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PINKISH BLU UNVEIL NEW SINGLE ‘START A BAND’

Adelaide indie outfit Pinkish Blu unveil their new track ‘Start A Band’ today. The song celebrates writing and performing music together, and is the follow up to their hugely successful single, ‘Backward’ which was added to Triple j last month.

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HOLY HOLY REVEALS NEW SINGLE 'HOW YOU BEEN'

How You Been incorporates pop influences alongside a foundation of synth, programmed drums and percussion. Tim Carroll and Oscar Dawson lean into their natural talents as storytellers, exploring life’s complexities through the lens of a broken heart.

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TOWNS SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘SWIMMING’ WITH VIDEO + ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES

Adelaide pop-punk, self-professed “two-piece puzzle”, TOWNS have shared their riotous new single ‘Swimming’, alongside a larger than life video jam packed with colour and energy. The duo have also announced they’ll be hitting the road later this year for their Swimming Tour, over five dates nationally from Friday 28 May taking in Brisbane, Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne and finishing with their hometown Adelaide on Saturday 6 June. Tickets are on sale Tuesday 6 April @ 10am AEST.

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GREATEST HITS RELEASE NEW SINGLE WITH VIDEO ‘PALM SPRINGS’ + ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES

Gold Coast band Greatest Hits are excited to release their brand new single ‘Palm Springs’ alongside an uber cool visual directed by Benjamin Robinson and mixed by Shags Chamberlain, whose previous credits include the likes of Mac Demarco, Weyes Blood and Drugdealer. Hot off the back of touring with the illustrious Donny Benét, the three-piece are also psyched to announce live headline dates for later this month taking in three shows across New South Wales and a Melbourne performance at The Retreat Hotel.

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WA’S PRETTY UGLYS ANNOUNCE SOPHOMORE EP ‘PARTY FRIENDS’ OUT ON FRIDAY APRIL 16

The band’s five-track sophomore EP features a mixed bag of punk and surf-rock songs that they’ve been playing in their live set for a while. It comes on the back of single ‘Party Friends’', which was added to Triple j Unearthed and the DIY video on Rage. “Feels epic to get this release into the world collectively putting together these tracks in a way that helps solidify our own sound direction from over the past 12 months at least, with both happy and deeper/heavier tracks all in the mix’’ Pretty Uglys

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DULCIE RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘ETHEREAL’ WITH VIDEO + ANNOUNCE DEBUT EP ‘SAKE OF SOUND’ OUT JUNE 18 + TOUR DATES

‘Ethereal' is the latest dreamy single to be lifted from Dulcie’s forthcoming debut EP Sake Of Sound out June 18. Proving they are as savvy as they are talented, Sake Of Sound will be released via their very own label imprint, Lapis Lazuli. The Perth all girl indie-pop band, have also been announced as one of the support acts for a number of Tyne-James Organ shows around the country this June and July.

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MOODY BEACH SHARES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO “WHY NOT” PRODUCED BY KIM MOYES + ANNOUNCES LIVE SHOWS IN SYDNEY & WOLLONGONG

Today, Sydney-based singer-songwriter Moody Beach (aka Melissah Mirage) shares her new single and video, “Why Not” out via Viscera Arts. Mirage will launch the single with two headline live shows in Sydney and Wollongong come late April.

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3X QMA WINNER LT SHARES SLICE OF DREAM POP WITH NEW SINGLE 'HOLD YA'

Three times Queensland Music Award winner, singer songwriter LT today shares her delightful new single, Hold Ya - a sugary slice of heartening dream pop. The track is accompanied by a charming Chelsey Johnston video that perfectly captures some lovely moments of connection between people.

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DOMINIC BREEN ANNOUNCES EAST COAST TOUR & DROPS NEW VIDEO FOR ‘JAMES STREET TONIGHT’

Today, rising singer/songwriter Dominic Breen announces an east coast run of shows in support of his new single ‘James Street Tonight’, complete with five piece band and with more dates still to be announced.

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TAME IMPALA REVEALS INNERSPEAKER MEMORIES - A SHORT FILM ON THE RECORDING OF INNERSPEAKER

To mark today’s release of the InnerSpeaker 10 Year Anniversary Edition via Island Records Australia, Tame Impala aka Kevin Parker reveals InnerSpeaker Memories. The short film captured in the halcyon days by Matt Sav and edited by Alex Haygarth features never-before-seen footage from the recording of InnerSpeaker at the idyllic Wave House Studio in Western Australia.

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TEENAGE JOANS DELIVER NEW SINGLE ‘ICE CREAM’ + ANNOUNCE DEBUT EP + TOURING WITH THE CHATS AND BUGS

Living up to their ones-to-watch status, Teenage Joans today deliver the next taste in their ever-growing catalogue with single 'Ice Cream' alongside the announcement of their debut EP Taste Of Me which will be released on 28 May.

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TIM HART ANNOUNCES WINNING HAND ALBUM TOUR

Life looks different for Tim Hart these days. The Sydney born singer-songwriter now lives a 12 hour drive north in Brisbane and has become a first-time father. Still a member of indie folk band Boy & Bear, life has become a balancing act for Tim, consisting of splitting time between family, solo music and band life.

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BUDJERAH ANNOUNCES MAY + JUNE NATIONAL TOUR + SHARES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR HIGHER

Ahead of the release of his debut-self titled EP available this Friday 26 March via Warner Music Australia, today Budjerah announces his first national tour this May and June. To mark the news, the 19-year-old savant has unveiled the official video for his latest single Higher.

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NERVE DROPS NEW SINGLE 'MISSED CALLS' + ANNOUNCES EP AND NATIONAL TOUR

Meanjin/Brisbane-based artist Nerve has just dropped his hard-hitting new single 'Missed Calls', the second taste from his forthcoming Australian Horror Story EP, which he will be touring nationally this June. Pre-order Australian Horror Story HERE, Listen + watch 'Missed Calls' HERE.

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