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Current circumstances have many of us feeling more separated from those we care about than ever – something that MYRNE knows all about. The Singapore-based producer’s newest track “Forbidden Lovers” is an ode to the physical and societal bonds that keep people apart, told through a cinematic and emotive sonic landscape. It opens with instrumental chords and the sounds of birds chirping as if the listener has just woken up somewhere peaceful in springtime – but the lyrics quickly tell us that something, or rather someone, is missing from the equation. MYRNE wrote “Forbidden Lovers” while on tour in the United States away from his partner for long periods, and the quality of the song’s dreamy and ethereal melodies reflects his wistful mindset. This is the first single from his upcoming EP, which is coming soon. “Forbidden Lovers” is out now on Ultra Records to soothe any missing pieces of your life.

“With ‘Forbidden Lovers,’ I wanted to write about the physical and societal bonds that keep people apart. Some people can’t be with each other because of distance; for some, backward laws keep love forbidden. The idea for the song came to me in a hotel room while on tour, where I was separated from my partner for long periods. The two skies in the artwork are pictures we both sent to each other, of Singapore and Los Angeles.” – MYRNE

Singapore-based MYRNE first made his appearance on the scene with his 2015 debut EP “Softsins” on behemoth label Mad Decent, inaugurating himself as the first Asian artist on the label. His indie-electronic style comes from his training as a classical musician and his own isolation in his home country; MYRNE‘s style is both sophisticated and easy to listen to, incorporating elements from multiple genres. In 2017, he released the seminal electronic-indie LP “B4NGER PROJECT” with longtime collaborator Gentle Bones on Universal Music, followed by co-production work on RL Grime‘s “I Wanna Know” in 2018. After establishing himself as a talented force through these three projects, MYRNE has earned an impressive roster of live performances on his resume, including Ultra Music Festival and Tomorrowland, to name a few. He has also played to thousands in his home circuit in Southeast Asia, China, and the United States, such as Hard Summer, My Life Everyday, and more. Keep an eye out for more singles from MYRNE coming very soon!

Brand new Melbourne-based alternative trio Hammer & Bird have today released their debut single ‘Pull Me Back,’ a song that laments the discomfort of simply going through life’s motions and knowing it isn’t right.

Combining crisp guitars, soft strings and emotive male lead vocals, ‘Pull Me Back’ perfectly demonstrates the band’s influences from both orchestral and alternative music. Sombre but driving, ‘Pull Me Back’ is “a song about the persistent feeling of being out of place. When the routine of what is expected is at odds with your inner private world,” as described by Thomas E. Flatman, lead vocalist.

The releases with an accompanying music video edited by Flatman and filmed in his back shed. The video stunningly captures the intimacy and emotionality of the song, featuring projections of images invoked by the lyrics onto band members as they perform.

Hammer & Bird is the second project where Thomas E. Flatman, Mark D’Angelo and Antonio Sanciolo have combined their talents: the trio previously performed together in the band Durbeyfield, achieving support slots for the likes of Clare Bowditch, Missy Higgins and The Whitlams and performances at various Victorian and interstate music festivals. Each member has also developed successful individual careers in music: Antonio has composed music for independent film and television shows, Thomas has released music as a solo artist and in indie-electro duo The Gall, and Mark co-owns The Backlot Studios, working with artists ranging from John Cleese to Jimmy Barnes and labels such as Sony, Warner, Universal and Neon Records.

‘Pull Me Back’ is only the first taste of much more music to be released by Hammer & Bird: in fact, they have a whole album of new material being prepared for release later in 2020. Entitled Rest For The Wicked, it will not be one to miss.

Evoking comparisons to Seachange-era Beck and Nick Drake, Hammer & Bird is a blank slate ready to make a unique mark on the Australian alternative scene.

‘Pull Me Back’ is OUT NOW.

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Shortly after releasing “Bésame (I Need You)” with TINI and Reik, R3HAB teams up with “Descendants” star Sofia Carson for their third track together, the radio-friendly dance-pop fusion single “Miss U More Than U Know.” The dynamic producing powerhouse and talented songstress created an emotive gem that delivers breezy melodies and an instrumental-driven bassline perfect for easy listening. “Miss U More Than U Know” carries a wistful, nostalgic vibe from Carson‘s heartfelt lyrics, which discuss a former flame whose memory still lingers long after they’ve been gone. The new single follows R3HAB and Sofia Carson‘s previous two collaborations, the pop-influenced “I Luv U” from last winter, as well as 2018’s “Rumors.” These two never fail to produce stunning music together, so keep an eye out for future releases!

