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The Smith Street Band announce Australian Tour - playing Eleven Dive Bar September 4th
The Smith Street Band announce Australian Tour - playing Eleven Dive Bar September 4th

With touring looking pretty different over the last year or so The Smith Street Band have played the revolving stage at Yours & Owls Festival, reworked their live show into an acoustic set for seated crowds in Sydney, Melbourne and across regional Victoria, and teamed up with The Brisbane Symphony Orchestra for two sold out shows at The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane.

Now, The Smith Street Band are thrilled to announce a return to their roots. September and October will see the Victorian band head out around the country, playing 15 shows in pubs and theatres in every state and the ACT.

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Sydney-based Indie-pop outfit, Pirra burst through with new super-synthy single, 'Never Apart'
Sydney-based Indie-pop outfit, Pirra burst through with new super-synthy single, 'Never Apart'

Alternative indie pop auteurs Pirra have announced their buoyant new single ‘Never Apart’, a synthy adventure produced by Sam Littlemore of Pnau.

‘Never Apart’ is awash with lush 80s synths, super-sweet and sunny vocal harmonies, over a layer of killer synths drum goodness - but just wait until the dark synths take over in a twist ending.

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Get caught up in Sydney-based pop-punks A Swift Farewell's latest single, 'Mousetrap'
Get caught up in Sydney-based pop-punks A Swift Farewell's latest single, 'Mousetrap'

Sydney-based pop-punk quintet A Swift Farewell have returned with a new line up and a blistering new single ‘Mousetrap’ – produced and mixed by Mark Williamson (Inertia, Far Away Stables, Closure).

'Mousetrap’ kicks off with muted guitar and the congruent vocals of Emma Mather, before gritty bass and bolstering drums propel the song into its virulent chorus. Intricate dynamics and cunning instrumentation spotlight the group’s chemistry, while delicate synths add diversity throughout the arrangement. Amidst the band’s animated signature sound, the lyrics explore the song’s profound underlying message.

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Melbourne's DRUID reveal heavy, emotive new single, 'I, Exist (Voices)' and film clip.
Melbourne's DRUID reveal heavy, emotive new single, 'I, Exist (Voices)' and film clip.

Melbourne’s DRUID release an explosive amalgamation of emotive nu-metal/metalcore in brand new single, ‘I, Exist (Voices)’ - a beautifully, dark, twisted track that explores internal crossroads.

To coincide, DRUID dropped the video for the single earlier this week on Slipknot’s Festival, KNOTFEST’s music blog, having also been announced to be playing at KNOTFEST’s Pulse of the Maggots streaming festival on the Slipknot Twitch channel Saturday morning (AEST) 8am. DRUID’s set will be streamed alongside bands like Hyro The Hero, As Everything Unfolds, Lotus Eater and more.

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Brisbane's John Keenan brings a slice of Americana-folk with new single 'Tired Eyes'
Brisbane's John Keenan brings a slice of Americana-folk with new single 'Tired Eyes'

Devoted singer/songwriter John Keenan welcomes his poignant forthcoming release Tired Eyes. Romantic on the surface, the track features layers of lyrical depth and existential themes.

An older track of John’s, ‘Tired Eyes’ has been reworked and shaped in a more Americana-style song, evolving from its original acoustic roots. Lazy-styled, haunting pedal steel guitar weaves in and out, with John’s warm vocals providing a beacon to keep to on this musical journey.

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Perth's Tanaya Harper channels 90s indie pop with new solo single, 'Bad Faith'
Perth's Tanaya Harper channels 90s indie pop with new solo single, 'Bad Faith'

Lauded independent Perth artist Tanaya Harper returns with a new sound on her forthcoming single ‘Bad Faith’. After teaming up with local classical musicians and composers for her backyard concert and subsequent release Tender is the Night, VOL1 and successfully raising funds to assist Perth bushfire victims, Tanaya is excited to now be releasing some fresh music of her own. ‘Bad Faith’ follows on from Tanaya’s previous single ‘Emma’ as the second track lifted from her anticipated third EP due later in the year.

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Sydney's Clay J Gladstone return with new bass-heavy punk single, 'People Like You'
Sydney's Clay J Gladstone return with new bass-heavy punk single, 'People Like You'

Sydney’s full blast punks, Clay J Gladstone have returned with a rollercoaster of a single in ‘People Like You’, along with an accompanying film clip

Loaded with fat synth bass from the get-go, the listener is subdued in to thinking Clay J Gladstone have softened their musical approach. However, it doesn’t take long for a slab of guitar to hit like a flavour-loaded bag of Samboy’s to the face.

