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DRAPHT SHARES NEW SONG PROBLEM HERE FEAT. COMPLETE & ELI GREENEYES+ NEW ALBUM SHADOWS AND SHININGS OUT SEPTEMBER 10+ NATIONAL TOUR

Aussie hiphop king Drapht shares his electrifying new track Problem Here, featuring fellow local Perth hypes Complete and Eli Greeneyes. Accompanied by a killer video, Problem Here is the second taste of the prolific artist’s brilliant new album Shadows and Shinings, an introspective and complex release demonstrative of Drapht’s impressive penchant for reinvention, out September 10. To celebrate the new album, Drapht will be hitting the road in September for a massive national tour.

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SHINY JOE RYAN SHARES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO 'KETAMINE' + ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM SHINY'S DEMOCRACY OUT FRIDAY 23 JULY + ALBUM LAUNCH AT THE BIRD IN PERTH FRIDAY 6 AUGUST

Sporting a mane of curly locks, a hilarious sense of humour and a lilting Irish brogue, Shiny Joe Ryan is a wonderous enigma.  Today, the Pond multi-instrumentalist announces his long-awaited second studio album Shiny’s Democracy, available Friday 23 July via Spinning Top Records. 

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CHILDREN COLLIDE SHARES NEW SINGLE + VIDEO ‘UH OH,’ ANNOUNCES FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘TIME ITSELF’ OUT FRIDAY 27 AUGUST + TOURING EAST COAST MAY AND JUNE

Following an explosive set at Yours and Owls, today Children Collide announces their highly anticipated fourth studio album Time Itself will be released Friday 27 August via Spinning Top Records.   To celebrate, the Australian three-piece catapults their seismic new single Uh Oh and monochrome visual accompaniment, alongside headline shows this May and June in the Gold Coast, Maroochydore, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Sydney, Wollongong and Canberra. 

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CLEWS UNVEIL ENCHANTING NEW SINGLE “OVERLUCK” AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM OUT MAY 21

Their light and loving dynamic is always on full display at their live shows. It permeates through every move they make on stage - their confidence and looseness when playing their music live, and their playful banter that is now being captured in podcast form.

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FAYE WEBSTER SHARES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO FOR 'CHEERS,' ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, 'I KNOW I'M FUNNY HAHA', OUT JUNE 25 VIA SECRETLY CANADIAN

Today Faye Webster returns with  her new single ‘Cheers’ and it’s companion video, directed by Matt Swinsky. Alongside, she announces her new album I Know I’m Funny haha, out June 25th on Secretly Canadian. 

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TORA ANNOUNCE THIRD ALBUM A FORCE MAJEURE + NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO 'WHY WON'T YOU WAIT' + TOURING IN SEPTEMBER

In early 2020 Byron Bay’s Tora relocated to Amsterdam, set to make the city their base; an anchor around which a full year of European and American touring was to revolve.

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OSCAR LANG SHARES BRAND NEW SINGLE 'STUCK', ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘CHEW THE SCENERY’ OUT 16 JULY ON DIRTY HIT

London based artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Oscar Lang has today shared his brand new single ‘Stuck’ and announced his debut album CHEW THE SCENERY - out 16 July on Dirty Hit. Produced by Rich Turvey (The Coral, Blossoms), ‘Stuck’ premiered last night on BBC Radio 1 as an Annie Mac First Play and comes with an accompanying video by James Slater. 

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CAKE POP SHARE NEW SINGLE + VIDEO 'BLACK RUM' + ANNOUNCE ALBUM CAKE POP 2 OUT MAY 14TH VIA MAD DECENT

Today, Cake Pop share their new single 'Black Rum' and announce their new album Cake Pop 2, due May 14th via Mad Decent. 'Black Rum' is a burst of manic pop energy built around infectious synth-stabs and auto-tuned vocals. It comes alongside a zany music video featuring the group in over-sized fruit costumes, directed by Weston Allen (Rebecca Black, 100 gecs, Dorian Electra).

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GARBAGE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM ‘NO GODS NO MASTERS’ OUT JUNE 11 + NEW SINGLE 'THE MEN WHO RULE THE WORLD' OUT NOW

Garbage will share their seventh studio album No Gods No Masters. The record’s first single, ‘The Men Who Rule The World’, and its accompanying mixed media video—created by Chilean film director, animator and painter Javi.MiAmor—are out today, listen and watch here.

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STEVIE JEAN ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM ‘THE DARK’, WITH EXPLOSIVE ANTHEM OF REBELLION "MENACE"

Described by Stevie as "a concept", the album delves into her adolescent ideas and experiences written from the age of 17 to 21 through the lens of fairy tales and pop culture:

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CC:DISCO! ANNOUNCES FIRST LIGHT (VOL II) OUT FRIDAY 7 MAY + SHARES FIRST DOUBLE RELEASE 'VGF (DUB)' BY DONALD'S HOUSE & LIPELIS/ 'LAAMORE' BY HIDDEN SPHERES

Soothsayer are thrilled to announce the second instalment of CC:DISCO!’s First Light compilation series, to be released as a limited transparent orange double LP and digitally (with an additional 12 tracks) on Friday 7 May. Today, CC:DISCO! shares the first two tracks from the highly anticipated release; ‘VGF (DUB)’ from Donald’s House & Lipelis and Hidden Spheres’ ‘Laamore’.

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MIDDLE KIDS RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘CELLOPHANE (BRAIN)’ + ALBUM ‘TODAY WE’RE THE GREATEST’ OUT 19 MARCH + TOURING THIS MAY - SHOWS ADDED

Middle Kids have revealed the third single ‘Cellophane (Brain)’ from their hotly anticipated second album, Today We’re The Greatest.

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THE PAPER KITES RELEASE NEW SINGLE “WALK ABOVE THE CITY” FEATURING MARO + FORTHCOMING ALBUM ‘ROSES’ OUT MARCH 12

Having amassed an enormous 1 billion global streams and over 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify, the band’s fifth studio album Roses is patiently awaited by loyal listeners. Set to be released through Wonderlick Entertainment this year, Roses is the band’s first collaborative release, each track features a powerhouse female accompanist.

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TIM MINCHIN RELEASES FIFTH SINGLE ‘THE ABSENCE OF YOU’ AHEAD OF LONG AWAITED STUDIO ALBUM APART TOGETHER

…”I really hope people settle in with a really good set of speakers, a really good friend or two, and a really nice bottle of wine, and let me see if I can’t give them an online performance that isn’t quite like anything they’ve ever seen.”

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THE AVALANCHES SHARE NEW TRACK ‘INTERSTELLAR LOVE’ FEATURING GRAMMY AWARD WINNING LEON BRIDGES

Uplifting and energetic, the soaring soundwaves of ‘Interstellar Love’ feature the tender vocal of Leon Bridges and typically audacious sampling from The Alan Parsons Project’s iconic ‘Eye In The Sky’.

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JULIA STONE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM SIXTY SUMMERS OUT 19 FEBRUARY + REVEALS NEW SINGLE 'DANCE' - VIDEO STARRING SUSAN SARANDON & DANNY GLOVER

In tandem with the news of the album’s release, Stone unveils third single ‘Dance’ with video directed by Jessie Hill and featuring extraordinary performances from multi award-winning actors Susan Sarandon and Danny Glover.

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