Listen: David Byrne & Daniel Pemberton – ‘Let Me Sell You A Dream’

David Byrne and composer Daniel Pemberton today released ‘Let Me Sell You a Dream,’ the original song they wrote for MUSK, Academy Award®-winning director Alex Gibney‘s documentary about Elon Musk. The song is out now on Matador Records. MUSK, from Bleecker Street, opens in New York and Los Angeles tomorrow, October 9, and nationwide October 16th. “It would be too easy and probably not as much fun to overtly criticize Musk,”…

Watch: Skin On Skin – ‘Someone Like You’

South Sudanese-Australian innovator Skin On Skin is back with ‘Someone Like You‘, his first release since 2025’s Home Is True mixtape and the final piece he completed for something very special arriving soon. The track has been road-tested to rapturous responses worldwide in his full-throttle DJ sets, most memorably when Skin On Skin closed the main stage at Dekmantel in Amsterdam, a city he considers his second home. From there, it travelled…

Listen: John Glacier – ‘Lights’

Hackney rapper, poet and producer John Glacier is, at this point, one of London’s most diverse musical voices. Traversing rap, electronic music, post-punk, ambient and much more, her 2025 debut album Like A Ribbon defined Glacier as an artist within her own lane; a lane where she has the freedom to experiment creatively through her singular, almost stream-of-consciousness delivery. The album has since catapulted Glacier into a new stratosphere, both within music and beyond….

Watch: Ex:Re – ‘Sleep’

Ex:Re, the cult-classic alt-pop project of Elena Tonra (of beloved London indie-folk band Daughter), returns with a new album entitled Save As on October 30. She shares a new single from the record entitled ‘Sleep‘, alongside a live session video taped in the London 4AD studio by Cuan Roche, watch here. Tonra remembers exactly where she was when she wrote ‘Sleep’ – and just how she was feeling. She was alone in Paris, where she…

Listen: Carla Geneve – ‘Guard Dog / Move Dirt Around’

Renowned for her powerhouse vocals, raw vulnerability and evocative storytelling, multi-award-winning artist Carla Geneve returns with a new double single, ‘Guard Dog / Move Dirt Around’, out today. Written around 2021, the two songs come from a time when Geneve was, in her words, “angry and sad and scared.” With little to lean on beyond the people she loved and her ability to laugh at things, she turned to humour as a shield. The…

Watch: La Force – ‘Darth Vapor’

La Force, the captivating solo project of Ariel Engle, unveils a brand-new song — her first new material since 2024. ‘Darth Vapor,’ a stand-alone single available now across all digital streaming platforms, offers a thrilling sneak peek of a full-length album coming in 2027. Ariel has been busy touring with Patrick Watson in support of his recent release, Uh Oh, performing their duet ‘The Lonely Lights’ on the road. As a member…

Out now: Tiga – IAMWHATIAM Remixes EP

The first single from Tiga’s acclaimed HOTLIFE LP, ‘IAMWHATIAM’ was and is a war cry, a strident demand for Absolute Brain Freedom. Now, that call for total liberation comes in three new interpretations from DJ Hell, Tensal and The Dare, arriving as a full remix EP out now on Turbo Recordings x Secret City Records, with vinyl preorders live via Secret City Records. “Remix packages are my favourite thing to curate,” says Tiga. “It’s a…

Announced: Fontaines D.C. – Perth and Adelaide headline shows + ‘Tongue’

Fontaines D.C. (Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Tom Coll) release new single ‘Tongue’ – the second song from the band’s forthcoming album Dopamine Chamber (released 16th October) showcases another side of Dopamine Chamber’s expansive sound, and is accompanied by a John Angus Stewart-directed video, shot in New York City. “We continued where Romance left off, leaving the live-band elements until they were really needed,” says Conor…

Introducing: Blackhaine

Blackhaine announces details of his debut album Saints in the Wethouse, which will be released on 13th November via XL Recordings. ‘Consumer’ – the first single from the album – is released today with an accompanying video directed by Elena Isolini and featuring Blackhaine as Creative Director. Blackhaine will premiere Saints In The Wethouse live this weekend at his highly-anticipated headline appearance at Warsaw’s Unsound Festival (4th October). Blackhaine’s debut LP is a visceral embodiment…

