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ASHA JEFFERIES RETURNS WITH A NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR ‘BREAK’

Brisbane raised indie-folk artist Asha Jefferies returns with a confessional new single and video for ‘Break’. Produced by Ian Haug, guitarist and songwriter for both Powderfinger and The Church, ‘Break’ is a coming to. From a musician for whom artistic and personal work are inextricably linked the song plays like a lifted veil, as relationships are seen for what they are.

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CHUTNEY TO RELEASE FIRST SINGLE OF THE YEAR ‘INVISIBLE’

“Real love is hard to come by. So you find a way to cope without it.” The melancholy quote from Sir Elton John’s biopic, Rocketman, struck a chord for Chutney lead vocalist, Matt Hansford, after watching the film on a weekday afternoon. Inspired to put pen to paper, the line was rewritten “real love is hard to come by, she’ll take whatever she can get, you cut a certain silhouette” and the concept for Invisible was conceived.

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BELLE HAVEN ANNOUNCE ‘NOBODY LIKES A HOSPITAL’ TOUR WITH THE PROMISE OF NEW MUSIC

Melbourne chaotic rockers Belle Haven have announced the 'Nobody Likes A Hospital' Australian tour presented by Greyscale Records and Destroy All Lines. The tour will see the quartet play to fans in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide in celebration of the return of live events and brand new music.

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DAINE CREATES A GLACIAL WORLD OF HER OWN ON ELECTRONICA INFUSED 'BLOODY KNEES'

Following on from the release of last month’s rapturously received double a-side 'Ascension / Angel Numbers', which featured production from Lonelyspeck and Danny L Harle, 18 year old Filipino-Austalian dark pop icon in waiting daine today closes out the year by unveiling a fan favourite in its final form. 'Bloody Knees' has finally been unleashed after its 'nitecore version' amassed tens of thousands of streams on Soundcloud, leading to much speculation and desire for the track’s natural version.

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BEKS RELEASES NEW DANCE-POP SINGLE ‘THE THING ABOUT US’ ON FRIDAY 11TH DEC + LOUD N QUEER TV NOMINATED FOR FBI SMAC AWARD

Independent songstress and indie-pop creative, Beks rounds out 2020 with The Thing About Us, taken from her forthcoming mixtape, and set for release on Friday 11th December. Inspired by a new era of music and songwriting, The Thing About Us showcases Beks’ innate ability to craft catchy pop hooks; uniting progressive songwriting with her lush vocal tones, reminiscent of an Australian Dua Lipa.

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PERTO DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘SYMPATHY’ FEAT. UNDERGROUND LONDON ARTIST YAYOYANOH

Perto is undoubtedly Australia’s biggest (and youngest) new export. The Sydney-born producer is a certified musical prodigy, whose output is mature beyond his years but as innovative and fortuitous as one would expect from an internet-fuelled savant with the world’s musical history at his fingertips. Today he shares his new single ‘Sympathy’, featuring London based underground artist Yayoyanoh “Yayos”.

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INTRODUCING TULLIAH WITH 'JUST MY TYPE (A LITTLE BIT LONELY)' + TWO SHOWS AT MELBOURNE’S CORNER HOTEL SUN 31 JAN

Introducing 19 year old singer and songwriter, Tulliah. Hailing from Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Tulliah writes from a place of heartfelt experiences with melodies that seamlessly wash over you. Today, she has revealed her captivating new single ‘Just My Type (A Little Bit Lonely)’ - a deluge of earnest songwriting with a profound sound that catapults Tulliah well beyond her young years. Tulliah is thrilled to be launching her new project with two live debut headline performances at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on Sunday 31 January. Tickets for the early show went on sale yesterday and were snapped up in no time.

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MIA DYSON REVEALS VINYL REISSUE OF HER ACCLAIMED 2005 ‘PARKING LOTS’ EP + DIGITAL RELEASE ‘PARKING LOTS (REVISITED)’ ANNIVERSARY EP

Australian icon Mia Dyson is thrilled to be reissuing her ARIA Award-winning 2005 album Parking Lots on vinyl, celebrating the 15-year milestone release with an additional Parking Lots (Revisited) EP and 2021 East Coast Tour.

