Spoon’s new album Hot Thoughts is out today! Produced by Spoon and Dave Fridmann, they’ve created the bravest, most sonically inventive work of their career. Last week, Spoon announced two in-store appearances ahead of their Sydney and Melbourne shows at The Metro Theatre and The Croxton Bandroom next week. More details below. “I love going down to Australia, but it seems we’re never able to stay for long, so I rented a...
Spoon announce two intimate in-store appearances to precede their shows in Sydney and Melbourne this month. The band will appear at Redeye Records in Sydney on Wednesday 22nd March, and at Polyester Records in Melbourne on Friday 24th March on the eve of their shows at The Metro Theatre and The Croxton Bandroom. Further details below. Capacity is strictly limited for the Polyester Records in-store appearance, so for guaranteed entry, all you need...
Sui Zhen has released a new track ‘Calm Winds’ via Our First 100 Days. Sui Zhen performs at SXSW this March and in Melbourne on Friday 7 April with Harvey Sutherland at The Night Cat. Full ticket details below. Sui Zhen, aka Becky Freeman, talks about the track: “I started to compose this song when I was on artist residency in Hokkaido, Japan. I’d recently learned that my mother was sick and I used the time and space to process my emotions, consequently a...
Brisbane trio Good Boy and Melbourne quartet Jarrow are about to become the bestest of friends. They’re hitting the road together this April for a co-headline tour in support of their respective new singles. Good Boy’s ‘Braap’ and Jarrow’s ‘Cody’ were premiered last night by Richard Kingsmill on triple j and are now available on all digital platforms. The tracks will also be released as a Split 7” exclusively through Barely...
Everything Is Forgotten, the fantastic new album from Perth band Methyl Ethel, has been released via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. Everything Is Forgotten is a vivid, compelling and mysterious creature, all sinewy, curvaceous pop nuggets and enigmatic currents. Written and recorded by Perth-based frontman Jake Webb, the album was brought to life by acclaimed British producer James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Foals). As demonstrated by last year’s single ‘No. 28’, the pair’s collaboration has...
On Friday 19th May, The Mountain Goats return with Goths. Listen to the first single ‘Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds‘ below. Goths was recorded at Blackbird Studios, Nashville; produced by Brandon Eggleston; and mixed by Scott Solter. Woodwinds arranged and played by Matt Douglas. The Mountain Goats are John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster, and Matt Douglas and are gothic for life. The Mountain Goats will return to Australia...
Oh Pep! do not stop touring. They’re currently half-way through their 6th jaunt around North America in two years, with an itinerary that ranges from intimate jams at Folk Alliance International with Billy Bragg, shows with Valerie June, a special show at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio and dozens of iconic theatres around the United States and Canada. They’ve even taken the time to record...
Remote Control Records, triple j, Dot Dash and Village Sounds are excited to announce the Australian album tour for Methyl Ethel. Spanning the month of May, the album tour will showcase brand new music from forthcoming record Everything Is Forgotten which will be released on Friday 3rd March via Dot Dash / Remote Control. See the full tour dates and ticket info below. To mark today’s announcement, the band have shared a new album track ‘L’Heure des...
Following the frazzled freakbeat of 2016’s Nonagon Infinity LP, the mayhem of the national Gizzfest tour and their last loud summer lap on Laneway Festival, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released their new LP Flying Microtonal Banana through Flightless / Remote Control Records. It’s the band’s ninth studio album in five years, and the first of five to be recorded and released in 2017. Flying Microtonal Banana is King Gizzard’s first-ever experience in...
Gabriella Cohen has shared her new video to ‘Beaches’ just ahead of her final Australian headline show before she tours internationally. Cohen will play at The Toff in Melbourne on Friday 10th March. Purchase tickets to Cohen’s final Australian show here. Cohen has also announced she will play her first full North American tour alongside Foxygen as well as showcase at SXSW in March. She will then head to Europe to play The Great Escape, London Calling Festival, Vida Festival and End of the Road Festival. The announcement comes off...
Spoon share their second track ‘Can I Sit Next To You’ from their career defining album Hot Thoughts, out Friday 17th March on Matador / Remote Control. To accompany the single, the band have unveiled a new video, directed by Marcel Dzama, the acclaimed contemporary artist whose previous musical collaborators have included the likes of Beck and Bob Dylan, not mention last year’s costume and stage design for the New York City...
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Following the frazzled freakbeat of 2016’s Nonagon Infinity LP, the magical mayhem of the national Gizzfest tour and their last loud summer lap on Laneway Festival it is very fitting that the endlessly inventive rock ‘n’ roll septet, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, do Australian exclusive hometown launches for the new LP Flying Microtonal Banana. Out Friday 24th February via Flightless / Remote Control, it is the band’s ninth studio album in...
Congratulations to Adele for taking out five wins at the 2016 59th Grammy Awards Record Of The Year – ‘Hello’ Best Pop Vocal Album – 25 Best Pop Solo Performance – ‘Hello’ Album Of The Year – 25 Song Of The Year – ‘Hello’ Adele will begin her Australian tour this month. For complete tour and ticketing details visit: adele.com/live or livenation.com.au
Frontier Touring are excited to announce the long-awaited return of critically acclaimed Austin rock ambassadors Spoon, performing two special headline shows in March. Spoon will perform at Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Thurs 23 March and Melbourne’s Croxton Bandroom on Sat 25 March in celebration of their highly-anticipated ninth studio album, Hot Thoughts – out Fri 17 March via Matador/Remote Control. Spoon will return to Australia with founding members Britt Daniel (lead vocals/guitar)...
Process, the highly anticipated debut album from Sampha, is released today via Young / Remote Control Records. Earlier this week, Sampha revealed the video for his new single ‘(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano’ – directed by Jamie-James Medina and starring Sampha alongside model and activist Adwoa Aboah – comes in two different formats. As well as a traditional music video, viewers can also immerse themselves in a virtual reality version, a product of...