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Fremantle Indie Rockers, Figurehead have us put their new single, 'On Repeat'
Fremantle Indie Rockers, Figurehead have us put their new single, 'On Repeat'

Western Australia has never been a state to shy away from producing quality artists and music, and there’s a current wave of musicians from the west that are adding a unique flavour to Australia’s indie rock tapestry.

Fremantle five-piece, Figurehead are bringing forth a new era for themselves as a group with brand new single, ‘On Repeat’.

‘On Repeat’ shows off groove-based indie, heavily poetic, with the vocals lapping over the top over a, at times, subdued rhythm, and plenty of layers of chiming guitars.

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Perth's Sedative deliver a heavy dose of 'Cough Medicine' in debut single.
Perth's Sedative deliver a heavy dose of 'Cough Medicine' in debut single.

Got a sore throat and lacking some iron? Perth metallic hardcore outfit, Sedative have the cure that ails you with their debut single, ‘Cough Medicine’, out now.

In a previous musical life known as Grenade Brain, the band re-branded with shows already booked under their previous name, and revealed themselves to be Sedative, revealing a massive-sounding, abrasive, pummelling debut single.

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Gold Coast duo Erratas flip glitch hop on its head in new single, 'Upside Down'
Gold Coast duo Erratas flip glitch hop on its head in new single, 'Upside Down'

Gold Coast electronic duo, Erratas have released a new single which flips the electronica genre on its head, gives it a naughty spank and teaches us a lesson in psych-tinged glitch hop with ‘Upside Down’

Taking heavy cues from Flume and Flying Lotus, and mixing in some lo-fi stylings, ‘Upside Down’ is the chilled, yet excitable little sibling to the more intense glitchy psy-trance you may come across at any Australian Doof Festival - there’s plenty of layers spiking and squirrelling their way over the sonic landscape, all grounded by the hip hop inspired beats.

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Gold Coast four-piece ZOOID get fuzzy with debut psych-rock EP, 'Luck Of The Draw'
Gold Coast four-piece ZOOID get fuzzy with debut psych-rock EP, 'Luck Of The Draw'

Get in, weirdos, and buckle up, because we’re going on a stoney, fuzzy psychedelic audio odyssey with Gold Coast’s ZOOID who have just released their debut EP, ‘Luck Of The Draw’.

The fuzz-soaked guitars (and at points, the bass too) are thick from the get go, with plenty of wah guitar to float in and out of their sonic spectrum. The vocals are drenched in slap-back delay, as any good psych-rock vocals should be, and the drums have a vintage tone, but still enough depth to push through.

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Gold Coast fuzzed-out punk duo, Atticus Chimps hit hard with environmental message in new single, 'Misery'
Gold Coast fuzzed-out punk duo, Atticus Chimps hit hard with environmental message in new single, 'Misery'

Three months to the day since their most recent release, Gold Coast duo Atticus Chimps follow-up with environmentally-focused 'Misery'.

Fuelled by the bedlam ensuing the 2020 Australian bushfires, 'Misery' sparks a conversation about conservation, Australia's 'ecological collapse', and our government's response.

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Melbourne's Observist unleash raw, beautifully unnerving progressive metalcore debut EP, 'From The Ashes'
Melbourne's Observist unleash raw, beautifully unnerving progressive metalcore debut EP, 'From The Ashes'

Melbourne’s Observist have released a hell of a debut EP in ‘From The Ashes’, showcasing a stunningly abbrasive, and craftily unsettling sound from the progressive metal core outfit.

Like your coffee black? Then you’ll dig these pure filthy, grinding riffs with such a dirty groove. Observist’s sound is unrelenting and raw. It’s actually difficult to believe this is a debut EP, which then begs to wonder… where can they go from here?

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Sydney's Isotopes bring emotionally-charged post-hardcore anthem with new single 'WYWFM'
Sydney's Isotopes bring emotionally-charged post-hardcore anthem with new single 'WYWFM'

Sydney-based post-hardcore outfit, Isotopes bring forth a soaring, emotionally-charged new single in ‘WYWFM’, the follow-up to previous single, ‘Flower’.

Produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly, Between You and Me), and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Paramore, Underoath), ‘WYWFM’ layers hard-hitting drums and bright, crunchy bass, textured distorted guitars, and melodious keys, with frontman Justin Miller’s emo-rock-tinged vocals building to the anthemic chorus.

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