Spoon announce Sydney & Melbourne in-store appearances

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...

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Announced – Good Boy & Jarrow split 7″ + co-headline tour

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...

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The Mountain Goats announce new album ‘Goths’ + share first single

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...

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Oh Pep! announce headline Australian tour + share live video for ‘Doctor Doctor’

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...

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Watch – Gabriella Cohen ‘Beaches’

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...

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Announced – King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Melbourne album launch shows

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...

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Adele wins five Grammy awards

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

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Announced – Lost Animal You Yang tour

Lost Animal has announced his national You Yang album tour for this February. He will play Melbourne at Corner Hotel on Feb 3, Sydney at Newtown Social Club on Feb 10, Hobart at Brisbane Hotel on Feb 17, Brisbane at The Foundry on Feb 24 and Fremantle at Mojos on March 5. See full ticket links and details below. Jarrod Quarrell will perform tracks from his critically acclaimed new album You Yang out now via Dot...

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Watch – Sampha perform ‘(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano’ on Fallon

Over the weekend Sampha performed new single ‘(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Emotionally raw and achingly beautiful, the track is a tribute to the piano that sat in Sampha’s south London family home from the age of three – a piano on which he wrote much of his highly anticipated forthcoming debut album Process, out Friday 3rd February via Young / Remote Control...

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Oh Pep! join full national tour with Martha Wainwright

Beguiling performer and esteemed singer-songwriter, Martha Wainwright will return to Australia for an extensive twelve-date run in March 2017 in celebration of her new album (and first in four years) Goodnight City which is out tomorrow. She will be accompanied on vocals and guitar by a three-piece band, comprising drums, piano and bass. Oh Pep! are extremely delighted to be joining Martha as Special Guests on the full tour. Check out the dates below!...

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Watch – Methyl Ethel ‘No. 28’

Methyl Ethel have shared their first new music in eighteen months – the striking new single ‘No. 28’ was world premiered last night on triple j’s Good Nights. Co-produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Foals), in collaboration with the Perth trio’s frontman Jake Webb it is accompanied by a touching and evocative visual, plus details of tour dates for 2017, as seen below. Written and recorded by Webb, ‘No. 28’...

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Parquet Courts Australian Tour

Parquet Courts return to Australia fresh off the release of their critically acclaimed new record, Human Performance. Touring nationally for Falls Festival, a Sydney show at The Factory Theatre for Wednesday January 4, with supports from Low Life and LA Suffocated, and a very special Melbourne show at the Shimmerlands Outdoor Auditorium at The University of Melbourne on Thursday January 5, joint by local lineup Tyrannamen, Ausmuteants and Nicky Crane plus DJs Etta & Tilly....

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Methyl Ethel announce World Tour 2016-2017

After a year that has seen them tour the world extensively, including performances at Roskilde, Latitude, End Of The Road, Outside Lands, Levitation Chicago, Laneway, Splendour in the Grass, SXSW, Great Escape and a host of sold-out headline shows, Methyl Ethel are showing no sign of slowing down and today announce new live dates across Australia, United Kingdom, Europe, United States and Canada beginning February 2017. Australian tour dates are...

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Watch – Oh Pep! ‘Wanting’

Melbourne’s Oh Pep! have today premiered their new video for ‘Wanting’. The single comes from the band’s incredible debut album Stadium Cake out now through Barely Dressed Records / Remote Control. ‘Wanting’ (much like the rest of the album) is an indie pop masterpiece with the DNA of a folk song. It is accompanied by a video encapsulating their current ’on the road’ lifestyle. In Pepita’s words “We’ve spent the...

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Watch – KAYTRANADA ‘YOU’RE THE ONE (feat. SYD)’

After the 2016 Polaris Music Prize and releasing his anticipated new mixtape .001% ??? last week, KAYTRANADA shares the video for ‘YOU’RE THE ONE’, the Syd-featuring highlight from his debut album 99.9%. Watch the video below! The Shomi Patwary-directed clip is inspired by KAYTRANADA’s favourite episode of Fox sitcom Martin. Patwary shares, “KAYTRANADA basically relayed this idea to me about his favourite episode of Martin when a prince from Africa comes to town and brings them all...

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Parquet Courts announce Australian Tour

Parquet Courts return to Australia fresh off the release of their critically acclaimed new record, Human Performance. Touring nationally for Falls Festival, a Sydney show was just announced at The Factory Theatre for Wednesday January 4, presented by Mistletone, FBi Radio and Fasterlouder. The Brooklyn band has steadily achieved universal props as one of the best rock bands of their generation whilst staying firmly rooted in the DIY punk aesthetic and philosophy. Check...

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