Flume‘s forthcoming second album is one of the most anticipated Aussie releases of the year and after dropping killer singles “Never Be Like You” with Kai and “Smoke & Retribution” with Vince Stapes and Kučka, he’s released the intense instrumental track “Wall Fuck”. It’s unlike anything we’ve heard from Flume before, driven by a huge…
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Off the back of releasing their debut record Oh Inhuman Spectacle on esteemed label 4AD and playing SXSW, Aidan Hogg chats to Perth genre defying three piece Methyl Ethel about their favourite new music, playing in Austin, and how their second LP is almost finished. You guys have just been at SXSW, which sounds like it…
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Melbourne duo Gypsy & The Cat have dropped a new single packed with 80’s vibes ahead of the release of their new LP. “I Just Wanna Be Somebody Else” is full of warm synths, but it’s the vocal hooks that take this track to the next level; it’s sad, but it’s definitely danceable. Mixed by Dave Fridmann, the…
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M83‘s forthcoming album Junk looks like it’s going to be stepping away from the cathartic synth-pop of 2011’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming and into the 80’s pop world with singles like “Do It, Try It”, and today’s single of the day, “Go”. “Go” features vocals from French singer Mai Lan, who’s set to appear on another…
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After releasing two stellar albums, his self-titled debut and 2014’s Wonder Where We Land, English producer mastermind SBTRKT unveiled his new project SAVE YOURSELF this week. In a statement on his website, SBTRKT explained that ,“While a complete piece with a beginning, end and visual concepts that have been worked on over many months, this is not…
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Three years since the release of their debut EP White Water, The Sinking Teeth have returned with “Good Grief”, a cut from their debut album due for release this year. The Melbourne three-piece have toured with the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Bodyjar and Kingswood and it’s not hard to see why, with “Good Grief” showing their confidence in their…
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POND frontman and ex-Tame Impala bass player Nicholas Allbrook has just announced his second solo album Pure Gardiya set for release in May this year. It features his most recent release “Advance”, a track that meets somewhere between glam rock and classic piano ballads. Check out its incredible video, directed by Perth creative Matt Sav, here: Nicholas…
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Mark Pritchard is known for his delicate electronic music, and his new single “Beautiful People” is no exception. Featuring vocals from the one and only Thom Yorke, “Beautiful People” is a spacious and ambient work with Yorke’s vocals at their calmest, warping in and out of effects. Speaking about the song’s influences, Pritchard said “Beautiful People is…
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Brisbane singer/producer Georgia Mae has followed up her debut release “Keeper of the Key” with the fantastic “Time With You”, a vocal led track is filled out with dreamy synths and minimalistic beats, put together by Mae and producer Steve Thornely. It’s already getting a heap of love from Triple J Unearthed and we haven’t been able to…
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Arctic Monkeys‘ Alex Turner and Miles Kane joined forces for their debut album in 2008, and it’s been a huge wait for a follow up release from them. Their new single, “Aviation”, has just been released alongside a video that acts as a follow up to their last track, “Everything You’ve Come To Expect”. The song…
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Brisbane producer Golden Vessel has returned with a new single “Do You Think About Me”. Its perfectly subtle production create an ambience that builds throughout the track, which features incredible vocals from MTNS frontman Tom Eggert. Treat yourself to this chilled out single here: Find Golden Vessel on Facebook at www.facebook.com/goldenvesselau/! ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on…
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Brisbane’s Quintessential Doll has followed up her 2014 EP Let Not The Monsters Destroy Me with the huge new single “Beautiful Violence”. A solo project of songwriter and producer Steph Linsdell, Quintessential Doll‘s production draws comparisons to Homogenic-era Björk with its warping, intense beats juxtaposed alongside perfectly restrained and delicate melodies. The track was mixed by Haxx from…
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The debut single from Angus Stone‘s new project Dope Lemon has come as a bit of a surprise release. Having put out music in the past under his own name as well as the Lady of the Sunshine project, Dope Lemon keeps the rock-oriented side of his work present while still being as chilled as anything…
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Nearly four years after the release of their second, self titled album, The Temper Trap have returned with a new single “Thick as Thieves”. The track feels like their releases to date collected into one song; it has the energy of their debut album with the more mature nuanced melodies of their second. Have a listen to…
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Five years since their last release, The Kills have finally returned with a new single in “Doing It To Death”. The song builds the further you get into it, with a simple drum pattern sitting underneath Alison Mosshart‘s unmistakably powerful vocals. Have a listen, and check out its stunning video here: The Kills‘ fifth album Ash &…
