| Pageants - Pleasure Perched In The Parlour Palms Pop, Garage | 18/09/2012 |
Pageants are one of the true subterfuges of recent times, entwining raucous garage-rock with smooth tropical vibes, humourist observations, and an occasional defeatist air.
Pageants have slow-burned for the past couple of years, but their debut full-length album 'Dark Before Blonde Dawn' puts an end to that. Pageants prove that age old adage: a great song is a great song. Check out 'Pleasure Perched In The Parlour Palms' and see what we mean.
| Midi Widow - Good Advice Is Fatal Electronic, Punk, Rock, Dance | 18/09/2012 |
Combine a Punk, a DJ and a Drummer and you get Melbourne 3-piece Midi Widow. Described as somewhere between Nine Inch Nails, The Pet Shop Boys, and LMFAO.
A catchy pop song about unrequited love for awesome girls set to a heavy industrial electro beat. Smatterings of guitar, with a nice uplifting, yet sad chorus.
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Other tracks by Midi Widow: Good Advice Is Fatal (Nicolas S. Remix) - Good Advice Is Fatal (BMA Remix)
| Château - You Need Her Pop, Rock | 17/09/2012 |
Harnessing the power of rock ‘n’ roll and the lost art of melody, Château combine guitar-driven rhythms with soaring two-part harmonies to glorious effect.
Nestled somewhere between ‘There She Goes’ and ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’, 'You Need Her' is a dazzling debut featuring duel vocals, chiming guitars and a soaring melodic crescendo in just over three minutes of pop perfection.
| Phobiac - Stevie Wonderful Pop, Rock, Britpop, Garage | 17/09/2012 |
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An experimental pop/rock number with psychedelic guitars, heavy beats and a big singalong chorus.
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Other tracks by Phobiac: Triangle Song - All Boys
| Seraya Young - Undo Me (Acous) Feat. Vanessa Haynes Pop, RnB, Soul, Easy Listening | 10/09/2012 |
Featuring strings, catchy melodies, moody undertones and emotional deliveries, the tunes are infectious. Seraya's unique style crosses multiple genres, themes and styles without effort, making for a satisfying musical journey.
Mixed by Soul Circuits' DJ Isham and featuring the powerhouse vocals of Vanessa Haynes, this track grabs your attention immediately, and is compelling to the very end.
Other tracks by Seraya Young: Undo Me - Electro House
| Young Men Dead - Courageous Electronic, Rock | 10/09/2012 |
Young Men Dead are alive and kicking, serving up infectious sounds that blend a distinctive mix of tribal drums, shimmering synths and narrative vocals.
Described by critics as “impressionistic avant-pop greatness”, Young Men Dead's distinguished sound has now culminated in ‘Courageous’ - their strongest musical statement yet. A perfectly crafted showcase of the band’s hook-laden songwriting abilities and thunderous rhythmic motives, the single is a first taste of their forthcoming debut EP.
| Darren Percival - In The Blowing Wind Pop | 10/09/2012 |
Darren Percival, runner up of The Voice which had an average audience 3.109 million viewers. The Voice has given him that opportunity to live his singing dream.
Darren Percival, runner up of The Voice, has released his single ‘In the Blowing Wind’. The single is taken from his debut album titled ‘Happy Home’.
| Catherine Traicos - Waking Up Your House Again Folk, Pop | 10/09/2012 |
Sydney based singer-songwriter Catherine Traicos offers up a beguiling blend of alt-country, blues, roots and folk, delivered by one of the most distinctive voices in the contemporary Australian landscape.
'Waking Up Your House Again' is the opening (and digital only) single taken from Catherine Traicos' third album, 'In Another Life'.
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| The Tiger & Me - Pantomime Pop, Folk | 10/09/2012 |
he Tiger & Me’s ascension to prominence commenced with the release of their critically-lauded debut album 'From a Liar to a Thief' in 2010.
The first single ‘Pantomime’ is an infectious pop tune that swirls and dives on the edge of losing its mind.
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| Van She - Jamaica Electronic, Pop | 10/09/2012 |
Van She's debut album peaked at #10 on the ARIA chart, now they are back with 'Idea of Happiness', delivering fluid tropical rhythms saturated in slinky synth bass.
Van She present to you, ‘Jamaica’. A romantic paean to an idyllic island in dreams, ‘Jamaica’ takes the sound of Idea Of Happiness out to the end of the jetty and kicks if off the edge and into the tropical depths.
