Author: Glynn Peake

GRETA STANLEY

ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM

‘IF I GET IN, WHERE WOULD I GO’?

Greta Stanley has been evolving consistently into one of our most dynamic and engaging artists; in a career that has grown to encompass two studio albums, two EPs, and a catalogue of impressive collaborations and performances that have made her an unforgettable talent, Greta has continued to show listeners that with each release and performance, there is still more to know about her.

The charisma and chemistry that forms her music has produced two impactful singles already for 2024 in ‘Life Of The Party’ and ‘When You Call’ and today, Greta officially announces the next step – the arrival of her new record, If I Get In, Where Would I Go? – set for release on September 27.

As Greta’s third studio album, If I Get In… is an intensely personal collection of music that sees the artist navigate observations on mental health, physical and emotional ailments; as well as the road she has travelled in trying to overcome and find hope in the dark times. 

Delivered with the honesty and heart-led approach that has defined her material to date, If I Get In… is in some ways, Greta Stanley presented in her most vulnerable form. But in others, it is music that portrays her at a new strength.

“I hope the listeners feel like they can relate, feel less isolated, and maybe feel empowered to find the love they deserve, and to do the hard stuff and get help in a way that suits them. I hope it leaves people feeling hopeful, because despite all the shitty stuff in the external world, and my own internal one, my beautiful friends, family, animals and listeners give me hope every day, and it does get better, I promise x” 

Greta Stanley

Album Artwork: Saskia Hilton

Make Up: Amber Robertson

Greta Stanley’s music has reflected a beautiful songwriting style, as well as a bold sonic approach; a fusion of indie-pop, folk, electronica and rock matches Greta’s presence as a vocalist and writer – naturally confident and vibrant. 

With a catalogue that has garnered over 30 million streams across platforms and a collaboration history that has born tracks including ‘Stay In Your Lane’ with Bronson Diamond (approximately 11 million streams and growing); ‘The Come Down’ with Robbie Miller (2.8 million Spotify streams) and ‘Bottle It Up’ with Riley Pearce (6.2 million Spotify streams), Greta Stanley has gone from strength to strength in recent years.

A versatile and striking performer, Greta has toured extensively on her own and supporting the likes of Amy Shark, Tash Sultana, The Rubens and more; while becoming a festival favourite, performing at a range of events including Yours and Owls Festival, Groovin The Moo, BIGSOUND and more.

To celebrate the release of If I Get In, Where Would I Go?, Greta will be performing a special hometown show in Cairns on Friday 27 September.

GRETA STANLEY ALBUM LAUNCH

Friday 27 September Tanks Art Centre CAIRNS Tickets

PRAISE

“An artist to be reckoned with.” 

PILERATS

“A fully formed singer/songwriter of extraordinary talent.”

BACKSEAT MAFIA

“With each new song I fall in love with Greta Stanley’s songwriting more and more.”

TRIPLE J, NICK FINDLAY

“Greta Stanley reminds us how good songwriting is sometimes all we need to get through.” 

TONE DEAF

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THE COMFORT RETURN

WITH ELECTRIC NEW SINGLE

“THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD”

OUT NOW

Australian alternative rock outfit The Comfort make a thrilling return with their existential new single “The Weight of the World”. Stream HERE and watch the official music video HERE.

All at once atmospheric, intimate, and undeniably electric, “The Weight of the World” sees The Comfort team up with renowned producer Callan Orr (Dream On Dreamer) for a heaven-made match that breathes new life into the project as their first new music in two years.

Lyrically, the new single delves into feeling the weight of existence, truth-seeking and trying to find answers in the seemingly meaningless. “We have this newfound abundance of information but the same lack of power to affect the awful things we are witnessing, while we watch the people with the power to act do nothing but succumb to greed,” says vocalist and guitarist Liam Holmes. “The disconnect from reality is profound. We could have such a positive impact on the world, yet it feels like we are just destroying the earth and its inhabitants. I find it hard to engage in the harmful games society plays, I fear it’s becoming too late to change course.”

Before finding a home within The Comfort’s discography, “The Weight of the World” was initially intended for a heavier side project. “We decided that this just had to be a Comfort song, despite its clearly different style to what we usually write,” reveals vocalist and bassist Dominic Harper. “I guess we found that once you add the vocals, it becomes The Comfort. There are a few other heavy songs similar to this floating around that might one day make it out of the vault, but this one felt like it couldn’t wait.”

With a loyal fanbase extending far beyond Australian shores – a fan from Texas once flew to Brisbane just to see them play, and Chicago sits contently in their top streaming cities – it’s no surprise the trio, comprised of Liam Holmes, Dominic Harper, and Marcus Parente, have stacked up over 7million streams and airplay from major stations triple j, Triple M, BBC Radio 1 and Kerrang! Radio. The band have also built an impressive live resume, supporting artists they grew up listening to like Saosin, Thrice, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Say Anything, and Circa Survive. Aside from these achievements, The Comfort say “our most cherished moments as a band have been the connections we have made with fans from all over the world.”

2024 promises to deliver more new music from The Comfort as they continue to push the boundaries of their sound.

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KHRUANGBIN (USA)

A LA SALA TOUR –

FEBRUARY / MARCH 2025

​NEW SHOWS ADDED

FOR MELBOURNE & SYDNEY! ​

Due to overwhelming demand which saw fans eagerly snap up presale tickets yesterday, Texas psych-funk trio Khruangbin have added two additional showsin Melbourne and Sydney to their highly anticipated A LA SALA tour in February/March 2025 – presented by Frontier Touring, Chugg Entertainment, and Penny Drop.

