DUNE RATS FORMED IN BRISBANE. AUSTRALIA DURING 2011 WHEN TWO STONER BUDS, GUITARIST/VOCALIST DANNY BEAUSA AND DRUMMER BC MICHAELS. DECIDED TO MAKE A BUNCH OF LUNKHEADED PUNK NOISE TOGETHER. DUNE RATS RECORDED THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM IN 2014, RELEASING IT ON THEIR OWN RATBAG RECORDS IMPRINT.
THEIR SECOND ALBUM, THE KIDS WILL KNOW IT'S BULLSHIT, WAS PRODUCED BY FIDLAR'S ZAC CARPER AND OPTED FOR THE SAME NO-NONSENSE, ALL-FUN APPROACH. IT WAS RELEASED ON RATBAG IN EARLY 2017
2020'S HURRY UP AND WAIT DEBUTED ON THE AUSTRALIAN ALBUM CHARTS AT' NUMBER ONE, AS WELL AS SCORING AN ARIA NOMINATION FOR BEST ROCK ALBUM. THEY SET OUT ON A TOUR THAT ENDED WITH A SOLD-OUT SHOW IN MELBOURNE ON MARCH 7, 2020. THEIR TIMING WAS EXCELLENT, AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PUT AUSTRALIA INTO LOCKDOWN JUST A WEEK LATER. TOURING WAS PUT ON HOLD. AND AFTER TAKING A BREAK FOR A FEW WEEKS THEY HEADED TO EDEN, A SMALL FISHING COMMUNITY IN NEW SOUTH WALES. WHERE THEY ISOLATED TOGETHER AND WORKED ON SONGS. DETERMINED TO MAKE AN ALBUM THAT WAS TYPICAL ROWDY FUN IN THE DUNE RATS TRADITION AND NOT A TYPICAL INTROSPECTIVE "LOCKDOWN ALBUM," THE GUYS DELIVERED REAL RARE WHALE, WHICH INCLUDED THE SINGLE "WHAT A MEMORABLE NIGHT," A TRIBUTE TO ALCOHOL-RELATED SHORT-TERM MEMORY LOSS. THE LP WAS RELEASED BY RATBAG, WITH DISTRIBUTION FROM BMG, ON JULY 29, 2022.
WITH OVER 100 MILLION STREAMS, A PLATINUM, AND MULTIPLE GOLD SINGLES, JACKRIVER IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. HER DEBUT ALBUM SUGAR MOUNTAIN EARNED 3 X ARIA AWARD NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR, BEST POP RELEASE AND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR, AN AIR NOMINATION FORBEST INDEPENDENT POP ALBUM, AND SAW HOLLY NOMINATED FOR BREAK THROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AT THE APRA AWARDS.
HER LATEST RECORD ENDLESS SUMMER SOUNDS LIKE A BEACH HOLIDAY WHILE THE WORLD BURNS. TEN PERFECT POP SONGS THAT SHIMMER LIKE MELTING HIGHWAYS AND DRIP LIKE STRAWBERRY ICE-CREAM. IT’S NOT THAT HOLLY RANKIN IS BEING FLIP.THIS IS AN ALBUM INTENDED TO BE AN OASIS – SOMETHING TO RETREAT TO AMID THE APOCALYPTIC HORRORS OF THE MODERN WORLD.
JACK RIVER HAS NOT ONLY PROVED HERSELF AS A POWERHOUSE MUSICIAN IN RECENT YEARS, BUT AS A VOICE FOR CHANGE. SHE IS A WRITER, ENTREPRENEUR AND PROMOTER, STARTING THE ANNUAL GROW YOUR OWN FESTIVAL IN HER HOMETOWN OFFORSTER–PROMOTING LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE CULTURE–AND IN 2017 CO-FOUNDINGELECTRIC LADY, A MOVEMENT THAT HAS HER CURATING ALL-WOMEN STAGES AND FESTIVALS AS WELL AS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE ACTS THAT PREVIOUSLY DIDN’T EXIST. HER ADVOCACY FOR LOCAL MUSIC KICKED OFF A VIRAL CAMPAIGN RESULTING IN OUR SOUNDTRACK OUR STORIES, AN OPEN INVITATION FROM OUR COUNTRY'S MUSIC COMMUNITY TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY TO DISCOVER, CHAMPION, SHARE, AND CONSUME MORE LOCAL MUSIC.
