Category: Single Releases

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The Bad Dad Orchestra Rock Out With “Makin’ Me Wild”

The Bad Dad Orchestra have just dropped “Makin’ Me Wild,” the title track from their forthcoming debut studio album, and it’s an absolute banger. Its driving guitars and drums give it a classic rock feel, but then there are those horns and lush backing vocals adding a sprinkling of soul.

Talking about the track, which is a tribute to their late founding member Liam Guthrie Pennicott, frontman Jimi Steele says “A lone wolf’s judgement can be shifted by the pack, sometimes in a good way, but likewise contribute to poor decisions. A sudden whim of wildness and you’ve turned into one of the bunch. We need to sometimes call on our primal instincts, or be tamed. The Wolfpack will undoubtedly decide if it’s let off the leash to run wild.”

You won’t have to wait too long for more new material from these guys, as the Making’ Me Wild album is slated for release later this month. Expect to hear a few more new tracks and old favourite when the Bad Dad Orchestra plays the following shows.

24 February 2024 – Love It Music Festival, Kanamuluka Country/Sassafras
2 March 2024 – Spoke Music Festival, Paredarerme Country/Swansea
3 March 2024 – Shearwater Resort, Tommeginne/Shearwater (supporting Rose Tattoo)
16 March 2024 – Forth Valley Blues Festival, Punnilerpanner Country/Forth
22 March 2024 – Valentino Safe Company, Woiwurrung Country/Lilydale
20 April 2024 – The Vanguard, Eora/Sydney
4 May 2024 – Paragon Theatre, Timkarik/Queenstown
19 May 2024 – Blues On Broadbeach, Yugambeh Country/Gold Coast
1 June 2024 – The Pier/Island State Brewing, Punnilerpanner and Pirinilapl Country/Ulverstone
12 July 2024 – Willlie Smith’s Mid-Winter Fest, Melukerdee and Lyluequonny Country/Grove
22-25 August 2024 – Gympie Music Muster, Kabi Kabi Country/Gympie

Image used with permission from Footstomp Music

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Angus & Julia Stone Celebrate Love With “The Wedding Song”

Valentine’s Day may be behind us for another year, but I’m a firm believer that you should keep romance alive every day. So on that note, I wanted to bring you Angus & Julia Stone’s latest single “The Wedding Song.” The single is so charming, but then you add in the music video, which features footage from their fans’ weddings … let’s just say it’ll warm even the coldest of hearts.

“‘The Wedding Song’ was originally written for a friend’s wedding years ago. Since then, we’ve been honoured to play it at several friends’ and family’s weddings, including our mum’s, and we received so many requests from fans for a proper recording to use on their special day, so we decided to make that happen,” the siblings shared. “We chose it as the first single from our upcoming record because it’s all about love. The song is a celebration of love and human connection. In a world that can feel disconnected and frightening, we want to share something that reflects the beauty of how humans choose to treat each other, love each other, and make promises to build something beautiful together.”

“The Wedding Song” is the first track lifted from Angus & Julia Stone’s sixth album Cape Forestier, which will be released on May 10. It sees the duo going back to basics with songs that focus on storytelling and simple arrangements. They’ll support its release with the Living Room Sessions tour, a series of intimate shows in beautiful theatres all around the world which let the new music and old favourites shine.

12 April 2024 – Zermatt Unplugged, Zermatt
14 May 2024 – Palau de la Musica, Barcelona
15 May 2024 – Kursaal, San Sebastian
17 May 2024 – Palacio Municipal de Ifema Madrid, Madrid
20 May 2024 – Philharmonie, Cologne
21 May 2024 – Den Atelier, Luxembourg
22 May 2024 – Theatre Sebastopol, Lille
23 May 2024 – Cite des Congres, Nantes
26 May 2024 – Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin
27 May 2024 – Beacon, Bristol
28 May 2024 – Royal Albert Hall, London
31 May 2024 – Spardawelt Freilichtbuhne, Stuttgart
1 June 2024 – Laeiszhalle, Hamburg
3 June 2024 – Cirque Royal, Brussels (SOLD OUT)
4 June 2024 – Cirque Royal, Brussels
6 June 2024 – Le CEPAC Silo, Marseille
9 June 2024 – Admiralspalast, Berlin (SOLD OUT)
10 June 2024 – Admiralspalast, Berlin
11 June 2024 – Carre, Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
12 June 2024 – Carre, Amsterdam
14 June 2024 – L’Olympia, Paris (SOLD OUT)
15 June 2024 – Grand Rex, Paris
21 June 2024 – Place des Arts – Theatre Maisonneuve, Montreal
22 June 2024 – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
23 June 2024 – The Town Hall, New York
26 June 2024 – The Centre, Vancouver
27 June 2024 – Fox Theatre, Oakland
29 June 2024 – Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
3 August 2024 – Kiri Te Kanawa, Auckland
6 August 2024 – QPAC, Meeanjin/Brisbane
8 August 2024 – State Theatre, Eora/Sydney
9 August 2024 – State Theatre, Eora/Sydney (SOLD OUT)
15 August 2024 – Palais Theatre, Naarm/Melbourne

