Donny Benét signs to Dot Dash + shares ‘Konichiwa’

We’re thrilled to announce the signing of Donny Benét to Dot Dash Recordings. To celebrate the occasion, Benét has unveiled new single ‘Konichiwa’ — wafting from the quiet streets of Kyoto, a song as smooth as the silken tofu famous to the region. Watch the accompanied video below! ‘Konichiwa’ was recorded in the infamous Donnyland studios using the finest Japanese, American and Italian synthesisers and features Don’s brother Dan on saxophone....

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Jeremy Neale announces debut album + shares new single Dancin’ & Romancin’

Front man of Brisbane’s Velociraptor, Jeremy Neale has announced his debut solo album Getting The Team Back Together, released Friday 3 November. To celebrate, he’s dropped the video for first single Dancin’ & Romancin’. Check it below! As Jeremy says of the track: “Dancin’ & Romancin’ is about how hard it can be to maintain a relationship when you and your partner have very different working schedules. When the stars eventually...

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Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile announce Lotta Sea Lice + share ‘Over Everything’

Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile have joined forces to release a collaboration as unique and unusual as their talents, in the form of a brand new album Lotta Sea Lice, out Friday 13th October. To mark such exciting news, they have shared jam opener and first single ‘Over Everything’. ‘Over Everything’ was the first song written for this project, accompanied by a video from Australian director Danny Cohen which features...

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The Black Seeds announce Australian tour + share video for ‘Back To You’

The Black Seeds have announced that this November, the almighty 8-piece will play nationwide in celebration of new album, Fabric, out 8 September. Watch the new video they’ve also shared for latest single ‘Back To You’ below! ‘Back To You’ is a tribute to old relationships revived and staying true. Made with the support of NZ On Air, the video was created by Connor Pritchard (Director / DOP), Jasper Jay (DOP) and features animation...

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Watch – Client Liaison ‘A Foreign Affair’

Client Liaison share the new video for single ‘A Foreign Affair’ taken from their debut album Diplomatic Immunity, out now. Watch the video, directed by Tim White, below! Tina Arena says “It’s been a lot of fun working with Client Liaison, from recording the song last summer and to crashing their set at Splendour, this clip ties it all together nicely! Grab a gin & tonic and get ready for take-off.”...

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Listen – The National ‘Day I Die’

The National have shared their latest track ‘Day I Die’ from their forthcoming album, Sleep Well Beast, out Friday 8th September. The video, directed by Casey Reas, compresses the frenetic energy of performing with the grind of touring. Watch it below! The National will arrive in Australia in February 2018 as part of their world tour, playing shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. This will mark the first time Australian audiences...

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Watch – Goat Girl ‘Crow Cries’

South London four-piece Goat Girl share the video for ‘Crow Cries’ to celebrate the release along with ‘Mighty Despair’ on a limited 7″. Watch the video, written, produced and directed by lead singer Clottie Cream, below! The band’s furious sound represents how it feels to live in this current climate “There’s teenage angst in them,” says L.E.D “But I think that was inevitable, growing up in London over the last ten...

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Out now: Wiki – No Mountains In Manhattan + new video ‘Mayor’

Wiki is back with the release No Mountains in Manhattan, out today! To coincide, Wiki shared his video for ‘Mayor’. Watch below! On the new track, produced by Tony Seltzer and Alex Epton, Wiki recounts his journey from “little rapper” to “The Mayor,” as his music takes him around the world, but always back to the city that raised him. Directed by Matt Lubansky, the video follows Wiki on an unconventional campaign...

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Watch – King Krule ‘Czech One’

King Krule shares video for ‘Czech One’, the first new music to surface from Archy Marshall’s acclaimed project since 2013. Watch it below! Directed by Frank Lebon, the video features Archy alone in his thoughts but surrounded by hundreds of strangers on a red-eye flight — as he contemplates his past, present and future. The visuals are a Noir-esque reverie, echoing the song’s atmospheric-downtempo-lounge-jazz-dream-state. ‘Czech One’ will be available as the...

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Watch – Renz ‘Anyting’

Renz shares ‘Anyting’, the first track to be released via New Gen’s newly created imprint on XL Recordings. The accompanying video serves to enhance the track’s summer vibe, it’s a recognisable street party but with a more subdued, mellow late-night London feel. Watch it below! Having executive produced the first New Gen record as well as creating one of the most popular songs on it (Flexin’), London’s Renz steps further...

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Listen – Jess Cornelius ‘Jealousy’

Jess Cornelius, frontwoman of Melbourne band Teeth & Tongue, released her searing first solo single ‘Jealousy’. Watch a live recording of ‘Jealousy’ in her room below! Cornelius says of the track, “Jealousy is one of those hideous emotions that stops us from being able to be happy, for others and ourselves. It’s insidious and destructive, and it’s also totally human.” Jess Cornelius is the New Zealand-born songwriter, singer and instrumentalist behind...

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Reptaliens announce new album FM-2030 + share first single ‘If You Want’

Reptaliens, the Portland lo-fi pop band led by husband and wife Cole and Bambi Browning, will release their debut album FM-2030 on Friday 6 October. Listen to the first single ‘If You Want’ below! Reptaliens quickly evolved from a bedroom-recording project to a full-fledged band that explores fringe pop culture through analog synthesizers, electric guitars, melodic bass lines, and Bambi’s lulling vocals. The pair’s songwriting mirrors their strong connection. FM-2030 was recorded...

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Jess Locke announces new album – Universe + shares video for title track

Jess Locke has announced her new album Universe, out on Friday 20th October. She has also shared an accompanying video to the title track, made by friends of Jess, Marnie Vaughn (Bare Pictures) and Mim Montgomery at Monster House, an artist run studio space in Marrickville. Watch it below! Half stop motion animation and half video, the ‘Universe’ video shows Jess singing to the viewer through an old window as its panes are gradually...

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Watch – Queens Of The Stone Age ‘The Way You Used To Do’

Queens Of The Stone Age share the video to their first single from upcoming album Villains,’The Way You Used To Do’, created by Joshua Homme, directed by Jonas Akerlund and produced by Serial Pictures. Watch below! Homme says “Dancing and headbanging are truly individualistic expressions of losing oneself fully in appreciation of music—who better to combine these things into a singular vision than someone who’s directed Madonna and Lady Gaga videos–and also happens to...

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Watch – Banoffee ‘Ripe’

Banoffee has shared a new video for her single ‘Ripe’. Created alongside ‘I’m Not Sorry’ video collaborators, Coco and Maximilian, and featuring performers Aisha and Briana, watch it below! Banoffee says “I wanted to showcase the friendships I’ve made and the light heartedness that comes with making clanky pop music.” The video is also a reflection on the current, new state of Banoffee: “This video works to express the polarities...

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Out now: Hamjam – a/s/l?

Perth duo Hamjam have released their new album a/s/l? along with sharing the video for ‘Sippin’ Rosé All Alone.’ Watch the clip below! Hamjam is the collaborative project between Hamish Rahn and James Ireland, two creative individuals who make music they describe as “blissed out sadness”. Distinguishing themselves as a band, and only sometimes as a bizarre type of food yet to be invented. Their debut full length, a/s/l?, is a collection...

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