Fans of the captivating instrumental trio should not delay, with all Australian shows – including the two new dates – on sale tomorrow. Head to frontiertouring.com/khruangbin for tickets and information.

In a tour update, Khruangbin will perform two nights in a row at Melbourne arena MCA, today adding a second performance for Wednesday 26 February.

Meanwhile in Sydney, Khruangbin have also added a second show at venue Hordern Pavilion for Thursday 6 March.

Brisbane fans, don’t delay: tickets will sell fast to their show at venue Riverstage, on Sunday 2 March.

General Public tickets to all five Australian shows will go on sale Wednesday 7 August (9am local time).

Fans are in for a treat on this tour, with news Khruangbin are also bringing some special guests: Hermanos Gutiérrez, the instrumental guitar duo of Swiss/Ecuadorian brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez.

Having recently wowed fans at festivals such as Coachella, Rock Werchter and Roskilde, bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, drummer Donald ‘DJ’ Johnson, Jr., and guitarist Mark ‘Marko’ Speer return to Australia next summer to celebrate their first album in four years: A LA SALA (“To the room” in Spanish). Don’t miss these shows!

KHRUANGBIN
​With special guests Hermanos Gutiérrez
​AUSTRALIA
​FEBRUARY/MARCH 2025
​Presented by Frontier Touring, Chugg Entertainment and Penny Drop

TICKETS ON SALE
​via frontiertouring.com/khruangbin
​Begins: Wednesday 7 August (9am AEST)

ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES

Tuesday 25 February
​MCA, Melbourne, VIC
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Wednesday 26 February ​ ​ ​
​NEW SHOW!
​MCA, Melbourne, VIC
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Sunday 2 March
​Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
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Wednesday 5 March
​Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
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Thursday 6 March ​ ​ ​ ​
​NEW SHOW!
​Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
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51st AVENUE MAKE A

STATEMENT WITH

RIFF-HEAVY NEW SINGLE

‘MOMENTS’

Sydney’s 51st Avenue are back and sounding heavier than ever, with their huge new track ‘Moments’ – a track that delves into new territory thematically and sonically, and is the first to feature new bandmate Anthony Carollo on bass duties.

Starting things off with a moody synth and drum machine section, vocalist Alynnis Zizza’s vocals build tension perfectly in the verse before the track erupts in the first chorus; with huge modern-metalcore riffage pushing the song to the next level. During the writing process for ‘Moments’, Zizza took more of a lighthearted approach and decided to have fun with the track lyrically – describing a one night stand, a topic that strays from the bands often more introspective lyricism.

“I’ve been waiting for a track that makes me feel like dancing so when I heard the instrumental of ‘Moments’, I couldn’t help but move. It’s really different to our other tracks so I figured why not lean into that and write about something we haven’t before. It’s also not a very long track at all so naming it ‘Moments’ and writing about a one night stand felt very appropriate and heaps of fun! I’ve also been in my mum era so a step out of that was refreshing.”  ALYNNIS ZIZZA, 51ST AVENUE

‘Moments’ is the first track written with bass player Anthony Carollo, who took on some of the songwriting load during the process. During the songwriting sessions, the band felt they needed to find a moment to really bring the track home – leading to the band’s first ever breakdown.

“This was my first time being involved in more of a formal writing process with some real intent. It was eye opening to see the process behind the scenes of a band I’ve known and admired for so long, and I loved every moment. We approached the song wanting some real signature 51st pop/rnb vibes in the verse and intros, with a melting chorus. The song evolved and we all agreed that the bridge needed to be climactic and something we haven’t done before, and so our first breakdown was born! When I listen back to the finished song it ‘s like the room stops, and I can’t wait for the world to hear what we’ve worked so hard on!” 

ANTHONY CAROLLO, 51ST AVENUE

Artwork by Vanessa (IG: @vanmumi)

51st Avenue have made a name for themselves as a mainstay on the alternative live circuit over the last few years, with opening spots for The Beautiful Monument, Eat Your Heart Out, Hands Like Houses and more. The band have seen constant support from radio and media alike; with features from tastemakers such as  Wall Of Sound, Heavy Mag, Music Feeds and Tone Deaf; and consistent airplay on triple J and triple J Unearthed.

PRAISE

“A full-on, wall of pounding noise melds into a melodic breakdown heralded by the honey-flavored yet biting vocals of Alynnis Zizza, ‘ICU’ is 51st Avenue’s most personal song yet.”
Scenestr

“Remnant”, the latest offering from Sydney punk hopefuls 51st Avenue showcases their potential in spades. It’s all complimented by some glossy guest vocals from the Inertia frontman Julian Latouche too.”

The AU Review

“Sydney trio 51st Avenue embrace their pop influences on new single ‘Find Me’. The follow-up to July’s ‘Mind Your Own’ – described as “dramatic” and “hair raising” by Dave Ruby Howe – ‘Find Me’ is 51st Avenue’s attempt at penning the song of the summer.”

MUSIC FEEDS

“‘Chapters’ continues to build on the foundations of songs like Find Me, Mind Your Own and Remnant, bolstering 51st Avenue’s creation of hard-hitting and exciting music that fuses electronic and pop music together with heavy rock influences.”

