Category: Releases

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“Tell ur friends” About Dulcie’s New Single

It’s only early, but 2022 is shaping up to be a pretty exciting year for Western Australian trio Dulcie. They’ve just released a boppy new single “tell ur friends” and they’re currently touring the country with Ocean Alley. Life’s good for this talented trio!

The track is a collaboration between Dulcie and Polarheart’s Chris Chidiac. It celebrates self-worth, something we should all nurture whether we’re in a relationship or enjoying the single life.

“This song came about a bit like Frankenstein – with various bits and bobs picked from previous half-written songs and merged together with a song co-written with Chris Chidiac,” Dulcie explained. “It’s about that awkward ‘what are we’ phase in a relationship and the inner knowing of your own self-worth.”

Those Ocean Alley dates aren’t the only opportunities fans have to see Dulcie in the flesh. The trio can’t wait to get back in front of audiences.

“We’re so excited to be able to FINALLY hit the road and share our new music this February supporting Ocean Alley. It’s been 2 VERY LONG YEARS waiting for this tour to happen. Then we head out on our own headline tour in April! Feels like we’ve re-invented ourselves to a whole new level and can’t wait to show everyone what we’ve been working on and get back to playing across the country!”

Catch Dulcie at the following venues:

18 February 2022 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (supporting Ocean Alley)
19 February 2022 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (supporting Ocean Alley)
20 February 2022 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (supporting Ocean Alley)
23 February 2022 – John Cain Arena, Melbourne (supporting Ocean Alley)
25 February 2022 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (supporting Ocean Alley)
26 February 2022 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (supporting Ocean Alley)
8 April 2022 – Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle (supporting Lime Cordiale)
22 April 2022 – The Rosemount, Perth

Image used with permission from Beehive PR

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Hayley Jensen Partners with Petric for “Flirtin'”

Valentine’s Day might be a Hallmark holiday, but I can’t help but love it. Mine won’t be flashy, but I’m looking forward to a night on the couch with my husband, wine, Japanese takeaway, and streaming the ice dancing final. We’re well past the heady days of crushes, but Hayley Jensen’s new single “Flirtin’” takes me right back.

The Australian Idol alum teams up with Canadian country trio Petric for this fun and flirty track. Its playful cheesiness is perfect for Valentine’s Day.

Hayley is currently touring her Breakin’ Hearts album around the country. Catch her at the following shows in the coming months:

18 February 2022 – The Toff in Town, Melbourne
19 February 2022 – Commercial Club, Albury
23 February 2022 – Lizotte’s, Lambton
24 February 2022 – Django @ Camelot Lounge, Marrickville
25 February 2022 – Laurieton United Services Club, Laurieton
26 February 2022 – Halekulani Bowling Club, Budgewoi
11 March 2022 – The Met Hotel, Toowoomba
13 March 2022 – Johnny Ringo’s, Brisbane
21 April 2022 – Wests Diggers Club, Tamworth

Image used with permission from Rock This Country

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Le Shiv Ready to Rock in 2022

Sydney indie-rock act Le Shiv have released a triumphant follow-up to last year’s singles “When The Kids Grow Up” and “I’m Fine, I’ve Said Too Much, But How Are You.” The latter was Lime Cordiale’s favourite track of 2021, but I think the newie, “The Wait is Over” might be even better. It’s everything I want a rock song to be, with big bold instruments and an anthemic chorus that encourages you to sing along. Is it a little grandiose? Sure. Is that a bad thing? Not even a little bit.

“The title says it all for us. This was one of those nightmare songs you get every now and then as a musician. A song you can’t finish,” the band admitted. “When I came up with the first idea for the song, I knew it was going to be something good and that feeling was almost a hindrance in finishing it. There was this weird unspoken pressure to make sure the song was something special. So it took over two years to finally finish writing and recording it. When we finally got the master back it was so satisfying to hear the hard work. The wait was finally over. It’s just on to learning how to play it live now, which will probably take another couple years!”

“The Wait is Over” is the perfect way to start what’s shaping up to be a pretty big year for Le Shiv. After writing a whole lot of new songs in lockdown, they’re ready to record. They’re also itching to play live as much as COVID allows. Aussie dates are locked in and they hope some US ones will follow. Here are all the places locals can catch them in the coming months.

5 March 2022 – The Workers Club, Melbourne
12 March 2022 – La La La’s, Wollongong
20 March 2022 – Narrabeen RSL, Narrabeen (supporting Skeggs)
9 April 2022 – The Northern, Byron Bay
10 April 2022 – Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, Burleigh Heads
21 April 2022 – Sol Bar, Maroochydore
14 May 2022 – Waywards, Sydney

Image used with permission from Revolutions per Minute

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The Black Sorrows Prove They’ve Still Got It With “Saint Georges Road”

The Black Sorrows are often referred to as a nostalgia band. The classics still hit the spot all these years later, but the title suggests their best work is long behind them. After hearing their latest single “Saint Georges Road”, the title track from their 2021 album.

