Memphis LK is eager to galvanise clubbers with dance tracks that pack summer anthem potential, and she’s bringing in Willaris. K on new collaborative single ‘Say’. Known for cutting through electronic music with a distinctive pop twist, this is a thrilling teaser of her more heavily club-orientated ammo. Moving from Melbourne to London over a year ago, she’s on a mission to endear herself to more audiences across the UK and Europe. Gigs at The...
Salmon Brothers unveil new single ‘Coming Up For Air’, from the forthcoming album More To Love album, out August 16th. The second offering from the project begins with a dreamy, swirling flute composition of another world. As if awoken from a dream, the record quickly changes direction with funky guitar licks, synth trills, and captivating vocals that exude charm and charisma from the outset. Lyrically, the single alludes to past...
The Salmon Brothers’ journey began as a lighthearted jest, quickly evolving into a passionate musical endeavour fueled by the creative synergy between musicians Nick Weaver and Nick Meredith. One evening the long time friends coincidentally wore almost identical salmon-coloured blazers, and before the end of the night, the band Salmon Brothers was born. Not wanting a good name to go to waste, the duo were struck with a wave of...
With her take on a protest song, Jess Locke shares ‘Rocket To Ride’ from her forthcoming omnibus Real Life out Friday, 3rd May. She’ll continue her in-store run at Clarity Records in Adelaide on Sunday, 7th April before hitting Fremantle and Melbourne. Full of fuzzed out guitars and an ironic tone, ‘Rocket To Ride’ asks questions of wealth inequality, environmental devastation, slimy politicians and the absurdity of luxury space travel all wrapped up in a tight sub-three minutes. Stream...
Following a run of dates supporting Sampha across Australia, the four-time ARIA award-nominated future-soul powerhouse that is Ngaiire shares another cut from her live album with The Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the cover of Tame Impala’s ‘The Less I Know The Better’. Live At The Sydney Opera House – a recording taken from their sold out 2022 Forecourt performance for the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House – will be released on Friday, 26th April. The album also consists of orchestral arrangements of tracks from across her career, including...
Ahead of her SXSW showcases, alternative pop enigma Sui Zhen returns with her latest single ‘Sleepless’. At a sprawling 13 minutes, ‘Sleepless’ defies the traditional confines of a pop song, inviting listeners on a haunting journey through grief’s depths. Drawing inspiration from influences ranging from post-punk to krautrock, the track blends spoken-word incantations and melodic hooks with pulsing synths, distorted guitars, and a mix of electronic and live percussion. Emerging as a testament...
Emotive storyteller Jess Locke follows up the announcement of her forthcoming album with another new single in ‘The Place’. Locke’s fourth omnibus Real Life will be released on Friday, 3rd May through Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. Unhurried in pace, ‘The Place’ is buoyed by acoustic guitars and a metronomic bass line, while Locke’s yearning vocals drive home the themes of adulthood and nostalgia. It follows her “punchy” (Rolling Stone) lead single ‘Uncomfortably Happy’ which was added to heavy rotation at KEXP, and received love from Double...
After enrapturing audiences on their just-finished single tour, lyrical masterminds Obscura Hail share one more lament before the release of their upcoming album Playing Dead out March 1st via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. ‘Foreign Substances’ is accompanied by the announcement of album launch dates across the east coast next month. Sonically upbeat, ‘Foreign Substances’ deals in the highs and lows of modern life showcasing the band’s ability of masking mature content with a playful delivery. Bobbing on a bed of...
Four-time ARIA award-nominated future-soul artist Ngaiire announces, alongside the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the release of Live At The Sydney Opera House – a recording taken from their sold out 2022 Forecourt performance for the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House. To be released on Friday, 26th April, the album consists of orchestral arrangements of tracks from across her career, including her critically-acclaimed album 3, performed to thousands of captivated fans and highlighting her powerhouse vocals. Today sees the release of ‘Once (Live at The Sydney Opera House)’. To celebrate, Ngaiire and the Sydney...
Obscura Hail share the second single ‘Long Play’ from their upcoming album Playing Dead out March 1st. Marking their return, the band also announce a list of shows to launch ‘Long Play’ and the full LP including an in-store at Rocksteady Records in Melbourne. Crafted in the wake of a disorienting breakup, ‘Long Play’ reflects a heightened emotional experience that unfolded during an intimate performance by Angie McMahon at Melbourne’s Long Play in 2017. Blending lush harmonies, looped Nintendo DS synths and dynamic guitar-work,...
Jess Locke returns with the announcement of her fourth album Real Life out on Friday, 3rd May, and shares a sample of the long play that explores mortality with ‘Uncomfortably Happy’, alongside a video. Watch below! Setting the tone on her forthcoming album, ‘Uncomfortably Happy’ says it all in the title. Backed by fuzzy guitars and swelling synths, Locke questions the temporary aspect of living. The buoyant chorus attempts to sweep these anxieties and overanalyses away – a...
Idiosyncratic producer and DJ Memphis LK releases her second EP of the year titled True Love And Its Consequences via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records, a true lesson in beat-making set to cement her at the forefront of Australia’s dance scene. True Love and Its Consequences sees Memphis LK at her most concise and developed, sitting comfortably at the intersection of underground club and bubbly pop music. Conceptualised between the UK and Australia, True Love and Its Consequences is Memphis’ second EP for the...
Coming off a national tour on this years Listen Out, Eora-based Handsome enlists Elgusto of Hermitude to transport a track from her latest collaboration album to new dimensions. Incorporating drum & bass elements, Elgusto transforms ‘Delirium ft. Hope D’ into a rave-ready anthem. The glitch-laden intro falls away to reveal a high-energy, emotionally-charged remix, employing some seriously heady beats in the hooky chorus. Stream / Download ‘Delirium (Elgusto Remix)’ here.
Celebrated for her powerhouse vocals, raw vulnerability and storytelling prowess, multi-award-winning artist Carla Geneve releases her deeply personal second LP Hertz via Dot Dash / Remote Control. Hertz marks a change in perspective for Geneve, informed by major life changes and intense growth brought to life with her signature brutally honest lyricism. Its lead by focus track ‘Jesus Take The Wheel’ which pairs an optimistic tone with the struggle of steering one’s life, and follows the downtempo wonder ‘Drive Carefully’, “dreamy” (Pilerats) ‘Euthymia’, and “earworm” (Happy Mag) ‘Bills’. Listen...
After letting the dust settle on their widely supported 2020 double EP Siren, Sean Conran, Tamara Issa, and Kaelan Emond of Obscura Hail, mark their return with new album Playing Dead out Friday, 1st March. Helmed by musician Sean Conran, the indie rock trio’s second album is mature in content and playful in delivery and took two years to create with foundations of sounds and ideas laid some eight or nine years earlier. Not losing sight of Obscura Hails’ purpose to externalise memory for the sake...
Raw and unbridled, Carla Geneve offers further insight into her deeply personal forthcoming LP in the form of downtempo wonder ‘Drive Carefully’. Her second album HERTZ arrives on Friday, 27th October. ‘Drive Carefully’ finds Geneve embracing strength in vulnerability through her raw and honest lyricism. Over gentle strumming, her uniquely emotive vocals engulf before building to a cathartic, guitar-driven crescendo. Listen / Download Carla Geneve – ‘Drive Carefully’ here.Pre-order / Pre-save HERTZ here.