Heavy Magazine

“a heart-wrenching exploration of addiction and the toll it takes on loved ones. Teaming up with Julian Latouche of Inertia, the quartet delivers a powerful, emotional track that showcases their ability to blend electronic pop and heavy rock into a hyper-modern sound that is all their own.”

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HEARTLINE SHARE

NEW SINGLE “SYNTHETIC”

OFF ‘PINK LEMONADE’ EP

Adelaide alternative metal quartet Heartline share new single Synthetic from upcoming EP ‘Pink Lemonade’, out Friday August 16, and announce their headline launch tour presented by Destroy All Lines.

Their third single from the new EP, Synthetic, thematically draws on the way people interact online and the aggressive nature of it. “It’s about how peoples communication on the internet is so perverted and twisted compared to proper communication,” says vocalist Luke Taylor.

“Every discussion you see becomes a personal hostile fight, we’re losing the ability to be respectful and united in trying to understand one another. I also draw on my personal battle with getting sucked into reading comment sections knowing they’re gonna make me mad and put me in a bleak mood.”

Produced by Sam Trott (Rogue Half) with a mix and master by Nick Sjogren (Thornhill), the bands forthcoming LP ‘Pink Lemonade’ is a digital fusion of pop and metal, weaving in and out of expansive EDM soundscapes and soaring chorus’ before unleashing waves of grinding guitar and bass, showcasing Heartline’s musicality as a unit. The quartet’s latest three releases see the band explore new creative ground, to be heard across the release.

‘Pink Lemonade’ will be celebrated live across the East Coast across two weekends late August. The Pink Lemonade Tour will visit Adelaide’s Rhino Room, The Gaso Upstairs in Melbourne, Jungle Duke Hotel in Wagga Wagga and Volta in Ballarat. Tickets on sale now!

Heartline is Luke Taylor, Nevenko Sarunic, George Carey and Michael Cooper. Since their debut in 2019, Heartline have continuously shown themselves as an exciting and promising act to watch in the Australian alternative music scene. Popular releases Delorean and the two-track drop ‘Somewhere Else [I]’ established a sound that seamlessly combined hard-hitting and complex grooves with soaring melodies and irresistible dance elements, with Delorean landing the band a coveted cover spot on Spotify’s Homegrown & Heavy playlist.

Pairing their fresh sound with a relentless, energetic and captivating live performance, the four-piece have earned a place performing alongside artists to the likes of The Word Alive(US), Holding Absence (UK), Crossfaith (JPN), Paledusk (JPN), Thornhill, Windwakerand more and secured a tour with Dance Gavin Dance (US) late 2023, winning over thousands across Australia.

With their following rapidly growing, Heartline level up with each new release. Synthetic is available and streaming everywhere now. The EP ‘Pink Lemonade’ will be out Friday August 16.

Heartline ‘Synthetic’ Out Today

EP Title: Pink Lemonade

EP Release Date: Friday August 16

Genre: Alternative Metal

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DIAMOND CONSTRUCT

ANNOUNCE

ANGEL KILLER ZERO

AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Enigmatic modern metal monsters Diamond Construct announce their Angel Killer Zero Australian Tour this October, joined by very special guests PROMPTS (JPN) and Deficit. Presented by Destroy All Lines and Greyscale Records, Diamond Construct will be launching their sophomore album live across the country – tickets on sale now via Destroy All Lines.

The tour will celebrate six months of Diamond Construct’s sophomore album ‘Angel Killer Zero’, which saw its release in April via Greyscale Records and Pale Chord. Kicking off on Friday October 11 at Lynotts Lounge in Perth, the tour will make its way through Adelaide at Lion Arts Factory, The Espy in Melbourne, La La Las in Wollongong, Oxford Art Factory in Sydney, Newcastle Hotel in Newcastle and finally the Brightside Outdoors in Brisbane.

“We are so incredibly excited to showcase our new record ‘Angel Killer Zero’ across Australia,” says vocalist Kynan Groundwater. “We’re bringing an amazing tour package to each date that we feel our fans are going to love – Japan’s up and coming Prompts and fellow Aussie band Deficit. Diamond Construct fans should not sleep on tickets for this one – it’s going to be the most special performance by the band to date.”

The long awaited ‘Angel Killer Zero’ LP features lead singles Jynx, Switchblade OST and Hell Inside You, all of which reached the far corners of the alternative music community picking up consistent support from Rage, triple j, Crunchyroll, Spotify, Apple Music, worldwide editorial coverage and video reactors from across the globe. Closing in on a million streams and counting, ‘Angel Killer Zero’ was mixed and mastered by Lance Prenc(Polaris, Alpha Wolf) and stays true to the bands roots while still pushing forward into new sonic ground, experimenting with a full toolbox of glitchy guitars, energetic electronic and trap-inspired grooves and noisey sound design.

From their humble beginnings in Taree, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, Diamond Construct have cemented their foundations with commitment to dreams of something greater. Many laps of Australia alongside such heavy-hitters as Greyscale labelmates Justice For The Damned and Alpha Wolf, international acts Emmure (US), Ten56 (FR), Stray From The Path (US), Bury Tomorrow (US) and Kingdom of Giants (US) as well as a spot on CVLTFEST 2024 have created a base of loyal, frothing fans, recognising that there’s no better place for Diamond Construct than on a big stage, commanding the energy and putting everything into their show from the first note to the last.

