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Melbourne's Thea FitzGerald completes her soulful journey with release of her EP, 'Falling Forward'

Fresh off the back of her latest single, Melbourne singer-songwriter Thea FitzGerald has released her 3rd EP ‘Falling Forward’; a 6-track body of work that flutters between soulful pop and R&B.

Once again, Thea guides us into her world of jazz-fused glossy RnB, this time the journey is complete with the full six tracks showcasing the different shades of her catalogue.

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The Daily Chase bring some serious drum'n'bass heft to their heavy sound with new single, 'Light You Up'

In the lead up to their ‘The Colour of Crisis’ EP (due out on April 8), Adelaide’s The Daily Chase offer up their final single, the massive drum-and-bass-meets-metal track, ‘Light You Up’

‘Light You Up’ feels like it’s completely rave-ready, and for the first 43 seconds, you could be easily mistaken that this was intended for the dance floor. And boy, it was intended for something… straight to the mosh pit

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Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Harper Bloom brightens our day with new single, 'Red Rocket'

Melbourne-based, Perth singer-songwriter Harper Bloom has shared an affecting new single Red Rocket. It’s a bright and empathetic tune that delves into dealing with loss in a positive way - by looking back on fond memories. The charismatic song is accompanied by a charming music video that reflects on the simple things in life, set in country Victoria.

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Gold Coast's Wandering Blind offer up danceable overcast pop in new single, 'Oh Well'

Gold Coast’s Wandering Blind have brought forth a follow up to last year’s debut single, ‘Candidate’ with sophomore single, ‘Oh Well’ - a slice of danceable, overcast pop.

‘Oh Well’ whether it knows it or not, has its roots deep in 80s New Wave and early emo/goth (think The Cure in their ‘The Head On the Door’ phase). With a stripped-back live arrangement (Wandering Blind are a two-piece), in the studio, they’ve taken on extra instrumentation to thicken out the layers

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SYNTHONY returns to celebrate global dance hits with full orchestras, guest vocalists and DJs

Following back to back sold out events against the ongoing pandemic in 2021, the breathtaking fusion of electronic dance music, live performances and immersive visuals that is SYNTHONY returns in full-blown technicolour for a second year, raising the bar and impressing with a dynamic and truly bespoke experience.

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Caravãna Sun unleash uplifting fourth single, 'Leave It Behind' from upcoming album, 'Burning Palms'

Sydney/Byron Bay musical nomads, Caravãna Sun have released another single, ‘Leave It Behind’, in the lead up to their third full length studio album, ‘Burning Palms’ - which releases on March 31. The uplifting new single, ‘Leave It Behind’ is the fourth single to come from the 10-track album.

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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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