Over the last eight years, the Dutch/Moroccan artist Fadil El Ghoul – better known as R3HAB – has established himself as a leader at the forefront of modern electronic music. His talent has been called the “future of the craft” by the likes of Forbes and Billboard, and he’s circuited the globe’s best clubs and festivals, all without the backing of a formal record label. In 2017, R3HAB independently released his debut album “Trouble” through his imprint CYB3RPVNK, which amassed over a half-billion streams globally and officially placed R3HAB among electronic music’s heavy hitters. He made number 14 on DJ Mag’s Top 100 list in 2019, topping the charts with tracks like “Lullaby” and “Hold On Tight,” while his sophomore album “The Wave,” revealing more complex, emotional and experimental layers of himself, has amassed over 250 million streams on Spotify alone. In 2019 R3HAB‘s “All Around The World” with A Touch of Class quickly became his biggest ever record already topping 200M streams across platforms and achieving gold & platinum status in 8 countries. It was followed by “Flames,” R3HAB‘s collaboration with ZAYN.

Released Friday 24 January 2020, single ‘I Should Know Better’ is a pastel pop-loaded, RnB filled jam that serves up an explosion of kaleidoscope synths and confetti covered beats. With its catchy hooks and pulsing bass line heartbeat, this spicy number written with the pop-prowess of Evangeline, has been getting hips shaking and arms flailing across dance floors and festival stages. Sitting above all of the heavily pigmented makeup palette of sounds is the warm honey-soaked vocal lines of Sully, clearly within her sonic sphere of comfort.

“I’ve written for so many different projects over the years – from blues/rock to folk and everything in between. But I keep coming back to pop music,” she says. “At the end of the day, I’ve known forever that I’m completely addicted to the complex simplicities of the pop writing process. Now, I get to throw myself head-first into that love.”

‘I Should Know Better’ sifts through the trials faced from toxic behaviour and the inevitable realisation of self-worth.

“This track follows an incident with a cocky mutual friend who I had kindly offered to drop into the city after a party. After some questionable comments towards me the guy flipped his shit in the backseat of my car with a tirade of abuse hauled my way. It was at that point that I made the conscious decision to never let an asshole get the better of me.”

The music video reflects just that. Captured as a one-take tracking shot by Gary Robertson of Jarrah Film, the ‘I Should Know Better’ video screams ambience with the dim lighting and pops of neon pink and purple serving as the background to a tense narrative, as the tracking shot lens follows Sully through her house, moving through the tension and uneasy dynamic of her relationship. Sully looks every bit of a pop superstar in the clip. Styled by Geelong based artist stylist, Sara De La Cruz, she sinks effortlessly into her newfound seat at the head of the pop table.

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Mushroom is excited to unveil the release of its first ever original podcast, 180 Grams. 180 Grams is an ongoing series which tells the stories behind remarkable albums, inviting fans into the lives of some of the most renowned and loved artists of our time. Season one of the 180 Grams podcast uncovers the highs and lows and untold stories from Warrandyte locals to international rock’n’soul group; The Teskey Brothers.

180 grams is the weight of a collector’s edition vinyl record. Unlike the stories in the show, 180-gram records glide smoothly on turntables thanks to the weight.

Across six episodes, as the debut season of 180 Grams delves into the making of The Teskey Brothers’ acclaimed sophomore studio album Run Home Slow – listeners are taken on the journey from pre-production all the way through to sold-out international tours.

180 Grams is a tag-along adventure of creative struggle, teenage friendship and global fame with a universally loved band from the country town of Warrandyte, Victoria. Join music journalist and the Run Home Slow podcast host, Mikey Cahill, each Tuesday over the next six weeks as The Teskey Brothers bare all in learning the ropes of the music business and the pressures of making a second album filled with nuance, tension and carefully crafted songs.

The podcast is filled with little treasures for The Teskey Brothers super fans, including a pattern in the instrumental music used throughout the six-episode series. In order of appearance on the album, instrumental tracks are used to score the narration and guests in each episode: ‘Let Me Let You Down’ (track 1) before switching to stems from ‘Carry You’ for the second half.

