Vinted Vineer return with ‘you’, a tender love song floating between dream-pop and alt-indie hues. Recorded at home and rich with warmth, the single arrives ahead of the band’s East Coast tour, kicking off with a hometown launch at Brisbane’s Black Bear Lodge on October 18th.

Australia’s The Belair Lip Bombs return with Again, a glittering collection of indie-rock anthems. New single “Back of My Hand” captures the band’s signature “yearn-core” sound — fuzzy, heartfelt and irresistibly melodic — as they gear up for their US co-headline tour with dust.

Morcheeba return to Australia in 2026 to celebrate 30 years of genre-bending brilliance, joined by UNKLE’s James Lavelle for a night of hypnotic grooves, nostalgia and visual splendour.

Fortress Festival 2026 is honoured to announce Vinterland who will be celebrating 30 years of their legendary album 'Welcome My Last Chapter' and are once again ready to bring you back to an era where it all began at Fortress Festival next year. They will perform the album in full on the Grand Hall Main Stage on Sunday. This will be Vinterland's first ever show in the UK. Along with bands like Dissection, Sacramentum and others, Vinterland laid the foundation for the melodic black metal sound that came to inspire and influence both…

From a viral iPhone video to selling out 100,000 tickets across Ireland in a single year, Picture This have become the country’s biggest live act — and in 2026, they’re set to bring that unstoppable energy down under.

Rising producer Frankie Alpha unveils the new single 'Coma Toes (Yay)' ahead of his debut EP Fragrances, needless to say we're very excited to be running the exclusive premiere! Building a soundscape comparable to the likes of Bonobo, Royksopp, Jamie XX and Caribou, the single brings a rich, experimental and immersive electronic soundscape which is at once reflective and melancholic, yet radiant, colourful and danceable. Centred around a lo-fi beat and sporadic swells of synth which dance around the soundscape with a sense of freedom, the tracks use of short, atmospheric vocal samples gives the track a sense of glitching, freedom as it stays tightly pinned to the punchy four to the flour beat throughout.

Bloodstock Open Air festival 2026 have just dropped some more names and just in time for Halloween Striding onto the Ronnie James Dio Main Stage on Sunday, will be the mighty Black Label Society Not ones to be intimidated by that hefty gut punch, Main Stage Friday sees prime Deathcore dealers Fit For An Autopsy join the bill Over on the Sophie Lancaster Stage.................... Thursday welcomes back Birmingham’s previous Metal 2 The Masses winners, boisterous lads Mantis Defeats Jaguar Friday confirms sanguine-soaked black metal squad Blood Countess Also on Friday party sludge noiseniks…

Laneway Festival favourites Wet Leg return to Australia this February — bringing their new album moisturizer and two exclusive sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne for a celebration of wit, riffs, and glorious chaos.

Two of indie music’s most singular voices — Alex G and Lucy Dacus — will take over the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall this February, each bringing their distinct, emotional universes to one of the world’s most iconic stages.

With Laneway Festival 2026 selling out faster than ever, the newly announced sideshows give fans a second chance to catch the lineup’s biggest names — from BENEE’s luminous alt-pop to Geese’s chaotic rock and Wisp’s new-wave shoegaze — in the kind of intimate rooms where magic happens.

We are very proud to premiere the sparkling single 'It's All Been For Nothing' from Sydney band Indian Pacific, a shimmering ride that is threaded throughout with a satisfying melancholia. Horns frame the sound, providing a golden burnish, and there is a pop dynamism that is redolent of The Saints, replete with jingle jangle guitars and a slight alt country twang. The band says of the track: 'It’s All Been for Nothing' is a song about doing the hard yards. The idea that things don't typically work out on their own.

I've always said that a good instrumental can evoke feeling and emotions without the need for words, and the instrumental band follow always manages this effortlessly. Their new single 'Cherry Blossoms in the Front Yards, Forever' has a power and impact that will leave you speechless, even from the poignant title alone. follow's style and delivery has always been laden with atmosphere and emotion - one that I have in past reviews linked with the geography and climate of the southern isle of Lutruwita/Tasmania: wild, raw and heart-breakingly beautiful (see my review of their 2023 debut album…

‘The Last Time’ finds Maxine Gillon turning hardship into melody. With jangling guitars and an irresistible pop pulse, it’s a luminous reflection on fragility, healing, and gratitude — proof that her brightest work often comes from her darkest places.

We Came As Romans will return to Australia in February 2026, bringing their seventh album All Is Beautiful... Because We're Doomed to stages nationwide with support from UK outfit CASKETS and local heroes HEADWRECK.

The Last Dinner Party return with ‘Second Best’, the third single from their forthcoming album From The Pyre. Inspired by Sparks and written by guitarist Emily Roberts, the track blends heartbreak, self-discovery, and art-pop ambition into one of their most striking releases yet.

