The Point - In Focus

Sydney’s Hevenshe has dropped a healthy dose of gritty, sensual grungy alt-rock/pop on her brand new single, ‘Floor Bed’. The solo project of the formidably talented Jenna McDougall of Tonight Alive, Hevenshe breaks orbit, blazing into uncharted territory with revealing lyricism, and leaning in in heavy on the nostalgic instrumentation and explosive production.

Melbourne’s punk lords, CIVIC have returned with their brilliant, exploratory new album, ‘Chrome Dipped’, which is out now via ATO Records.

For the past 9 years Listen Up Music, an award-winning mental health music charity, has hosted The Songwriting Prize; Australia’s largest live performance songwriting competition. This year they are back for Year 10, with eleven regional Semi Final events, and a prize pool of over $45,000.

Full of fire and optimism, Victorian singer-songwriter Flynn Gurry has marked the arrival of his latest single, ‘Don’t Stop Dreaming’ - an inspired and energetic folk pop bop, which is also accompanied by an inspiring music video.

In a historic world first, Yugambeh/Kombumerri/Gold Coast-based six-piece SELVE - led by Jabirr Jabirr man Loki Liddle - today announce their forthcoming debut album ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ (12 September), the first full-length album to be recorded at the legendary Abbey Road studios by an Aboriginal artist. SELVE celebrate this incredible fete with the release of the title track.

Indie electronic artist, St South has unveiled the latest single, ‘getting bad again’; a raw, soul-stirring new single that threads together soft, lo-fi textures with honest, vulnerable storytelling. 

Canberra-based metal empress, Machine on a Break returns with a soaring new single in ‘How I Say Goodnight’, coming fresh off the back of a support show with industry heavyweights, Patient Sixty-Seven.

Sydney bass and drum punk duo, smallways. are all about challenging mindsets and pushing boundaries with their experimental alt punk, and they’ve just come out swinging with their debut EP, ‘MIND YOUR HEAD’.

Newcastle’s fuzzed-out alt rock champions, The Cheaks have returned with an absolute belter of a single in the swaggy ‘Wildfire’ (via Mandatory Music). The fiery new track blends energy & chaos, capturing the turmoil of a toxic & inescapable relationship.