Many people who work intimately with the band were interviewed for the series; 32 in total across the USA, UK, Germany and Australia including Josh Teskey (vocals and rhythm guitar), Sam Teskey (lead guitar), Brendon Love (bass guitar) and Liam Gough (drums) who make up The Teskey Brothers. Fun fact: Episode 1 incorporates more than 210 individual bits of audio.

Episode 1: I Bet They Can’t Do It Live is available now on all major podcast streaming services. Listen here

‘You could tell that they’d been a band for 10 years. They just sounded unbelievable, you know, as tight as they do now, how often do you get to see a band who’s had 10 years to perfect their craft?’ – Marihuzka Cornelius, A&R Manager, Ivy League Records ‘Let’s get this clear, signing the Teskey Brothers, I’ve signed many acts in my career, but signing the Teskey Brothers was without a doubt the proudest moment of my career, partly due to the fact that it took so long.’ – Danny Roberts, former A&R Manager, Decca/Universal ‘My warning to them and the manager Jeremy was do not give a free hand to any famous producers. Because as long as I can see is you suddenly got famous because your sound is so unique in 21st century because you are doing everything like as if you are in a 60s.’ – Nao Anzai, sound engineer

MIKEY CAHILL, HOST OF 180 GRAMS Mikey Cahill is a culture consultant who is a jack of all trades, master of some. Cahill has worked as a music journalist and video content provider for the last 22 years while contributing to News Corp, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, Resident Advisor, Time Out, Beat and themusic.com.au. He has hosted keynote speeches at Face The Music and BIGSOUND Conference and is a head judge of the $30,000 Australian Music Prize. Cahill moonlights as DJ Joey Lightbulb and has played Meredith Music Festival, Falls Festival, Howler, The Forum Theatre and promoted the wild !PLONK! parties at Gertrudes Brown Couch. He runs a weekly trivia night at Revolver Upstairs for the last 10 years and Cahill also has a super-secret job as a certain football club mascot and a Working With Children permit (phew). His new gig is running Wham Bam Thank You Fam day parties with Jerome Borazio (Laneway Festival). In short, he’s a fan of the people.

Run Home Slow The Teskey Brothers Out now through Ivy League Records Available to buy/stream hereRun Home Slow tracklist: 1. Let Me Let You Down 2. Carry You 3. Man Of The Universe 4. Hold Me 5. Paint My Heart 6. Rain 7. So Caught Up 8. San Francisco 9. Sunshine Baby 10. Sun Come Ease Me In 11. That Bird

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Today, Gold Coast born, now Melbourne resident, Izzy Day, drops a video for her debut single Motions.

For Motions, Izzy Day has teamed up with Melbourne electro-hip hop producers The Munkyds, with the with the result being a beautiful ambient mix of electronic, soul, folk and hip hop.

 “Motions is about finding fluidity in love. It’s about learning to surrender to the fluctuating moments of being in a relationship. It’s a song about the discovery of the shadows and light we see in each other, as individuals, yet finding a way to navigate these reflections of ourselves, together” Izzy Day

Using her dynamically layered live music production; Izzy Day is able to create an atmosphere that cannot be ignored. Izzy’s unique, heartfelt music productions, allow her audiences to create a space, feel and surrender to the moment, joining her for the journey. Izzy infuses her rich distinctive vocals along with luscious soulful textures and hip-hop beats, leaving her audiences captivated and inspired to the core.

Izzy’s creations are not only rich in dynamics musically, but also lyrically. In her own words “My lyrics are a reflection of my own journey through life in the moment it unfolds, but also a way to express and connect to the true essence of who we really are.”

Izzy was exposed to a medley of music genres and artists from an early age, her first inspiration being her multi-instrumentalist father.

Beginning her career as a vocalist at the age of four and as a guitarist and songwriter at fourteen, she clearly has always had music running through her veins. Mastering the art of live looping, she became her own band, performing multiple shows along the east coast and playing at various festivals. She is now based in Melbourne, immersing herself in many new musical ventures, further pursuing her dream.

The Munkyds, or The ‘kyds’, as they are often referred to, started making music in a bedroom, with stockings as pop filters and egg cartons stuck to the walls for acoustics. Over time they grew to develop a sound that caught the attention of Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins, which led to their first placements in Australia (Get ‘em girls remix – Jessica Mauboy featuring Snoop Dogg and Stan Walker’s Choose You Remix).

