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by Sigur Ros Sigur Ros have been known in the past for their long, blissful and droney soundscapes. When the first single off Kveikur, ‘Brennisteinn’, was released recently, straight away I noticed that this was...

by The Baptist Generals On The Baptist Generals’ sophomore album, the word “heart” repeats eight*** times. The Denton, TX band, known for its haunting, claustrophobic take on drunken folk, needed ten full years to bare...

by Midnight Juggernauts Melbourne outfit Midnight Juggernauts have been producing intelligent pop music since 2004. Their debut album "Dystopia" introduced a heady mix of Moroder-esque disco edged synth-pop, and by the time of 2010's "The...

by Killing Joke Killing Joke, now in their 34th year, have just released an excellent double CD (and limited 3CD) celebrating their singles. It’s a great way of introducing yourself to the band if you...

by Nataly Dawn Nataly Dawn is an American singer/songwriter who has now released two solo albums, her latest being ‘How I Knew Her’. Nataly’s sound is difficult to pin down to a specific genre -...

Listen back to Shock Treatment with Kev Lobotomi for a live set from Udays Tiger.

The ever-impressive King Khan & BBQ Show returns to Australia this June!

by Andrea Keller Families are often disparate collections of characters, there’s a randomness to the way different aspects/branches of a family tree develop, this diversity has inspired Andrea Keller’s new album Family Portraits. Released through...

by Laura Imbruglia As per usual, there are so many great local releases coming out this year and here’s another one that I can’t get enough off. Laura Imbruglia’s wonderfully melodic third album, What A...

by Solkyri This Sydney trio have been making music together for close to seven years. Stable mates on Birds Robe Records with among others Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, sleepmakeswaves and Meniscus, Solkyri more than hold...

by Houses The new album from Los Angeles – based group ‘Houses’ is just beautiful. It possesses a surprising breadth of texture and instrumentation, and in particular, exquisite attention to detail in sound production. ‘A...

by Mustered Courage Mustered Courage are four piece Melbourne based bluegrass outfit. Live they are a feisty unit and to capture that sound on their new (and second) album “Powerlines”,they brought in producer Jimi Maroudas...

Tune in to Jazz On Saturday this week to hear The End performing PBS Young Elder of Jazz winning composition 'Night and Day'

Few headliners bring such colossal technique, expressive exuberance, and ancient artistic tradition to a single performance.

He is the complete musician, a technician with no apparent limits and a poet of deep sensibility.

“… the music sounded properly new, part of something larger, and still unnamed.” New York Times

Listen back to Junkyard with Michael Mulholland for a live set from Mick Harvey.

by Four Tet Released back in 2003, Rounds was the third LP from Kieran Hebden as Four Tet and perhaps the first long player that widely established him as a pioneering voice within electronic music...

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by Bibio Shut away in a West Midlands suburb, Stephen Wilkinson has created an album that contrasts his experience from previous albums with exploration of new ground. Away from any 'scenes' or artistic movements, Bibio...