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The Rosadocs announce first UK headline tour following breakthrough year
The Rosadocs announce first UK headline tour following breakthrough year
News: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds confirm Australian and New Zealand tour in January/February with tickets on sale this Friday.
Nick Cave disclosed the impending Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australian tour in his Red Hand Files newsletter piece, last week but it is now official. The band will be bringing their acclaimed ‘Wild Swans Tour’ to his homeland and New Zealand in January and February with a series of outdoor gigs. Tickets go …
News: The mighty Crowded House announce a series of pop-up shows across Australia
Following the release of a roundly well received album ‘Gravity Stairs’ last year and a massive tour of the major cities, the legendary Crowded House have announced a return bout of pop-shows across Australia later this year, covering areas they missed last year and targeting more intimate venues. Neil Finn says: We are very excited …
News: Aotearoa’s magnificent Ringlets announce intimate Australian East Coast tour
Aotearoa/New Zealand’s fabulous Ringlets have announced an Australian tour following the release of their second album, endearingly entitled ‘The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies)’ and recently reviewed by me here. I noted that the album is a blast of thoroughly commendable sonic joy. ‘The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies)’ is …
News: Luxembourg’s dark folk icon ROME announces debut Australian tour on 20th anniversary and release of album ‘Civitas Solis’
With a dark gothic timbre that sounds like a mixture of The The, Pete Murphy and Editors, the Luxembourg artist ROME has announced a debut Australian tour to celebrate 20 years of music. The work of Jerome Reuter, ROME has been creating an impressive body of work culminating in the recent album ‘Civitas Solis’. Reuter …
News: Eighties icons Boom Crash Opera announce 40th anniversary ‘Hands up In the Air’ Singles tour across Australia.
It was 40 years ago that Boom Crash Opera hit their stride with a string of epic anthemic singles starting with the band’s debut, ‘Great Wall’ which reached top ten in the Australian singles charts, followed by a string of hits including ‘Dancing In The Storm’, ‘The Best Thing’, ‘CityFlat’, ‘Get Out Of The House’, …
News: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory announce Australian tour to support self-titled debut album.
Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory attracted our attention earlier this year with the release of their self-titled debut album (see our review here). It represented a whole new journey for Van Etten, collaborating with a band of musicians closely for the first time, and was a triumph. I wrote: Van Etten’s indelible songwriting …
News: The legendary David Byrne announces new album ‘Who Is The Sky?’ with the irrepressible and buoyant single ‘Everybody Laughs’ as a taster and massive world tour.
David Byrne has always been an influential and innovative musician from his time in the iconic Talking Heads to his solo and collaboration work that have magnified his talent exponentially. Today, he announces a new album entitled ‘Who Is The Sky?’ out through Matador Records and Remote Control Records on 5 September 2025, a single …
Track: The Lemonheads release new single ‘Deep End’ (featuring J Mascis, Juliana Hatfield and Tom Morgan) with news of album, ahead of Australian/NZ tour.
The Lemonheads are about to embark on a tour of Australia and in anticipation have release a blistering single ‘Deep End’, with news of a new album ‘Love Chant’ that will be released on Fire Records later this year. ‘Deep End’ features Evan Dando’s trademark laconic delivery and pop sensibility, with the added frisson of …
Track: Tan Cologne raise anticipation for their new album with hypnotic new track ‘Infinity’.
Magnificent New Mexican dream pop exponents duo Tan Cologne recently announced their third studio album ‘Unknown Beyond’ for release on 20 June via Labrador Records, which is enough good news to put a spring in the step. To add to the anticipation, they have just released the second single ‘Infinity’ off the album and the upwards trajectory for …