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TKAY MAIDZA ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING EP LAST YEAR WAS WEIRD, VOL. 3 OUT JULY 9 VIA DEW PROCESS/4AD + SHARES LATEST SINGLE & VIDEO "CASHMERE"

ARIA & BET nominated rapper and artist Tkay Maidza returns today to announce the highly anticipated follow-up to 2020’s Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2 (The Needle Drop’s #1 EP of the Year). Out digitally on July 9, Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3 is the final act of Tkay’s EP trilogy featuring eight new songs produced by long-time collaborator Dan Farber, including today's latest drop, "Cashmere", out via Dew Process/4AD.

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DEAR SEATTLE MARK HUGE RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE 'IN MY HEAD' + ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR

Back with their first taste of new music since 2019’s acclaimed Don’t Let Go album, one of Australia’s favourite modern rock acts, Dear Seattle, are back with their new single ‘In My Head’.

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DANDE AND THE LION REVEAL LATEST HIGH ENERGY SINGLE "HIGHER PLACES"

Sydney’s indie-pop pioneers Dande And The Lion have returned to reveal their latest single ‘Higher Places’. On the rebound from a year of interruption, the four piece are commanding their own space with this new electrifying, high energy, indie rock track.

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D'ARCY SPILLER ANNOUNCES NEW EP DISARRAY+ SHARES SINGLE/VIDEO 'K KARMA' + TOURING EP THIS AUGUST

100s + 1000s are elated to announce the sophomore EP from Melbourne/Naarm rising star D’Arcy Spiller – Disarray is out Friday 6 August. Premiered overnight by Richard Kingsmill on triple j, D’Arcy Spiller today shares the EP’s showstopper ‘K Karma’, with a hypnotic video directed by Madeleine Purdy (Flowerkid, Gordi) and announces her debut headline tour in August.

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LUCY FRANCESCA DRON UNVEILS AN INTROSPECTIVE COMING-OF-AGE JOURNEY IN HER ENRAPTURING EP ‘LEFTOVERS’

Brisbane-based songstress Lucy Francesca Dron has been turning heads with her genre-defying style and compelling storytelling, her most recent singles ‘What Is Next?’ and ‘Liquid Numbing Pain’ paving the way for highly-anticipated EP ‘Leftovers’.

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HEARTEYES SHARES NEW SINGLE 'F.U.A.' FEATURING 8485 + ANNOUNCES UPCOMING MIXTAPE HEADBANGERS 2

One of Australia's most unique artists, Hearteyes today shares news of his upcoming mixtape Headbangers 2, alongside a new single 'F.U.A.'. Featuring Canadian hyperpop star 8485 (part of the acclaimed Helix Tears collective), the track is a raucous punk-pop anthem, equal parts nostalgia and cutting edge.

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SLOAN PETERSON SHARES TONGUE-IN-CHEEK ODE TO BAD RELATIONSHIPS IN VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “PARASITE”

Fresh off the back of her East Coast Australian tour, singer/songwriter Sloan Peterson today shares the official music video for her new single “Parasite”. A tongue-in-cheek ode to memories of “someone that keeps coming back into your life no matter how much you try and push them away”, “Parasite” is available to stream and download HERE and the music video, which premiered via RUSSH, is streaming now HERE. 

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FULL TILT FESTIVAL RESCHEDULES THE SOLD OUT BRISBANE EDITION

It’s a crushing blow but due to the current Covid-19 extended lockdown in Victoria and with the Queensland borders being shut for the foreseeable future, we have been left with no choice but to reschedule the Sold Out Brisbane leg of Full Tilt which was to take place on Saturday 12 June at Eaton’s Hill Outdoor. We are devastated but incredibly proud of our team at Destroy All Lines for all their hard work and we will march on.

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SIOBHAN COTCHIN SHARES NEW SINGLE 'HIGHWAY SONG' + NATIONAL TOUR SUPPORTING BOB EVANS

Ahead of a national tour supporting Bob Evans, WA alt-country singer-songwriter Siobhan Cotchin shares a new single ‘Highway Song’. Which with her signature raw songwriting, is about trying to drive away from your problems or move on from something or someone that has hurt you.

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MIA WRAY RE-DEFINES "BEDROOM" POP WITH NEW SINGLE & VIDEO 'NEEDS' + NATIONAL TOUR CONTINUES WITH ALL SHOWS SOLD OUT

Today Melbourne artist-on-the-rise Mia Wray shares anthemic third single ‘Needs’. Once again putting her formidable songwriting talent and stadium-sized vocals into razor-sharp focus, ‘Needs’, along with the vibrant video (directed by GG McG), bursts with giddy, cathartic energy and innuendo.

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SHINY JOE RYAN SHARES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO 'KETAMINE' + ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM SHINY'S DEMOCRACY OUT FRIDAY 23 JULY + ALBUM LAUNCH AT THE BIRD IN PERTH FRIDAY 6 AUGUST

Sporting a mane of curly locks, a hilarious sense of humour and a lilting Irish brogue, Shiny Joe Ryan is a wonderous enigma.  Today, the Pond multi-instrumentalist announces his long-awaited second studio album Shiny’s Democracy, available Friday 23 July via Spinning Top Records. 

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NEXT EXIT FESTIVAL SETS A NEW BAR FOR BOUTIQUE MUSIC FESTIVALS IN AUSTRALIA

Having wrapped up five awesome inaugural events in just nine days, NEXT EXIT Festival - the latest edition to Australia’s music festival circuit - has just finished up its first multi-date tour, setting an extremely high bar for the next wave of boutique music festivals in Australia, and proving that punters are as hungry for live music as ever!

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