Other tracks by Van She: Idea of Happiness
| Spoonful of Sugar - Jump Folk, Pop, Country | 10/09/2012 |
Spoonful of Sugar are a four piece, pop-infused indie-folk band with an ominous twist. Their songs have a natural charm and will get your toes tappin'
Jump is an energetic folk tune that will get your toes tappin and your wings flappin'
Other tracks by Spoonful of Sugar: Little Sally - Not Today
| Donny Benét - Gimme Your Heat Funk/Soul, Dance | 10/09/2012 |
It’s Friday night and everyone wants to have fun 1982 Italo style. Wear your Sunday best to give you the chance of success. Go on, treat yourself.Donny Benét xx
It's Friday night and everyone wants to have some kind of fun.
It’s really fun to sing and usually ends the set.
When recording the track we found the perfect reverb for the snare and clap which made it sound like 1982 Serbian Disco.
It’s really fun to sing and usually ends the set.
When recording the track we found the perfect reverb for the snare and clap which made it sound like 1982 Serbian Disco.
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Other tracks by Donny Benét: All 4 You
| Sam Buckingham - Hit Me With Your Heart Folk, Pop | 10/09/2012 |
Angel voiced Sam Buckingham creates enchanting Folk/Pop treasures that melt even the hardest of hearts"Her songwriting and astounding voice gripped me – definitely one to follow” Timber &Steel
A spaghetti western inspired tale of love lost, fear, learning and yearning, 'Hit Me With Your Heart' is an evocative, heart on your sleeve track, perfectly showcasing Buckingham's tell all angelic voice and poetic songwriting style
| Lanrae - Run Pop, Electronic | 06/09/2012 |
Lanrae - a new name and a fresh beginning. The singer songwriter Lanrae grew up around Bondi, and ran away from Sydney as soon she finished school!
Run is the second Single from Lanrae. It illustrates a side of Lanrae’s Influences that mashes up 60’s R&B/Soul with fat bass lines and her fascination with contemporary synth Electro Pop.
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| Tigertown - Morning Has Finally Come Pop, Folk | 06/09/2012 |
Resonating with a positive charm, Tigertown are a talented six-piece that share a special familial connection. Together, the Sydney-based alternative group weaves melodic musical ideas with an authentic heart.
‘Morning Has Finally Come’ pairs beautiful harmonies and lush instrumentation with a tribal-esque drumbeat that conjures up the magical idea of running barefoot through the woods at dusk. This is the first single from Tigertown's anticipated sophomore EP crafted by producer Jimi Maroudas.
| Tara Simmons - Weekend of Hearts Pop | 06/09/2012 |
2012 has been a remarkable year for Tara Simmons. Her second full-length album boldly leads the young Brisbane musician into terrain she’s never really explored.
The pulsating and percussive ‘Weekend of Hearts’ (co-written with Hungry Kids of Hungary’s Dean McGrath), boasts the qualities that have always made a great Tara song – killer hooks, savvy songwriting and that voice – but this time, adds something more, something that can be filed under “brooding synth pop”.
| Joe McKee - Darling Hills Folk, Psychedelic, Atmospheric, Ambience | 06/09/2012 |
Joe Mckee was the frontman of internationally acclaimed band Snowman until their split two years ago. He is now going it alone. Burning Boy is his debut solo album.
Joe Mckee was the frontman of internationally acclaimed band Snowman until their split two years ago. He is now going it alone. Burning Boy is his debut solo album.
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Other tracks by Joe McKee: An Open Mine - Lunar Sea
| Harts - All Too Real Electronic, Pop | 04/09/2012 |
Darren Hart, better known as Harts, is a musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and music producer from Melbourne, Australia. He composes, produces and records his own music is his bedroom studio.
‘All Too Real’ is the first single to be lifted from Harts’ debut EP ‘Offtime’ set for release later this year.
‘Offtime’ was mixed by Lars Stalfors of The Mars Volta.
‘Offtime’ was mixed by Lars Stalfors of The Mars Volta.
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| The Presets - Ghosts Electronic | 04/09/2012 |
The Presets are an electronic duo Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes. Their 2008 release 'Apocalypso' debuted at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart, now they are back with 'Pacifica'.
Today The Presets revealed ‘Ghosts’, the first official single their forthcoming album ‘Pacifica’ released September 7 via Modular Recordings.
After the ‘face-melting techno’ of the street track ‘Youth in Trouble’, ‘Ghosts’ represents a sublime and adventurous musical turn for The Presets.
After the ‘face-melting techno’ of the street track ‘Youth in Trouble’, ‘Ghosts’ represents a sublime and adventurous musical turn for The Presets.
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Other tracks by The Presets: Youth In Trouble
| Megan Bernard - Big Dreams Pop, Rock | 04/09/2012 |
Mix John Mayer and Sheryl Crow, minus the country and blues, add a dash of soul and reggae, and there you will find, Megan Bernard.
Produced by Kalju Tonuma, 'Big Dreams' is your soundtrack to summer. Lush harmonies, a catchy chorus, and a touch of reggae.
Other tracks by Megan Bernard: Shifting Futures
