie graced us with her presence with her album ‘Keepsake’ (see…

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Album Review: Youth Group’s Toby Martin’s solo album ‘I Felt the Valley Lifting’ is an uplifting amalgam of mystical realism and the minutiae of everyday life.

Toby Martin (Youth Group) has a distinctive angelic voice and astute ear for indelible melodies, but more than anything his new solo album ‘I Felt The Valley Lifting’ reveals in…

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Track: Toby Martin (Youth Group) unveils new haunting anthem ‘Linthwaite Houdini’ with hints of Yorkshire brass, and announces new solo album ‘I Felt The Valley Lifting’

Toby Martin is the enigmatic frontman for Sydney’s iconic Youth Group (whose last album ‘Australian Halloween’ was considered by me to be a highlight release of 2019), and he has…

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