We’ve been playing the jangly “Dont’ Stop!” from Melbourne post-punks Hydra Fashion Week since it came out a couple of weeks ago. It’s a captivating high-energy song that grabs your attention and keeps giving. We’re stoked today to be premiering the video today ahead of its general release. This is a track that doesn’t try […]
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As we roll into spring in the southern hemisphere, we’ve added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including two tracks we exclusively premiered this week. Our Track of the Week comes from Naarm/Melbourne’s Hannah Cameron and her new single “The Wrong Way”. If ever you have felt like you’ve […]
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Brisbane’s Concrete Surfers are back with a bang, releasing this week “Control”, a track brimming with energy and reminiscent of pulsating ’90s punk. We’re thrilled today to be premiering the video for “Control”, ahead of its release on Monday. The track advocates that sometimes we need to acknowledge the hopelessness in the world, and that […]
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Eora/Sydney-based artist KHAOS EMRLD is following up his exceptional debut single, “getting better”, with another gem this week, the hypnotic and addictive banger, “not the same”. We’re stoked to be premiering “not the same” ahead of its release this Thursday. KHAOS EMRLD is the solo project for Eora/Sydney-based artist Cody Stebbings. Cody is known as […]
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For the final time this month we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including one track we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week comes from Yorta Yorta artist Madi Colville-Walker and her new single “Yinyarr Mulana Winyarr”. The beautiful track has been […]
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Meanjin/Brisbane-based alt-pop group JUNO have teamed up with vocalist Jude Korab to create the emotive and gripping new track, “nobody loves you when you’re down”. The band only have a handfull of releases, but have already gathered an ardent following. The track follows on from the upbeat “moonboy” that was released in June this year. Opening […]
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This week we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we premiered exclusively earlier in the week. Dream pop group Our Broken Garden are only a week away from dropping their new album, Blind, and this week have released the final teaser, “Rain”, featuring the […]
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We’re stoked to be premiering an absolute earworm today. “Only A Matter Of Time” is from Gold-Coast duo Wandering Blind, and will be released on all digital platforms tomorrow. The track is a captivating blend of pop and indie rock. It is deftly constructed, from the opening guitars to the trance-like repetition of the “Only […]
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We have added another ten tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one from an EP we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. “Is It In The Water”, the latest single from Nashville-based Australian singer-songwriter Josh Rennie-Hynes is our Track of the Week. The song, which was inspired by a day […]
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The ups and downs of life in your twenties through the prism of a singer/songwriter have been masterfully captured by Naarm/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter KEZRA in her debut EP, Fortress. We are delighted to have the first listen of these intimate recordings ahead of its release tomorrow, 11th August 2023. Five captivating songs track the good and the […]
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As we roll into August, we’ve added 10 new tracks, including two exclusive premieres to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our track of the week is “Bills” from Perth’s Carla Geneve. “Bills” is the first track from Carla Geneve from her upcoming second album, HERTZ. The track is a wonderful blend of […]
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Melbourne-based technicolour folk-rock group The Elsewheres are releasing their debut EP “Run Away With Me” this Thursday, 3 August. Here at The AU Review, we have the pleasure of premiering the soulful mix prior to its release! Run Away With Me boasts five heartfelt songs that touch on the realities of love, depression and defeat. The […]
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If you like your music to be dramatic, then GODSWOUNDS are going to be your band. The Sydney-based experimental rock-band have got it in spades. We’re thrilled to be premiering their latest emotive salve, “Tantamount Love” today ahead of its release on Thursday. Using a variety of technologies, including samples from an 8-bit Gameboy (I […]
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Having shared the stage with the likes of The Kooks, Yungblud, Matt Corby, Ball Park Music and more, MANE (Paige Court) is known for her impressive live performances. She recently returned from two tours across the US, including her second SXSW in Austin, TX, as well as appearances at New Colossus Festival. It comes as no surprise […]
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For the last time this month we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we premiered exclusively earlier in the week. This week saw Glen Hansard announce the release of his fifth solo record All That Was East Is West Of Me Now. The album, […]
