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The Occupants - I've Been Thinking     Rock 18/05/2013
After their mysterious disappearance of their former band Cog. The Gower brothers have resurfaced with a new track and a brand new project called The Occupants.
It’s funny how you can almost hear the journey, the changes and the progression within the track itself like some abstract yet succinct communication is taking place while listening.

Crossing Red Lines - Wake Up     Rock, Hip Hop, Reggae 06/05/2013
Crossing Red Lines are an exciting young Sydney indie Rock band who play their own unique brand of music with a taste of Aussie hip hop and reggae.
Wake up is a sing about the life and death of postman pat (L.A.D.O.P.P) which tells the story of how “Pat” lost his day job as a postal contract worker

The Money Go Round - Endless Sun     Rock, Pop 06/05/2013
The Money Go Round put a modern spin on 60s and 70s psychedelic and surf rock, it gets a little swampy and punky but they always keep it catchy.
Endless Sun is loosely about water under the bridge and rekindling something that was once thought lost. Feels like the 60's with a modern spit and polish…extra spit.

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Battleships - As you'd Begun     Rock, Atmospheric 02/05/2013
Battleships have started 2013 – only their second year as a band – with plenty of energy, high hopes and much success already under their belt.
‘As You’d Begun’ combines their typical energetic and emotive sound with catchy hooks and infectious beats, showcasing the bands creative musically, as well as their song writing prowess with both delicacy and emotional depth. The self produced, self recorded single typifies the Battleships sound.

Other tracks by Battleships:  Coming Back to You
Mirva - One     Pop 01/05/2013
From the home of ABBA, singer/ songwriter Mirva enters the Australian music scene. Produced with ARIA award-winner Braddon Williams (Pink, Delta Goodrem) Mirva delivers catchy pop music with delicious vocals.
“One” is an upbeat, uplifting pop song layered with rich vocal harmonies and bold arrangements. It's a song about oneness and the importance of living in harmony whilst seeing through the illusions of the materialistic society. “One” is the first single off the forthcoming EP by the same name.

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China Doll - She Don't Need to Know     Folk, Pop 19/04/2013
China Doll are a 5 piece Indie Folk band from Perth, Cool grooves, strong melodies and lyrics that tell stories - some innocent and some audacious.
Tap Shoes, a bottom heavy piano and a short tempered guitar make a home for a promiscuous creature that would rather “get the job done" than hear about your life story.

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Preston Pierce - 'C'est la vie'     Hip Hop, Rap 18/04/2013
Singer/Rapper/Producer, Pierce is known for his chameleon-like quality of blending into various styles and genres, through his artistic versatility, he effortlessly manages to combine his many personas.
A crisp, unsettling, and at times melancholy track that captures his darker side, Pierce mixes soulful vocals while paying tribute to his lesser known hip-hop roots. 'C'est la vie' delivers largely observational insights with a disarming honesty ranging from complex production, to passionate bare-boned life reflections.

Earthquake Weather - This December     Rock 17/04/2013
An Indie based rock band from Adelaide who are looking to set themselves apart in an industry where reproduction of a manufactured product is so prominent.
This December is the bands newly refined indie sound which includes influences such as Arctic Monkeys, Cloud Nothing, Emperors etc. All in all, the song has a unique sound and simply speaks for itself.

Em George - Murders on the inside     Folk, Electronic 17/04/2013
Em George is a Sydney based singer-songwriter, with an introspective, thought-provoking style, with influences from Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen to writers such as Truman Capote and Arthur Miller.
“Murderers On The Inside” is typical of Em’s style-insightful, honest lyrics with a haunting melody. Through perspective of an observer, the song explores the effects of abuse and the ignorance of those observing it. It is also about those who are lost and attempt to find themselves through empty relationships.

Vangate - The Cliffs     Rock 17/04/2013
Vangate drive home an emotive indie rock landscape, backed by a compelling, honest vision that brings together spacious melodies and vast rhythmical depth
‘The Cliffs’ is a melody driven song, which begins with sparse electric piano, and slowly introduces vocals and glitchy rhythm sections. As the song builds, the backbone of drums and harmonies becomes apparent.Lyrically, ‘The Cliffs’ is an honest portrayal of decision making, and how those decisions affect other people.

