| The Maes - Treat You Better Folk, Pop, Acoustic, Easy Listening | 05/04/2019 |
Since 2014, The Maes have been full time touring in Australia and overseas, winning over audiences with their striking songwriting, intricate instrumental arrangements and stunning vocal harmonies.
The brainchild of sisters Maggie and Elsie Rigby and co-written with singer-songwriter John Flanagan, the new track is a poignant promise to encourage mutual respect in a relationship, delivered with gorgeous Australian-accent driven a cappella harmonies and banjo plucking.
| Rob Snarski - Robert Mitchum at Mitcham Station Folk, Pop, Easy Listening | 15/03/2019 |
Rob has toured the globe with The Blackeyed Susans and The Triffids and has shared the stage with Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen and Nico amongst others.
A train trip on the Belgrave Line pays homage to forgotten Hollywood star Robert Mitchum, if not for one little vowel. The song deals with the intimate nature of the train carriages enclosed space and people’s open behaviours - conversations overheard, drug deals, romantic notions and our obsession with popular culture.
Other tracks by Rob Snarski: Number 44 - Conversation With A Brisbane Cab Driver
| VulgarGrad - Alyosha Ethnic Multicultural, Jazz, World, Rock | 15/03/2019 |
VulgarGrad arose in Melbourne in late 2004 out of a collaboration between some of Australia’s best musicians in underground ethnic styles.
The story of the titular hero: Alyosha, the hard-drinking, broad-shouldered Odessa thief. VulgarGrad has stolen this obscure song from the repertoire of 1930s Romania-based Russian tango singer Pyotr Leshchenko, but their version is a full brass-band ska riot.
Other tracks by VulgarGrad: Wolf Hunt - The Ballad of an Emperor
| TJ Patrick - Falling Folk, Pop, Easy Listening, Atmospheric | 22/02/2019 |
Born and raised in the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria, TJ Patrick has been working towards something special, creating songs that shed light on stories of raw and personal experiences.
Melbourne based singer-songwriter TJ Patrick unveils a gentle gem of a new track, 'Falling'. The song was recorded with Ben Edgar (Angus and Julia Stone, Passenger, Gotye) in his home studio in the Dandenong Ranges. "I love the way we use the word 'falling'. Falling asleep, falling ill, falling pregnant. They all imply a kind of letting go of control..."
| Rob Snarski - All God's Creatures Folk, Pop, Easy Listening | 15/02/2019 |
Rob Snarski is a velvet-voiced troubadour. He has toured the globe with The Blackeyed Susans and The Triffids and has graced the same stage as Johnny Cash and Leonard Cohen.
Featuring exquisite guitar work from Shane O’Mara, beautiful harmonies from gal duo Broads and a Havana~style piano solo from the wandering hands of Kiernan Box, 'All God's Creatures' takes a wander through a dramatic Australian summer day where Snarski's velvet-voice sings “the heat shakes the air and the rain vows to kiss the ground”.
| Skyscraper Stan - On Your Corner Country, Folk, Alternative Country | 07/02/2019 |
"Skyscraper" Stan Woodhouse lopes around the stage, 6’6” and stick thin, delivering characters and narratives in a powerful baritone flanked by his long time band.
Written in a Darwin hotel room halfway through a gruelling solo tour and recorded at Woodstock studios in Melbourne it is typical of Stan’s work - rich in imagery, honest, heart wrenching and at times a little tongue in cheek. Marlon Williams-esque in tone and instrumentation, Stan's echoey voice drifts across a moody score of percussion, guitar and backing vocals.
| VulgarGrad - I Remember Ethnic Multicultural, Jazz, World, Rock | 06/02/2019 |
VulgarGrad delivers music with style, raucous menace, stripy shirts and grim smiles. Since 2004 they have been stalwarts of the live music and festival scene and amassed a dedicated fanbase.
'I Remember' is a psychedelic Soviet prison ode to dear mama, who always warned them not to hang out with thieves. It's big, bad, brass band sounds with grit, grunt and rowdy swashbuckling vocal vibes to boot. The song also features in the soundtrack of new anarchic Australian movie Judy & Punch, which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
| Skyscraper Stan - Tarcutta Shade Country, Rock, Alternative Country | 23/10/2018 |
Skyscraper" Stan Woodhouse lopes around the stage, 6’6” and stick thin, delivering characters and narratives in a powerful baritone flanked by his long time band.
Tarcutta Shade' is the latest single from rock n' roll troubadour Skyscraper Stan and his band The Commission Flats. Recorded at Woodstock Studios in Balaclava by Richard Stolz (Husky, Paul Kelly, Joe Camilleri) 'Tarcutta Shade' is a sonic depiction of one long, hot and sweaty day at a Riverina truckstop - where it's "40 degrees in the Tarcutta shade".
| Helen Mountfort - The Heart Afraid of Breaking Classical, Instrumental | 27/09/2018 |
Helen Mountfort is a classically trained cellist and composer based in Melbourne. Originally from New Zealand, Helen is best known as a key member of My Friend the Chocolate Cake.
This piece is inspired by the Duduk playing of the wonderful Armenian musician Djivan Gasparian. Like most of his tunes it is a bit of a passionate cry from the heart and was originally written for Swift, a dance show I made and toured all sorts of exciting places with Australian dancer/choreographer Ros Warby.
Other tracks by Helen Mountfort: How The Wind Blew - Each Precious Breath
| Strange Tenants - Love Is Blind Reggae/Dub, Ska | 20/09/2018 |
Iconic Melbourne ska band Strange Tenants may be 37 years young, but this year promises to be their most exciting with the release of their 8th album Militant Style...
