Category: Video

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Merry Christmas!

I’m sure after several Carols broadcasts and hours spent in shopping centres, you’ve reached your limit of schmaltzy Christmas songs. So this year I’ve decided to accompany my Christmas post with “One More Christmas (There’s More to Christmas Day),” the latest single from Melbourne band Third Earth.

This is actually the fourth Christmas song the band has released over the last few years, so these guys know what they’re doing. However, they don’t make a Christmas song quite like anyone else. This track explores how easily we can get caught up in our own lives, but reminds us that there’s so much more going on every December 25.

Whatever you’re doing this year, I hope it’s a happy one. I hope there is good wine, superb company, delicious food, and of course great music. Enjoy it Sounds of Oz readers!

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Jarryd James Joins Betty Who for Acoustic “Human Touch” Performance

When I first heard Betty Who’s new single “Human Touch,” I wasn’t that impressed. It was one of those tracks I could imagine getting played on radio, but while it was catchy I found it ultimately forgettable. I didn’t really get it. It’s amazing what happens when you strip away some production though. In this acoustic version she recorded with Jarryd James, I feel like we finally get to see what this song is all about.

“I write so many of my of my songs on guitar or piano – it seemed only fitting to showcase the way this song came to be,” she explained. And having Jarryd sing it with me is a dream come true, the first time I heard his voice on the radio I knew I just had to sing with him. So I am so honoured to share this performance with him.”

“Human Touch” comes from Betty Who’s sophomore album, which will be released early next year.

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Timothy Nelson Releases Ode to New York City

Few cities have been as romanticised as New York City. Visit New York and you’ll find your muse, your true love, or at least fall hard for the city they say. Timothy Nelson muses on the mythical magic of the city in his latest single “New York (You’ll Never Be Mine).”

As always, there’s top-notch songwriting here from Timothy. Its melancholy vibe may not be ideal for the festive season, but I think it’s lovely. He worked with fellow Western Australian Julia Ngeow, who’s now based in trendy Williamsburg, on the clip which was shot in the Big Apple over three intense days. Is there any other kind in New York?

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Busby Marou Announces Queensland Tour for Forthcoming Album

I have a lot of love for Busby Marou. They’re one of Australia’s most unassuming musical acts, but they’re stellar songwriters with harmonies that are second to none. I can’t wait to hear more of their music when their third studio album, Postcards from the Shell House, drops on February 17.

Until then we’ll just have to be content with the release of the lead single “Getaway Car.” Busby Marou isn’t a band that needs studio trickery, so it’s only fitting to bring you a stripped back version of this song recorded on Great Keppel Island, where the duo wrote and recorded much of the album. It’s an idyllic setting which is perfectly suited to Busby Marou’s laidback style of music.

You can hear more of it when Busby Marou take their new album around Queensland next year. Hopefully it won’t be too long before they announce shows around the rest of the country.

18 February 2017 – The Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton
23-25 February 2017 – The Reef Casino, Cairns
2 March 2017 – Mt Pleasant, Mackay
3 March 2017 – Magnums, Airlie Beach
4 March 2017 – Dalrymples, Townsville
9 March 2017 – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba
10 March 2017 – Wharf Tavern, Mooloolaba
11 March 2017 – Bay Central Hotel, Hervey Bay

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PLTS Announce More Summer Shows for Single Release

Byron Bay band PLTS are in for a busy few months. Not only will they tour the country supporting The Amity Affliction in January, they’ve just announced some headlining shows in February to celebrate the release of their brand new single “Call Me Out.”

I just love this song. I fell for its relatable lyrics and catchy chorus instantly. Yet with every subsequent listen I love it a little more. Its release is a great way to close out the year for PLTS, who played Splendour, supported Columbus, and sold out their own shows along the East Coast. They’ve also generated a lot of buzz from Spotify, Triple J, FBi Radio, and other tastemakers.

You can discover what all the fuss is about when PLTS plays the following shows.

21 January 2017 – Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sunshine Coast
23 January 2017 – Convention Centre, Gold Coast
25 January 2017 – Ex Services Club, Coffs Harbour
26 January 2017 – Bar On The Hill, Newcastle
27 January 2017 – Waves, Wollongong
4 February 2017 – The Northern, Byron Bay
9 February 2017 – The Foundry, Brisbane
16 February 2017 – The Workers Club, Melbourne
17 February 2017 – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney

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Montaigne Turns Superhero in “What You Mean to Me” Video

Montaigne shows why she was named this year’s breakthrough artist at the ARIA Awards, with another incredible single, “What You Mean to Me.” She truly is one of the most fascinating artists on the music scene at the moment, with a natural indie pop sensibility and one of the most interesting voices I’ve heard in some time.

