Interview: Lonelyspeck continues to find their voice in emerging as one of Australia’s finest young producers

September 20, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

The swell of support surrounding Adelaide producer and vocalist Lonelyspeck this year has simply been testament to the amount of potential one Sione Teumohenga has continued to display since 2014’s Presence EP. Since aligning with the TEEF Records crew late last year, Lonelyspeck has curried the favour of blogs, radio and industry across the board, with their 2017 EP Lave…

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Fanny Lumsden performs Real Class Act opener “Watershed” as part of the AU Sessions!

September 20, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

A long time AU favourite, Fanny Lumsden stopped by AU HQ in Sydney recently with hubby Dan Stanley Freeman for a bit of a chat and a special live performance for the AU Sessions series. With a brand new album in Real Class Act being released on September 22nd, Lumsden has been hitting the promo trail hard; the…

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Tour Diary: Melbourne’s Swim Season take us to Singapore for their debut international shows

September 19, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

Their first time overseas performing together, Melbourne indie group Swim Season set their sights on Singapore’s Music Matters Live a few weeks ago. Taking their upbeat music out to Singapore, Swim Season became one of the most talked about Australian acts of the live music showcase series. The band presents this special little tour video for us,…

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Interview: Ziggy Ramo on the therapeutic nature of music & his creative drive moving into 2018

September 18, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

This afternoon, Ziggy Ramo announced his signing with Village Sounds, along with the announcement that he is to be joining the likes of The Shins, Cashmere Cat and Alt J at Perth’s Fidelity Festival. Taking things back to Brisbane at BIGSOUND, the young lyricist and performer sat down with us to share more of his story and…

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Interview: Jesswar chats Australia’s increasingly diverse hip hop scene and forthcoming EP

September 18, 2017 / Chris Singh

After a total of five showcase events across this year’s BIGSOUND it’s safe to say Jesswar more than proved her worth. Ferocious on the mic with a penchant for witty lyricism, the young Brisbane emcee dominated discussions on the “next big thing” in Australia’s hip hop scene, and with all that hype and excitement lifting…

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Interview: Tom Jay Williams sets his sights on the global pop market as a new year of music approaches

September 13, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

Poolside at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia in Singapore, pop artist Tom Jay Williams is showing me a photo of a smashed iPhone screen, courtesy of Port Power’s heartbreaking loss to the West Coast Eagles on Saturday night. You can take the boy out of Adelaide, it seems, but you can’t take the Adelaide out of the boy….

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Interview: The Cactus Channel describe their new direction & announce Australian tour

September 12, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

Melbourne group The Cactus Channel had their chance to showcase up at BIGSOUND this year, a great opportunity for the group to break in some new sounds and get a feel for the new direction they’ve embarked upon. Sitting down with Darvid, Lewis and Hudson, we get a little insight into how the group is approaching the release of their new album,…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: First Beige “Rumours” (2017)

September 8, 2017 / Margy Noble

Brisbane breeds great music. First Beige are no exception, the psych-soul outfit slowly making their transition from bedroom project to the real world. Today, we’ve got an exclusive taste of their lead single from upcoming debut EP Press!, “Rumours”. It’s a taste of some very colourful sounds to come. Ignore the whole ‘Beige’ thing. There’s jazz flute, disco-influence,…

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Exclusive Music Video Premiere: Georgia Van Etten “Sugar” (2017)

September 7, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

Now based in London, Australian songwriter Georgia van Etten has been continuing to craft her music with precision, warmth and an impressive vocal quality. Exuding the type of richness only soul and blues music can, van Etten has been killing it with live performances through Europe and it’s no wonder why her music has been resonating…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: Scalphunter “Life Sucked” (2017)

September 4, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

Set to fire up in Brisbane this week, Perth’s Scalphunter have got BIGSOUND well and truly in their sights; with two hectic shows lined up, best believe this group is ready to shake things into submission ahead of the release of their debut album Lies. From it comes new single “Life Sucked”, which we are stoked to…

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Exclusive Music Video Premiere: Lost Tropics “Charlie’s Van” (2017)

August 30, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

When it comes to local Sydney bands fast making a reputation for themselves as a formidable live band on an as-of-late struggling music scene, Lost Tropics are ones to watch. Out of The Shire, the indie pop group have brought influences ranging from The Strokes to fellow Sydneysiders Sticky Fingers together in producing a sound that…

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Interview: Citizen Kay faces up to and accepts his vulnerabilities on Belly of the Beast

August 30, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

Last week, Citizen Kay released his new album in Belly of the Beast. The first studio album since 2015’s With the People, this has been a record that not even the Canberran was fully aware of during its conception. Created out of a mining of emotions that came spilling out during writing and recording sessions held largely out…

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Exclusive Music Video Premiere: Gaspar Sanz “Watch You Go” (2017)

August 25, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

Taking a galactic approach, Sydney’s Gaspar Sanz bring us their new music video for “Watch You Go”. Taken from the band’s self-titled debut EP, the song itself builds on great electronic production, while the guitar and vocals highlight the same type of swag bands like The Delta Riggs inspire. The clip itself screens like an old…

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Fountaineer performs “The Cricketers” live at Young Henrys for the AU Sessions

August 24, 2017 / Larry Heath

During out recent catch up with Fountaineer‘s Tony White in Sydney, the songwriter and frontman performed “The Cricketers”, taken from the band’s new album Greater City, Greater Love at Young Henrys. The album is out now and you can find out more about it with our interview with Tony, here. Check out this exclusive AU Sessions performance below!…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: Ria Hall ft. Kings “Barely Know” (2017)

August 24, 2017 / Sosefina Fuamoli

New Zealand artist Ria Hall has a profile that is surging upward in her homeland but for many of us over the pond, we’re only just becoming introduced to her music and it’s pretty timely – her debut album, Rules of Engagement, is just around the corner. Hall’s latest single release comes in the tune “Barely Know”;…

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