Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Sunbeam Sound Machine today releases his fourth full-length album, Double Magic, out now via Dot Dash Recordings / Remote Control. The record marks the most expansive and energetic chapter yet for Nick Sowersby’s dreamlike project, retaining his signature sparkling guitars and introspective lyricism, but now built on a four-to-the-floor rhythm from drummer Lochy Funston and percussionist Rhys Grunden. The record is punctuated by the constant burbling of nature sounds...
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Following the announcement of his fourth album Double Magic last month, Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Sunbeam Sound Machine shares a new single, ‘Vanishing Point.’ The track follows the recently released ‘Waterfall (Strange Gravity),’ offering another glimpse into the dreamlike textures and expansive soundscapes of the upcoming record. Double Magic is set for release on Friday 15 August via Dot Dash / Remote Control. On his new single ‘Vanishing Point,’ Sunbeam Sound Machine reflects on themes of faith, time, and seeking meaning, sharing; “I’m not...
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Following a successful US headline tour in April 2025, Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Sunbeam Sound Machine returns with the bright new single ‘Waterfall (Strange Gravity)’. The track arrives with the announcement of Sunbeam Sound Machine’s fourth album Double Magic due for release on August 15th. The sparkling soundscape of ‘Waterfall (Strange Gravity)’ was built from a forgotten guitar loop takes inspiration from burbling Australian nature sounds into a lush layered opener. Sunbeam...
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Sunbeam Sound Machine announces his very first headline tour in the US and Canada, he will be playing very special solo shows this April. Further tour details and ticket info below. Sunbeam Sound Machine, the project of multi-instrumentalist Nick Sowersby, has been shaping the modern psychedelic pop scene since 2013. Blending hypnagogic pop, indie garage rock, and neo psychedelia, Sowersby crafts immersive, dreamlike soundscapes that resonate with listeners on a...
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Sunbeam Sound Machine reveals ‘Paradise’, the second sonic dreamscape lifted from his third album Possum out on Friday, 7th October. The single is accompanied by an exquisitely shot film clip, watch below! Multi-instrumentalist and producer Nick Sowersby explains “This song is about the transience of true love, and there’s no better way to express that than by dancing in front of a 1985 Toyota Corolla out by the airport.” The bright new track plays between sparse,...
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Sunbeam Sound Machine returns with the announcement of his third album Possum out on Friday, 7th October. Alongside new audio dreamscape ‘I Promise That I’ll Try to Give You All My Love’. Watch the video below! ‘I Promise That I’ll Try to Give You All My Love’ is an uplifting respite replete with fluttering synths and reverb-soaked vocals. On the content theme, the man behind the moniker – Nick Sowersby – muses “This song is about love giving...
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Excited to announce our first-ever compilation – Bloom and Simmer. Digitally released on Friday 26th June, the compilation is a celebration of community, connexion and creativity featuring 21 tracks you’ve never heard before from the Remote Control Records family of artists. This is the music they make when they’re not making music; a dive beneath the waves, a journey off the beaten path, a glimpse behind the curtain. Bloom and...
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A new album out through out Dot Dash family! Sunbeam Sound Machine‘s Goodness Gracious is out now everywhere. Stream it here. The album debuted at #10 on the NACC (North American College and Community Chart) this week and has sold out on vinyl through Bandcamp. Copies will be available at a special in-store in Melbourne at Oh Jean Records, this Saturday 4 May at 5pm. Details here! Goodness Gracious is a self-produced...
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Melbourne’s Sunbeam Sound Machine (Nick Sowersby) has shared his new video ‘Seems Like You’ve Made Up Your Mind‘ – premiering via Document Journal. Following on from ‘Talking Distance,’ the track is a second taste of Sunbeam’s second LP Goodness Gracious, out 3 May via Dot Dash. Here are some of Nick’s favourite things about the making of the video (dir. Clancy Walker, shot by Sean T. Barnes, starring Terry Yeboah). 1....
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Sunbeam Sound Machine, the recording project of Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Nick Sowersby, releases his second LP Goodness Gracious, Friday May 3rd. ‘Talking Distance’ is the first offering from the album. Watch the accompanying video, by cinematographer Clancy Walker, below! Goodness Gracious is a self-produced affair, written, recorded and mixed by Sowersby in his home studio before being mastered by John Lee at Phaedra Studios. Sonically, Goodness Gracious is intimate and expansive, full...
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