The clip, directed by Guy Franklin and John Gavin, sees Montaigne realising her superhero fantasies.

“Guy Franklin and Pixel, have always been able to extract what’s in my heart and put it on screen! Shooting this video helped me realise my true dream: to become a parkour master,” she gushed in a press release. “My body double recently shot as stuntman on Ghost In The Shell. For the clip we put my face on his body, he got his hair shaved to my cut and everything! In the end, I got to be the video game hero I’ve always wanted to be. I want to properly be able to do what a game protagonist does physically now though. #Strongtaine2k17.”

Montaigne will pop up at the following festivals this summer.

27-29 December 2016 – Southbound, Busselton
28 December 2016 – 1 January 2017 – Beyond the Valley, Gippsland Parklands
29-31 December 2016 – Lost Paradise, Glenworth Valley

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Hayley Jensen Releases Beautiful New Single “Young Years”

Hayley Jensen shows why she recently won the Southern Stars Award for Female Rising Star title at the Mildura Country Music Festival, with her brand new single “Young Years.”

It’s a tender ballad which reveals Hayley’s reflections on time spent with an abusive partner during her late teens and early twenties. The song is so intimate and personal, yet it speaks to everyone who has ever endured emotional manipulation.

Hayley will release an EP on 3 February 2017.

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Australians Musicians Bring Tubular Bells to Live Venues

Tubular Bells is one of those albums that continues to endure. I remember Dad playing Mike Oldfield’s classic to me as a kid. Now decades later, my twenty-something sister and her boyfriend have discovered it. No matter when you first heard Tubular Bells, if you fell in love with it you’re going to want to see Tubular Bells for Two.

This unique show has sold out in festivals around the world, and it’s finally coming to Australia. Mike Oldfield had the benefit of some of the world’s first multi-tracking technology when he recorded this classic album. But to bring it to life, this show has just two guys – Austalia’s Aidan Roberts and Daniel Holdsworth – juggling more than 20 instruments, all live.

Tickets are available from the Tubular Bells for Two website for these spellbinding shows.

17 & 18 February 2017 – Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide
10 & 11 March 2017 – York Theatre @ Seymour Centre, Sydney
24 March 2017 – Glasshouse, Port Macquarie
25 March 2017 – Lismore City Hall, Lismore
30 March 2017 – Armitage Centre @ HBA, Toowoomba
31 March 2017 – Redland PAC, Cleveland
1 April 2017 – Ipswich Civic Centre, Ipswich
2 April 2017 – Majestic Theatre, Pomona
6 April 2017 – Dubbo Regional Theatre, Dubbo
7 April 2017 – The Capitol, Tamworth
8 April 2017 – Orange Civic Theatre, Orange
22 April 2017 – Laycock Street Theatre, Gosford
5-7 May 2017 – Street Theatre, Canberra

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Magnets New Video for “Fight” Delivers the Goods

Prepare to feel empowered ladies. Melbourne songstress Magnets has created one hell of an inspired video for her latest single “Fight.”

It explores the strength and power women have to protect themselves against the odds. Magnets wants to remind all the women and men who see this clip that women deal with the situations her clip shows every single day.

“There was a time in my life where the attacks brought on by men had me broken,” she explained. “It’s taken me everything to rebuild, restore and come back swinging. Fight isn’t necessarily about about fighting an ‘aggressor’, it’s about fighting for your self worth.”

Make sure you listen to the lyrics while you’re taking in this clip. The song and the visuals work so beautifully together. This is truly special art.

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Cameron Avery Heading Home for Single Tour

Now based in Los Angeles, Perth-bred musician Cameron Avery is coming home to play shows supporting his dreamy new single “C’est Toi.”

Cameron penned the stunning piano ballad about the last time he fell in love. It’s got a nostalgic vibe about it that I really love, as well as some gorgeous poetic lyrics. It’s the first track lifted from Cameron’s highly anticipated album.

You’ll no doubt get a sneaky listen to more of the album tracks at the following shows.

14 January 2017 – Freo Arts Centre Courtyard, Fremantle
18 January 2017 – Newtown Social Club, Sydney
19 January 2017 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne