Category: Single Releases

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Good Lekker Releases Retro Single, “Pretty Boys”

If you love all things ‘80s, you’ll appreciate the retro vibe of Good Lekker’s latest single “Pretty Boys”. It’s a synthy pop-rock banger that will have you busting out those old-school dance moves before you know it.

“‘Pretty Boys’ is our reflection on narcissists and their impact on those around them,” the Sydney band explained. “It quietly frowns at those who continually seek to benefit themselves at the expense of others. By going after these people, we hope to motivate ourselves and others to interact with one another in more healthy ways and, ultimately, create awareness through our music and shows.”

Good Lekker expands on the theme with their fantastic new music video, which was shot across Sydney and Wollongong with director Nicholas Isaksson. The clip highlights the narcissistic stereotype with its two protagonists.

“Their relationship throughout the film highlights the ups and downs that many people have with partners, friends and family,” the band added. “We see that these events shouldn’t define us nor stop us from moving on with our lives. The film clip inspired the meaning and the lyrics of the track. Nicholas came to us with the storyline, and then we wrote the song; usually, it’s the other way round. This was a challenge when it came to re-writing the song in the studio and keeping the message coherent.”

Good Lekker are currently travelling all around the East Coast and Tassie supporting local legends Shag Rock and British India. You can still catch them at the following venues:

17 June 2022 – Crowbar, Sydney (supporting British India)
18 June 2022 – Uni Bar, Wollongong (supporting British India)
24 June 2022 – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast (supporting Shag Rock)
25 June 2022 – The Triffid, Brisbane (supporting Shag Rock)
26 June 2022 – Eleven Dive Bar, Maroochydore (supporting Shag Rock)
2 July 2022 – Altar, Hobart (supporting Shag Rock)

Image used with permission from Good Intent

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Fall For The Buckleys’ Latest Single, “Oops I Love You”

Country-pop sibling trio The Buckleys are spreading sunshine with their charming new single, “Oops I Love You”. Recorded in Nashville’s legendary East Iris Studios earlier this year, this track delivers two-and-a-half minutes of pure joy.

“Interestingly, this song started out on bass,” explained vocalist Sarah Buckley. “I was jamming with our youngest brother Dylan on drums just for fun and I started playing this bassline which you hear in the song. We kept jamming and when I brought it to Lachlan and Molly as just a bass and drum groove, they loved the direction, so we all started playing around with some ideas and the melodies started to take form.”

“Oops I Love You” comes from The Buckleys forthcoming EP Take It As It Comes. Set to drop on August 5, the release showcases the songs they laid down in Nashville with producer Chad Carlson, known for his work with Taylor Swift, Lady A, and Trisha Yearwood. The trio hope that releasing this new music will open a new chapter in their careers.

“It feels like a natural evolution from where we left things off with Daydream in 2020,” said keyboardist Molly.

Lachlan, the band’s guitarist, added “We’ve all grown a lot as individuals, songwriters, musicians and together as a band since recording our debut album. We are experiencing a new chapter in our lives, which you hear in the music.”

“We really want to get out on the road, play as much as we can, meet as many people as we can and soak in all the experiences,” Sarah confirmed.

The Buckleys will play the Fresh Country Festival at the NightQuarter on the Sunshine Coast on June 18.

Image used with permission from Identity PR; credit: Kimberley Vecsei

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Darren Hayes Back to His Best With Stunning New Single “Poison Blood”

As one half of Savage Garden, Darren Hayes created some of the world’s most iconic pop songs. Tracks like “Truly, Madly, Deeply,” “I Knew I Loved You”, and “To The Moon and Back” are the ones that are encouraging people to buy those tickets to his upcoming shows. While those tracks sold truckloads, many of his solo singles failed to chart. However, it’d be a mistake to think Darren’s best music is behind him. In fact, his new single “Poison Blood”, may be his best solo effort. Its stripped-back sound ensures we can hear every intimate lyric and the quality of Darren’s trademark falsetto.

“’Poison Blood’ is a song about choosing to stay when everything else in your life is telling you to leave. I have a family history of depression and suicide and I talk openly about my own diagnosis it in the hope that I might inspire someone who is struggling to seek help, as I have proudly done many times throughout my life,” he explained. “I describe my depression as a blessing, a gift, and a curse all at once. I wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy and yet I’m aware I am a deeply sensitive person, and that my unique brain allows me to feel depths of emotions that many people don’t experience. So I have learned to use those moments to channel melodies and stories that I hope are so real and so relatable they might reach someone else who is in pain, like me, and remind them to stay, like I choose to, every single day.”