Joining Diamond Construct as main support on the Angel Killer Zero Tour is Japan-based metal outfit PROMPTS. Since their formation in 2012, PROMPTS have built strong foundations in Japan, touring with artists to the likes of Kublai Khan, Crystal Lake, The Plot In You, Crossfaith and Stray From The Path as well as playing South East Asia’s longest running music festival Pulp Summer Slam earlier this year with Parkway Drive, The Story So Far, La Dispute and more. PROMPTS kicked off 2024 with a debut Australian tour with The Gloom In The Corner and HEAVENSGATE, and are stoked to be returning this October.

Hailing from Sydney, heavy outfit Deficit join the Angel Killer Zero Tour off the back of a sold out Australian tour with Ocean Sleeper & Lil Lotus (USA) in April. Their abrasive, hard-hitting live show has left audiences in awe, solidifying their reputation as ones to watch, and a band that delivers an unforgettable live experience.

Don’t miss out on a riotous live show, stacked with acts leading the charge for modern metalcore. Tickets on sale now via Destroy All Lines.

Destroy All Lines & Greyscale Records Present
DIAMOND CONSTRUCT
Angel Killer Zero Australian Tour 2024
with special guest
Prompts + Deficit

Friday 11 October: Lynotts Lounge, Perth 18+
Saturday 12 October: Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide Lic AA
Sunday 13 October: The Espy, Melbourne 18+
Tuesday 15 October: La La Las, Wollongong 18+
Thursday 17 October: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney 18+
Friday 18 October: Newcastle Hotel, Newcastle 18+
Saturday 19 October: Brightside Outdoors, Brisbane 18+

Tickets On Sale Now
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FLOWEROVLOVE

SHARES LATEST CUTE BOP

‘BREAKING NEWS’

“‘breaking news’ is about the thought process when you go from a crush to falling in love super uncontrollably fast and you can’t stop it, in combination with the shock of realising ‘whoa this is more than a crush’. I was feeling sad when I wrote it, actually. I wanted to feel something lovey dovey, so I wanted to manifest feelings through a song.” – flowerovlove

Fresh off her hit ‘BOYS’, which SZA proclaimed “fire as hell”, flowerovlove returns with ‘breaking news’ – a shimmering anthem for lovestruck summer nights. Produced by Duck Blackwell (Kylie Minogue, Louis Tomlinson, Icona Pop) and co-written with her close friend Ines Dunn (Maisie Peters, Astrid S), the euphoric track emerged as the singer-songwriter turned to music to express complicated feelings she didn’t want to talk out with the person causing them.

flowerovlove performed ‘breaking news’ live for the first time during her debut Glastonbury set last month. Singling out her performance, Nataal observed: “flowerovlove’s blend of soft pop told tales of unrequited crushes and ‘thinking about boys too much’. The young London artist sent us skipping with ‘hugs and kisses’ and heart hands all around.”

After completing her run of UK festivals, flowerovlove will make her US debut this fall with headline shows at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, NY on November 12 and The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles on November 14.

A little bit more about flowerovlove…
At just 19 years old, the young London artist has become one-to-watch in both the music and fashion worlds. As a model, she’s walked in Paris Fashion Week and has been the face for brands such as Gucci and Maison Kitsuné. Her independently released debut EP, 2022’s A Mosh Pit In The Clouds, caught the attention of publications like i-D and Nylon as well as BBC Radio 1, who named her Future Artist of the Month. She has amassed nearly 20 million combined global streams with her four singles from the last twelve months – ‘Coffee Shop’, ‘Next Best Exit’, ‘a girl like me’ and ‘BOYS’.

flowerovlove – ‘breaking news’

Out now via
Liberator Music

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ENUMCLAW SHARE

NEW SINGLE “NOT JUST YET”

FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

Tacoma, Washington’s-own Enumclaw shares new single Not Just Yet. The second offering from their forthcoming sophomore album ‘Home in Another Life‘, out August 30th via Run For Cover Records and Cooking Vinyl Australia, Not Just Yet juxtaposes grandiose musicality with a tenderly written and distressed ode to band members Aramis Johnson & Eli Edwards’ Uncle Mike. Recently diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers, Aramis clamors for more time with Uncle Mike, the man who “taught him everything” and shouts in disbelief over the top of thundering, arena-shaking drums from Ladaniel Gipson.

Alongside the single, Enumclaw have teamed up with frequent collaborator and director John C. Peterson, who also directed the video for lead single Change, for another explosive music video centering on one long zoom out shot.

“This video all started with a painting that Andrew Durgin-Barnes did for Rizzo and Quasi Skateboards,” director John C. Peterson says of the video. “Barnes’ painting screamed a story so I’d always wanted to adapt it to a one-take music video. Once I told Aramis my idea over a year ago, he was always adamant we had to do it. ‘Not Just Yet’ was the perfect song for it. Short and sweet. Loud. We did our best to bring the painting to life and I think we did it justice. It was extremely gratifying to have Barnes there on set and approve of what we were doing. We encountered a million problems in pre-production and the video almost fell through countless times… turns out doing a music video that requires a techno-crane, a city alley, explosives, and children is difficult to pull off.”