Image used with permission from Sony Music Australia

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Highline Release “Believe Me I’ll Run” Ahead of Debut Album

After treating us to three fabulous EPs in as many years, Highline are preparing to release their long-awaited debut album, Shapes We Figure Out. It’s still a couple of months away, but the release of their latest single “Believe Me I’ll Run” should satisfy you until it drops.

“’Believe Me I’ll Run’ is an admission of sorts that you’re all in on a relationship, regardless of whether the other person is feeling the same way,” explained Highline’s lead singer, Sam Rigney. “Unlike a lot of our songs we’ve made in the past, this song offers up a bit of hope as opposed to being down about a situation. It felt good to write a song with positive notes that had some happy memories attached to it.”

Listen out for Highline’s debut album Shapes We Figure Out when it drops on April 19. These guys have been making waves around the Eora/Sydney live music scene, so I’ll be very surprised if we don’t see some shows this autumn coinciding with the album’s release.

Photo credit: Sage Riley

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Jacob Fitzgerald Releases Atypical Love Song “Sophia”

We all know Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holiday and we should be keeping romance alive all year round, but I think it’s also kind of nice to take the day to celebrate love. In honour of February 14, Jacob Fitzgerald has released his brand new single “Sophia.” It starts as a classic tale of boy meets girl, but this is no ordinary love song.

“Sophia’ is a simple premise: a man falls in love with a woman, but the woman does not fall in love with the man. It’s the tale of a heartbreaker,” Jacon said. “After absorbing the Nashville music scene in early 2023, I came home with the original riff and hook for ‘Sophia’ tattooed on my mind. The enhanced blues-rock-inspired nature of my music consumption gave birth to a song I knew I NEEDED to write. As someone who feels deeply, in my mind, Sophia is distant, hurt and cautious with who she lets love her.”

Jacob has some choice supporting slots coming up. Make sure you arrive early enough for his set if you have tickets to any of these shows:

28 February 2024 – Max Watts, Naarm/Melbourne (supporting The Struts)
9 March 2024 – Oxford Art Factory, Eora/Sydney (supporting Pacific Avenue)
22 March 2024 – Howler, Naarm/Melbourne (supporting Jack Botts)
23 March 2024 – Downtown Shepparton, Kanny-Goopna/Shepparton (supporting Jack Botts)

Image used with permission from Good Intent

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Benny Elder Releases Gorgeous New Single, “Coffee Don’t Taste the Same”

Meeanjin/Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Benny Elder is building hype for the release of his debut album by dropping a fantastic new single “Coffee Don’t Taste the Same”. It’s such a well-written track with excellent vocals from Benny.

“‘Coffee Don’t Taste The Same’ is about longing to belong and have purpose in life. It’s about the feeling we all have growing up, where we are figuring out who we are, where we belong and what we want in life,” Benny explained. “I hope that it helps a few people that feel like they don’t belong to relate and realise there are others feeling the same. You are not alone, and you can find your peace.”

“Coffee Don’t Taste the Same” comes from Benny’s debut album, For Now and Until Then, which hits all the streaming services on February 23. He’ll launch the album for hometown fans at It’s Still a Secret on April 6.

Image used with permission from Footstomp Music

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Kate Gill Calls Out Toxic People with “friends”

Kate Gill is one of those TikTok sensations who deserves to make the leap into the mainstream. The Meeanjin/Brisbane-based singer-songwriter has just released her latest single “friends,” and I know it’s going to blow you away. It’s a catchy alt-pop number, but its astute lyrics which call out toxic relationships are what’s really impressed me.

“At its core, ‘friends’ is about sticking up for yourself and knowing when to leave a toxic situation. In my personal life, I have found this particularly hard with friendships, and (as much as I try not to) I really care what other people think about me. I have this fear of coming across as a bad person for leaving a relationship, even if it’s what’s right for me,” Kate explained. “After being with this person, I always left feeling more and more frustrated and exhausted each time, and eventually I just snapped and decided to do what was best for me. It’s bittersweet because even though I was so angry with this person, deep down I still love and care about them, which is why the song’s climax comes to a soft resolve, which to me is like a huge sigh.”