This single encompasses everything a true ska/reggae anthem should – a cheeky wink to the iconic sound of UB40 but with a languid homegrown Melbourne feel. It also features a killer guitar solo!
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Other tracks by Strange Tenants: We Are The Firm - Teenage Zombie
| The Killjoys - So It's Goodbye Folk, Pop | 06/09/2018 |
If you took The Sundays, Stereo Lab and Fairground Attraction mixed them into a can of paint, then got Morrissey to brush it on canvas you would get the Killjoys.
The Killjoys new single 'So It's Goodbye' was recorded at Craig's Audrey Studios in Coburg. It's a surprisingly up-beat folk-pop melody for a song about breaking up.
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| Susie Scurry - Waiting For You Folk, Alternative Country | 08/06/2018 |
In the spirit of golden-old classic standards, Susie Scurry's songwriting is clear and precise, original and familiar, honest and romantic.
"I'm tired of being alone, and the world just carries on but I can't go on, I can't go on, I can't go on " Susie laments... Funky drum beats and echoey electric guitar notes underscore Susie's broody first track on the EP, 'Waiting For You'.
Other tracks by Susie Scurry: Daddy's Guitar - Shez's Lapsteel
| Tom Richardson - Somebody Say Love Folk, Chill | 18/05/2018 |
Tom Richardson is your newest oldest friend! With an infectious and genuine demeanour, Tom's songwriting, story telling and intricate guitar playing are a delicate balance of grace, truth and passion.
The accompanying video clip to romantic, acoustic groove 'Somebody Say Love' is compiled of over 200 clips from all corners of the planet, including Bangladesh, Panama, Canada, Indonesia, America, India and Australia. This song is a call to inclusion, equality and love.
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Other tracks by Tom Richardson: Wildest Dream - Can You Hear Her
| Lucy Wise - Winter Sun Folk, Acoustic | 09/05/2018 |
Lucy Wise has delighted audiences across Australia and internationally with her masterful storytelling, intricate ukulele and guitar playing and soulful voice...
Lucy Wise's sweet voice lilts over a gentle rhythmic acoustic ukulele riff and uplifting vocal chorus.
Other tracks by Lucy Wise: Here For Now - Walking Out
| Susie Scurry - The Elvis Hour Country, Alternative Country, Folk | 06/04/2018 |
In the spirit of golden-old classic standards, Susie Scurry's songwriting is clear and precise, original and familiar, honest and romantic.
Telling the story of an hourly program on the dusty end of the AM dial, 'The Elvis Hour' is a homage to the legend and lonely existence of ‘The King of Rock n' Roll’. Susie's voice croons over an old-school, toe-tapping score of lap steel sighs, bass, percussion and strings.
MUSIC DIRECTOR PICK: Cameron Dunsford, 3PBS, Melbourne (VIC)
MUSIC DIRECTOR PICK: Cameron Dunsford, 3PBS, Melbourne (VIC)
| Tom Richardson - Healing of the Heartbeat Folk, Chill | 06/04/2018 |
Tom Richardson is your newest oldest friend! With an infectious and genuine demeanour, Tom's songwriting, story telling and intricate guitar playing are a delicate balance of grace, truth and passion.
Perfectly paired with your morning coffee, chilled Sunday or yoga practice, this Jack Johnson-esque track is a love song to one’s inner knowing, with a clever lyrical conversation bouncing between the mind and the heart. All too relevant as we search for answers, constantly getting lost in external distractions.
| John Flanagan Trio - Free John Zarb Country, Folk | 22/03/2018 |
John Flanagan Trio is made up of award winning songwriter John Flanagan, charismatic double bass player Liz Frencham and virtuoso guitar and mandolin picker Daniel Watkins.
Bluesy banjo track ‘Free John Zarb’ tells the story of Melbournian John Zarb who was a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War. He was imprisoned in 1968 and he became a focal point for opponents of the war in Australia.
Other tracks by John Flanagan Trio: Last of the Casette Men
| John Flanagan Trio - Something To Complain About Country, Folk, Alternative Country | 22/03/2018 |
The John Flanagan Trio is made up of award winning songwriter John Flanagan, double bass playing extraordinaire Liz Frencham and young bluegrass guitar and mandolin picker Dan Watkins.
‘Something To Complain About’ is the second single from the upcoming album, and is driven by punchy harmonies and rollicking fiddle. Bluegrass/folk meets rock n roll as the Flanagan takes a lighthearted poke at ‘first world problems’ and the art of complaining.
| This Way North - Nothing To Say Pop, Rock, Dance | 01/03/2018 |
Hailing from Melbourne, guitar/drums two-piece This Way North are Leisha Jungalwalla (Jungal) and Cat Leahy (Sal Kimber & the Rollin' Wheel)...
The driving cross-rhythms and harmony-rich vocals of lead single 'Nothing to Say' sets the tone for the EP. The beautifully arranged and sometimes ethereal yet upbeat, melodic gem captures the essence of wanting to just be still and unwind.
| TOBiAS - Left A Light Burning Country, Folk, Alternative Country, Roots | 20/02/2018 |
Soulful - Engaging - EnigmaticInternational artist with Indie Folk Pop Vibes, Beck meets Paul Kelly meets War On Drugs , exceptional musician who comes to life on the guitar.
'Left A Light Burning' is the sixth single released by Indie / Folk Pop artist Tobias. Featuring a dynamite list of musicians including Michel Rose (Troy Cassar-Daley, Kasey Chambers) and Caroline Trengove (Hilbuilly Goats). The song encapsulates the feeling of Tobias's tours in and around Australia.
