After 12 years behind the drums with iconic rockers The Living End, Andy Strachan is clearly enjoying fronting new musical project The Pants Collective. The EP, which showcases seven tunes, proves that Strachan is a capable songwriter in his own right and makes a welcome contribution to the rock landscape.
Compared to the likes of Nirvana and Silverchair, Darlia are being touted as being at the forefront of the rock-revival by NME and The Guardian. It's hard to believe they have only been around for a year - lead singer Nathan Day just about to turn twenty.
New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem return with their eagerly-anticipated new album Get Hurt - to be released in Australia on 15 August.
Brit Award Winning UK soul singer, Sam Smith’s debut album The Lonely Hour, is the perfect company for these colder nights, contrary to the album’s title.The album is reminiscent of James Morrison’s 2006 Undiscovered but with a little more soul, as proven in “Stay with Me” which has a gospel groove and poetic lyrics.
Since their inception in 1997, Augie March have released four albums. Debut album Sunset Studies is now almost gold, and includes ‘Asleep In Perfection’ and ‘There Is No Such Place’. It scored an honourable mention in Q Magazine's (UK) Readers Poll for the Best 50 Albums of The Last 15 Years
Renowned for her splendid voice and ability to thrill audiences, Australia’s leading lady Marina Prior is about to go on tour and has also released a 3 CD boxed set aptly titled ‘Songbird’.
Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer today announced the release of their highly anticipated debut self-titled album – out June 27. The album is available for pre-order now via www.5sos.com
Allday has announced that he will be giving lucky fans a ride on a bus for a mobile early listening party for his new album “Startup Cult”, which will be released on July 4 via ONETWO. The announcement was first made earlier today on triple j’s Like A Version segment, where he performed an incredible cover of the classic “Never Tear Us Apart” by INXS and a live rendition of his new single “Right Now”
After hitting the #1 spot on Beatport for an unprecedented third time this year with ‘Bad’ (which also charted at #1 on the European Clubcharts AND was Spotify’s second most streamed track last week), David Guetta is back with Australia’s star DJ / Producer Kaz James
Jennifer Lopez A.K.A. JLO has been serving up a series of fan friendly appetizers like “Same Girl” and“Girls” and the rhythm radio hit “I Luh Ya Papi.” Now the main course has been served
Melbourne outfit My Echo’s self titled EP is a blast of energy as it throws down a blend of rockabilly, punk, and rock in a release that should turn a few heads and gain them a legion of fans.
Vacationer’s Relief, the Philadelphia group’s second LP, is clear in both title and intention. If Gone, the sunny electronic-pop act’s 2012 debut, was about escape – whether through travel, photography or toasted sonic bliss – Relief unspools the strings of our wound-up existence with a cinematic wallop of positivity-oozing pop.
Create/Control in partnership with Mute are delighted to announce the release ofPlastikman’s new album, “EX”, his first album release since 2003’s Closer.
The captivating third and self-titled album from Angus & Julia Stone is available for pre-order today and set for release on August 1. Produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin, the album is velvet textures, dust-filled dreams and golden melodies.
Singer-Songwriter Jeff Lang took some time out of his busy schedule to chat with Glam Adelaide writer Gavin de Almeida about his latest release 'I live In My Head A Lot These Days', which was released on May 16. We also got to hear about Jeff';s choice of guitar as well as his tour which kicks off in Adelaide this Friday the 6th June at Nexus.
The Dune Rats are Brett, Danny and DC, and if there’s a genre that can be assigned to them it could fit somewhere in the realm of punk rock with a boppy tinge. Think Dead Milkmen blended with early Blink 182 and that’s the cool and fun sound of ‘The Dunies’.
Adelaide folk and roots band The Timbers launched their new album Lawless to an enthusiastic crowd at The (reasonably new) Jade Monkey last night. After losing a well fought battle to stay at their Twin Street location, The Jade Monkey has moved to a new home at heritage listed St Paul’s Rectory on Flinders Street.
Nick Waterhouse’s new release, Holly, is a trip back in time. With its retro stylings, the album offers a mix of blues, rockabilly, big band and surf rock that could authentically sit in the 1960s; to the point where the listener might be forgiven for looking at the April 2014 release date with some scepticism.
Worth is the anticipated debut EP from composer, musician and visual artist Thomas Arsenault, AKA Mas Ysa (pronounced maas ee sa). The nine track, 27 minute long EP features ambient, meditative sounds with the occasional upbeat groove.
Kate Miller-Heidke has the critics raving with her fourth studio album, and first independent release, O Vertigo! The album playfully redefines the boundaries of her unique style of indie pop whilst pushing her voice into uncharted vocal terrain.