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CoOp Presents: They're Energised

Mon 28 Nov 2022 to Sun 4 Dec 2022
Feature Sounds

CoOp Presents has released an all-new compilation album put together by Allysha Joy. The 14-track LP They're Energised gives us a solid glimpse into the current wave of Antipodean bruk/broken beat artists.


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Tamara Murphy Trio - TMT

Mon 21 Nov 2022 to Sun 27 Nov 2022
Feature Sounds

Tamara Murphy presents TMT, her debut album featuring a mix of specially curated originals and covers from the likes of The Beatles, Thom Yorke and Bernie McGann.

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Laura Jean - Amateurs

Mon 14 Nov 2022 to Sun 20 Nov 2022
Feature Sounds

Laura Jean returns with their new album Amateurs, a stunning, string-laden album, set at a mystical midway point between the deep synth-pop of previous album Devotion and the folkier sounds of Laura’s earlier work.

Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork

Mon 7 Nov 2022 to Sun 13 Nov 2022
Feature Sounds

UK four-piece Dry Cleaning’s much anticipated sophomore album Stumpwork is this week’s PBS Feature Album.

As soon as Dry Cleaning finished their debut album New Long Leg, they immediately set about moving forwards. Having already started writing their second record before their first was released, they proposed to producer John Parish that they spend twice as much time on the follow-up.

Surprise Chef - Education & Recreation

Mon 31 Oct 2022 to Sun 6 Nov 2022
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Education & Recreation, the brand new LP from Surprise Chef.

Surprise Chef’s music is based on evoking mood; their vivid arrangements utilise time and space to build soundscapes that invite the listener into their world. The quintet’s distinct sound pulls from '70s film scores, the funkier side of jazz, and the samples that form the foundation of hip hop.

PBS Record Fair 2022

Sat 29 Oct 2022
PBS Events

PBS is thrilled to announce the return of the annual PBS Record Fair on Saturday October 29 at Collingwood Town Hall.

With over 40 stalls jam packed with dealers, collectors, record labels and PBS announcers selling the finest collectables as well as thousands of bargains, there’ll be something for everyone: LPs, 12”, 7”, CDs, posters, t-shirts, music memorabilia, vintage clothes, Yoke vintage kidswear, indoor plants and more!

Don’t miss out! Join the Facebook event here for all the latest info.

BATTS - The Nightline

Mon 24 Oct 2022 to Sun 30 Oct 2022
Feature Sounds

BATTS is the project of Melbourne based singer-songwriter and producer, Tanya Batt. After collaborating with NASA on her debut The Grand Tour, BATTS turned her sights back to Earth, collaborating on this record with American artists Sharon Van Etten and Deep Sea Diver.

The Nightline was made in the Australian bush with her band members and honorary sixth member Alex O'Gorman engineering, surrounded by horses and lorikeets often joining the band for lunch.

Don Glori - Welcome

Mon 17 Oct 2022 to Sun 23 Oct 2022
Feature Sounds

Check out this week's Feature Sounds!

Freya Josephine Hollick - The Real World

Mon 10 Oct 2022 to Sun 16 Oct 2022
Feature Sounds

Freya Josephine Hollick's new LP The Real World is this week's PBS Feature Album. 

Moody Beaches

Mon 10 Oct 2022
Studio 5 Live

To celebrate the release of ‘Crowded World', the new single from Melbourne post-grunge band Moody Beaches, we would like to take you back in time to September 2018 when the then recently formed trio walked into PBS to set up for what turned out to be a very special Studio 5 Live session.