Author: Lucy Regter

New Music to Listen to This Week (9th October 2017)

In this week’s wrap of the best new releases you’ll find a dream-pop taste of Kimbra’s forthcoming album, a colourful new single from German producers Digitalism, Baker Boy’s anthemic collaboration with Yirrmal, plus heaps more! Get amongst the Spotify playlist below. ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The AU Review: Music…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (25th September 2017)

Struggling to face the realities of a Monday? Don’t go past the groovin’ new single from Alice Ivy (we made it easier by putting it first) in the weekly Spotify playlist of fresh music we’re loving. It will pick you up wherever you are. As well as Ivy, you’ll also find newies from Liv Cartledge…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (18th September 2017)

In the week that was, we were spoilt for choice with a bunch of new music releases. With our weekly Spotify playlist, you can wrap your ears around the charming new one from Julia Jacklin, a sultry pop number from Wallace and a spicy collab between Hanne Hukkelberg and Emilie Nicolas (plus heaps more)! ———-…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (11th September 2017)

Carefully curated by our very own writers and editors, this week’s Spotify playlist has got some absolute gems. If you haven’t acquainted yourself with the cruisy S.M. Jenkins, electronic duo Nocturnal Tapes or all-girl rockers The Coathangers, now is your chance. Get listening! ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (4th September 2017)

Welcome to the start of another week! As we bring Winter to a close, there’s plenty to feel good about, including your weekly Spotify playlist of brand new music. We’ve rounded up the top singles and music videos you might’ve missed or wanted to hear again, including new releases from Wafia, St. Vincent, Horror My…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (27th August 2017)

Looking for a round-up of all the best new music? Search no further than our weekly Spotify playlist packed with our writer’s and editor’s favourite picks. You’ve got the dreamy new one from Adelaide’s Timberwolf, a spirited cut from Tempus Suns‘ recently released debut EP, the latest from Patrick Wilson that’s guaranteed to put a…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (21st August 2017)

Welcome to another round up of the best new finds in music of the past week. This time round you’ll find charming new stuff from Sydney’s Body Type, a noisy new single by Siamese plus Grizzly Bear’s recent return. Get listening below! ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (14th August 2017)

Welcome back! How was your week? Fantastic? Excellent. Miss all the best new releases? Don’t fret. Dive into this week’s Spotify playlist boasting a hypnotic cut from Nosaj Thing’s new album, a funky new release from Mojo Juju and a swing-dance tribute about vampires by Marlon Williams, plus plenty more. ———- This content has recently been…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (7th August 2017)

Welcome to the start of the new week. It’s time to take a moment and reflect on last week’s best new singles and music videos, hand-picked by our writing team for you to enjoy. I’m gunna be honest, this playlist is knee-deep in bangers, both the sexy kind (Kelela, Left., Milwaukee Beats) and the heavy…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (July 31st 2017)

Coming in hot after a week of Splendour hustle is a fresh weekly playlist of everything you might have missed while grooving away in the North Byron parklands. We’ve got a sultry heartbreaker from Billie Eilish, a cut from Alvvays‘ upcoming album as well as Tia Gostelow’s shimmering new single that transports you straight back to the…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (w/c July 17th)

Finish your week off right with a round-up of all the best new music hand-selected by The AU Review team. We’ve got the spirited, pop-punk new single from Self Talk’s forthcoming EP, a gorgeous spare-electro release from Sydney’s Leftenent, a must-listen from a brilliant collaboration between Mount Kimbie and King Krule, plus plenty more. Get…

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New Music You Have to Listen to This Week (July 10th 2017)

Get ready to wrap your ears around another spicy playlist of our writers’ and editors’ favourite picks of new music. Last week saw Oh Boy and Mallrat team up for a groovin’ electro-pop release, the Gold Coast’s San Mei drop the title track for her forthcoming record and O Little Sister share a sweet new…

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New Music You Have to Listen to This Week (July 3rd 2017)

It’s that time of week again- slide into our weekly Spotify playlist for a wrap up of all the best new music. This one includes an electro-pop powerhouse addition from Blyolk, Curtis Harding‘s soulful new release and the latest cut from SAATSUMA‘s forthcoming debut album. Get listening below! ———- This content has recently been ported…

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New Music You Have to Listen to This Week (June 26th 2017)

Missed out on the best new releases this past week? Don’t stress because as always, we got you. This week’s Spotify playlist introduces Melbourne’s newest soulful songstress Kaiit, some classic rock’n’roll from The Iron Horses and even a bit of stripped back R’n’B with the new one by Carmouflage Rose. Get listening below!   ———-…

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Live Review: REMI + Sampa The Great + Man Made Mountain – Fat Controller, Adelaide (25.06.17)

In what could easily be described as one of the most exciting co-headline tours we’ve seen this year, hip-hop heavyweights Remi Kolawole and Sensible J (collectively known as REMI) and Sampa The Great joined forces this winter for the Fire Sign national tour. The duo are no strangers to collaborating, most recently teaming up for…

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New Music You Have to Listen to This Week (June 19th 2017)

This week’s wrap up of best new music comes to you straight from our writers and editors who reckon these tracks are definitely worth a listen. Catch up on Julia Jacklin’s sweet new one, the dream-pop single from newcomer Eilish Gilligan or satisfy your inner punk with additions from Sail On! Sail On! and Drown This…