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Eora/Sydney based alternative-metal band Aurateque will be adding a new EP The Dragonfly Pursuit to their epic punk-rock metal fusion catalogue. We’re thrilled today to be premiering it ahead of its release on Friday, 28th July. Aurateque sets themselves apart from the punk-rock and metal scene with their distinctive blend of metalcore instrumentals, skillfully entwined with […]
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Nick Carver & The Mean Street Butchers, a psychedelic blues and rock band from regional Victoria, are set to unveil their latest track “I Need To Feel”. We have the pleasure of premiering the track and its gripping music video prior to its release on Friday, July 28. For Nick Carver & The Mean Street […]
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As we head into Splendour in the Grass this weekend, we’ve added 10 new tracks added to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including two tracks we exclusively premiered. Our track of the week is “On Your Own” from Naarm indie rockers The Velvet Club. The Velvet Club have been working hard this […]
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Laura Lucas and Lawson Hull, both talented indie-folk storytellers, have joined forces to create a tender and emotional ballad “I Imagine You Are Happy”. Released today, it is a delicate little tune, simple and warm, reflecting on sentiments of wishing the best for someone who has departed from your life. About the artists Laura Lucas […]
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Sydney-based singer/songwriter Abbey Lane has fused electro/pop with indie rock in “Ghost”, her latest single about to hit the airwaves. If you have ever been ghosted by someone, which I suspect is most of us, then this is the tune for you. We’re excited to have the first listen ahead of its release tomorrow. “Ghost” […]
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Sydney has been getting plenty of unique festivals this year and the city is about to welcome to very first SXSW outside of its traditional home of Austin, Texas. These events are helping shape what post-pandemic Sydney looks like, one of the city’s foremost institutions is throwing its considerable hat in the ring with a […]
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For the first time this month we have a bumper update this week of fifteen new tracks added to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including three tracks we exclusively premiered. Our Track of the Week is “Monogamy” the fantastic new single from Naarm/Melbourne singer-songwriter Taylah Carroll. The track, which was inspired by […]
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When it comes to writing a song reflecting on a past relationship, who better to channel than the great Taylor Swift? Rising Dharawal/Wollongong-based indie rock artist Bronte Alva has done just that in the pull-no-punches “Taylor Swift”‘, a song looking back on the experience of being with an older man. We’re thrilled today to be premiering the […]
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Adelaide’s pop-punksters Down And Out have teamed up with dynamo Emmy Mack in delivering their latest high-octane banger, “Lost [In Exposure]”. We’re thrilled to be premiering the track ahead of its release on Friday. The energetic vocals of front-man Luke Ganeo kicks things off and grabs the song by the scruff of the kneck. With a […]
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Hailing from Maitland, in NSW’s Hunter Valley, The Golden Gaytimes are a band cranking out fun psychedelic party tunes. They’ve recently released their debut album, Hot As Buggery, and we are delighted to have the video premiere for the latest single to drop, “The Golden Gaytimes Theme”. The band is comprised of members of Muzzy […]
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Bonded Jacky is the musical project of Maddie Ballard, a Los Angeles-based, queer musician and singer-songwriter, and self-described gangly girl with unmistakable schoolboy energy. She’s also an up-and-coming talent, releasing a slew of singles last year (including the AU Discovery playlist featured “Didgeridoo”) before releasing her debut EP back in February. This week she is […]
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As we hit the half-way point of 2023, we’ve added ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our track of the week is “Skin” from First Nations artist Jada Weazel. Jada is an emerging singer/songwriter from Woorabinda in Central Queensland. […]
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South-coast singer/songwriter Joe Mungovan has recently released his first single of 2023, “Handmidowns”. Continuing on his rich vein of songs with catchy melodies and warm vocals, “Handmidowns” gives a green light to following your own desires and passions. We are thrilled today to have the video premiere for the track. About the track, Joe writes: […]
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Ten more tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. The Track of the Week for this week is “Thoughtless Feeling” — the debut single from Spanish indie-funk outfit Bloomhaus. Hailing from Barcelona, Bloomhaus is the project of singer, songwriter […]
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Melbourne/Naarm based singer-songwriter Jewel Owusu has teamed with Londoner Sophie DeMasi to delivery the emotive and empowering new single “Hurts”, due to be released this Friday, 23rd June. We’re thrilled today at the AU to have the first listen of this poignant reflection on the impact a hurtful deed or action can have on others. […]
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