Earlier this year, Dry Cleaning released their new album Secret Love. The beloved band of vocalist Florence Shaw, guitarist Tom Dowse, drummer Nick Buxton and bassist Lewis Maynard’s third album received glowing Album of the Week/Month accolades from the likes of The Sunday Times, The Observer, Record Collector, The Guardian, MOJO, and more, with the latter’s 5* critique calling the album, “a surrealist masterpiece.” Ahead of the band’s extensive tour...
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Generational pop icon Robyn today releases her acclaimed new album Sexistential. Her first album in eight years and the most ecstatic record that she’s ever made: the sound of one of contemporary music’s most influential artists coming home. After the club music meditations of 2018’s Honey, the album features nine, deeply playful pop songs that tie back to her era-defining Body Talk trilogy, designed to feel “like a spaceship coming through the atmosphere at...
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Robyn releases her new single ‘Blow My Mind’, the fourth song from her hotly-anticipated album Sexistential. Produced by Klas Åhlund, it’s a tricked-out redux of ‘Blow My Mind’ from Robyn’s 2002 Don’t Stop The Music album, rewritten in tribute to her three year old son. ”Blow My Mind’ is the one song on the album about my son.” she says. “I was in that early stage when I was with him all the...
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Generational pop icon Robyn announces a 2026 arena tour. The Sexistential Tour – which takes place in Europe, North America, and Australia across 20 dates – is Robyn’s first major tour since 2019 and will feature her biggest ever headline shows, including London’s 20,000 capacity O2 Arena and three consecutive hometown nights at Stockholm’s Avicii Arena. Tickets on sale now at robyn.com/tour. Robyn’s upcoming global tour will feature an exciting...
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Sleaford Mods announce additional headline shows in Hobart and Perth, part of their upcoming Australian and New Zealand 2026 tour. Tickets on sale from 1pm local time here. This week Sleaford Mods teamed up with Aldous Harding for their new single, ‘Elitest G.O.A.T’, which was released on Tuesday, and taken from the band’s new album, The Demise Of Planet X, out today. Pulsing with chiming synths and propulsive beats, ‘Elitest G.O.A.T’ is a...
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Dance music maverick Skin On Skin has had a whirlwind few years. Bursting onto the global scene in 2022 with his undeniable club anthem ‘Burn Dem Bridges’ (“it sounds like the future” – Resident Advisor), the South Sudanese-Australian innovator has made his mark in all corners of the world through his full-throttle DJ sets – taking in impromptu b2bs in London with Skrillex and in Ibiza with Kettama, a Madrid takeover with Fred again.., a rapturously received...
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Following the release on her critically acclaimed new album Don’t Be Afraid, multi-award-winning songwriter Carla Geneve announces a 2026 headline tour across Australian in January, presented by Double J. Don’t Be Afraid is a raw and honest exploration of fear, acceptance and love. The record debuted at #13 on the Australian Album ARIA charts and was picked up as Double J’s Feature Album, following it’s release. Don’t Be Afraid weaves...
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Fresh off the release of their critically acclaimed 2025 album More, Pulp are set to make their long-awaited return to Australian and New Zealand stages — marking their first visit in 13 years. The UK band have announced headline dates across Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, alongside an appearance at Adelaide Festival. Tickets and further tour details below. More is Pulp’s first album since 2001’s We Love Life and came...
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Sleaford Mods will release their new album, The Demise Of Planet X, on 16 January 2026. The record is available to pre-order and pre-save now, with a limited-edition version on neon green marbled vinyl with glow in the dark sleeve (exclusive to independent record shops). The album will also be available on black vinyl, CD and cassette, the latter coming in a fetching shade of toxic green. Sleaford Mods will...
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Sleaford Mods have announced an Australian and New Zealand headline tour for April 2026. The band will kicks things off in Perth at the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre Front Lawn, and continue through to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Wellington and Auckland. Pre-sale starts on at 10am AEDT on Thursday 16th October and general sale will begin at 10am AEDT on Friday 17th October via handsometours.com. This will be Sleaford Mods...
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John Maus announces his return to Australian shores, with five headline dates across the country, set for April and May, 2026. Maus will perform in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Coorabell as part of a national tour celebrating the release of his upcoming album Later Than You Think, out today! General sale starts at 9am AEST today, Friday 26th September. Tickets on sale via mistletone.net Written, produced, and recorded in...
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Ahead of her upcoming headline To Survive Australia Tour, Liz Stringer has revealed the local charities she’ll be supporting at each show. Representatives from these organisations will attend the concerts, and audience members will have the chance to donate directly throughout the evening via QR codes displayed around the venues. Donations and further information about all charity partners are already available on the To Survive Tour landing page on Liz’s...
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bar italia release new single and video ‘rooster’, the latest preview from their upcoming album Some Like It Hot, released October 17th. Flowing between sinuous groove and sinister guitar onslaughts, ‘rooster’ is another showcase of the new album’s union of the anthemic and unbridled. Some Like It Hot is a 1959 film starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon about a group of rogue musicians on the adventure path....
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David Byrne releases his highly anticipated new album Who Is The Sky?, out now alongside new single ‘What Is The Reason For It? (feat. Hayley Williams)’. Marked by the inviting vocal interplay between Byrne and Paramore’s Williams, ‘What Is the Reason for It?’ aims to understand love in a way logic can rarely accomplish (“does it do something useful? / nobody understands it”). Born from a creative collaboration between David...
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David Byrne is proud to announce Who Is the Sky?, his first new album since 2018’s acclaimed and award-winning American Utopia, which will be released September 5th. The album was produced by the Grammy-winning Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus), while its 12 songs were arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. Musical friends old and new, including St. Vincent, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, The Smile...
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The Smith Street Band return with ‘This Is It’ – the first single from their forthcoming seventh album. Dripping in the emotional honesty the band have come to be known for, the new track might just be their most vulnerable release to date. The new release comes with accompanying video clip, shot and edited by long time collaborator Nick Manuell, with Greg Rietwyk. ‘This Is It’ is a song about...
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