| Daggy Man - The Conversation Alternative, Indie, Folk, Experimental | 03/12/2019 |
Daggy Man is the solo moniker of Singer/Songwriter Thomas Calder.
‘The Conversation’ is about a telephone exchange as two people come together in their separateness.
| Chris Hutchison - The Truth Is Out Country, Rock, Alternative, Country | 28/11/2019 |
Born and raised in the country capital of Gympie, Chris Hutchison is at the forefront of a new wave of country with a grassroots Australian story and massive international sound.
‘The Truth is Out’ is an uplifting country rock anthem, reflecting his life as a single father, countryman, guitarist and musician, fusing the earthiness of country music with a fresh international sound. Collaborating with US drummer Aaron Sterling (Keith Urban, John Mayer) and co-written with Matt Bartlem (Matt Corby, Broods), the song chronicles an artist finding his own truth.
| Stevie Jean - December Song Indie, Rock, Roots, Pop | 06/11/2019 |
Stevie Jean uses her voice to stand up for those who are outcast. A Cypriot-Australian, her music is shaped by sun-burnt land of the Northern Territory where she grew up.
December Song is the final taste of Stevie Jean's upcoming debut EP 'Blame Game', out this Friday, which tells the tumultuous stories of her highschool years. December Song is a flaunting queer anthem from those stories; taunting 'I bet you want me now that I'm gone'.
| Air Land Sea - How We Gonna Get There Indie, Roots, Pop, Easy Listening | 12/09/2019 |
Acclaimed friends and musicians Lior, Nadav Kahn and Tony Buchen unveil their new project ‘Air Land Sea’, a triumphant and joyous celebration of harmony that signposts their upcoming self-titled album.
How We Gonna Get There is from Air Land Sea's debut, self-titled album.
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| Tasman Keith & Stevie Jean - Bliss Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Pop | 12/09/2019 |
Northern Territory singer-songwriter Stevie Jean, and Gumbaynggirr, rapper Tasman Keith have collaborated to create an EP dripping with the undeniable chemistry of two young artists on parallel trajectories.
Bliss is a delirious dream that follows a night and a relationship disappear into the AM.
"We wrote Bliss in the early hours of the morning in Studio G. The three of us were pretty delirious by the end of it, just running on espresso shots. I remember feeling like I was in a trance," said Stevie Jean.
"We wrote Bliss in the early hours of the morning in Studio G. The three of us were pretty delirious by the end of it, just running on espresso shots. I remember feeling like I was in a trance," said Stevie Jean.
| Air Land Sea - Golden Child Folk, Rock, Easy Listening | 16/07/2019 |
Acclaimed friends and musicians Lior, Nadav Kahn and Tony Buchen unveil their new project ‘Air Land Sea’, a triumphant and joyous celebration of harmony that signposts their upcoming self-titled album.
Acclaimed friends and musicians Lior, Nadav Kahn and Tony Buchen have come together as Air Land Sea to release their sophomore single Golden Child, a gorgeous symphony of harmonies and vulnerabilities, and announce their self-titled, debut album to be released on Friday, August 16.
| Air Land Sea - Tell Me What You See When Your Eyes Close Folk, Rock, Easy Listening | 16/07/2019 |
Acclaimed friends and musicians Lior, Nadav Kahn and Tony Buchen unveil their new project ‘Air Land Sea’, a triumphant and joyous celebration of harmony that signposts their upcoming self-titled album.
‘Tell Me What You See When Your Eyes Close’ is a song with a very long title. It’s about feeling small under the weight of obsession,” said Lior. “With this song we tried turning classic song structure on its head fusing two distinct movements as opposed to repeating verses and choruses.”
| Serina Pech - Sing Your Own Song Folk, Chill | 28/06/2019 |
Growing up in the isolation of regional Northern Territory, Serina Pech has honed a unique sound the befits her unique and quirky personality.
Northern Territory singer-songwriter Serina Pech is carving out a unique path for herself in the Australian music landscape, her first single of this year Take A Look Around showcased her incredible attention to the world around her and now she directs that attention inward with her new single Sing Your Own Song; a soft, loving reflection on self-image.
| Mambali - Yuwani ft. Emily Wurramara Indigenous, Rock, Australian Indigenous, Dance | 13/06/2019 |
Emerging in force from remote coastal community, Numbulwar in the Northern Territory, Mambali are a young and exciting band brings sounds from the edge of the Gulf Of Carpentaria.
Numbulwar party band Mambali have partnered with Groote Eylandt, now Brisbane-based, singer-songwriter Emily Wurramara to create their new single Yuwani; a modern take on a traditional song delivered with the unique balance of old and new that Mambali have made their own.
| Tasman Keith & Stevie Jean - Prey Hip Hop, Pop, Dance, Australian Indigenous | 21/05/2019 |
Northern Territory singer-songwriter Stevie Jean, and Gumbaynggirr, rapper Tasman Keith have collaborated to create an EP with the undeniable chemistry of two young artists on parallel trajectories.
Northern Territory singer-songwriter Stevie Jean, and Bowraville, now Sydney-based, rapper Tasman Keith have partnered to deliver Prey; a track dripping with attitude, charisma and the undeniable chemistry of two young artists on parallel trajectories.
Together Tasman Keith and Stevie Jean are bringing the sound of regional Australia in 2019 to the world.
Together Tasman Keith and Stevie Jean are bringing the sound of regional Australia in 2019 to the world.
| Skinnyfish Sound System - Nguddja Electronic, Dance, Indigenous, Australian Indigenous | 03/05/2019 |
Skinnyfish Sound System is a collective of artists around the Skinnyfish eco system that brings a dance energy through collaborations, reworkings, remixing and more.
Nguddja is a statement on the diversity of language in the top end of Australia.
