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MUSIC IN EXILE RELEASES MIKEY YOUNG x MUSIC YARED REMIX EP & SHARE SECOND SINGLE

Music in Exile today announces the second single from the upcoming MIKEY YOUNG X MUSIC YARED REMIX EP. Mikey Young again lends his hand to remix a Music Yared original track in this new single, ‘Sindayo (Mikey Young’s Krar Remix)’ out April 9 via Music in Exile. 

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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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POND RETURNS WITH NEW TRACK + VISUALISER PINK LUNETTES + TOURING WA THIS APRIL + MAY

Today, Pond rises from the shadows to uncover Pink Lunettes via Spinning Top Records.  The frenetic track is the first new music since the release of their internationally acclaimed eighth studio album Tasmania.  To celebrate the release, the Fremantle five-piece have announced headline performances in Margaret River and Bunbury in April, alongside two Perth shows in April and May with Methyl Ethel. 

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HAIKU HANDS ANNOUNCES EAST COAST TOUR + REVEALS OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR SUPER VILLAIN + PERFORMING YOURS AND OWLS AND WIDE OPEN SPACES

Fuck this shit, Haiku Hands is going on tour.  Following the release of their debut self-titled album last September via Spinning Top Records (AU/NZ) and Mad Decent, the dance-pop renegades are finally set to get rowdy and rough in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne this April and May.  To mark the announcement, watch Haiku Hands get wild on the live performance video for Super Villain.

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THE MILLION DROP THEIR NEW SINGLE & VIDEO ‘LAST CALL’ - PRODUCED BY NOTHING BUT THIEVES FOUNDER-MEMBER DOM CRAIK

The Million today drop their new single and video ‘Last Call’; a track that draws on ‘80s synth-pop, leaping along at a heart-raising tempo. It’s a heartbreak anthem but the sounds are liberating, leaving all bad feelings on the dancefloor.

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ASTRONAUGHTY ANNOUNCE NEW FUNKY SINGLE ‘CHANGING HANDS’ ALONG WITH MUSIC VIDEO OUT FRIDAY JUNE 5

“Here comes Astronaughty with a bad mama-jama. And she’s as fine as she can be. This is a DIY dance number at its purest. Recorded and mixed entirely in our Brunswick East Garage, so you can enjoy an iso-boogie on that daily dog walk down the Merri Creek. We slapped together Nonna’s finest ingredients for this tasty caprese. Mangiare!”

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ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘GOOD ENOUGH’ FEAT. MARIBELLE

Thrilling multi-instrumentalist and producer, Perth’s Ukiyo returnswith his entrancing new single Good Enough featuring Maribelle - a modest change of pace from the lofi electronic records of his Mixtape series, Ukiyo has produced a sensational blend of ambient indie-tronica and synth-driven future pop.

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MELBS BB ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE + VIDEO + MELBOURNE LAUNCH SHOW FEBRUARY 27

Dreamy singer-songwriter Melbs bb has today announced her new single Astrology (clothesline), a catchy pastel fantasy with a dark, edgy underside, out January 22.  The artist has also released a sharp, self-made video to accompany the song, lovingly poking fun at the stereotypes of the signs of the zodiac. 

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CLIO RETURNS AS ETHEREAL AS EVER WITH NEW SYNTH-FUELLED POP BALLAD ‘SLOW BURN’ + SINGLE LAUNCH SHOW

Accomplished musician Clio Renner is back with new solo material on the gorgeous track ‘Slow Burn’. Following from her previous single ‘Silly Girls’ released earlier in the year, ‘Slow Burn’ captures the essence of Clio’s exquisite songwriting with a few added expansions along the way.

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