Since their inception in 1997, Gyroscope have become an undeniable mainstay within the Australian music scene, with a diverse fan-base that spans across many ages. Continually releasing critically-praised records, including their 3rd studio album 'Breed Obsession' that debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts. By August in the year of release, the album was certified gold by ARIA. Multiple Gyroscope tracks have also featured in the ARIA charts and Triple J's esteemed Hottest 100. Over their career, the group have recorded albums in the US, UK, AUS, toured these along with places including South Africa, New Zealand, performed at festivals such as ... Big Day Out, Groovin' The Moo and played with the likes of the Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, Oasis, Blink 182, Brand New, Sparta, The Living End, Cold Chisel, Jebediah, Thursday, Karnivool, Bodyjar, Tame Impala, Saves The Day, Shihad, Downsyde, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Get Up Kids
WHAT IS THE KINGSWOOD SOUND? IS IT THE BRAZENNESS OF THE GUITARS THAT DROVE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM MICROSCOPIC WARS? OR PERHAPS THE MELODIC, VINTAGE SOUNDS OF THEIR SOPHOMORE EFFORT, AFTER HOURS, CLOSE TO DAWN; OR EVEN THE DARKLY ENTICING POP THRESHOLD CROSSED WITH 2018’S ‘MESSED IT UP’ RELEASE.
IT’S THE SNIFF OF REBELLION AND THE TASTE OF A CHALLENGE THAT HAS SPURRED KINGSWOOD ON ACROSS AN ALMOST DECADE LONG CAREER. A CREATIVE HUNGER THAT THREADS EACH RELEASE TOGETHER.
DEFINED BY SIMPLY BEING UNDEFINABLE, THE MELBOURNE BAND HAS BEEN ON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY AND CREATIVE GROWTH SINCE THE ARIA NOMINATED MICROSCOPIC WARS PUT KINGSWOOD ON THE NATIONAL RADAR IN 2014.
ESTABLISHING THEMSELVES AS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST FORMIDABLE AND ENGAGING LIVE ACTS, KINGSWOOD’S DRIVE AND AMBITION IN REINVENTING AND FLOURISHING WITHIN THE REALM OF NEW SONIC INFLUENCES HAS REMAINED AT THE CENTRE OF THEIR WORK.
BEING MUSICALLY UNBOUND CAN INDICATE CHAOS, BUT AS KINGSWOOD APPROACH THE COMPLETION OF THEIR THIRD STUDIO ALBUM WITH EXCITEMENT, THE DISTILLATION OF THIS MUSICAL CHAOS INTO THIS NEW SNAPSHOT OF THE BAND, IS ONE KINGSWOOD IS PROUD OF. RECORDED IN AUSTRALIA, THE US AND IN EUROPE, THE AS-YET-UNTITLED ALBUM IS DEMONSTRATIVE OF A WARPED KALEIDOSCOPE OF INFLUENCES THAT HAVE PERMEATED THROUGH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ON THE ROAD, IN THE STUDIO AND BEHIND THE PRODUCTION DESK. IN SOME WAYS, THE ERA OF KINGSWOOD 3.0 IS ONE THAT HAS COME FULL CIRCLE.
Brisbane’s brightest queer breakout artist since The Veronicas, Hope D’s camera roll looks something like this: nuggets, nuggets, bagel, girlfriend, Falls Festival crowd shot, ramen, dogs, dogs, beers, a selfie with the couple who got engaged at one of her gigs, Groovin’ the Moo dressing room, nuggets, girlfriend, blurry live photo timestamped 3:06am, [redacted], nuggets.