“friends” provides a taste of Kate’s upcoming EP, which should hit streaming services in early March.

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Bobi Andonov Impresses With “Anymore”

Naarm/Melbourne-born and LA-based artist Bobi Andonov has given me chills with his latest release, “Anymore.” His incredible voice wows from the first note, but it’s also an incredible well-crafted pop song. Can you believe he’s never released music using his falsetto before? He’s out here sounding like the love child of Prince and D’Angelo, yet someone managing to avoid being derivative. I’m impressed.

“It was the song that I needed to write. It sucks to love someone whose reasons for your relationship are so much more casual and self-serving than your own needs. The chorus lyric ‘I just can’t do this anymore’, was of those things I always wanted to say but couldn’t,” Bobi admitted. “I wanted to explore a complex, ambiguous, and even poetic lyric with the feel of a Bee Gees like stacked melody, thrown into a stripped, alt/bedroom mix. I loved the exercise of writing an entire hook in high, falsetto harmony. I like the contrast between that and the rougher part of my voice”.

“Anymore” comes from Bobi’s sophomore EP SAINT, which drops on May 9.

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Oliver Cronin Drops Fire New Single Ahead of East Coast Tour

Following a massive 2023, Oliver Cronin looks set to do it all over again with the release of his latest single “Hello Goodbye.” The release of this dark pop banger comes ahead of his very first headline tour.

“’Hello Goodbye’” is the first song I linked with Nick and Skimmy on in LA. They saw something in me in that session that I hadn’t seen in myself,” Oliver shared. “It’s a song that is sonically in this early 00s alt pop space that I never would have thought of making if I hadn’t linked up with them. In the same room we wrote ‘Hello Goodbye’, the guys wrote ‘The Nights’ with Avicii. We talked about creating something like that track that became a timeless record, and capture the feeling that song gives you. Nick and Skimmy ended up playing a pivotal part in the album, so this track was the start of that journey together.”
Oliver will play all-ages shows in the East Coast capitals next month. Tickets are still available, but don’t be surprised if they don’t last long!

7 March 2024 – Marys Underground, Eora/Sydney
9 March 2024 – MIC, Meeanjin/Brisbane
17 March 2024 – The Gasometer, Naarm/Melbourne

Photo credit: Satoru Takamatsu

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Chanel Loren & Kota the Friend Reunite For “Carelessly Doomed”

Just over a year after supporting Kota the Friend on his Australian tour, local talent Chanel Loren has released a single featuring the American rapper. “Carelessly Doomed” is a cool alt-pop track that perfectly showcases Chanel’s signature soulful vocals.

“‘Carelessly Doomed’ is an intimate conversation to myself about owning my overthinking and perfectionist tendencies (which I do a lot!). It’s me consciously trying to let things go and accept the process – even if it scares me. I’m in my ‘Que Sera’ era,” Chanel explained. “The feature with Kota The Friend happened really organically. I opened for him on tour at the end of 2022 and we got along super well. Shortly after I started teasing ‘Carelessly Doomed’ and he heard a snippet and immediately DM’d me asking for the instrumental. The rest is history!”

2023 was a massive year for Chanel. She was named an Acclaim All Star, received an ARIA nomination for best soul/R&B release, played Souled Out festival, SXSW Sydney, and The Great Escape in the UK, and also supported IDK, Sudan Archives, and Masego. With this release though, 2024 is shaping up to be even bigger!

Photo credit: Minori Ueda

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Moonsea Entrances With “Violins”

Doctor by day, alt-pop/indie artist by night, moonsea is full of surprises. Her latest is “Violins,” a dreamy, romantic ditty that is bound to captivate you.

“I’ve always been the sort of person that falls in love fast and completely. It’s quite the health hazard,” moonsea joked. “With this song, I wanted to take those feelings of infatuation and desperation and ramp them up to the extreme. My idea for the instrumentation was romantic symphony meets indie rock band, and I really love how seamlessly it evolves from one to the other. The last lyric ‘Please look at me!’, pretty much sums up what this song about at its heart; the deep and terrible need to be seen.”

This beautiful single comes with a gorgeous music video, which moonsea filmed on a Sony Handycam in San Diego and her hometown of Naarm/Melbourne, then edited flawlessly. Talk about a creative talent!

Photo credit: Barbara Luyza