"Lyrics speak of the wind that brings the words, the ancestors spirits and the languages across the land whilst the chorus explains that whilst we call out in our different languages we all sit down together on this country," says keyboard and vocalist, Patricia Gibson.
"Lyrics speak of the wind that brings the words, the ancestors spirits and the languages across the land whilst the chorus explains that whilst we call out in our different languages we all sit down together on this country," says keyboard and vocalist, Patricia Gibson.
| Mambali - Fish Hawk Indigenous, Australian Indigenous, Rock, Experimental | 28/02/2019 |
Emerging from remote coastal community, Numbulwar in the Northern Territory, Mambali are a young and exciting band bringing sounds from the Gulf Of Carpentaria to a wider Australia.
The song is about the White Breasted Sea Eagle, the lyrics translating to the following...
"Fish Hawk flies along the coast
Watching and waiting
He calls out for his people
Ngarrk Ngarrk"
Fusing their traditional cultural songs and rhythms with contemporary sounds and beats, Mambali create a pulsating performance that has wowed local audiences since 2008.
"Fish Hawk flies along the coast
Watching and waiting
He calls out for his people
Ngarrk Ngarrk"
Fusing their traditional cultural songs and rhythms with contemporary sounds and beats, Mambali create a pulsating performance that has wowed local audiences since 2008.
| Skinnyfish Sound System - Smoking Ceremony ft. B2M, Birdz & Tasman Keith Hip Hop, Rap, Indigenous, Australian Indigenous | 23/01/2019 |
Skinnyfish Sound System is a loose collective of artists in and around the Skinnyfish eco system focusing on collaborations, reworkings, remixings and other creative endeavors separate to each individual's work.
B2M, Birdz and Tasman Keith have gathered under Skinnyfish Sound System to offer Australia a new way of embracing Indigenous culture with their new single Smoking Ceremony.
'Smoking Ceremony' sees three Indigenous performers from separate clans across Australia come together to create a modern sonic Smoking Ceremony that gives voice to Indigenous performers.
'Smoking Ceremony' sees three Indigenous performers from separate clans across Australia come together to create a modern sonic Smoking Ceremony that gives voice to Indigenous performers.
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| Abby Dobson - Give Me Love Pop, Folk, Soul | 22/10/2018 |
Abby Dobson is a singer and songwriter. She was a founding member of Leonardo's Bride whose chart-topping song 'Even When I'm Sleeping' won APRA Song of the Year in 1998.
‘Give Me Love’ has an understated sparseness that allows Abby’s heartfelt words to come shining through. It’s a bittersweet song, infused with longing.
"It was one of those great ones where I wrote all the words first, so I didn’t have to bend any idea, word or meaning to the will of the music; I bent the music." Abby said.
"It was one of those great ones where I wrote all the words first, so I didn’t have to bend any idea, word or meaning to the will of the music; I bent the music." Abby said.
| John Butler Trio - Home Blues/Roots, Rock, Acoustic, Roots | 03/09/2018 |
The John Butler Trio are an iconic, multi-award winning roots / folk / rock trio from Fremantle, Australia
Home is the lead single from John Butler Trio's forthcoming record HOME. It's a deeply personal look inward and a change up from what fans will expect from the band.
| Germein - Knocking At My Door Pop, Rock, Dance, Soundtrack (Film Related) | 18/08/2018 |
After spending last month touring stadiums across the UK with Little Mix, Adelaide's Germein are back home with thousands of new global fans and brand-new song 'Knocking At My Door'.
After spending the last month touring stadiums across the UK with Little Mix, Adelaide's Germein are heading back home with thousands of new global fans and a brand-new song 'Knocking At My Door'.
| Gurrumul - Waak (Crow) Folk, Australian Indigenous, World, Classical | 14/04/2018 |
Gurrumul is remembered today as one of the most important figures in Australian music history, blind from birth and emerging from the remote Galiwin’ku community on Elcho Island.
Wäk is the sound of the crow crying, it is also the name for the crow. In this manikay the Wäk is falling from the heavens towards the place called Djapaŋuruana.
Other tracks by Gurrumul: Galiku (Flag) - Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow)
| Gurrumul - Djolin (Musical Instrument) Folk, Australian Indigenous, World | 28/03/2018 |
Gurrumul is remembered today as one of the most important figures in Australian music history, blind from birth and emerging from the remote Galiwin’ku community on Elcho Island.
Today we reveal the astonishing ambition of the album, ‘Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)’, for the first time with the track ‘Djolin (Musical Instrument)’ unveiling the amazing fusion of two grand traditions into one of the most ambitious projects in Australian music history.
MUSIC DIRECTOR PICK: Cameron Dunsford, 3PBS, Melbourne (VIC)
MUSIC DIRECTOR PICK: Cameron Dunsford, 3PBS, Melbourne (VIC)
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| Germein - Talking Pop, Folk | 21/02/2018 |
Adelaide sisters Germein have the kind of close musical partnership that can only be shared by siblings, and are kicking off 2018 with a brand-new sound.
‘Talking’ shows Germein at their best, mixing their close three-part harmonies with a soaring break-out chorus. The song is a strong statement from the all-female act and will launch in Sydney on the eve of International Women’s Day, March 7.
| Didirri - Jude Folk, Acoustic, Easy Listening | 12/08/2017 |
DIDIRRI is described as a “sombre folk dandy” whose uninhibited lyrics tug on exposed nerves while his charming melodies soothe your heart.
Written in response to Paul McCartney's "Hey Jude", and feeling that there is no way out. And knowing that these thoughts are chemical and will pass, those words "take a sad song and make it better" mean that you'll be there after all of your thoughts have gotten better.
2017 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEE: Live Voice of the Year (VIC Awards)
2017 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEE: Live Voice of the Year (VIC Awards)
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