It’s been over five years since Hope got her start posting YouTube videos which featured her live-looping set-up and teenage bedroom, plastered with beer coasters and gig tickets. Her confessional coming-of-age anthems have resulted in successful gambits in the Queensland Music Awards and triple j’s Hottest 100 Countdown, where her song “Second” was ranked #69 in 2021 (nice).
While her audience has grown exponentially since the days of playing to her parents and the family dog, Mr Schneebly, Hope remains bashful on stage, now joined by her five-piece band. Her debut album, “Clash of the Substance”, is a time capsule of battles won, lost and drawn in the arena of her early twenties. Due out on February 10, and followed by a string of national tour dates, the record contains an important reminder for listeners: never let growing up get in the way of a good story.
ART VS SCIENCE ARE AN AUSTRALIAN TRIO WHOSE ROUGH AND READY DANCE-POP INITIALLY COMPARED FAVOURABLY TO ACTS LIKE DAFT PUNK, JUSTICE AND THE BEASTIE BOYS. THEIR LATEST SINGLE “SWEAT” WAS PRODUCED AND MIXED BY THE PRESETS’ KIM MOYES, WHO BROUGHT AN UNMISTAKABLE BOOGIE INFLUENCE AND HIGH CALIBRE PRODUCTION. ITS MESSAGE OF GETTING BACK INTO A SWEATY CROWD AND DANCING WILL RESONATE WITH THOUSANDS AS THE POST- COVID ERA SLOWLY EMERGES. THE BAND IS NOW GEARING UP FOR A YEAR OF TOURING AND RELEASING.
WITH THEIR INSISTENCE ON PLAYING EVERYTHING 95% “LIVE”, ART VS SCIENCE HAS DEVELOPED A REPUTATION FOR OUTSTANDING LIVE SHOWS; WEAVING INTRICATE DANCE ARPEGGIOS - PLAYED BY HUMAN HANDS - WITH REAL DRUMS, REAL PRESENCE, AND A BASS SOUND THAT IS UNIQUELY THEIR OWN. DAN MAC, DAN W AND JIM FINN'S CLEAR MUSICALITY IS EMPOWERED BY A COLLECTION OF RANDOM KEYBOARDS PLUGGED INTO HUGE GUITAR AMPLIFIERS AND PEDALS WHICH INSPIRED ONE CRITIC TO CALL THEM “AC/DC WITH KEYBOARDS”.
THERE ARE FEW TALES MORE COMPELLING THAN THE RISE OF THE ENIGMATIC RUNNING TOUCH. A LIVE PHENOMENON, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PRODUCER, SINGER & SONGWRITER WHO HAS COLLABORATED AND TOURED WITH TOP TIER GLOBAL NAMES INCLUDING CHASE ATLANTIC, ZHU, ODESZA AND HAYDEN
JAMES, WHILE ALSO SELLING OUT HIS OWN SHOWS AT GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS AND PERFORMING ON INDUSTRY-LEADING LINEUPS SUCH AS COACHELLA, SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS, BEYOND THE VALLEY AND MORE.
WITH OVER 250 MILLION STREAMS WORLDWIDE AND MULTIPLE GOLD, PLATINUM AND MULTI-PLATINUM RECORDS, THE ELUSIVE AND MULTI-FACETED CREATIVE HAS SPENT THE BEST PART OF THE PAST FEW YEARS FAST CEMENTING HIMSELF AS NOT JUST AN INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN AND PERFORMER BUT FORWARD-THINKING VISIONARY IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD.