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After their unfortunate cancellation of Splendour last year, Catfish and the Bottlemen have released a new single “Soundcheck”. It’s upbeat British music at its finest, and we certainly hope we’ll see them returning to our shores some time soon. Have a listen to the new single “Soundcheck” here: Find Catfish and the Bottlemen on here! ———-…
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US four-piece Poliça just dropped their latest single “Lately” ahead of their the release of their third album, due in March. The track features the band’s token soothing synths, innovative beats and of course incredible vocals from singer Channy Leaneagh. Check out “Lately” here: Poliça‘s third LP United Crushers is due out March 4th. ———- This…
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Crunchy bass and driving beats lead the new single from Canadian four piece Holy Fuck. The new track “Tom Tom” is a cut off their first album in almost six years, Congrats. Check out the new single here: https://soundcloud.com/holyfuck/02-tom-tom-1 Holy Fuck‘s new album Congrats is due out May 7th! ———- This content has recently been ported from…
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James Blake has just released a new single “Modern Soul” on his BBC 1 Radio show and it’s full of his incredible voice and instantly recognisable piano style. There’s no word of when his highly anticipated third album will come out or if this one’s a cut from it, but it certainly makes us excited…
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A new taste of the highly anticipated Flume album has just been released, and it features Vince Staples and Perth singer/producer Kučka. Flume’s style of warped beats get a little more distorted in this one, before feeling as dreamy as we’re used to when Kučka’s divine vocals come in. Check it out here: Flume’s second LP Skin…
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Something for Kate frontman Paul Dempsey just released his first solo material in 7 years, and it’s a strong return to form. The new single takes a more rock oriented approach than his debut solo album, Everything is True, driven by intense drums and a distorted bass. Check it out here, and his newly announced…
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Trip-hop legends Massive Attack have released their new four track EP, marking their first new music in six years. The EP features appearances from Roots Manuva, Young Fathers, and in the leading track “Take It There”, Tricky and 3D. Check the video out here: Massive Attack‘s Ritual Spirit EP is out now. ———- This content has…
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Today’s Single of the Day is from LA based Mood Robot. Driven by warm synths similar to sounds from CHVRCHES, “Drip” is a strong taste of an upcoming EP from the trio, which is due for release late February. Check it out here: Moon Robot‘s six track EP The Story We Tell Ourselves is due for release in…
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Kicking off her music career as both a drummer and front-woman for punk bands, Le Pie has evolved into an act that is equal parts intense and reserved. Le Pie’s new single “Up All Night” has the intensity of punk blended with the stunning vocal hooks of pop music. It’s a rad combination which you…
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This single from Courtney Barnett is everything we’ve come to expect from a Courtney Barnett song, and we’re definitely not complaining. Recorded as part of the new Milk! Records sampler Good For You, “Three Packs A Day” has Courtney’s effortless vocals bringing an interesting story out of something you wouldn’t expect a song to ever…
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Along with the announcement of their first album in five years (if we don’t count their film soundtrack work) comes the new single from Explosions in the Sky, “Disintegration Anxiety”. Opening with ambient an ambient soundscape, this track builds into crunchy and intense drums backing ambient post-rock guitars we’ve come to know as the band signature….
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A preview of their forthcoming album MATTER, one of the many albums we couldn’t be more excited about due early this year, is St. Lucia‘s new track “Love Somebody”. The single brings the 80’s vibes, filled out with lush synths, huge drums and anthemic vocals. Check it out here: St Lucia’s Matter is due for release on…
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Banoffee‘s minimal R&B tinged sounds culminated into the stunning Do I Make You Nervous? EP, and the most recently single “Body Suit” has just received the video treatment. Speaking of the video, Banoffee says “We wanted to create a story about the subjective nature of performance. Not to specifically point at any industry but to show the…
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The second single from the new lineup of Bloc Party is showing the new band finding their sound once again. “The Good News” is a slower and less dance-y track than their last single, and feels a little like Blur in its undeniably cool, yet simple groove. Bloc Party will be in the country for…
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Brisbane four-piece Born Joy Dead, formed by Ben Dalton, bassist of the now disbanded Hungry Kids of Hungary have just dropped their new single and music video, “Chains on You”, and it’s an endearing yet sad track full of summer vibes. The clip was directed by Luke McDonald and Scott Bromley of the John Steel Singers. …
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