| Tully on Tully - Quiet Company Folk, Acoustic, Pop, Downbeat | 20/06/2013 |
Peppered with thoughtful imagery, poetic descriptions, infectious vocals and a subtle dark side Melbourne five piece Tully on Tully deliver a unique blend of progressive folk pop.
Leadsinger NatalieFoster found herself going a little manic with the emptiness that surrounded her on a recent escape from the city. Buying a ukulele for company she wrote 'Quiet Company' encapsulating everything that had built up in the city and the release that came from getting away from it all.
| Boy and Bear - Southern Sun Folk | 19/06/2013 |
Boy & Bear is a 5x ARIA Award winning band including Album Of The Year, Best Group and Best Breakthrough. Debut album went Platinum and reached #2 on ARIA charts.
‘Southern Sun’ might also surprise the many fans of Moonfire, but in the best possible way. There are still traces of their indie folk roots, but with added muscle, extra texture.
| Brendan Skinner & the Relevant Advice Club - Conclusions Folk, Acoustic, Rock, Garage | 19/06/2013 |
Brendan Skinner & the Relevant Advice Club are about original songwriting influenced by artists such as Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake and The Beatles.
Conclusions is the artists meditation on wanting to disappear completely from the hopelessness of their situation and start again. This version is a raw and acoustic one coloured by some piano and vocal harmonies (Juan Alban).
Watch video
Other tracks by Brendan Skinner & the Relevant Advice Club: Waking Coma
| Sweet Jean - Rise & Fall Pop, Folk, Roots, Rock | 19/06/2013 |
Sweet Jean is Sime Nugent and Alice Keath. Their music is lush, melodic, honest, and full of charm.
The sunniest song you’ll ever hear about losing it all, “Rise & Fall” is a melodic and mordant song about stubborn optimism against the odds. Recorded with John Castle (Bamboos, The Drones, Washington), Sweet Jean’s debut album “Dear Departure” will be released on July 4 2013.
Other tracks by Sweet Jean: Parachutes - Annabelle
| The Baker Suite - The Evidence of Love Folk, Pop, Acoustic | 19/06/2013 |
"Beautifully crafted songs", Robbie Buck, The Inside Sleeve ABC Radio National.Nick Drake meets Paul Simon and the soundtrack from the film, Amelie.
This song is the first single release from the forthcoming album 'Your Dreaming Self', produced by Shane O'Mara. The album will be released in Australia, October 2013, after a European album release tour.
| Ari - Use Me Christian, Chill, Pop, Reggae | 18/06/2013 |
Ari has been honing his craft for several years, playing to audiences around the country. Ari's songs display heart felt lyrics, catchy melodies and his incredibly smooth and soulful voice.
"Use Me" is a bright and engaging Surf Rock/Pop tune that is easy listening, has catchy melodies and is brilliantly produced. It presents a fresh sound to Australian Christian Music.
Other tracks by Ari: Mud On My Feet - Beautiful Soul
| Felicity Lawless - Rainspeak Rock | 18/06/2013 |
Fiery flamenco and bohemian singer, Felicity Lawless stimulates the senses and elevates the soul with music fusing Gypsy, world, rock and folk elements.
Rainspeak is a mysterious journey with haunting violin hooks over a hynotic, acoustic/rock sound. The lyrics are powerful and there are strong vocals with walls of harmony. It is a rocking song to make the listener feel empowered.
Other tracks by Felicity Lawless: Unfold - Olé
| Jinja Safari - Dozer Folk | 18/06/2013 |
With two EPs to their name, Island Records newest signing, Jinja Safari have delivered a record, set for release on May 17.
“Hopefully we have captured that same liberating, exciting feeling that we experienced on our travels,” Pepa says of the finished product.
| Melody Pool - Xavier Folk, Country, Acoustic | 18/06/2013 |
Melody Pool, a 21-year-old songwriter and musician from Kurri Kurri in NSW, has spent the past few years working primarily as a supporting musician on her local circuit.
‘Xavier’ is one of a handful of Melody Pools songs that are emotionally charged.
Other tracks by Melody Pool: Henry - Somebody You've Never Met Before
| Reuben Ingall - Brick Electronic, Experimental, Soundscapes, Ambience | 18/06/2013 |
Reuben Ingall makes music through an array of home-made software patches, iteratively mangling his guitar, voice and other sources to create lonely pop and glitchy, psychedelic soundscapes.
Originally written on a piano near a window on a grey day, then adapted for guitar and sine waves. A sparse arrangement builds to a dense chorus before releasing into a long tail trail, like the emotional weight referenced in the song's titular metaphor. Get sad.
