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LUWTEN RELEASES LATEST ALBUM “DRAFT”

LUWTEN has fast built a profile throughout Europe, with spins on various radio stations throughout the Netherlands, and now BBC Radio 1 in the UK. The indie-pop star has also seen support across streaming, including spots on New Music Friday in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Deutschland, as well as cracking the Netherlands Viral 50.

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BRISBANE’S MCDERMOTT & NORTH RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE ‘GEORGIA’

“Patrick McDermott and Rhys North, have spent the past number of years carving out a sound that feels both grounded and explorative; it’s rooted in an earnest kind of folky warmth, but stretches into spaces of pure melodic ecstasy. Seriously, these guys really know how to write a chorus.”

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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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ELLA FENCE DROPS NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘MORE TO LIFE’ FROM NEW EP “NO THANK YOU”

Heavily atmospheric, emotional and intense, it celebrates life’s wonderful moments, while appreciating human beings can fall into a wounded state and need time to rejuvenate, before once again taking on the world.

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RISING SYDNEY INDIE POP ARTIST TAYLOR B-W RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘NUNCHUCKS’

As her first release for 2021, ‘Nunchucks’ is a great introduction to Taylor B-W for newcomers though for fans who have been following the talented artist, this is simply a fired up new addition to a strongly growing body of work.

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THE GREAT EMU WAR CASUALTIES RELEASE ‘I’M A YES MAN’

Over the past few years, The Great Emu War Casualties have embedded themselves in the Australian indie scene with their idiosyncratic style of lucid indie/ art-rock/ alt-pop that's layered with perceptive and canny lyricism.

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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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TYNE-JAMES ORGAN RELEASES NEW SINGLE, VIDEO ‘NOT READY FOR LOVE’

Today, Melbourne based singer-songwriter Tyne-James Organ releases his mighty and impressive new single ‘Not Ready For Love’. Part powerful ballad, part a song you want to just dance away your worries to, this song is destined to make you move and feel all the feels.

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QUEENSLAND ARTISTS LEONIE KINGDOM RELEASES LUSH INDIE NOT TO THIS YEAR OF UNPREDICTABILITY IN NEW SINGLE ‘2020’

It’s been no secret that this year has not gone to anybody’s plan. A new decade is supposed to signal new starts but unfortunately, the universe has had other plans. Still, life in lockdown has forced us to think outside the box when it comes to copi…

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