This is the song that you need to write after you’ve lived a life. It represents where the Black Sorrows are now, ruminating on mortality and dealing with grief. It’s heavy stuff, but listening to it is uplifting and beautiful.

After a tough year of lockdowns, Joe Camilleri and the band are back on the road doing what they do best.

“I’m just one excitable boy,” he admitted at the prospect of getting back in front of crowds of music lovers. “It’s as joyous as sunset over the Nile or dawn at Uluru … it just feels great to get back to doing what I love”.

No doubt they’ll play all the hits at these upcoming shows, but I hope there’s room in the set for “Saint Georges Road.” It’s a gorgeous song that might just remind everyone that the Black Sorrows are so much more than a nostalgia band.

12 February 2022 – Twilight Sounds, Bundoora
17 February 2022 – The Lounge Royal Hotel, Nundah
18 February 2022 – Beenleigh Tavern, Beenleigh
19 February 2022 – Great Keppel Island, Hideaway
20 February 2022 – Sunshine Beach Surf Club, Sunshine Beach
25 February 2022 – Dashville Skyline, Belford
26 February 2022 – Sunset Sounds, Yarra Valley (afternoon)
26 February 2022 – Lizottes, Newcastle (evening)
27 February 2022 – Lizottes, Newcastle (afternoon)
5 March 2022 – Ghost Rock Wines, Northdown
6 March 2022 – Ghost Rock Wines, Northdown
12 March 2022 – Lucky 13 Garage, Moorabbin
18 March 2022 – Under the Southern Stars, Adelaide
19 March 2022 – The Point, Portsea (afternoon)
19 March 2022 – Bridgeway Hotel, Pooraka (evening)
26 March 2022 – Sunset Sounds, Mudgee
27 March 2022 – The Palms at Crown, Melbourne
31 March 2022 – Princess Theatre, Launceston
1 April 2022 – Rocky Cape Tavern, Rocky Cape
2 April 2022 – Homehill Winery, Huon Valley
3 April 2022 – Scamander Beach Resort, Scamander Beach
9 April 2022 – Sunset Sounds, Gosford
10 April 2022 – Tallagandra Hill Winery, Gundaroo
14-16 April 2022 – BluesFest, Tyagarah
16 October 2022 – Kickstart Summer Concert Series @ Ascot Racecourse, Ascot

Image used with permission from AAA Entertainment

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Karen Harding Releases Uplifting New Single, “Something Special”

Karen Harding’s latest single “Something Special” is the musical pep talk all of us need from time to time. Karen’s fourth single and her first self-produced song, it’s written from the perspective of a conversation with someone who can’t see how valuable or special they really are. That might be another person, but I think it also works well as an inner monologue. Either way, it might just give you the confidence you need to face the day.

“Christmas Day 2021, I was unwell and missed all the festivities. Instead, I was able to spend the day creating the 16-layer song ‘Something Special’,” said Karen of the song’s development. “I wanted to portray a sense of freedom and gratitude within the song and felt that nothing felt more like freedom than the sound of the ocean waves rolling in. If you listen carefully, you can hear this subtly throughout the song.”

Listen out for more from Karen really soon as she prepares to release a new EP in the coming months.

Image used with permission from Karen Harding

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Maison Hall on Comeback Trail With “Montreux”

After a nearly six-year break, Maison Hall are back together and doing what they love: making music. To celebrate their return, the indie duo has a killer new single “Montreux” that you’ve just got to hear. It’s vibrant and exciting, the perfect marriage of big rock sounds with introspective lyrics.

“Montreux is celebratory,” said one half of the duo, Joe Kneipp. “Not just because we’re still doing this, but because we’re still doing this despite our ‘real-life’ obligations, the distance between us, the total absence of pecuniary success, etc. We are so divorced from any external validations – the simple fact is, I love making music, and I love making music with Ben [Byron]. And we’re gonna keep fucking doing it!”

The song comes with an awesomely creative clip that explores the struggle between creation and survival in the world of capitalism.

“The concept of the clip is pretty on the nose – the juxtaposition between the left and right brain, the creative and the pragmatist, the poetic and the prosaic,” Joe added. “ If you’re a musician, or any creative for that matter, who’s not lucky enough to make all their money from creative endeavours, you’ll understand these tensions. I workshopped it with Ben and then James Cooney, who stars in the clip as the ‘right-brain’ and is part of our live lineup.”

Maison Hall have wasted no time getting back in front of audiences. They made a triumphant return to Brisbane last week and have two more shows to go on their single tour. Catch them at Melbourne’s The Retreat Hotel tomorrow night or Gang Gang Café in Canberra on Sunday.

Image used with permission from On the Map PR; credit: Rylee Olsson

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RADICALS Ready to Rock NSW With “falling faster slowly” Tour

Some songs demand to be played loud. “falling faster slowly,” the latest track from Sydney rock trio RADICALS is one of those songs. Trust me, it’s the only way.

