Bad Seeds founding member Hugo Race is preparing to release a new solo album called Fatalists. Hugo’s work is always interesting, from the CD Live in Wolow Jail recorded in a Polish Prison to collaborations with the Malian Tuareg group Tamikrest, French-American outfit Lilium, and Brazil’s Moses Complex. His 2010 album Between Hemispheres earned rave…
78 Saab are preparing to travel around the country in support of their new single “Warm Jets.” The track, which comes from the band’s most recent album Good Fortune, gets a digital release on February 11. It’s described as engaging and hugely dynamic, with a radio-friendly chorus and brooding verses. Sounds like fun! There aren’t…
We last saw In Hearts Wake touring their Split EP with collaborators The Bride. Next month this progressive metal act is striking out on its own with The Dreamcatcher tour. The shows will further promote In Hearts Wake’s part of the Split EP. It’s also the first time folks on the west coast will get…
Queensland trio The Grates has just become a duo. Drummer Alana Skyring has left the band to pursue a career in culinary arts, leaving Patience Hodgson and John Patterson to continue as a two-piece. The duo says they’ll recruit additional members for touring and recording. Recently they’ve worked with Brooklyn drummer Ben Marshall and bassist…
It’s been some time since we’ve heard from Town Hall Steps but rest assured, the Sydney rockers have been far from idle. In 2010 the band, fronted by new lead singer Tyrone Bain, packed their bags and like so many Aussie acts before them moved to the Old Dart. After only two months on British…
I flipped when I heard Timothy Nelson and The Infidels debut single “Nothing’s in Tune,” and commented that if it was a sign of things to come, I couldn’t wait for that album to drop. The bad news is, I’m still waiting. The good news though is that the band have proven they’re no flash…
Australia celebrated local music yesterday, putting Angus & Julia Stone at the top of the annual Triple J Hottest 100 chart with “Big Jet Plane.” The folky duo edged out fellow countrymen Little Red with “Rock It.” It was a very patriotic looking chart this year, with Birds of Tokyo, Boy & Bear, and Art…
Canadian rock outfit The Trews are heading to Australia next month for four weeks of shows. Clearly the lads love Australia, as it’s their second visit since they released their fourth studio album Friends and Total Strangers last September. But what a shame they’re not going to see more of it. The Trews have got…
Dan Webb seems to have enjoyed last November’s residency at the Evelyn Hotel in Fitzroy, as he’s preparing to do it all again. Dan will rock the pub every Tuesday night during February, providing the perfect anecdote to those mid-week blues. He’ll also play some shows during the St Kilda festival, so if you’re a…
Happy Australia Day Sounds of Oz readers! I hope that whatever you’re doing, whether it’s planning a big family barbeque or simply having a day off work, you’re enjoying it. I always like to post a video on January 26 that makes me pause and think how good we’ve got it, and how special this…