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ICYMI: Old Mervs announce second Sydney show due to huge demand

ICYMI: WA indie-rock duo Old Mervs have added a second Sydney show to their upcoming ‘How The Fark Are Ya?’ tour due to overwhelming demand. With multiple dates fast approaching sold out status, the loveable larrikins are set to play the biggest shows of their career this August and September across Australia and New Zealand.

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NEW ZEALAND ICONS ​L.A.B RELEASE NEW ALBUM ​L.A.B VI

Today, New Zealand icons L.A.B return with their new album L.A.B VI, the latest addition to their ever-expanding catalogue. After recording and releasing their first five albums in a five-year span, L.A.B ​ return after an almost two-year long period of writing, recording, tweaking and finessing what is their strongest album to date.

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HANDS LIKE HOUSES RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE "BLOODRUSH" FT. EMMY MACK REVEALED AS PART OF TROPO - VOLUME 1

Thursday 22 February – Australian rockers Hands Like Houses make a powerful return with their brand new single "BLOODRUSH" featuring RedHook's Emmy Mack, revealed as part of Tropo - Volume 1, the first of a series of releases to come in 2024.

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MIDDLE KIDS RELEASE NEW ALBUM“FAITH CRISIS PT 1”

Sydney trio Middle Kids today release their latest and highly anticipated album, "Faith Crisis Pt 1," a project brimming with yearning, angst, pop brightness, belief in love, and reassurance that even from the bottom, it’s possible to believe in beautiful things. The band will tour their new album in Australia and the USA in May/June 2024

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SECRET SOUNDS PRESENTS THE 22ND ANNUAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS

TFW the Splendour group chat lights up…. AND we’re back. The annual Splendour in the Grass festival weekender is calling! Start planning your escape from the same-same of everyday life and get hyped for all the magic that awaits at Ngarindjin / North Byron Parklands from Friday 19 July to Sunday 21 July 2024, with onsite camping available from Wednesday 17 July.

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MONIQUE CLARE RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘IN THE QUIET’

Imagine falling in love with someone on the other side of the world just as the borders are closing. You’ve found the one. You’ve dreamed up and planned out your life together. Then a radio sound bite hits you like a ton of bricks one morning, as they announce: you can't enter or exit Australia. You’re separated by an ocean, for who knows how long.

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MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK REVEALS EXTENDED SUMMER PROGRAM

Melbourne Music Week (MMW) has today revealed the hotly anticipated line-up for its extended summer program. Returning for its 11th year, MMW’s program of free and ticketed events spans three months and, for the first time, features a 100 per cent local line-up of physical and digital events.

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STUCK OUT RELEASE THE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE, INVERSE TAKEN FROM NEW EP, LIE THROUGH YOUR TEETH OUT DECEMBER 18

Melbourne's, Stuck Out have revealed their newest single, Inverse, taken from their upcoming second EP, Lie Through Your Teeth out on December 18 through Greyscale Records in Australia and Sharptone Records for the rest of the world.

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HOLY HOLY SHARES NEW SINGLE, VIDEO PORT RD (FEAT. QUEEN P) AND ANNOUNCES EAST COAST TOUR

Alongside the announcement of an east coast tour this January and February, today Holy Holy reveals new single Port Rd feat. Queen P and the accompanying video via Wonderlick Recordings. The urgent and ambitious new single showcases the latest progression in their shapeshifting sound as they maintain an unshakable sense of what has come to define them.

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DUST OF US TAKE LATEST SINGLE ‘PUNCHING BAG’ INTO NEW TERRITORY WITH REMIX PACKAGE

With the release of ‘Punching Bag’ this month, Dust Of Us gave fans further insight into the layered and idiosyncratic world of their upcoming debut EP. Collaborating with talented Australian-born, UK-based vocalist Jess Chalker gave the song additional emotive heft and a melodic beauty to offset its dark lyrical content.

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AUSTRALIA’S NEWEST MUSIC SHOW ‘MUSIC PEOPLE’ BRINGS AUSTRALIA’S LIVE MUSIC RESURGANCE TO YOUR SCREENS

With music and live performance now seeing a resurgence around Australia, artists and creatives are finding new ways to document these special shows as they go down in a variety of unique formats and capacities. And as we head into the summer, new music series Music People is proving to be a great asset to this resurgence.

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INTRODUCING SYDNEY INDIE ARTIST TESSE NEW SINGLE ‘MY MADELINE,’ VIDEO OUT NOW

Introducing Tesse (aka Tom Stephens) who today shares his new single ‘My Madeline’, listen here. Birthed from demos recorded at home on his iPad, Stephens produced the track himself working alongside renowned Melbourne based engineers Alex O'Gorman (Angie McMahon) and Joe Carra (Courtney Barnett, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard).

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SYDNEY DUO DUST OF US DELIVER DRAMATIC NEW SINGLE ‘PUNCHING BAG’ FEATURING JESS CHALKER

Following a string of striking visual releases this year, Sydney’s Dust Of Us back it up for the final months of 2020 with their brand new single ‘Punching Bag’. Taken from the pair’s forthcoming debut EP which is due in February, the single is darker in tone and feel, with Dust Of Us collaborating with vocalist Jess Chalker; the additional dynamic bringing added drama and weight.

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