“The song is based around the feeling/experience of taking drugs,” lead vocalist Brandon Wade said. “We wrote the song while on drugs and thought it would be the perfect time to write and encapsulate what and how we were feeling. It was a wild experience and we’re stoked the song turned out the way it did.”

The film clip, shot at Huxley’s in Caringbah by Nelson Faulds from Level 48 Visuals, is suitably trippy. It features live performance footage and wild animations cleverly cut together to represent the song’s mind-altering themes.

RADICALS will support the release of “falling faster slowly” with a string of shows around their home state. It all kicks off tomorrow in Sydney. Check them out at the following venue.

11 February 2022 – The Chippo, Sydney
25 February 2022 – Hijinx Alley, Sydney
13 March 2022 – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle
19 March 2022 – Ryans Hotel, Thirroul
2 April 2022 – Yours & Owls Festival, Wollongong
9 April 2022 – Huxley’s, Sydney

Image used with permission from Good Intent

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Johnny Hunter Address Toxic Masculinity With “Cry Like a Man”

Sydney band Johnny Hunter makes a real impact with their latest single “Cry Like a Man.” This track has the cool retro indie rock vibes they’re famous for with thoroughly modern lyrics that explore what it means to really be a man.

“Men often abuse their masculinity to shield their vulnerability, in doing so they jeopardise the balance of the two dualities, they lose their sense of humanity and sense of self, to satisfy the self-aggrandising fallacy that the world belongs to them,” explained lead singer Nick Hutt. “I had been placed in the unfortunate position of witnessing someone shrink into very selfish and abusive behaviour. It had been my first encounter with such an event and it shook me to my core. After the dust had settled, I couldn’t help but dissect it. A special song as it was written the first time I interacted with our producer Jack [Moffitt]. The violent lyrics set the tone for the song and unravel the events that took place on that fateful night, written in a six-hour brainstorm with Jack as I manically yelled lyrics whilst he then pulled them apart.”

2021 was an impressive year for Johnny Hunter, who sold out shows at leading East Coast venues including The Lansdowne, Cherry Bar, and O’Skulligans. They also made some progress towards their long-awaited debut album. If this single release is any indication, 2022 could be even brighter for this awesome act from the New South Wales capital.

Image used with permission from Beehive PR

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Wanderers EP is Out Now

What do you say about a band you’ve already raved about so many times? Every time Wanderers dropped a single from their recently released EP, I heaped praise on it. So now that their self-titled EP is out in the world, with just a couple of new tracks, I’m not sure what’s left that I haven’t already said before. However, this EP is so damn good that I can’t let its release go without some kind of fanfare.

So I’ll say this. Drop what you’re doing and listen. While you’re listening, you might want to read back on my reviews for “Malibu”, “Nothing in This World”, and “Penny”. Or maybe you just want to discover for yourself how good their classic rock sound is. Either way, just make sure you’re listening. If you love soulful rock with the retro influence of synths and saxophone, I know you’re going to flip over these guys.

Wanderers will soon jet off to South by Southwest but don’t worry Aussies; they’ll be back before you know it for EP launch shows around the country:

1 April 2022 – The Night Cat, Fitzroy
29 April 2022 – Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane
30 April 2022 – Waywards at the Bank, Newtown
27 May 2022 – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide

Images used with permission from Big Oak Records; feature photo credit: Samuel Graves

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Dear Sunday Tackle Big Issues With “Knock Knock”

Perth act Dear Sunday have just dropped a powerful new single “Knock Knock.” Don’t let the retro Home Alone-inspired cover art fool you. This track is serious business with lyrics exploring mental illness and grief.

Lead vocalist Ben Swanson sings from the heart on this one. He explained the song’s origins, noting “The song is actually about depression and the feeling of being haunted by dark, sad thoughts. A few years ago I lost two of my best mates, only months apart, to their own battles with mental health. It’s something that is so incredibly common these days, but it’s still so hard to comprehend the internal battle that those people are going through … I lost friends because they found it hard to express how they felt, so here I am, sharing my experiences, my dark times and my fight with depression through a song that could be heard all over the world. Hopefully, I’m doing them proud.”

2022 is set to be a massive year for Dear Sunday, with Ben revealing “We’ve got heaps of new music coming out, collabs with artists we couldn’t have even dreamed of a year ago, and even jumping on some festival lineups. She’s gonna be a busy year. We can’t wait.”

The busy-ness starts soon, with Dear Sunday playing three shows in the coming weeks:

12 February 2022 – Badlands Bar, Perth (supporting South Summit)
18 February 2022 – Indian Ocean Hotel, Perth (supporting Great Gable)
19 February 2022 – Heatwave Mini-Fest @ Clancy’s Fish Pub, Fremantle

Image used with permission from On the Map PR