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.
Read MoreFull 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIndie 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.
Read MoreCanberra-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.
Read MoreSydney 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’.
Read MoreNewcastle’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.
Read MoreAustralian singer, songwriter, and producer EMEREE has released her bold and cathartic new single, ‘Spring Cleaning’, marking a powerful new chapter in her musical journey.
Read MoreAdelaide progressive metal-core outfit, LUMENS dive deep into the raw complexities of existence on their now-release debut self-titled EP. Navigating inner battles, defiance, identity, and the search for freedom, the EP delivers a sonic experience that is both punishing and breathtaking with every riff, breakdown and melody.
Read MoreSydney-based artist, producer and now author, Locian redefines the boundaries of musical and literary artistry with the release of his debut album, ‘Fears, Reflections & Shades of Time’, which is complemented by an immersive companion book.
Read MoreGold Coast genre-bender, Satellite Mile gives another taste of their to-be-released full length album in latest cyber-tinged dreamscape, ‘The Water’s Edge’, which is premiering on The Point Music News ahead of its April 11 release.
Read MorePremiering ahead of its April 4 release right here on The Point Music News, Townsville’s indie/punk rockers Poison Oak are offering a sneak of their new single, ‘Replay’, a song that delves into the (what feels like) never-ending loop of daily life monotony.
Read MoreSydney based Alt Metal outfit Dirt City have just released their heart wrenching new single ‘Barely Human’, which premiered exclusively via The Point Music News.
Read MoreNewcastle’s Atlas Franklin Alexander offers an ethereal exploration into atmospheric psych pop on his latest EP, ‘Flexible New Replica’, which is out now
Read MoreCentral Coast singer/songwriter NEAV, unveils a magical team-up with fellow songwriter, John Vella on ‘Think It Over’. The introspective debut collaboration thrives on emotion and stripped-back intimacy, with the duo having crafted a deeply introspective soundscape which invites listeners to reflect on love, loss, and the echoes of the past that shape who we become.
Read MoreGold Coast’s enigmatic songwriter and performer, Tomi Gray, pours a tonne of sharp storytelling and theatrical know-how into his latest album, ‘ORPHANS’, out now. Across nine tracks—including the previously released ‘Boomerang’ and ‘Busted Broken Bones’—Gray takes listeners on a sonic journey through his ever-evolving artistry.
Read MoreNewcastle-based pop-punker Warwick Smith is dropping his latest single (and accompanying music video), ‘Dreaming Consequences’, which we here at The Point Music News, get to premiere ahead of it’s March 7 release.
Read MoreSydney’s two-piece alt-punk duo, smallways. mark their return for 2025 with the experimental bent of new single, ‘Social Experiment’. The new track is a step away from their more amped-up punk approach, adopting a more electro/dark wave approach, pushing their own sonic capabilities and artistic stylings.
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