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Wednesday September 8, 2021 Former frontman of NZ band Collapsing Cities, Steve Mathieson, has released a new track, Six-Out-Of-Ten Friend. It’s all done under the project moniker Lunavela. The new record is the first taken from a forthcoming album Imposter Syndrome, which also features drummer Alistair Deverick (Boycrush) and bassist Hannan Carter (Steriogram, NO). Six-Out-Of-Ten Friend is a…
Monday 30th August, 2021 Emerging indie singer-songwriter Zoe Koul made a big impression with her debut release, Time To Fly, which hit #3 on the Triple J Unearthed Pop Charts. The twenty-year-old has just released her second single, Cry, a seductive yet serious-minded song that’s self-reflective and relatable, achieving this without forgoing any pop charm. Cry merges a laid-back…
Friday August 20, 2021 Why hasn’t anyone ever called their band Cheap Date before? It’s perfect for the transitory nature of rock and has an inherent self-deprecating touch to it that’s difficult to resist. Thankfully, this debut track by the Brisbane based band lives up to the name. Beside Me has all the sweet and sour you…
The new single for West Australian based Ras Banamungu and The Det-n-ators International is another track from their recently released album Revelation of Oneness. The track is once again a stirring combination of roots music, blues and Afrobeat, albeit a song with less immediacy than some of the band’s previous singles yet nonetheless filled with the band’s…
Tuesday August 10, 2021 Who can resist a chorus with this kind of lyric: ‘Livin life exotic, blowin up every party / Shakin it up tectonic, we love us, hey! / Sippin on bacardi, shinin illuminati / Hittin like a tsunami – we love us – hey!’ The new single for Australian artist Lark is…
Wednesday July 28, 2021 Slogging it out on the Sydney gig circuit helped Indigo Point to develop a hybrid rock sound, taking elements of post-grunge, classic rock and adding a few contemporary nuances to the mix. The band’s new release, Will I Still Be Here Tomorrow, the lead track from their forthcoming EP Monochrome, due on the…
Wednesday July 28, 2021 Singer-songwriter Brooke Reuss has just released Stand Up Reloaded, a powerful country-pop track that’s sure to attract a tonne of streams and media attention. Taken from Brooke’s forthcoming debut EP, which will also include a collaboration with Australian Idol winner Damien Leith, the new song is all about self-empowerment; it harnesses a rousing lyric, an…
FRIDAY 23 JULY, 2021 Australian music artist TIA has just released her fourth single, Talk About It. The undoubtedly vocally gifted 17-year-old singer-songwriter has been called ‘a Melbourne powerhouse with her mind-blowing vocal chops, with comparisons to pop icons like Bishop Briggs and Dua Lipa,’ by Triple J Unearthed, no less. Talk About It is an up to…
FRIDAY 23 JULY, 2021 Robyn Payne – When a blues-rock track opens with the following lines, ‘In my soul is an open plain, dry and parched like an empty lakebed / Howling wind through the barren range, I’ll never let em hear it again’, you know you’re in for somewhat of a rather distinctive musical…
Friday 23 July, 2021 Rock N’ Load Mag EU has said about Melbourne based Electric Mary, ‘Globally renowned for their explosive brain-bending live performances’,and Rocktopia U.K called them ‘Compelling, Authentic and Absolutely Vital’. The band has now released a new single, The King of Rock ‘N’ Roll, a powerful rock track. Electric Mary has attracted millions of…