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HAVE WE GONE MAD?... GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK! ALEX LAHEY JOINS GOOD THINGS 2024 LINEUP

Prepare yourselves, the madcap chaos of Australia's largest travelling music festival is nearly upon us; yes, Good Things Festival season will officially kick off next week, with three East Coast festival dates, a horde of headline sideshows and a stacked bill of international heavyweights, old favourites, hungry up-and-comers, and Aussie staples all ready to make 2024's Good Things Festival one for the ages.

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ICYMI: IN HEARTS WAKE SHARE NEW SINGLE/VIDEO THE FLOOD (ǝɔᴉʇsnɾ) FEAT. WINSTON MCCALL

Another piercing cut from In Hearts Wake's forthcoming sixth studio album Incarnation, out now - The Flood (ǝɔᴉʇsnɾ) snapshots the band's experiences during the 2022 floods that ravaged Northern NSW, with the addition of fellow Byron Bay native McCall adding ferocious gravitas.

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THE RUNDOWN: OUT NOW - Knocked Loose ‘You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To’

As Knocked Loose chipped away at what would become their third album, they felt the pressure from all sides. Internally, there was the need to challenge themselves as songwriters while retaining the merciless intensity and unflinching honesty that have always been their calling cards

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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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NEW BLOOM FEST 2024 KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH + SIDESHOWS REVEALED!

The new era of alternative rock and punk arrives in Australia this March with NEW BLOOM FEST, a brand-new touring festival set to launch next month. Featuring some of the freshest up-and-coming artists in the scene, today NEW BLOOM FEST is also announcing an expansion beyond the festival events, with headline shows locked and loaded from some of the international NEW BLOOM FEST artists throughout March.

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STEPSON’S “HELP ME HELP YOU” ALBUM OUT NOW THROUGH SHARPTONE RECORDS

Brissy band Stepson are today releasing their debut album 'Help Me Help You' worldwide through Sharptone Records! Stepson have also announced a free, 18+, limited capacity Album Launch celebration party at The Outpost Bar in Brisbane on Saturday night, that also doubles as an afterparty for The Faction's Hardest 100 countdown!

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HEARTLINE RELEASE SECOND SINGLE, "UNDER THE WILLOW" FROM FORTHCOMING EP 'I CALL FOR THE SINKING WARMTH' EP OUT MARCH 26

Adelaide powerhouse newcomers Heartline are today sharing their epic second single, "under the willow" from upcoming EP, 'i call for the sinking warmth' - due for release next Friday March 26!

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RUMOURS DROP NEUROSIS FEAT. WILL KING OF WINDWAKER AHEAD OF EP RELEASE 'IF ONLY YOU COULD FEEL SOMETHING' EP OUT FRIDAY MARCH 19

Melbourne alternative rockers Rumours are back to share one last single, "Neurosis" featuring Will King (Windwaker), before the drop of their epic sophomore EP, 'If Only You Could Feel Something Too' - out next Friday March 19!

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