Since then The Munkyds have worked with music icons Jermaine Dupri and Eddie Weathers (So So Def), Che Pope (G.O.O.D Music), Max Gousse (Formally of Def Jam), Aaron Reid (Hitco) and more, learning from legends of the industry to develop their production repertoire and create a unique sound as artists in their own right.

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SHINE (ONTO ME)

Wayside, who formed in 2017, are Thomas Davenport and Josh Ehmer.

New single Shine (Onto Me) is a colourful, warm and positive song driven by guitars and dark, heartfelt vocal melodies with themes of love, self-care, and that feeling where you wish you could share the pain with someone, so their burden is lessened.

Shine (Onto Me), produced by Wayside and recorded by Lachlan Mitchell (The Jezabels, The Vines), is the first piece of new music from the band since the self-titled EP was released in 2017.

“This song is about someone really close to me, who has lived through my worst nightmare and lost the most important thing to her / in her life, yet she’s always giving back where she can and loving in every way that she can” vocalist Thomas Davenport

Ivy League Records are thrilled to announce that Tasmania’s A.Swayze & the Ghosts will release their debut album, Paid Salvation, on Friday 18 September. At a time when some young bands seem more concerned with social media followers than having something to say, Paid Salvation is a refreshingly real breath of fresh air, one that restores your faith in the incendiary, uplifting and subversive power of punk rock.

To celebrate the announce, the band have released the addictive, synth-punk flavoured single ‘Cancer’ along with the video, directed by and featuring the band’s notably charismatic and enigmatic lead singer, Andrew Swayze.

“I love this track’s elements of early house music in its Oberheim DMX drum machine, repetitive bass-line and guitar silence in sections” – Andrew Swayze On the band’s blistering debut record Paid Salvation – recorded in Northcote with producer Dean Tuza (These New South Whales, Stella Donnelly) – Swayze pulls no punches, using the group’s urgent and tightly wound music as a backdrop against which he can purge himself of the myriad frustrations he has with the world around him. Taking aim at social media (“Connect to Consume”), ecocide (“Beaches”), tall poppy syndrome (“Rich”), mob-rule and herd mentality (“Marigold”), it seems little escapes his ire, even God and the Bible get a good lashing. It’s safe to say we’re not in standard garage punk territory. On first listen, it would be easy to take the album on face value, enjoying it purely for its many musical pleasures: energetic guitar interplay, pummeling rhythms, basslines that groove and an infectious shout-along melodic sensibility that runs throughout. But that’s the real power of Paid Salvation. While it’s a hell of a lot of fun, it’s also deadly serious. “It really shits me off when bands have this pedestal and they have the ability to influence so much around them and they waste it by singing about stupid shit. If you’re given this audience, I think you have to have something to say. And I definitely intend on abusing that right.”  Swayze says “I want people to go, ‘I love that song it makes me dance but I also appreciate the honesty. I want the melodies and the instrumentals to be accessible for people from all sorts of backgrounds, but I also want everyone to fucking listen to what I’m saying as well. And I especially want young men to hear songs like ‘Suddenly’ and ‘It’s Not Alright’ and think about what they’re saying rather than just listening to them and going, ‘Yeah I’m all jacked up on this rock song!’ he laughs. With AS&TG, the music is the sugar that makes the medicine easier to swallow. Over the last two years A.Swayze & the Ghosts have performed at Falls Festival, Splendour in the Grass, The Great Escape, BIGSOUND (in many ‘best of’ lists across STACK, triple j, Double J, The Music), A Festival Called Panama and Boogie Festival. As well as shows alongside Shame, Total Control, Nude Party, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, West Thebarton, Jet, The Vines, Batpiss & The Stems to name a few. The band have been championed overseas by BBC 6 Music, Beats 1, KEXP, CLASH, NME & Brooklyn Vegan, whilst on home soil, supported by community radio, triple j, Double J, The Music, Beat & more.

Paid Salvation A. Swayze & the Ghosts Album out Friday 18 September 2020 through Ivy League Records Available to pre-order here Paid Salvation tracklisting: 1. It’s Not Alright 2. Suddenly 3. Nothing Left To Do 4. Connect To Consume 5. Marigold 6. Paid Salvation 7. Mess of Me 8. Rich 9. News 10. Beaches 11. Cancer 12. Evil Eyes

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