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Melbourne's Velvet Bloom simply shimmer with sultry soul gem, 'Glimmer'

Melbourne’s soulsters, Velvet Bloom release their first music for 2022 with the aptly-titled sultry single, ‘Glimmer’. It follows on from last year’s beckoning soul jam, ‘Run’, and is the second single to be lifted off Velvet Bloom’s forthcoming debut EP of the same name.

‘Glimmer’ is a wonder of a track. The musicianship is almost intimidating, from the controlled smokey croon of front woman Maddy Herbert, through to the layers of jazz influences that are crammed under a soulful blanket.

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Melbourne-based rockers Unbroken Expanse bring Celtic punk rock with new single, 'Bootstrap Billy'

Melbourne-based rockers Unbroken Expanse load up on Celtic punk rock epicness to deliver a killer new single (and music video for) ‘Bootstrap Billy’.

You have to love a song that’s based on a fictional character, and often, this particular genre of rock (punk rock with Celtic flavour) does it the best. You can smell the beer, and the sweat with this raucous sing along.

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Gold Coast's The Vultures steam up the dance floor with synth-heavy smooth indie disco single, 'Conversations'

Gold Coast’s The Vultures take their indie-rock sounds, and make them disco ready to honour the end of summer with their new single, ‘Conversations’.

‘Conversations’ is airy, but tight. That guitar/bass/drum groove is locked in so tight, which lets the atmospheric synths float around like a hazy cloud of smoke in an 80s nightclub.

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Gippsland's Cheap-Skate brings ratbag garage punk to the fore with debut single 'I Don't Mind'

Gippsland’s Cheap-Skate proves there’s plenty of room for 90s-fuelled ratbag garage punk with the debut single, ‘I Don’t Mind’ now out, and providing the soundtrack for your next skate sesh.

Cheap-Skate is the product of Blaike Murphy, who started the act as a solo project, before recruiting bassist Jonathan Sanguinetti, and a handful of semi-permanent artists from other various local bands.

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Melbourne's Thea FitzGerald returns with breathtakingly bold new single, 'Way Up'

Melbourne singer/songwriter Thea FitzGerald returns with a breathtakingly bold anthem, ‘Way Up’; a track which encourages self- reflection, while also shining a light on the importance of relationships and human connection.

Welcoming the listener into her world of pop and R&B, ‘Way Up’ is a sonically positive song written in a place of retrospective sorrow as an ode to her late grandmother. The heartfelt lyrics deliver glimpses of her emotion, before committing to a sense of hope and love that transpires through Thea’s free-flowing vocals.

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triple J fave, Boo Seeka dishes up tasty new electro-pop/dance single, 'Finish What You Started'

triple j fave Boo Seeka has announced a pulsing new single Finish What You Started, an electronic pop/dance track that transports the listener to better times, which is out now.

Bouncing and bubbling, ‘Finish What You Started’ is optimistic in both sound and lyrical content. Sparkling synths, and cushioned, pulsing pads along with a driving beat and rubbery bass, Boo Seeka dishes up his almost smokey falsetto, and serves a tasty dance/electro-pop track, ready to cap off the summer.

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The Butterfly Effect offer up brand new, aggressive and brutally honest single, 'Nil By Mouth'

Australian Heavy/Prog Rock royalty, The Butterfly Effect follow up on previous release, ‘So Tired’, with the brand new, aggressive single, ‘Nil By Mouth’ – a brutally honest exploration into the pitfalls of the internet, celebrity culture, reality television and exploitation.

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Sydney's scuzzy trio, oWo bring fuzzed out swagger on single, 'Super Role Model'

In the lead up to the release of their debut album later this month, Sydney’s fuzzed-out post-punk trio, oWo have offered-up the first single (and title track), ‘Super Role Model’.

‘Super Role Model’ is a scuzzy, fuzzed-out swagger, with a bass line that sounds like it’s looking for a fight. The drums have a slacker feel, but aggressively so, and the panned, delayed guitar adds plenty of eerie menace to the track. It’s the vocals, with hardly any effort, that give ‘Super Role Model’ the who-gives-a-fuck vibe. It’s a sound that used to be at the forefront of Australian Alt Rock in the 90s, and it deserves a comeback to the fold.

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Time to pump up some indie/neo-soul with Melbourne artist Hannah Wilson's latest single, 'Shame'

Propelled by a fierce devotion to create vibrant sonic experiences that reflect a special appreciation for UK-influenced indie/ pop/ RnB and neo-soul, Melbourne singer-songwriter Hannah Wilson has released her electrifying new single ‘Shame’ .

‘Shame’ employs classic early 2000’s UK RnB beats, mixing in soft synths and muted guitars that just bubble under the surface, letting Hannah’s almost-breathy vocal delivery stand out.

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Adelaide's The Daily Chase blend drum n bass with the heavy for menacing new single, 'Lotusland'

Adelaide metalcore legends, The Daily Chase mark their return with a hefty new single, ‘Lotusland’, which also is the first taste of their forthcoming EP, ‘The Colour of Crisis’.

‘Lotusland’ adopts synth and drum’n’bass in to their sound, before hitting with an ominous riff and face-melting screams from vocalist Rory Cuthell. There’s elements of nu-metal sneaking in with pitch-shifted vocals, creepy keys, and one hell of a fat groove, before a dirty breakdown sledgehammers its way in to the track. It’s dark, menacing and brings the devil horns straight up.

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Sydney's Buffalo Paradise serve up summery surf rock vibes in sophomore single, 'Promises'

Sydney five-piece indie outfit, Buffalo Paradise suck in all the summery surf rock vibes, wrap them in a neat package, and serve them up as their sophomore single, ‘Promises’.

‘Promises’ has this weird blend of 80s-era Mental As Anything-meets-The Kooks sound happening; it manages to sound current (like a lot of vibing surf-indie-rock) while simultaneously sounding nostalgically Australian. It’s a sunset soundtrack on the beach, with bright guitars, smooth bass, pop drums, and organs coming together to lay the bed for the accent-blending vocal delivery that just works.

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