Off the back of their Australian Music Prize nominated album Rotsler’s Rules, Black Cab today reveal a reworking of their single ‘Superheroes’ by German producer-on-the-rise SHAN. The title-track from the band’s album has also just been nominated for ‘Song of the Year’ at the Music Victoria Awards. The remix arrives alongside news of Black Cab’s December resident shows at Colour Club in Melbourne. Based near Frankfurt, SHAN is perhaps best known for his work with Gerd Janson’s Running Back imprint on which he has released a...
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Melbourne-based genre-melders Huntly announce the release of their most cohesive project to date – their sophomore album Sentimental Still out Friday, 3rd February. The omnibus news comes alongside the second single and video ‘It’s You I’m Here For’. On Sentimental Still, Huntly demonstrate new evolution as their work explores the nature of relationships and a dedication to intimacy in all its forms. It’s a stunning collection of music highlighting a myriad of influences from UK garage, breakbeat, electronic-pop and alternative R&B. Written between 2019...
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Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Gena Rose Bruce announces the release of her sophomore album Deep Is The Way, on 27 January 2023 Last year a suffocating black fog pursued Gena Rose Bruce through the night’s depths – a recurring dream wraith brought on by the passing of her partner’s mother and pandemic instability. Deep Is The Way chronicles Bruce’s fraught path back into the light, as she processes death and inner turmoil to emerge with a newfound state of strength and...
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Ōtepoti/Dunedin four-piece, Soaked Oats return with their call out track, ‘Headline Opinion’. Headline Opinion’ is the third single from Soaked Oats’ upcoming album, Working Title to be released November 18th, 2022. Lead vocalist and lyricist, Oscar Mein, comments pithily, “Headline Opinion is a song about the news. How we serve it, how we consume it, how we regurgitate it, how we serve it again and…” The track is accompanied with a video of old newspaper headlines and clippings compiled...
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jade imagine take a journey through dizzying, upbeat jams and melancholic retrospectives with the release of their sophomore album Cold Memory. The album arrives alongside a film clip for ‘I’ll Guess We’ll Just Wait’ and a string of live shows. See below! Written and recorded between Melbourne, Warrnambool and Fremantle, Western Australia, Cold Memory offers ten songs that explore notions of connection – to self, to nature, and to others – across a stunningly diverse collection of...
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Emotional dance music pioneers Huntly meld UK garage, breakbeat, electronic-pop and alternative R&B in their high-tempo new single ‘Undertage’. It arrives alongside news of their signing to Dot Dash Recordings! Between Elspeth Scrine and Andrew Huhtanen McEwan there exists a strong creative partnership, one that has been built upon from years of friendship. This friendship has bred an intuitive and unique artistry; perfectly exemplified on the band’s acclaimed 2019 debut album Low Grade Buzz, which positioned Huntly as a dynamic new...
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Float away with the Dunedin four-piece’s blissful new chiller ‘Something’ – the second from their upcoming debut LP Working Title out November 18th. Watch the music video to ‘Something’ directed by Martin Sagadin below! A change in pace from first single ‘The Way It Works’, the dreamy downtempo track is yet another shining example of Soaked Oats thoughtful lyricism and guitar-driven indie-pop sound. Drummer Conor Feehly recalls the recording sessions, saying “‘Something’ was...
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Gena Rose Bruce returns with whirling new single ‘Foolishly In Love’, accompanied by an equally hazy film clip which see’s Bruce reflect while standing on vast seaside cliffs alongside some fluorescent-ly decorated drums. Watch below! During Melbourne’s extended lockdowns, Bruce began turning inward and shutting down around friends and family. Her close relationships felt laboured and social interaction responses insincere. She even began questioning her commitment to her partner. These anxieties bubbled over into fantasies...
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Having made a long-awaited return in the middle of this year, Sunbeam Sound Machine offers another slice of his forthcoming third album with the reveal of his breezy ‘Two Summers‘. The globally recognised multi-instrumentalist also announces Melbourne and Sydney launch shows for the release of Possum on Friday, 7th October via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. ‘Two Summers‘ is reminiscent of ‘In Your Arms’ (20M+ single streams) and showcases the heavily layered signature sound that Nick Sowersby has been known for. Dreamy, yet melancholic;...
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Following her first BIGSOUND performance last night on the triple j Unearthed stage, and a first play on triple j’s Good Nights, today Melbourne DnB purveyor Memphis LK reveals the pop-tinged, energy fuelled ‘Whip’. Opening with sparse synths, ‘Whip’ quickly picks up the pace with high intensity beats underpinning Memphis LK’s euphoric vocals. On the dynamics, Memphis LK shares “Making dance music, I’m drawn to sounds that have conflicting moods, contrasting...
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After the release of her anthemic electro-pop EP BLAME, Sydney-based, multidisciplinary artist HANDSOME returns with an equally euphoric remix of the title-track by Perth denizen St. South. Morphing and building throughout the track, St South makes it their own culminating in light, swirling distorted vocals and production giving a brighter edge to the song’s themes of shame and fear. Recently ‘BLAME’ was used in the trailer for the upcoming Heartbreak High reboot which has already had over 410k views – the perfect track to accompany teen anguish. On...
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Sunbeam Sound Machine reveals ‘Paradise’, the second sonic dreamscape lifted from his third album Possum out on Friday, 7th October. The single is accompanied by an exquisitely shot film clip, watch below! Multi-instrumentalist and producer Nick Sowersby explains “This song is about the transience of true love, and there’s no better way to express that than by dancing in front of a 1985 Toyota Corolla out by the airport.” The bright new track plays between sparse,...
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Soaked Oats welcome you to their world and the way it works with their debut album Working Title out Friday, 18th November via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. Written and recorded over the last eighteen months, the New Zealand four-piece group’s first full length album explores the contrasting ways we perceive and interact with the world, how we define ourselves through work, and the subtle shift from viewing objects in the world...
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On the anniversary of her ARIA nominated album 3 – and on the eve of her national tour – Sydney-based, Papau New Guinean future-soul artist Ngaiire reveals ‘F.U.’, taken from the album’s b-sides. The captivating artist also announces the supports for her lengthy tour this August/September. Stripped back to the bones of a single piano and spotlighting Ngaiire’s inimitable vocal alongside rousing choral harmonies, the single leaves a lasting impression as a delicate reminder of the importance of relying solely on yourself. On...
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Sunbeam Sound Machine returns with the announcement of his third album Possum out on Friday, 7th October. Alongside new audio dreamscape ‘I Promise That I’ll Try to Give You All My Love’. Watch the video below! ‘I Promise That I’ll Try to Give You All My Love’ is an uplifting respite replete with fluttering synths and reverb-soaked vocals. On the content theme, the man behind the moniker – Nick Sowersby – muses “This song is about love giving...
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Known for making anthemic electronic pop songs that celebrate gender fluidity and embrace the beauty in androgyny, Sydney-based multidisciplinary artist HANDSOME releases her new EP BLAME. Alongside it’s release comes HANDSOME’s self-directed short film of the same name. Watch below! At its deepest root, BLAME dissects the impact society’s shame can have on an individual and the domino effect of deep loneliness it leaves behind. Celebrating butch/masc culture, the film looks closely at the power of camaraderie and attempts...
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