Co-produced by Ben Zaidi and Enumclaw, ‘Home in Another Life’ is the natural expansion of the high-octane rock foundation the band built with their widely-praised 2022 debut album ‘Save The Baby’. Across the eleven tracks of ‘Home in Another Life’, vocalist and principle songwriter Aramis Johnson cracks open his chest cavity for quakingly tender songs written and performed to electrify basement shows and reverberate through arenas in equal measure. Aramis and Enumclaw write and perform like a band wrestling with the weight of growing up without looking for pity or to wallow in that baggage, while harnessing the power of reckoning with those changes head-on and kicking the door down for bands just like them in a predominately white indie-rock space. ‘Home In Another Life’ is louder, faster, poignant and achingly resonant, but doesn’t forget how to have fun and enjoy the moment too. ‘Home in Another Life’ brings the world to Tacoma rather than the other way around.

In the time since the release of ‘Save The Baby’, Enumclaw has criss-crossed North America performing across the continent to serve fans in both major markets and small towns that are often overlooked on routed tour runs. Alongside the announcement of ‘Home In Another Life’, the band released a tour documentary recounting their first tour run overseas and expressing an appreciation for the long nights, early mornings and the full scope of life on tour, narrated by Aramis Johnson. Enumclaw is rounded out by guitarist Nathan Cornell, drummer Ladaniel Gipson, bassist (and Aramis’ younger brother) Eli Edwards. Watch “A Working Band Abroad” here.

Enumclaw joined forces with Australia’s own ARIA award-winning duo, Flight Facilities, in May for the infectious single Days Of The Week, which also came paired with a video by John C. Peterson that found placement on ABC’s Rage. Watch here.

Not Just Yet and Change are out now and streaming everywhere. The ‘Home in Another Life’ album will be available Friday August 30 via Run For Cover Records & Cooking Vinyl Australia, pre-orders live now.

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JUNO MAMBA RELEASES

FINAL TEASER AHEAD OF

NEW EP COLD RUSH + TOURING

NATIONALLY AUG/SEP

Naarm-based producer Juno Mamba shares new cut ‘Slow Dreams’from his forthcoming EP Cold Rush – out Friday 23 August.

The Filipino-Australian artist has also announced a run of headline shows this August/September, coinciding with further live dates across the country supporting Northeast Party House. Juno Mamba kicks off his national tour at Felons Barrel Hall in Brisbane on Friday 23 August – the day Cold Rush is released. He will then play Sydney’s Tokyo Sing Song on Friday 30 August and Buangla’s Bloom Music and Arts Festival on Satu August, before returning home to play Melbourne’s The Gasometer on Friday 6 September.

Juno Mamba – Cold Rush

Out Friday 23 August
Pre-save here

1. undrcut
2. Too Close
3. G2G
4. Slow Dreams
5. Spring Light
6. a little longer
7. Together

Dedicated to his hometown Ballarat’s icy winter months, Cold Rush’s seven electronic journeys offer poignant yet club-ready explorations of his formative experiences and how they shaped the person he has become. Today’s new track ‘Slow Dreams’ is one of the EP’s softest tracks, offering a serene escape amidst its clubbier moments.

Euphoric and emotive, ‘Slow Dreams’ lulls listeners into a hypnotic state, while the urgency of its call and response “one more time / stay here” (taken from the EP’s first single ‘undrcut’) echoes the driving intensity of the full body of work.

“Slow Dreams was inspired by dreams that you never want to end. It’s that moment when you feel yourself beginning to wake but you try everything you can to slow things down and stay in that moment.” – Juno Mamba

Juno Mamba’s success to date reaches across the globe. As well as collecting close to 8 million streams across his catalogue, Juno Mamba has gained fans in Tourist, Qrion, Nathan Micay, TSHA, Lane 8 and RÜFÜS DÜ SOL, amongst others, and praised by the likes of Mixmag, Mixmag Asia, Complex UK, The Ransom Note and NME.

Juno Mamba – ‘Slow Dreams’

Out now

Listen/watch here

2022 single ‘Us’ – released on Soothsayer and Anjunadeep – quickly became the dance producer’s most prolific track at over 2.5 million streams and 1 million Anjunadeep Open-Air Festival livestream views. The songs success also led to live show support slots for John Talabot, Ben Böhmer and DJ Seinfeld, as well as sets at Pitch Music & Arts, Anjunadeep’s Open Air Sydney, and Group Therapy events. He has officially remixed Lastlings, Tibasko, Bob Moses and Willaris. K.

FOR FANS OF: Four Tet | Kelly Lee Owens | Bonobo | Lane 8

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KYLIE SHARES

NEW SINGLE “MY OH MY”

WITH BEBE REXHA & TOVE LO

OUT TODAY

Kylie Minogue releases brand new single, ‘My Oh My’, with Bebe Rexhaand Tove Lo – out now via Liberator Music (Part of the Mushroom Group) / BMG.

After a week of teasing the track from the inimitable pop-star trio, fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of ‘My Oh My’. With a nod to the unmistakable Kylie ‘la la la’ refrain, a thumping bass line, playful lyrics and produced by the legendary Steve Mac(Calvin Harris, Little Mix, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, P!nk), the song is destined to be a dance floor favourite.

Kylie will play her first live show in the UK this year as she returns to London to headline BST Hyde Park on Saturday 13 July. The show promises to be a truly special and spectacular evening, featuring tracks spanning Kylie’s incredible career.

After a stellar year in 2023 with the release of her Number 1 album, Tension, and the global smash hit, ‘Padam Padam’, 2024 is proving to be just as busy for Kylie. This year has already seen Kylie take home the Global Icon Award at the BRITs, win a Grammy for Best Pop Dance Recording for ‘Padam Padam’, win the ARIA for Best Pop Release, attend the Met Gala, complete her inaugural Las Vegas Residency, perform at WeHo Pride and release ‘Midnight Ride’ with Orville Peck and Diplo.

