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‘One For The Road’ Live Review by Ian Jessup From The Hordern Pavilion October 06,2022 SoYou got the bluesThe eveningWore out your shoes. It’s hard to believe Midnight Oil are finished. Australian music’s conscience for more than 45 years took their final bow at the Hordern last night, playing a massive 3.5-hour standalone gig for…
Friday September 30, 2022 With a music career that spans over ten years, Cole Phoenix has gone from strength to strength, releasing three albums and several hit singles, including UFO, Stone Woman and Superhero. Cole has just released her latest, Ready To Live, an instantly accessible indie pop track with a lyric that most will…
Tuesday September 20, 2022. With several single releases behind her and solid support from a range of streaming, radio, and media networks, including MTV, STINGRAY IN STORE, SUPER NETWORKS GRAFTON 1047FM, IT GIRL MAGAZINE, Brisbane-based music artist Tayiha continues to impress and make significant inroads with her latest track, Drifting Away. The new one is…
Wednesday Tuesday 20 September, 2022 Australian singer-songwriter Joel James is an all-rounder, a self-taught musician, producer, engineer, accomplished vocalist, and thoroughly independent music artist on the rise. His latest track, 27 Years Of Plans, is a snappy pop-rock tune with an engaging lyric and loads of melodic hooks. Perhaps one of the most enticing elements…
Wednesday September 20, 2022 Overrated is the fifth single release for the young, independent music artist TIA. The Melbourne-based singer-songwriter has made some remarkable gains recently, including across-the-board play with her tracks, including features and adds on Triple J, Stingray Music & Mood Media In-Store Playlisting across multiple playlists, Teen Breathe Magazine, 4ZZZ, Southern Cross…
Tuesday September 13, 2022 From the get-go, the hooks all over Australian music artist’s new track Flight Risk will reel you in. However, there are a few surprises, most significantly regarding the arrangement but also in some of the chord choices and the programming. The multi-faceted musician merges genres effortlessly, hip-hop, R&B, jazz, trap, and…
Tuesday September 13, 2022 Player isthe latest single for Sydney-based music powerhouse Ric Laurance, a smooth-sounding R&B track that incorporates electro and modern funk and adds a playful pop sheen to it all. As well as releasing a series of notable singles since 2018, Ric has also written for and produced a number of local…
Tuesday August 30, 2022 Aria (aka Mariano Schiavolini) has released The Next Life, a rousing contemporary pop-rock track with a timely and thought-provoking lyric, focusing on the tragic disappearance of our planet’s wildlife. The Next Life is sponsored by earthday.org, part of the UN, in support of their initiatives in 2022 for animals and their…
Thursday August 18, 2022 The Perth-born independent singer-songwriter Castle Hughes is yet another example of the new breed of stand-out DIY contemporary music artists forging their distinct paths to establishing an identity in Australia and globally. Castle’s 2021 debut, Moving On,was a contemporary dance-pop song that combined melodic power and lyrical prowess with a rousing…
Thursday August 18, 2022 The new single release for Canadian-born singer-songwriter Crystal McGrath is another contemporary country-pop crossover. Test Drive is not so much a detour from her previous explorations of positivity and self-empowerment, such as can be heard on one of her last single releases, Game On, but an extension. Following a successful run…