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Track: Quivers unveil jangle pop delight ‘Bottle The Nervous’ ahead of Australian, UK and European dates.

The ever shimmering sounds of Quivers return with their brilliant new single ‘Bottle The Nervous’: an absolutely enthralling slice of jangle pop pie that sparkles like the stars in the…

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Album Review: Nothing is missing from The Church’s sparkling magnum opus ‘Lacuna’.

Will no-one think of the poor music reviewer? Steve Kilbey’s prolific output is matched only by the sheer quality of his songwriting, whether with The Church, solo or in collaboration…

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Album Review: Naarm/Melbourne’s USER send out a dark transmission from a world coming undone on fourth album ‘EXTINCTION’

Down here in Hobart, the thylacine is never far from view. It’s on the number plates, the beer labels and the state coat of arms, a striped ghost that refuses…

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Album Review: ‘Kind of Fantasy’ Juice Webster reveals a darker, braver self in a beautiful shimmering album

Juice Webster‘s new album ‘Kind of Fantasy’ is out today via Cohort Records, her first since 2023’s astonishing debut ‘JULIA’ (reviewed by me here). And it’s been well worth the…

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News: Empire of the Sun reveal The Temper Trap and The Jungle Giants as 2027 tour supports

Empire of the Sun have revealed the special guests joining their massive Ask That God: Afterlife Tour across Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2027, and they’ve assembled…

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Premiere: MEGZ has your summer soundtrack sorted with On My Body

Sydney’s MEGZ has Australian summer firmly in her sights, and Backseat Mafia is delighted to premiere her irresistible new single, On My Body. Packed with infectious hooks, a driving dance beat…

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News: U2 throw down the gauntlet with single ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’, announcing UK and European stadium dates for 2027 ahead of new album ‘Carnaval De Luz’

Fifty years in, most bands would be happy to dust off the hits for one last lap of honour. U2, it seems, would rather pick a fight with their own…

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News: KATSEYE announce Australian and New Zealand dates for 2027 WILDWORLD Tour

Global pop sensations KATSEYE are heading to Australia and New Zealand in 2027, adding Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland to their mammoth WILDWORLD Tour. The announcement follows a phenomenal run for…

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Premiere: Pollyman’s George Carroll Wilson struts, stomps and handclaps his way out of life’s endless loop on glam power-pop single ‘Walking In Circles’

Troubles have a nasty habit of turning up again, like bad pennies and old flames. Just when you think you’ve swept them out the door, there they are at the…

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News: Belfast indie-Pop Quartet Running Out The Clock Share Fluorescent New Single ‘Without U’

Belfast-based indie-pop quartet Running Out the Clock release the new single ‘Without U’, an energetic new single that brings together raucous guitars, driving snares, bright synths and infectious chorus melodies.…

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