Blaq Carrie - Let There be Hope ( feat Adam George)     Hip Hop, Rap 15/04/2013
Blaq Carrie Rapper/Singer, set to make a massive impact on the music scene. Hailing from Harare the capital city of Zimbabwe.Now residing in Brisbane.
The track is about working hard fighting for our dreams when no else believes in you.

Lovers Jump Creek - Dig you Dogs     Rock, Blues 05/04/2013
Lovers Jump Creek are a four piece rock band from Sydney Australia. They passionately deliver their own unique sound taking aspects from blues, rock and pop.
“Dig You Dogs” features big, rolling riffs that take the best of the blues and kick it up the arse. With bluesy melodramatic phrases that drip with untold feeling, the vague story of the lyrics seem more concerned with painting a picture from which one’s own meaning can be drawn.

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Ry - Ride for Me     Hip Hop, Rap, Pop 02/04/2013
In Melbourne there is a twenty-something creating New-Wave Rap Music that has a refreshing sound and organic feel. He goes by the name of simply ‘Ry’.
"Ride For Me’ – Is the perfect finish to an endless summer. Featuring Synth-Pop Artist Shadow Kitsuné, the two mesh perfectly on this song that channels a young Jay-Z and Mariah Carey.

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The Hungry Mile - The Faceless Man     Rock 26/03/2013
The Hungry Mile are a four piece Alternative Rock band from Sydney Australia..
‘Faceless Man’ is a song about a man whose life has been destroyed through whispers and hearsay. Whilst documenting the demise of the protagonist, the track raises questions of the role that the media plays in the creation of turning rumours into truth, through inference ans selective filtering of information.

Fever Pitch - It's In My Veins     Rock 16/03/2013
Fever Pitch is an amalgamation of Poetic Lyrics, Catchy Riffs, Melodic bass and a drummer to rival Travis Barker or Matt Helders....
"It's In My Veins" is a grungy, indie/rock song showing off our best side. It’s full of huge riffs, intense drumming, with vocals similar to Julian Casablancas.

Caper - Bright Lights     Hip Hop 14/03/2013
Caper has a unique and uplifting sound to deliver to the hip hop scene. Rapping insightful lyrics inspired by the highs and lows of life
Bright Lights tells a story of Caper’s journey working towards for filling his dreams of making it rapping. Bright Lights is an infectious up-beat sounding introduction to Caper’s lyrical style that will have you on your feet and dancing.

JudahCall - Seasons     Electronic, Pop 14/03/2013
JudahCall is a 4-piece electro/rock/pop group. With their brew of driving beats and atypical sound combinations, they want to challenge you and make you like it too.
The song Seasons conveys the message of having that one person you can always rely on no matter how much everything around you changes. Someone that makes you feel secure and confident despite the ups and downs.

The Sun and the Sky - Already One     Rock, Garage 12/03/2013
The Sun and the Sky is a 4-piece indie synth rock band founded in Adelaide in 2011. Attitude Magazine describe them as “the rock’n’roll version of The Presets”.
“Already One” sounds like Joy Division playing M83’s synths on a starry night. It’s got an intense mix of synth and indie rock chaos with dark-edged pop melodies. The song is about finding that connection with people we love in spite of all the hurt that we inevitably face.

Broken Royale - Sin City     Rock, Punk 09/03/2013
Broken Royale are an electo indie rock duo hailing from Perth, Western Australia.
'Sin City', a high energy sub synth rock with indi punk undertones which features Adam Weston (Birds of Tokyo) on drums.

Co-Produced by Lance Robinson and Matt O Connor (Magic Dirt, Cog, Shihad, Sparkadia) the track was recorded at Airlock studio's (QLD) and Club Garage studios (WA).


Sexy On Fridays - Essential     Pop, Electronic 08/03/2013
Sexy on Fridays are a three-piece indie electro band from Sydney.
Essential is a song exploring what happens when the noise stops - the noise of life and the noise in our heads. What's left? Stillness; truth; the essential nature of all things.Love and beauty, expanding and contracting.

Other tracks by Sexy On Fridays:  Pitch Black