Darren will play his first Australian shows in more than a decade next year. No doubt the fans will scream for those Savage Garden hits, but I hope this special song gets a warm reception. Tickets are available now for the following shows:

31 January 2023 – RAC Arena, Perth
4 February 2023 – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
7 February 2023 – Aware Super Theatre, Sydney
8 February 2023 – Entertainment Centre, Newcastle
11 February 2023 – Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
12 February 2023 – Convention & Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast

Image used with permission from Beehive PR

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Party on With Amber Lawrence’s New Country-Pop Bop, “Making Up For Lost Wine”

With a new album on the horizon, Amber Lawrence has dropped a fun new single “Making Up For Lost Wine”. One for all of us who love a cheeky prosecco, it’s a girl-power anthem about reclaiming your power and personality after the wrong relationship goes south. Amen!

“Making Up For Lost Wine” comes from Amber’s seventh studio album Living for the Highlights, which drops on July 22. She’ll promote it with shows almost everywhere. Raise a glass and enjoy the party at the following venues:

11 June 2022 – JK Kelly Theatre, Ingham (with Catherine Britt)
12 June 2022 – Top Rail, Malanda (with Catherine Britt)
15 July 2022 – Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club, Tuncurry
16 July 2022 – Fredo Pub, Frederickton
17 July 2022 – Nemingha Tavern, Nemingha
22 July 2022 – Australian Hotel Brewery, Rouse Hill
23 July 2022 – Goulburn Workers, Goulburn
24 July 2022 – Young Services, Young (with Catherine Britt)
29 July 2022- Harmonie German Club, Canberra
30 July 2022 – Ziggy Pops, St Kilda
31 July 2022 – Gerogery Hotel, Gerogery
12 August 2022 – The Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay
20 August 2022 – Calliope River Village Festival, River Ranch
25-27 August 2022 – Gympie Music Muster, Gympie
2 September 2022 – It’s Still a Secret, Brisbane
3 September 2022 – Mt Isa Civic Centre, Mt Isa
24 September 2022 – Monte’s Lounge, Alice Springs
30 September 2022 – Wandoan Arts Centre, Wandoan
1 October 2022 – Camp Oven Festival, Millmerran
5 October 2022 – TBC, Pinnaroo
7 October 2022 – Junee Theatre, Junee
8 October 2022 – Spring in the Springs, Rankin Springs
9 October 2022 – Sandigo Hall, Sandiago
14 October 2022 – Hobart Uni Bar, Hobart
15 October 2022 – Forth Pub, Forth
22 October 2022 – Mandurah Country Music Festival, Mandurah
29 October 2022 – Beats on the Bend, Boundary Bend
4 November 2022 – Murgon Muster, Murgon
9 November 2022 – Cruisn’ Country, Super Cruise
17 November 2022 – Arco Bar, Melbourne
19 November 2022 – Sale Country Music Festival, Sale
25 November 2022 – Club Forbes, Forbes
26 November 2022 – Harden Country Club, Harden
3 December 2022 – Mornington Country Music Festival, The Briars

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Turn Up the Volume on Midnight Pool Party’s New Floor Filler, “Don’t Kill My Vibe”

With the long weekend looming, there’s no better time to get into “Don’t Kill My Vibe”, the latest dance track from Midnight Pool Party. This is the perfect song for shutting out the pressures of the final workday of the week and focusing on all the fun that lies ahead.

“We wanted to go back to a kinda more disco chill vibe for the next single,” the duo explained. “Instrumentally we were inspired by the Remix PNAU did for Elton John and Dua Lipa “Cold Heart”. We also were inspired by a few of Dua Lipa’s pop songs. A lot of the production behind her songs have inflections of disco and funk and we wanted to make a track that was catchy and poppy but with a disco flair. Lyrically this is a song about walking away from toxic situations, focusing more on yourself and not letting anyone kill your vibe. It’s almost like a SELF-HYPE song, to kinda recalibrate yourself. Even when you get into bad situations, you can still start over again. No regrets, just onward and upward.”

I hear this is one of many new songs Midnight Pool Party will drop in the coming months. If they’re all this banging, we’re in for one hell of a good time!

Image used with permission from Mammal Sounds

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Big Orange Go From Strength to Strength With “Mum Says I’m Okay”

I’m not sure what’s in the water in Perth, but they’re churning out some quality rock bands lately! Big Orange is another quality act making waves at home and abroad. Past singles “Love’s Not Enough” and “By the Dozen” scored airplay on American college radio and got the attention of IndieXL in the Netherlands, LA on Lock, the UK’s Radio Wigwam, and our very own Triple J, Double J, The AU Review, and theMusic. They’re refusing to take their foot off the accelerator, releasing their third single of the year “Mum Says I’m Okay”. If you love big guitar riffs, this one’s for you.

“I think everyone with a passion can relate to these lyrics,” Emma Adams, who plays the synth, said. “Daniel [Davis, vocals] showed me this track a few months ago and I dug the shit outta it. It’s a slow burn with a superbly hooky chorus when it hits.”

Crank this one up and I swear it’ll make your Hump Day better!

Image used with permission from Kick Push PR

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The Southern River Band Release “Modern Romance”, Old-School Rock for the Digital Age

Their new track might be called “Modern Romance’, but Perth five-piece The Southern River Band are delightfully old school. If you love your rock and roll served neat like a good whiskey, this will be right up your alley.