Kylie Minogue – ‘My Oh My (with Bebe Rexha & Tove Lo)’
Out now through Liberator Music / BMG
Listen here

A little bit more about Kylie Minogue…
Kylie’s glittering career has seen her amass sales of over 80 million records worldwide, five billion streams and nine UK Number 1 albums. Her multiple awards include four BRIT awards, two Grammys and two MTV awards. Kylie is the only female artist to score a Number 1 album and Top 10 singles in five consecutive decades in the UK.

A little bit more about Bebe Rexha…
Bebe Rexha is a multi-platinum and multiple Grammy nominated artist. In May she released her new single, ‘Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)’ which she teased the previous month on stage at Coachella. The single follows the release of her third studio album, ‘Bebe’, last year which includes the hit David Guetta collaboration ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ which earned her a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the Grammys. She teamed up with Guetta again for their follow-up track last summer, ‘One In A Million’, which earned them another Grammy nomination.

A little bit more about Tove Lo…
Tove Lo is a Sweden-born LA-based internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and artist who first made waves worldwide with her platinum-certified 2014 full-length debut, ‘Queen of the Clouds’. She released her fifth studio album, ‘Dirt Femme’, in 2022. The Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated artist has collaborated with a wide range of acts including Coldplay, Charli XCX, Alesso, Martin Garrix, Sean Paul and Major Lazer, and has written music for artists from Lorde to Zara Larsson. Last month she released her new collaborative dance EP, ‘Heat’, with SG Lewis.

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MAGDALENA BAY’S

SOPHOMORE ALBUM

IMAGINAL DISK

OUT AUGUST 23

Imaginal Disk, the sophomore album from acclaimed duo Magdalena Bay, is slated for release on August 23 via Mom+Pop Music—pre-save/pre-order it HERE. Additionally, a new song, “Image,” debuts today alongside a video directed by Amanda Kramer—listen HERE and watch HERE.

Close your eyes,” the band says. “Imagine a brand new, better you. Now wait 22 minutes. Now open your eyes. Meet your brand new image! Isn’t it amazing that the meat in our heads can do this?”

Following the “Death & Romance” video, which found True—played by the band’s Mica Tenenbaum—getting an “imaginal disk” upgrade inserted into her forehead, the “Image” video goes back in time to the waiting room where True stood by for her first fitting. Although disk infomercials playing on the televisions initially get True excited, she’s thrown for a loop when the upgraded consciousness she signed up for is different than what she expected.

“Image” follows the initial album offering, “Death & Romance,” which Vulture praised as “kaleidoscopic,” while PAPER commended the duo for another “glassy, sprawling prog-pop odyssey that builds from a tightly wound jam into something seemingly designed to hit the back walls of stadiums.”

Magdalena Bay “Image” Single cover artwork

Aside from last year’s EP, mini mix vol. 3, Imaginal Disk marks Magdalena’s Bay first full-length project since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, Mercurial World, in 2021. Vulture praised the album as “one of 2021’s best pop statements,” while Pitchfork celebrated the duo’s “magic power” of sounding “like whatever you grew up with, whenever that was,” and PopMatters commended the album for “providing a blueprint for a new generation of electronic pop.”

Magdalena Bay is the Los Angeles by way of Miami duo consisting of Mica Tenenbaum (vocals, producer, songwriter) and Matthew Lewin (producer, songwriter). The two first met at an after-school music program in Miami where they grew up, bonding over shared musical influences and eventually starting a prog rock band Tabula Rasa. That band broke up, but when Tenenbaum and Lewin crossed paths again in college, they reconnected with the goal of making something closer to pop music that blends retro and futuristic elements under the moniker Magdalena Bay. They released a series of EPs leading up to their critically acclaimed debut album Mercurial World in 2021 and went on to sell out their first headlining tour, play numerous festivals around the world— including Coachella in 2023, tour with Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Flume and collaborate with Lil Yachty, JIHYO, Blu DeTiger and more.

MAGDALENA BAY—IMAGINAL DISK

1. She Looked Like Me!

2. Killing Time

3. True Blue Interlude

4. Image

5. Death & Romance

6. Fear, Sex

7. Vampire in the Corner

8. Watching T.V.

9. Tunnel Vision

10. Love Is Everywhere

11. Feeling DiskInserted?

12. That’s My Floor

13. Cry for Me

14. Angel on a Satellite

15. The Ballad of Matt & Mica

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GLOAM EXPLORE

DISCONNECTION AND

DISTRACTION ON DREAMY

NEW TUNE

“DIVING HEAVY”

Perth/Boorloo post-shoegaze outfit Gloam offer up dreamy new single Diving Heavy, taking an introspective look at disconnection and distraction.

Written as a journal entry of sorts, Diving Heavy explores social withdrawal and a disconnection from self. “Facing mental and emotional struggle, it can be easy to lose ourselves in escapism and avoidance, sinking into the numbness of distraction,” explains the band.

“Often it’s only when we are on the other side of the trough that we are able to look back and take stock, move on and work on ourselves. Diving Heavy investigates what it’s like to look back on these periods of emotional dissonance, only to find a fog and shadow of feeling, requiring you to sift through and try make sense of where you’ve ended up, and how best to move forward.”