AFTER THE ‘22 RELEASE OF HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM ‘CARMINE’, WHICH INCLUDES HIT’S ‘WHEN I’M AROUND YOU’, ‘MY HANDS’, ‘JUNO’, ‘CARMINE’ AND ‘BETTER TOGETHER’, RUNNING TOUCHED KICKED OFF 2023 IN STYLE - PLAYING THREE SOLD OUT SHOWS TO 15,000 SCREAMING FANS WITH CHASE
ATLANTIC AT THE EVENTIM APOLLO IN LONDON. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY HIS AUSTRALIAN ‘LOST’ TOUR - GOING BACK TO ROOTS AND BRINGING BACK AN INTIMATE TOUCH TO LIVE TOURING, PLAYING SOLD OUT SHOWS IN INTIMATE AND BESPOKE VENUES AROUND THE COUNTRY & A 'SOLD OUT' DEBUT HEADLINE SHOW IN LONDON.
RUNNING TOUCH IS SETTING HIS SIGHTS ON THE REST OF THE WORLD FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2023, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A RETURN TO THE USA, FOR A 14 DATE TOUR WITH FRIENDS, ‘LASTLINGS’.
Touch Sensitive is the ultimate triple threat as a producer, in- demand live performer and DJ, he’s a treasured slashie for artists and audiences alike. Whether it's remixing Rufus, collaborating with Flume or touring internationally with Flight Facilities, he's become renowned as the man with an ear or rooks and impeccable taste.
Australian vibe-maker. Michael Di Francesco under his moniker Touch Sensitive, returned to the electronic music holy circle in early 2017 with the release of bass-driven single 'Lay Down', his first official release since 2013's cult hit. "Pizza Guy.' The track topped the Hype Machine charts and permeated music sites globally with a now signature palette of syncopated synthesizers and immediate hooks with over 20 million impressions globally.
The song was followed by the release of his debut full-length album 'Visions a soaring pastiche of slow disco, new-lack swing and undoubtedly retro productions from the pizza Guy himself.
DANNY HARLEY AKA THE KITE STRING TANGLE IS A PROLIFIC PRODUCER, SINGER-SONGWRITER, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST AND LABEL OWNER HAILING FROM BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. WITH A STRING OF GOLD CERTIFIED RELEASES AND AWARDS UNDER HIS BELT, HE'S BACK WITH NEW SINGLE 'A NEW DAY'.
THE TRACK FOLLOWS 2023 RELEASES 'FIST FIGHT' AND 'EUCLIDEAN' - THE FIRST NEW MUSIC IN 3 YEARS AND SEES HARLEY LEANING FURTHER INTO HIS MELODIC TECHNO & HOUSE INFLUENCES.
HIS 2ND STUDIO ALBUM 'C()D3X' (MARCH 2020) FEATURED SINGLES ‘P()L4R’, ‘KILLING TIME (FEAT. ELIOTT’) AND 'NORTH'. THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM EXPLORES HIS ECLECTIC ELECTRONIC INFLUENCES IN A MOVE THAT WAS WARMLY EMBRACED BY FANS, TRIPLE J AND INTERNATIONAL TASTEMAKERS.
HARLEY ORIGINALLY BROKE OUT WITH ADORED SINGLES ‘ARCADIA’ AND ‘GIVEN THE CHANCE’ TAKEN FROM HIS DEBUT EP ‘VESSEL’. HIS DEBUT SELF TITLED ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN JULY 2017, FEATURING SINGLES ‘SELFISH’, ‘THE PRIZE’ (FEAT. BRIDGETTE AMOFAH OF RUDIMENTAL) AND ‘THIS THING WE GOT’ WHICH GAINED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION AND EARNED AN ARIA AWARD NOMINATION.
THE KITE STRING TANGLE HAS A REPUTATION AS A WORLD-CLASS LIVE ACT, HAVING SOLD OUT HEADLINE SHOWS ACROSS THE UK, US AND AUSTRALIA. HE’S PERFORMED AT FESTIVALS INCLUDING SXSW, SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS, PRIMAVERA SOUND, GREAT ESCAPE, GROOVIN THE MOO AND MADE A GUEST APPEARANCE AT COACHELLA (WITH ADVENTURE CLUB).
