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Album Review: As Hillsborough head on tour, their debut ‘Comin’ Back For You’ is a jangling melodic delight filled with a raw, engaging spirit.

Hillsborough – named after the area in Western Queensland where singer/songwriter Phil Usher’s family have been living since the late 1800’s – have a sound that sweeps across an alt.…

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Track: GRXCE is not following ‘Family Traditions’ – another cathartic blast of muscular pop, along with tour news.

Following up on their debut single ‘Pretty Boy‘, Sydney grunge pop exponents GRXCE have just released ‘Family Traditions’ which proves their adroitness at creating indelible muscular pop grunge of the…

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Meet: Is this all there is? An interview with Steve Kilbey (The Church) on the new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, the US tour, being a stand-up comedian and the temporal nature of existence.

The Church – a veritable and venerated music institution – are about to release their new and much anticipated album ‘The Hypnogogue’. The band celebrated its 40 years as an…

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Track: Tay Oskee says ‘Let The Fire Burn’: a smooth and delicate indie folk anthem released ahead of album and tour news.

‘Let The Fire Burn’ from Sunshine Coast’s Tay Oskee is a delightful indie folk anthem that exudes a sunshine-bleached summer radiance with a delicate melody filled filigree. The whistling refrain…

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Track: Indie icon Mick Harvey announces new album, European tour and releases the ethereal single ‘A Suitcase in Berlin’ to whet the appetite.

There aren’t enough superlatives in the dictionary to describe the impact Mick Harvey has made on music. As a founding member of seminal and legendary bands, The Birthday Party and…

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Track: Anna Smyrk says ‘I Don’t Want To Meet Your Mother’ in a vibrant musical version of a sparkler. Plus tour news.

Melbourne artist Anna Smyrk has an exquisite ability to match a muscular indie pop instrumentation with her melodic vocals that are filled with witty, self-deprecatory observations on the human condition.…

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Track: DMA’s are ‘Fading Like A Picture’ with anthemic aplomb as UK headline shows go on sale.

Sydney’s glorious DMA’s are on the move again after their support for the Arctic Monkeys on their recent Australian tour, with the release of the single ‘Fading Like A Picture’…

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News: The National announce ninth studio album ‘First Two Pages of Frankenstein’ and unveil the shimmering ‘Tropic Morning News’ as the first single.

The iconic purveyors of moody indie rock, The National, are back with news of their ninth studio album entitled ‘First Two Pages of Frankenstein’, out through 4AD and Remote Control…

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Track: Straight Arrows hit the target with a rambunctious ‘Fast Product’, ahead of some esteemed support gigs

With their new single ‘Fast Product’, Straight Arrows do just what they promise on the package: pinpoint accurate emissions of hyperactive sonic noise that crackles and pops with vitality and…

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Track: Oceans crest a shoegaze wave with the jangle fest of ‘Pure’, with launch date and new album announced.

Originally a solo effort by Melbournian Thomas Lee, the sparkling bright blue azure sounds of Oceans are now the creation of a fully fledged five piece band, and their new…

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