Mixed and mastered by long time collaborator Cameron Murphy at Opaque Studios, the single follows on from their May release Hinder, showcasing the band’s unique blend of ethereal soundscapes and relatable lyrical theming. Hinder delved into the intricate dynamics of clinging onto discomfort out of fear, reflecting a struggle with self assurance that ultimately, and aptly, hinders the ability to voice ones truth openly and move towards personal growth and empowerment.

Hinder made waves across the globe, collecting plays on triple j programs, rotation on community radio stations and a spin BBC Radio 1 Rock Show. The track received editorial love online and on Spotify editorial playlisting on All New Rock.

Forming in early 2022, Gloam are a four-piece that have already carved a name for themselves in their corner of the world. Rowan Hardy takes on vocal duties and guitar while Oli Booth joins as lead guitarist, George Blacklock on drums and Oakie Digginson bass. Drawing inspiration from iconic shoegaze acts to the likes of Deftones, Diiv, Deafheaven, Nothing, Slowdive, and Whirr, Gloam take listeners on an immersive, genre-defying journey. Their swirling shoegaze style has proven to appeal to a diverse range of fans, resonating with followers of alternative, indie, hardcore, and metal music.

The quartet’s debut single Merchant released in July of 2022 and saw quick success with an add to Spotify editorial playlist Adrenalin, tens of thousands of digital streams and counting. The single was pulled from their warmly received self-titled EP released later that year, offering a tantalising introduction to the foundations of Gloam’s dreamy creativity.

Despite their brief tenure on the live circuit, Gloam has already made a significant impact, sharing the stage with international acts Deafheaven (USA), Movements (USA), Boston Manor (UK), Touché Amoré (USA) and Hubris (CH) as well as a collection of Perth alternative favourites including Daybreak, Idle Eyes, No Brainer, Pinwheel, Shangrilaand Vacant Home.

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THE RUBENS ANNOUNCE

NEW ALBUM SODA +

TOURING NATIONALLY

SEPT/OCT

The Rubens have announced the release of their highly anticipated new studio album SODA – out Friday 20 September. Three years after their triumphant ARIA #1 album 0202, the Sydney five piece have crafted their most evolved record to date.  Defining and refining their sound while remaining increasingly experimental, they push musical boundaries without losing what makes them special.

To celebrate, the band today share the album’s title track ‘Soda’ – an ominous earworm and one of the best – and most unusual – Rubens songs to date.

“We really love this song sonically. We feel like it encapsulates the record, so it makes the most sense to name the album after it. It’s a breakup song where the fault is all on you, and you’re trying to come to terms with the fact you’re a f**k up basically.

“It didn’t originally have the autotune on there, Konstantin (Kersting) wanted to do a crazy version with the vocals and once he sent it back, we were all like ‘Yeah, that’s it’. We never pictured autotune on there, but it makes it sound slightly disturbing. It brings out the emotion a bit more.” – The Rubens

With a brooding atmosphere and haunting manipulated melodies, ‘Soda’ tells the tale of a relationship gone stale, “flat soda’s all we’ve got now” vocalist Sam Margin croons over dark yet playful production. When the spark is gone and there’s no one else to blame, The Rubens poignantly explore the aftermath of lost love and placed blame, “Sandcastles in the rain / its the same as what we got / and what i can promise you”. ‘Soda’ is a compelling and introspective offering that proves The Rubens’ are not done pushing the boundaries of their sound.

‘Soda’ follows recent singles ‘Black Balloon’, ‘Liquid Gold’, ‘Good Mood’ and ‘Pets and Drugs‘, which collectively saw adds to triple j, Triple M and the Hit Network, with the latter reaching the most played track on triple j over the summer. Their impressive string of singles have seen adds to rock, pop and indie tastemaker playlists across Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.

The Rubens have four Top 3 ARIA Albums to their name. They also took out the #1 spot of triple j’s Hottest 100 with ‘Hoops’ (5 x Platinum) and have 9x Platinum and Gold singles, with hits including ‘Live In Life’ (4 x platinum), ‘Never Ever (feat. Sarah)’ (3 x platinum), ‘God Forgot’ (Platinum) and Masterpiece (Platinum). In addition, they have sold over 20,000 tickets nationally across 28 shows this year.

To mark the release of the band’s fifth LP, The Rubens are embarking on an 8-date national headline tour in September / October that will see them play Tasmania, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Within the inviting world of SODA, you’ll find love songs to drug dealers. Guitars that sound like synths. Vocals that sound like robots. Pop songs that are subversive but still seductive.
It is perfect timing that right now, with more eyes and ears fixed on them than ever, The Rubens are dropping their most creative album to date with the refreshing SODA.

THE RUBENS
SODA AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Support from The Moving Stills + Bean Magazine
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Fri Sept 20 | Forth, TAS | Australia Forth Pub
Sat Sept 21 | Hobart, TAS | Odeon Theatre (Lic. All Ages)
Fri Sept 27 | Sydney, NSW | Enmore Theatre (Lic. All Ages)
Fri Oct 4 | Brisbane, QLD | Fortitude Music Hall (Lic. All Ages)
Fri Oct 10 | Canberra, ACT | UC Refectory (Lic. All Ages)
Fri Oct 18 | Melbourne, VIC | Northcote Theatre
Thu Oct 24 | Adelaide, SA | Hindley Street Music Hall (Lic. All Ages)
Fri Oct 25 | Perth, WA | Metropolis Freo

The Rubens – SODA

Out Friday 20 September via Ivy League Records

Pre-order here

Tracklist:
1. Death Is A Friend
2. Black Balloon
3. Pets and Drugs
4. Good Mood
5. Cornerstore
6. Sunday Night
7. Soda
8. Talking To Horses
9. Liquid Gold
10. Gone
11. Roll Away

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MYLES SMITH (UK) –

2ND SYDNEY & MELBOURNE SHOWS

ADDED TO MEET DEMAND +

BRISBANE UPGRADE!