Watch: Odette – ‘Don’t’

Odette’s third album Blink is set for release on Friday 6th November and today, she shares the final preview of the project with new single ‘Don’t’, accompanied by a video, watch here. With perspective and self assessment at the heart of her songwriting, for Odette, ‘Don’t’ is another production that transmutes her immense overwhelm into something sonically healing. Like the nature of the relationship being sung about, the track shifts through crescendoing strings, keys and…

Announced: SOAK – decembers + title-track

SOAK – Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson – has announced a new record decembers, out December 4, 2026. Today, they share the title track alongside a visualiser, watch here. On decembers, we travel with SOAK on the road through America, walk the frost-glistened paths of Dublin at night, search for a meteor in Portugal, and return home to Derry, Ireland. Everywhere, here is an artist evolving, exploring, releasing themselves, coming undone,…

Announced: Kim Deal – Live at the Barbican

On March 1 2025, Kim Deal hosted a once-in-a-lifetime sold-out performance at London’s historic Barbican, playing special orchestrated renditions of songs from her acclaimed debut solo album Nobody Loves You More, followed by tracks from The Breeders’ back catalog and earlier solo work. The evening, culminating with a heartfelt standing ovation, was documented in full, to be released as a live record entitled Live at the Barbican on 13 November — arriving almost two years after Nobody Loves You…

Music News: Bandcamp Friday

Bandcamp Friday is back this Friday, October 2nd (at 5pm AEST for 24hrs – check your local timezone). Bandcamp Fridays will continue in 2026 on November 6th, and December 4th. As always is it Bandcamp Friday? has the details. On the first Friday of the month since March 2020, Bandcamp waived their revenue share to help support artists. Thanks for your continued support of independent music and the people who…

Out now: Gilla Band – Pugnello

Gilla Band release their fourth album Pugnello, out now. Their latest offering was recorded between 2022-2026 across three studios, Hellfire, Yellow Door Music Studio, & Sonic Studios in Dublin, and produced by Gilla Band and recorded and mixed by Daniel Fox. The album is available on Deluxe Gatefold LP with glued in lyric booklet + pearl colour vinyl + indie colour LP, and Standard LP & CD. Gilla Band never know where they’re…

Announced: The Prodigy – Breathe (x30 Vinyl Edition)

Wednesday 11th November 2026 will mark the 30th anniversary of The Prodigy’s ‘Breathe’. A track so iconic, it changed the landscape of British music forever. XL Recordings announces a 30th anniversary 12″ vinyl edition of The Prodigy’s ‘Breathe’, bringing together the original track, an instrumental version, and the highly sought-after remixes by The Glitch Mob and Mefjus & Camo & Krooked. Available to pre-order now, the record will be released…

Out now: Julia Jacklin – The Gem

Australian songwriter Julia Jacklin releases her highly anticipated new studio album The Gem, out now. Earlier this week, Jacklin shared one final single ‘If I Had The Hand Of God’, following a global First Play on triple j Drive. Written about a surreal trip to Nashville, the song is a meditation on the life of a touring musician and the importance (or unimportance) of legacy. Watch the accompanying video here. The Gem was produced by…

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Listen: David Byrne & Daniel Pemberton – ‘Let Me Sell You A Dream’
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Watch: Skin On Skin – ‘Someone Like You’
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Listen: John Glacier – ‘Lights’
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Watch: Ex:Re – ‘Sleep’
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Listen: Carla Geneve – ‘Guard Dog / Move Dirt Around’
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Watch: La Force – ‘Darth Vapor’
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Out now: Tiga – IAMWHATIAM Remixes EP
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Announced: Fontaines D.C. – Perth and Adelaide headline shows + ‘Tongue’
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Introducing: Blackhaine
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Watch: Odette – ‘Don’t’
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Announced: SOAK – decembers + title-track
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Announced: Kim Deal – Live at the Barbican
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