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Album Review: CMAT’s Euro-Country Turns Heartbreak and Humour Into Pop Brilliance
On her third album, CMAT folds Irish politics, late-stage capitalism, and intimate confessions into a vivid pop-country palette. Euro-Country is at once biting and funny, sad and euphoric, proof of an artist who can turn a diss track about Jamie Oliver and a ballad about financial collapse into the same dazzling world.
News: The Last Dinner Party announce massive UK, Europe and Australia/New Zealand tour alongside new album From The Pyre
The Last Dinner Party will release their sophomore album From The Pyre on 17 October 2025, before embarking on a 35-date headline tour spanning the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The run kicks off in Dublin this November and marks the band’s biggest international push to date.
News: Stewart Copeland to tour Australia & NZ for the first time in 18 years
Stewart Copeland will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 with Have I Said Too Much? The Police, Hollywood, And Other Adventures, his first local tour in 18 years. The seven-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will share stories spanning The Police, film scores, and his acclaimed work in classical and opera.
News: Peter Milton Walsh’s The Apartments announce new album ‘That’s What the Music is For’ with shimmering new single ‘A Handful of Tomorrow’ a glorious amuse bouche.
The Apartments‘ magnificent album ‘In And Out Of The Light’ was one of the brief rays of light of the grim 2020 – one of my favourite albums of that year. With one of Brisbane’s greatest singer/songwriters, Peter Milton Walsh (briefly an early Go-Between), The Apartments are possibly one of the most underrated bands coming …
News: Tilly Fenton announces debut EP it’s a feeling that i know
Tilly Fenton has released her new single It’s You! and announced her debut EP it’s a feeling that i know, due 10 October. The five-track collection captures the chaos and hope of teenage years, with It’s You! closing the record on a sharp-edged pop-rock note.
News: Maple’s Pet Dinosaur sign to New World Artists for live touring
New World Artists has signed Newcastle band Maple’s Pet Dinosaur, led by 14-year-old Maple, following the runaway success of debut single Lego. The track has picked up millions of streams and views across social platforms, international airplay, and playlist adds from Spotify and Apple Music.
News: Wheatus confirm 2026 Australian return and New Zealand debut
Wheatus will return to Australia in January 2026, performing their self-titled debut album in full and making their long-anticipated live debut in New Zealand. The tour comes as Teenage Dirtbag celebrates its 25th anniversary, a track that continues to thrive thanks to TikTok virality, high-profile syncs, and a surprise re-entry into the UK charts.
Album Review: Deep within the ‘Winter Palace’ The Valery Trails unleash an indie pop master class filled with soaring anthemic tracks that jangle and sparkle.
The Valery Trails have today released their new album ‘Winter Palace – their first release since 2022’s ‘The Sky Is Blue’ (reviewed by me here) and absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder with the welcomed return of their indelible melodies and harmonies. Opening track ‘Another Time’ provides an anthemic entry point with its thundering, chiming …
News: EURO-COUNTRY: CMAT’s third LP lands today
CMAT’s third album EURO-COUNTRY is out now, blending traditional country elements with modern themes of identity, community and capitalism.
News: Halsey’s Back to Badlands tour locks in Australian dates for 2026
Halsey will revisit her game-changing debut Badlands with a three-show Australian run in February 2026, hitting Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.