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Premiere: ‘Solid and Human’ – Maia Jelavic releases a yearning slow burning anthem that sparkles in the sunshine, with debut album and gigs on the way.
Maia Jelavic premiered her last single with us a few years back under the stage name Maia Marsh. She has made the decision to be true to herself and returned with another premiere under her birth name Maia Jelavic, and while the label might change, the imperial quality of her songwriting remains. We are therefore …
News: Tom Grennan Is Bringing His Biggest Tour Yet to Australia
Tom Grennan’s New Album Lands in August—And He’s Celebrating With a Huge Tour
Live Review & Gallery: It’s Róisín Murphy’s World and We’re Welcome To It – Enmore Theatre, Eora Land/Sydney, 13.03.25
Róisín Murphy doesn’t do normal gigs. She shapeshifts, unravels, reinvents, and pulls us all along for the ride. Sitting somewhere between the driven absurdity of Laurie Anderson and the pop superstardom of our own Kylie Minogue, she moved The Enmore Theatre to an alternate dimension where disco, theatre, and performance art reigned supreme. If you …
News: Yellowcard Are Taking ‘Ocean Avenue’ on the Road for Its 20th Birthday—And They’re Bringing Friends
20 Years Later, ‘Ocean Avenue’ Still Hits Hard
Live Review: Sharon Van Etten And The Attachment Theory / Nabihah Iqbal – Royal Albert Hall, London 10.03.2025
Sharon Van Etten was always very close to her band, but one day after rehearsal in February 2022, she decided to have a jam session, which changed everything for her and took her on a new creative journey. Having only ever written music by herself in a very intimate and therapeutic way, partly as a …
Track: Melbourne rising star Bonita Habils releases the gorgeous slow burning, yearning track ‘Underdressed’.
There is a delicious dark pop undertone to the sound of Melbourne artist Bonita Habils in her new single ‘Underdressed’. Habils’s vocals are luscious and whispered with a velvet cloaking, the expression and delivery filled with a deep yearning, with a late night red velvet lounge atmosphere – a absinthe-soaked early morning loucheness. You can …
Track: Eora/Sydney chanteuse Milly McPherson has an epiphany with her anthemic new single ‘Religious’ ahead of live performance.
Ahead of the release of her new album, Eora/Sydney artist Milly McPherson releases the second single ‘Religious’, a confessional of soaring beauty. Putting at the fore her rich velvet vocals and crystalline instrumentation, ‘Religious’ is less about religion and more about the spiritual thrills she enjoys as a musician – something uplifting and joyous: This …
News: John Grant Announces UK & Ireland Tour, Set to Star in Ballet Adaptation of A Single Man
Following the success of The Art of The Lie, John Grant is set for a packed 2025. Currently touring Australia, with a US tour in April, Grant will also be writing songs for—and performing in—A Single Man, a new ballet adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel. The production, staged by The Royal Ballet and Factory International, …
Album Review: Edwyn Collins – Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation; Charming, heartfelt, and utterly compelling
Few artists have demonstrated the resilience, charm, and sheer songwriting brilliance of Edwyn Collins. From his early days fronting the influential Orange Juice to his solo success with A Girl Like You, Collins’ career has been marked by reinvention and a knack for timeless melody. Following his life-changing strokes in 2005, his music has carried …