Other tracks by Reuben Ingall: Silence - Fog
| Sara Storer - Lovegrass Folk | 14/06/2013 |
Australia’s finest storyteller Sara Storer returns to Australian radio this week with ‘Lovegrass’ - her first new track in three years.
Since her last release, Sara Storer has had her third child and says that ‘Lovegrass’ is a song written about her husband Dave.
| The Rusty Datsuns - Riverbank Folk, Easy Listening, Acoustic | 14/06/2013 |
The Rusty Datsuns’ fresh take on modern folk, with a healthy bluegrass twinge, has been winning hearts and inciting hoedowns since their formation during the infamous 2011 Brisbane floods.
A testament to water and the seductive undertow of life, 'Riverbank' is the lead single and title track from The Rusty Datsuns new album set for release 16th Aug 2013.
| Woody Pitney - You Can Stay Pop, Folk, Alternative Country | 14/06/2013 |
22 year-old singer/songwriter from Melbourne. Forthcoming EP 'Between The Waves' due for release in August, 2012
'You Can Stay' is a song about a conflict between friends
| Castlecomer - Forrest Pop, Folk | 13/06/2013 |
Sydney five-piece Castlecomer boasts a high-impact live show with their 5-part harmonies and catchy melodies, which often transform their audiences into a dance hall of grooving maniacs.
The song was inspired by the unique perspective of the title character in movie 'Forrest Gump'.
Other tracks by Castlecomer: Rosie
| Sarah Blasko - All Of Me Pop | 11/06/2013 |
Now on her fourth album, 'I Awake', the indomitable Sarah Blasko consistently shines and has never lost sight of her own vision and path.
As if a child born to a new world, Sarah Blasko returns with ‘All Of Me’ - a delicate and unsettling masterpiece lifted from fourth album I Awake.
ON TOUR:
JUL/AUG
ACT/SA/VIC/NSW/WA
ON TOUR:
JUL/AUG
ACT/SA/VIC/NSW/WA
Watch video
Other tracks by Sarah Blasko: God-Fearing - I Awake
| Codie Sundstrom - Megalomaniac Folk, Pop | 07/06/2013 |
Surfy Folk Pop is probably the best way to describe the sound of Codie Sundstrom. Her sound is relaxed, yet undeniably satisfying.
Driven by a grooving bassline, Megalomaniac opens with a lo fi electronic beat which progresses into a smooth layering of electric and acoustic guitars. Megalomaniac is a song about a freshly debt-ridden man who is desperate to hide his newfound failures.
Other tracks by Codie Sundstrom: Heart of a Lion - Monster
| Helen Shanahan - Close To You Pop, Folk, Acoustic, Roots | 07/06/2013 |
Helen Shanahan is a singer/songwriter from Perth, WA. Helen's songs draw the listener into an articulate and heartfelt world of story, melody and guitar, through her eyes.
'Close To You' is a reggae inspired pop song that is layered with lush harmonies and a strong lead vocal.
Other tracks by Helen Shanahan: Driftwood - He Says
| Jimmy Tait - All My Friends Rock, Folk, Downbeat | 07/06/2013 |
Since 2007 working under the name Jimmy Tait (a homage to her late grandfather Mr James Tait) Sara Retallick has earned a steadily growing fan base.
All My Friends can break your heart one minute and mend it the next.
| Shellie Morris - Waliwaliyangu li-Anthawirriyarra a-Kurija (Saltwater People) Indigenous, Australian Indigenous | 07/06/2013 |
Shellie Morris, one of Australia's finest Indigenous musicians best known for her role in Black Arm Band. New release Ngambala Wiji li-Wunungu [Together We Are Strong] is a career highlight.
Taking you to the shore of Borroloola, hear the waves lapping on the beach as the soaring sounds of Waliwaliyangu Li-Anthawirriyarra feed your soul. This track from Shellie Morris’ new album Ngambala Wiji li-Wunungu [Together We Are Strong] features several generations of Yanyuwa women and leaves you craving for more.
| The Mountains - Loose Jaw Folk, Alternative Country | 07/06/2013 |
Sun soaked with genuine country nostalgia The Mountains blur the lines between surf, folk and country to deliver well roundedwarm tracks reminiscent of the golden age of country music.
Loose Jaw is a warm fingerpicking, foot stomping song soaked in country nostalgia that will be sure to get you out of your seat. The lead single from The Mountains' debut EP, Country Doors.