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New Music You Have to Listen to This Week (June 12th 2017)

With the close of another week comes our round-up of all the best picks from The AU Review’s writers and editors that you might’ve missed, compiled into one Spotify playlist. We’ve included the wavy, dream-pop newie from Ariel Pink, a hot-fire collab between RL Grime and Miguel, plus an abrasive (and exciting) new addition from Sløtface. It’s definitely a…

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New Music You Have to Listen to This Week (June 5th 2017)

Missed the frantic BADBADNOTGOOD rework of Denzel Curry’s “Ultimate”, the Fleet Foxes influenced newie by Didirri or maybe the soulful debut from Remi’s other half, Sensible J? We’ve got it all here in another weekly Spotify playlist, plus a bunch of other favourites from our writers and editors. Have a listen below! ———- This content has…

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New Music You Have to Listen to This Week (29th May 2017)

Kick off a brand new week with some of our favourite cuts from the likes of SAINt JHN, Night Drive, Mikhael Paskalev and Overcoats! If you missed out on what our writers and editors were loving in terms new music last week, simply hit ‘play’ on our playlist below for a refresher course in some awesome cuts of pop,…

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New Music You Have to Listen to This Week (22nd May 2017)

Missed the best new tracks hand-selected by our own writers? Catch up on all the goodness, from the raucous new one by Press Club to the bubbling electronic R&B beats by Ladi6, this playlist covers all bases. Get listening now! ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The AU Review:…

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New Music You Have to Listen to This Week (15th May 2017)

Another great week for new music – we look back on what our writers have been digging recently; from the new chaotic fire from WAAX, to the new vibes from Nick Murphy (and KAYTRANADA), there’s plenty to revisit. Hit play on the playlist below! ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The AU…

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Festival Review: Groovin The Moo – Adelaide Showgrounds (28.04.17)

Groovin The Moo kicked off in Adelaide on Friday, with the sold-out festival returning hard and fast with another stellar line-up of national and international acts, plus a very controversial petting zoo and an even more scandalous venue change. The day promised drizzling showers and some of the coldest temperatures Adelaide had experienced all year,…

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Album Review: POND – The Weather (2017 LP) is chaotic, confrontational and compelling

Across six albums released since 2008, POND have made a name for themselves as a band with ever-interchangeable members and a thirst for reviving the best psychedelic rock of the 1960’s/70’s. The initial motivation for POND was to create a collaborative musical project that could have anybody involved whenever they wanted. The result is a band currently…

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Paramore announce new album coming in May + share new single, “Hard Times”

With their first new material in more than four years, pop-punk sensation Paramore are returning with their eagerly awaited fifth studio album After Laughter, dropping May 12th. The band headed to their hometown of Nashville to record After Laughter, which was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen and Paramore’s own Taylor York. The new album also sees original member…

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Melbourne’s nyck announces Alive EP dropping June 9th

With only two songs uploaded to triple j Unearthed since mid 2016, nyck (pronounced n.y.c.k) are already winning (and breaking) hearts across the country with their incredibly beautiful sound. Drawing on a minimalistic, raw style similar to that of Bon Iver and The National, it’s easy to get engulfed in the emotional ballads from this poignant new duo….

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Listen to the album opener for Benjamin Booker’s next LP released June 2nd

New Orleans-based muso Benjamin Booker is set to release his upcoming LP Witness on June 2nd via Rough Trade Records/Remote Control Records. Following up his self-titled 2014 debut, the new album fleshes out Booker’s passion for raucous, soul-infused rock’n’roll. “Right On You” is the energetic album opener, described by Booker as a song being “about the…

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Listen to The Cactus Channel’s new single ahead of their new EP dropping this Friday!

The Cactus Channel are a Melbourne-based instrumental group who are teaming up with Ball Park Music/My Pet Radio‘s Sam Cromack on their upcoming 6-track EP, Do It For Nothing. Ahead of the release on April 21st, you can listen to the EP title track, which follows up their first single “Sorry Hills”. Going through The Cactus Channel’s…

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Listen to the new track by River Blue ahead of his debut EP dropping May 5th

Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Lachlan Duthie, also known as River Blue, has just released a third single taken from his forthcoming debut EP, Young At Heart. “Broken Tracks” is the bluesy slow-burner that follows up “Iron Rivers” and “Mark Of A Man”. From the first bars, Duthie’s folk/rock sound paired with charming yet achingly honest vocals is effortless…

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Newcastle’s Jake Houlsby shares second track taken from forthcoming Vondelpark EP, due May 5th

With a sound filled with Fleet Foxes-esque vocals and cathartic, spirited instrumentals, it’s hard not to feel the warmth in Jake Houlsby‘s new single, “Oklahoma”. It comes as the second cut from his sophomore Vondelpark EP which is released May 5th via Tipping Point Records. Following lead EP single “Howl”, “Oklahoma” was inspired by the charm…

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Kendrick Lamar shares all the details for new album, DAMN.

After letting fans lose their minds over mammoth single “Humble” for nearly two and a half weeks, the Compton rapper has finally shared the official artwork and title-tracks to his fourth studio album, DAMN. DAMN. will be released April 14th via Aftermath/Interscope/Top Dawg and follows up 2015’s iconic To Pimp a Butterfly and last year’s untitled…

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