With his mesmerizing live performances and soul-stirring melodies, English singer-songwriter and DIY phenom Myles Smith is on a meteoric rise. Following demand for tickets this week to his debut shows down under this November – The Slightly Less Lonely Australia + New Zealand Tour – Frontier Touring are pleased to announce two new shows for Sydney and Melbourne for the ‘Stargazing’singer, plus a Brisbane upgrade!

Myles Smith above

With his performance at Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Tuesday 19 November now officially sold out, Smith is pleased to announce a 2nd & final show at the Metro on Thursday 21 November. Meanwhile in Melbourne, fans have scored a 2nd & final performance on Thursday 28 November at 170 Russell – Smith’s previously announced show the night prior now sold out.

Finally, due to overwhelming demand in Brisbane Smith’s show on Monday 25 November has been upgraded to new venue The Tivoli (previously The Triffid). All tickets purchased for The Triffid will remain valid for the Tivoli show, and ticketholders do not need to take any action.

Tickets for the just-added Sydney and Melbourne new shows and the Brisbane upgrade will go on sale Thursday 4 July (3pm local time) via frontiertouring.com/mylessmith – see website for full details.

The man behind streaming sensations ‘Solo’, ‘Stargazing’ and ‘My Home’, with over 135 million global streams, 600K followers on Instagram, 6.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and almost 850K followers on TikTok, Myles Smith is one of the UK’s fastest rising stars. Don’t miss him this November!

MYLES SMITH
​AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
​NOVEMBER 2024
​Presented by Frontier Touring

NEW SHOWS + UPGRADE: TICKETS ON SALE
​Begins: Thursday 4 July (3pm local time)
​via frontiertouring.com/mylessmith

ALL SHOWS 18+

Tuesday 19 November
​Metro Theatre | Sydney, NSW
​SOLD OUT

Thursday 21 November
​Metro Theatre | Sydney, NSW
​NEW SHOW!
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Monday 25 November
​The Tivoli| Brisbane, QLD
​VENUE UPGRADE!
​moshtix.com.au

Wednesday 27 November
​170 Russell | Melbourne, VIC
​SOLD OUT

Thursday 28 November
​170 Russell | Melbourne, VIC
​NEW SHOW!
​ticketmaster.com.au

Saturday 30 November
​Powerstation | Auckland, NZ
​ticketmaster.co.nz

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LOTTE GALLAGHER

ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP

A BETTER FEELING +

PROTECTS HER PEACE ON

‘THIS ROOM’

Rising Naarm singer-songwriter Lotte Gallagher has piqued ears with the first tastes of her musical project over recent months; distilling the uniquely-teenage experience of love, yearning and heartbreak on singles ‘Adam’ and ‘Gray’.

Following up her triple j Unearthed High 2023 finalist title, first ever Laneway set, national tours with The Beaches and Ricky Montgomery (and still only 17 and in her final year of high school), today Lotte Gallagher announces her debut EP A Better Feeling is out Friday 4 October, and shares explosive new cut ‘This Room’.

A Better Feeling is a confident and addictive collection of songs, combining the effortless cool of modern indie stars such as Phoebe Bridgers and Angie McMahon with the nostalgic energy of the 90s rock Lotte was raised on – Portishead, Jeff Buckley and Nirvana. The EP’s earworm melodies are driven by propulsive, shimmering guitars, Lotte’s commanding vocals and her striking yet heartfelt lyricism. The EP was produced by Holy Holy’s Oscar Dawson and features co-writes from both Dawson and Ali Barter.

Written during a time period spanning Lotte’s early teenage years to the present, these songs represent an artistic and personal journey for a songwriter who’s still experiencing the highs and lows of young adulthood in real time.

The EP takes its name from a refrain in today’s soaring new single ‘This Room’: “Let me be, when I start leaving, I just need, a better feeling.” On the track, Lotte brings us further into her atmosphere; it’s another fierce and punchy anthem where her clever lyricism and striking vocals sit resplendent amidst a bed of indie guitar, all building to a euphoric, shout-it-out-loud crescendo.

“‘This Room’ is about when the truth comes out. When you are tired of someone’s behaviour and instead of causing a scene, you leave because you know that you deserve a better feeling.”
– Lotte Gallagher

An artistic soul with an air of blasé vengeance, Lotte Gallagher is a force to be reckoned with. A high school student from inner Melbourne, Lotte has immersed herself in art and music classes, fuelling the creativity in her instrumentation and striking mature lyricism. With her too-cool-but-I-care-too-much attitude, Lotte Gallagher is a phenomenal artist with the drive to become a true star of her generation.

Lotte Gallagher – A Better Feeling
Out Friday 4 October via Liberation Records
Pre-order here

1. Gasoline
2. Adam
3. Gray
4. Heavy
5. Falling Through
6. Blue
7. This Room

FOR FANS OF: PHOEBE BRIDGERS / ANGIE MCMAHON / BILLIE EILIS

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