“Modern Romance is about exactly that, traversing the already murky waters of love in the digital age,” explained the band’s frontman, Cal Kramer. “It’s pretty easy to sorta create a facade on the internet, so you never really know what’s going on, or how many people someone has on the go at one time, but if someone just all of a sudden stops talking to you completely, you can bet it’s more than just you! You hit unfollow, and thus, the circle of life and love continues.”

Having won the Western Australian Music Awards rock band of the year title in 2021, it’s time that the rest of Australia discovered what these guys can do.

Image used with permission from Beehive PR; credit: Greg Lewis

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Siobhan Cotchin Rocks Out With “Growing Pains”

Perth artist Siobhan Cotchin has released her relatable new single “Growing Pains”, a track which she calls an “ode to anxiety”. After an angsty couple of years for the planet, this song really hits. It sees Siobhan veer slightly from her country roots for a more indie-rock sound.

“‘Growing Pains’ is a super personal song about the realities of growing up,” Siobhan explained. “It’s about wanting to avoid all responsibilities of adulthood and the anxieties I think we’ve all faced at some point about who we are and where we fit in the world. It’s kind of an ode to my anxiety and the way it makes me act by ‘ghosting my friends’ and just generally avoiding people. I hope with ‘Growing Pains’, people can find solace and comfort in the lyrics and know it’s completely okay to be scared of the future and not know who you are. It’s all part of being human!”

Sam Ford, known for his work with POND, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, and Abbe May, produced, engineered, and mixed the track at Perth’s Tone City Recording Studio.

“It was so incredible to work with Sam Ford at Tone City,” Siobhan confirmed. “I feel like I’m starting fresh and exploring aspects of my music I haven’t had the chance to yet. I always have the best time in the studio with my band, it was a super easy process and all just naturally flowed.”

Siobhan will celebrate the release of “Growing Pains” with a hometown show at The Bird on June 11.

Image used with permission from Beehive PR; credit: Micheal Tartaglia

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The Smith Street Band Return to Scene With “I Don’t Wanna Do Nothing Forever”

Listening to The Smith Street Band’s first new music in two years has made me realise how much I’ve missed them. Don’t think they’ve mellowed in time. The new single “I Don’t Wanna Do Nothing Forever” is a passionate call to arms encapsulating the mixed feelings many of us have in these crazy pandemic times.

“A song about all the excitement and anxiety felt re-entering the world, what we’ve lost over the last few years and most importantly what we’ll gain when we finally get through everything we’ve all had to endure! This song is the first single off our upcoming record, we’ve been working hard and cannot wait to share everything with you!” said lead singer Wil Wagner.

The single comes bundled with a couple of choice live tracks on all the major streaming services. If they’ve got you nostalgic for the band’s gigs, you’re in luck. The Smith Street Band are preparing to visit most of the capitals and major regional centres with a brand new tour. Here are all the dates you need:

10 June 2022 – Volta, Ballarat
11 June 2022 – The Torquay Hotel, Torquay
24 June 2022 – The Westernport, San Remo
16 July 2022 – Beer & BBQ Festival, Adelaide
24 August 2022 – The Cambridge, Newcastle
25 August 2022 – Entrance Leagues Club, Central Coast
26 August 2022 – The Metro, Sydney
27 August 2022 – UOW, Wollongong
16 & 17 September 2022 – Kambri, Canberra
22 September 2022 – Miami Marketta Gold Coast
23 September 2022 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
24 September 2022 – Eleven Dive Bar, Maroochydore
7 & 8 October 2022 – The Gov, Adelaide
23 October 2022 – The Forth Pub, Forth
28 October 2022 – Astor, Perth
29 October 2022 – Wintersun, Geraldton

Image used with permission from Little Giant Agency; credit: Ian Laidlaw

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Dani Teveluwe Charms with “Hypnotise”

Dani Teveluwe has just dropped her dreamy new single “Hypnotise”. The gentle melody and sweet lyrics cast a spell, perfectly evoking those heady feelings of falling of love.

“The song reminds me of that love bubble you exist in when you first fall for someone,” Dani explained. “It’s literally like the rest of the world disappears, and they are the only thing that matter.”

2022 has already been massive for Dani. She’s opened for Death by Denim and Old Mervs, joined Chutney and Charlesworth on stage for Burleigh bEATS, and earned a place on the Women in the Front lineup with Jaguar Jonze, Loose Content, and Sofia Isella. She also flew to Sydney to write a track with the one and only Sally Seltmann and was named an artist to watch by 4ZZZ. And it’s only the start of June. The good news is, there’s much more to come.

Dani is working with Gold Coast artist Emma Van Zaane on her first range of merch. She’s preparing to release her debut EP, Into the Deep on July 27. Her first album will follow next year. Something tells me 4ZZZ was right; Dani Teveluwe is definitely one to watch.

Image used with permission from Dani Teveluwe