LILY AND GRACE RICHARDSON, AKA CLEWS, WERE RAISED ON THE ANTHEMIC BALLADS OF THE 90S. THEIR UNDENIABLE SONG WRITING PROWESS AND TWO SOARING LEAD VOCALS THAT HARMONISE LIKE HONEY HAVE BEEN THE BACKBONE OF CLEWS SINCE THEY BURST ONTO THE SCENE WITH THEIR 2018 DEBUT, ‘MUSEUM’. THEY’VE SINCE RELEASED A CLUTCH OF SINGLES AND AN EP AND ARE NOW GEARING UP TO RECORD THEIR NEW EP.
FOR LILY AND GRACE, LEANING INTO THE CATHARSIS OF SONG WRITING HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF THEM NAVIGATING LIFE, LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS. THEIR UNIVERSE HAS REVOLVED AROUND MUSIC FOR AS LONG AS THEY CAN REMEMBER. CLEWS HAVE CARVED OUT A DISTINCT SONIC IDENTITY OF STRONG, MELODIC VOCALS, LUSH PRODUCTION AND THE ORGANIC SOUND OF A HIGH ENERGY BAND THAT ECHOES ELEMENTS OF THE ROCK ARTISTS THEY LOVE – PJ HARVEY, FONTAINES D.C, AND WARPAINT.
HAVING SHARED THE STAGE WITH THE LIKES OF DMA’S, TASH SULTANA, HOCKEY DAD AND HOLY HOLY, THE DUO HAVE BUILT A REPUTATION AS A FORMIDABLE LIVE ACT IN BOTH AUSTRALIA AND THE UK.
“SISTERLY HARMONIES, AND ANOTHER EAR-WORM CHORUS TO ADD TO THEIR GROWING LIST OF ANTHEMS.” – THE GUARDIAN
WHILE THE GROUNDING FORCE OF HER HOME STATE OF LUTRUWITA, TASMANIA IS EVER-PRESENT, BEC STEVENS HAS MADE HOMES FOR HERSELF EVERYWHERE FROM TARNDANYA, ADELAIDE TO NAARM, MELBOURNE, EACH ONE HOSTING MUSIC COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE WELCOMED HER POWERFUL VOICE WITH OPEN ARMS. RIGOROUS TOURING AUSTRALIA-WIDE CEMENTED BEC STEVENS AS AN ARTIST KNOWN FOR SHARING BIG FEELINGS WITH BIG SOUNDS, LANDING HER NOTABLE SUPPORT SLOTS WITH SLOWLY SLOWLY, TIM ROGERS, MISSY HIGGINS, THE ILLUSTRIOUS JULIEN BAKER (USA) AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. NOW OFF THE BACK OF A NATIONAL TOUR WITH UNEARTHED HIGH WINNERS TEENAGE JOANS (SA), AND THE SUCCESS OF HER MOST RECENT SINGLE BIG WORRY, SHE’S GRABBING THE PROVERBIAL BULL BY THE HORNS AHEAD OF THE RELEASE OF HER DEBUT ALBUM, WITH NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN.
Colourblind are the band you are front row for. Singing every single word, embracing your best mates - all the right moves for a cathartic experience, which has shone the band out of their home-town into the national spotlight. Their first EP ‘Move Like You’ continues to resonate with fans, selling out rooms, overpowering the band screaming each lyric. Support of ‘Move Like You’ is growing, accumulating over 2 million streams with no signs of slowing down. The release followed with a string of supports with Dear Seattle, BUGS, Waxflower and These New South Wales to name a few, as well as a tour with fellow Adelaide heavyweights Sleep Talk.
The band is ready to hit the East coast again in celebration of their new EP, “Semaphore”, an alternative-emo reflection on break-ups, maturing as individuals and battling mental health problems.
“They’re a band who deserve your attention with every move they make”
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Blending buzz-saw twin guitars, booming horns and a high-octane live set, Coldwave’s abrasive brand of post-punk is controlled in its chaos. The six-piece’s frantic instrumentation forms the landscape for uncompromising, half-spoken vocal delivery that captures the anxiety and mundanity of the everyday.