pop
News: Ricky Martin to return to Australia for first time in a decade
Ricky Martin will make his first Australian appearances since 2015, bringing a full-scale Latin pop celebration this November.
News: Bootleggers Turns Two: Free Shows Announced for August–September
Bootleggers will host a month-long run of free gigs this August–September to celebrate its second year in operation
News: OK Motels 2025 Lineup Blends Folk, Punk and Synth in Regional Victoria
OK Motels heads back to Rochester this October with a lineup led by Marlon Williams, Kacy & Clayton and Sylvie, plus a full day of performances across local pubs.
News: Girlfriend Leads Darcie Haven’s New EP Release
From rural WA to national tours, Darcie Haven’s music continues to build a dedicated following.
Track: Teenager Share New Single ‘Love Is You’ Ahead of Fourteen
Teenager’s new single ‘Love Is You’ extends their comeback ahead of the album Fourteen, due later this year.
Album Review: The Slow Summits have ‘Every Intention’ to blast a ray of luminescent pop sunshine into your ears all the way from Sweden.
Anyone else remember the children’s Swedish detective series Agaton Sax by Swedish author Nils-Olof Franzén and illustrated by Åke Lewerth, with Quentin Blake illustrating the English editions? Agaton Sax also ran the local newspaper, the Byoping Post. I loved this series for its quirky sense of humour and cheeky delivery. In a complete non-sequitur, The Slow Summits hail from …
Track: Lily Jupiter debuts her single sparkling ‘Stamp Alphabet’ and gives notice of a prodigious, creative talent emerging.
For an emerging artist who is only 16, Lily Jupiter displays an incredible assurance and prodigious ability in her debut single ‘Stamp Alphabet’, released today. There are detectable elements of Lorde and Olivia Rodrigo for sure with the electronic thrum, driving pace, wry lyrics and velvet vocals. Jupiter adds George Michael as an influence and …
News: Kesha Confirms 2026 Australian Tour Dates After a Decade Away
Kesha has confirmed a February 2026 return to Australian stages for the first time in over ten years.
Track: Sydney/Gadigal band Valley Onda release the dreamy hypnotic track ‘Minacious’
The new single ‘Minacious’ from Sydney/Gadigal band Valley Onda is shrouded in a mysterious fugue as sparkling guitars set up a hypnotic chime over the soothing vocals that have a yearning, expressive range. There are detectable elements of later period Radiohead in the delivery for sure, but infused with a soul-infused tinge and an atmospheric …
Track: Lisbon-based band pôt-pot return with glittering new single ‘S3xtape’ ahead of debut album release.
Lisbon-based Irish quintet pôt-pot follow up last month’s single ‘WRSW’, covered here by Backseat Mafia, with new single ‘S3xtape’. Of course it’s not written like that but given the tender sensibilities of the faceless corporations in charge, we are loathe to fog up their glasses with anything vaguely considered lewd or risque. But regardless of the …