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INTRODUCING ROBERT IRISH LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE 'ALL OF YOU'

Meet Robert Irish, the Australian-born, New York-based singer-songwriter with his debut track 'All Of You'. 'All Of You' is a soundtrack to the open road, with pit stops at the Cass McCombs, Phosphorescent and Fleet Foxes discographies along its journey. Rolling bass, expansive synths and desert dive piano come together somewhere between Kurt Vile and a Father John Misty deep cut. The accompanying video takes inspiration from the home-movie sequence in Wim Wenders’ film Paris, Texas, and the intimate Super 8 film moments captured in the 1970's.

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SHAHRAE RELEASES EDGY, ALT-POP ANTHEM ‘CONTROL’

Adelaide-born, Melbourne-based rising alt-pop star Shahrae has released her latest tune “Control.” The powerful bassline and dark, haunting electronice tones encapsulate the uniquely ethereal qualities of Shahrae’s stunning vocal capabilities.

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AMY SHARK ANNOUNCES 2021 HEADLINE TOUR + WINS ARIAS FOR ‘BEST AUSTRALIAN LIVE ACT’ + ‘BEST POP RELEASE’

Homegrown multi ARIA award winning, singer-songwriter Amy Shark has today announced a massive headline tour of Australia in June/July 2021 in support of her highly anticipated sophomore album, CRY FOREVER, set for release April 30, 2021 and available to pre-order now. Shark’s national CRY FOREVER tour will be the Gold Coast local’s most ambitious live undertaking yet in some of the largest venues Australia has to offer, and to celebrate the announcement she’s today shared a new tune from the album, ‘All the Lies About Me’. The tour will kick off at Qudos Bank Arena (Sydney) on June 12, before moving through to Rod Laver Arena (Melbourne) on June 18, Wrest Point Lawns (Hobart) June 19, HOTA (Gold Coast) June 25, Riverstage (Brisbane) June 26, Adelaide Entertainment Centre July 1, and will finish up in Perth at RAC Arena on July 3. Tickets go on sale Friday 11 December at 10am local time.

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DAVEY RELEASES SOULFUL NEW CUT 'I FALL FEAT. AALOK BALA' + DEBUT SELF-TITLED EP OUT NOW

davey, the solo project of Vallis Alps' David Ansari, today officially releases his self-titled debut EP. With a dedication to impulsivity and creative recklessness, davey is a reflection of everything David was consuming during that time. An amorphous project that encompasses subterranean techno ('N.I.4.N.I', 'SOIL FOR THE ORCHIDS'), industrial hip hop ('NOT ME ft. Sol'), deconstructed glitch pop ('CONTROL 2002', 'LIFE OF PIG'), cathartic, soul-infused house ('I Fall feat. Aalok Bala') and more. Feeling burnt out from years of touring and multiple transcontinental moves, the project began taking shape when Ansari returned to the studio, loosely playing around with beats as he learned how to have fun with music again.

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DOMINIC BREEN DRIVES THROUGH THE INNER WEST IN SEARCH OF ‘LOVELOST’ IN LATEST VIDEO

Releasing his new single ‘Lovelost’, Sydney songwriter Dominic Breen has once again captivated fans and newcomers alike. The track premiered on Tone Deaf and has already been added to 2SER, been featured by NME Australia, AIR and Apple Music’s ‘New Music Daily’; and received a stack of spins on FBi.

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INTRODUCING: LUCY SUGERMAN WITH SASSY, RELATABLE, REBOUND ANTHEM “I WANNA KISS BOYS COS I’M BORED'“

Visually inspired by her Vietnamese heritage, and sonically inspired by her songwriting heroes from the 60s and 70s, the bedroom pop movement, and her everyday experiences of modern love and life, nineteen year old Lucy Sugerman writes confessional pop with a knack for clever lyricism and catchy relatable topics.

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