Now here’s something to hunker down with, ‘Imagine More’, a second instalment from new(ish) London jazz quartet Lophae. That’s a logical title for a follow up to the combo’s acclaimed debut ‘Perfect Strangers’, a set of subtly intense, melodic tunes which had listeners wondering about what might come next in the band’s catalogue. Well this new release won’t disappoint those devotees of Lophae’s debut and its vibrant directness is likely to draw others towards this quartet’s ever evolving soundscape. ‘Imagine More’ stands very much as a companion piece to ‘

Katy Perry kicks off the UK leg of her Lifetimes Tour this week, landing in Glasgow’s OVO Hydro Arena on 7th October. Expect a career-spanning set with some fan favourites like I Kissed A Girl and Roar alongside tracks from her latest album 143. In addition to the pop spectacle, Perry will use this tour to give back to grassroots music venues. For every ticket sold on the UK dates, £1 will be donated to the Music Venue Trust, the charity dedicated to protecting and supporting independent venues across the UK - those stages (e.g.

After six years away from Sydney stages, Tash Sultana’s Enmore Theatre comeback is nothing short of electric. With opening sets from rising stars Ben Swissa and South Summit, the night builds from soulful intimacy to full-blown communion, climaxing in Sultana’s kaleidoscopic, high-voltage performance.

Sister 9 Recordings have just announced pre-orders for Rhys Bloodjoy's upcoming Evils Highway EP with an exclusive Backseat Mafia Video Premiere of the lead single, 'I Believe I Can Die'! The EP will be Bloodjoy's first solo release since last year's album, The Chaos In Veins—and is set for release on 31 October. For the uninitiated, Bloodjoy is a one man noise machine, using sophisticated loops, echo drenched harmonies and reverb soaked melodies to create a sound described as "a stroke of genius that will haunt you long into the night.” A prolific and highly esteemed songwriter, Bloodjoy emerged on the underground scene in 2014 and has since gained in strength and stature, honing his sound to create truly electrifying live performances.

Singer-songwriter Akhil Sahni releases the debut EP, Puzzle. The five-track project blends contemporary pop introspection with Sahni’s signature piano-driven soulfulness, aiming to solidify his reputation as a rising creative force in modern music. Puzzle explores a wide range of sounds while staying rooted in Sahni’s trademark piano ballads. The EP delves into themes of romance, heartbreak, and the highs and lows of modern relationships, delivering moments that are both emotionally resonant and uplifting. Critics and listeners alike have noted Sahni’s songwriting displays a maturity well beyond his 22 years.

Marcus King Band’s highly anticipated 4th album, Darling Blue, is out now via American Recordings/Republic Records. Alongside the release, the band is sharing the new track ‘The Shadows’ featuring GRAMMY-nominated artist Noah Cyrus.  Ahead of the album, the band shared songs ‘Heartlands’ and ‘Here Today’ featuring Jamey Johnson and Kaitlin Butts. The band has also shared ‘Carry Me Home’, ‘Carolina Honey’ and ‘Honky Tonk Hell’, the latter of which became the fastest single of King’s career to hit one million streams. Darling Blue finds Grammy-nominated Marcus King reuniting with his longtime live band for their first studio album together since 2018’s Carolina Confessions.

Dun-Dun Band are a ten-piece ensemble from Toronto assembled by eclectic sound-maker and guitarist Craig Dunsmuir. An associate of the long song maestro Sandro Perri, check the Off World and Glissandro 70 projects from a while back, Dunsmuir has been diligently probing the possibilities of repetitive and juxtaposed rhythms in his work for well over two decades now. Search back to 2012 for his quirky solo release as Kanada 70 ‘Vamp Ire’ and you’ll catch the teasing beginnings of these explorations, brief cycles of tunes and tempos played by hand but resembling loops.

An intimate evening of the highest quality with Flyte in Leeds

Sneeze are a legendary Australian pop rock band formed in 1991 by Nic Dalton (who runs the band's record label, Half a Cow and was in The Plunderers) on vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, and drums, and Tom Morgan (from Smudge) on vocals and guitar. Both now residing in the NSW rural town of Maitland, they have reformed and released a new EP 'Bands, Jobs and Girlfriends' with input from original drummer Lara Meyerratken and longtime Sneeze special guest Simon Day (RatCat). Six songs are delivered over eight minutes, gestated over a long period between 1998 and 2025.

With founding members Lindy Morrison (legendary drummer from The Go-Betweens) and Rob Snarski (the iconic Black Eyed Susans) at the helm, and joined by ‘Evil’ Graham Lee (The Triffids, The Blackeyed Susans), Shane O’Mara (Rebecca’s Empire, Chris Wilson, The Silversound) and Dan Kelly (Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males), there was never any doubt something special would result from the supergroup SnarskiCircusLindyBand (SCLB). Their new album ‘what’s said and what’s left unsaid’ is a delicious blend of antipodean pop and sixties flavoured bubble gum with a hint of Australiana thanks to Lee's distinctive pedal guitars.