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Heralding a summer where we all will (hopefully) return to some sense of normalcy, Brisbane five-piece The Bonnie Doons release their much anticipated new EP, The Betweeners.

The four track release from the Brisbane indie group comes rich in groove and rhythm, positioning the young band as formidable champions of this sound out on the East Coast. Across the EP, listeners are able to learn more about this young band, who have developed into one of Brisbane’s brightest acts, pushing soulful songwriting and performance forward.

The music of the EP sits in the same lane as your Ocean Alleys or your Lime Cordiales, yet in the wordplay, cadence and flow of the lyrics against the music, The Bonnie Doons also call on the likes of Erykah Badu, Outkast and Sublime in their artistry.

A record that is rooted in optimism and always to better days, The Betweeners traces the intricacies of relationships and growing up. Recorded at Brisbane’s Alchemix Studios, production was handled by the band’s Kane Kennedy before being sent to ARIA winning engineer Govinda Doyle (Angus and Julia Stone) for mixing and mastering.

Warmth surrounds the guitars and percussion throughout the EP, while in Torian Brewer and Kennedy’s vocals, the listener is treated to a strong duo at ease with one another on track. Brewer is a natural on the mic; his cadence flowing naturally as his wordplay construction. Backed by great textured vocals and production, it’s a joy to listen to. EP tracks ‘Supatool’ and ‘JIEM’ provided added reggae notes, leaning heavy on the bass and rhythms, each element easily complementing one another.

“Ultimately it is about being truthful to yourself; to quit deceiving yourself because it’s easier at the time, and having the confidence to stick to your guns. In a day where anxieties are prevalent everywhere, we’re trying to focus on making our actions more deliberate. Don’t just sit back and let life happen to you. We should all be the main character in the movie that is our life.” The Bonnie Doons

PRAISE FOR THE BONNIE DOONS

“Brisbane five piece The Bonnie Doons meld their sun-drenched surf rock and nascent pop influences, making for a groove-laden, incredibly catchy bop for fans of Ocean Alley or Lime Cordiale.”
Music Feeds

“…the Brisbane five-piece deliver an instant summer soundtrack; ‘Fred’ pairs a rich, atmospheric sound with motivational lyrics…”
NME

“With more refined funk and deeper roots grooves, it’s clear that the group are finding themselves comfortably in line with the likes of Ocean Alley and San Cisco.”
Like Velvet

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“That distortion and chaos, mixed with the pop semblance – that dichotomy – that genre-mashing, that’s the EP. That’s Up Late.”
~ Max Pasalic

Fresh from the announce of his new label home, Up Late is announcing his forthcoming EP ‘STARS’ will be released on Friday December 18, alongside the reveal of new cut ‘Fuck You’ ft. Hearteyes today.

The moniker for Wollongong singer-songwriter, producer and visual artist Max Pasalic, Up Late’s latest single features fellow Wollongong artist and longtime friend Hearteyes. Leaning heavily into his flair for alt-rock, Pasalic explains that ‘Fuck You’ is a response to rules and routine and  embodies the DIY ethos both artists hold close to their chest.

“Fuck You is our chance to literally say fuck it to the rules and parameters placed on artists and creators,” he says, adding that this track marks the first “rock song” in the purposefully genre-less Up Late project.

“When I originally wrote this it was just four guitar chords because I honestly suck at guitar. That’s the DIY hardcore attitude – ‘who cares if I can’t play guitar? I can play four chords so fuck it that’s my song’.

“Hearteyes dm’d me after hearing ‘Friends’ and we started re-connecting. I showed him ‘Fuck You’ and he saw the vision immediately and came into the studio the next day with a Chrome Hearts trucker and a tote bag full of beer and tracked his verse in 10 minutes. He’s got true chaotic energy, he’s the human embodiment of relentless creativity.”

In September Up Late marked the first solo project to join the UNFD roster. The upcoming ‘STARS’ EP will mark a complete collection of Up Late’s previous singles from 2020, and feature a reimagined version of his celebrated triple j DIY Supergroup submission ‘Like This’. After debuting with his comp entry in May, Up Late scored an honourable mention among 900+ other entrants, a nomination as one of the “10 most exciting discoveries of 2020” by triple j and nods from local music media including Pilerats, Blunt Magazine, Music Feeds, MILKY, Depth + more. Backing it up with inimitable singles ‘FRIENDS’,  ‘u left me on read’ and ‘Alone’, Pasalic continues to flex on his flair for unusual genre blends. Many may remember the 24 year-old as the lead singer of heavy act After Touch, who released various outputs on UNFD in 2017/18, while he also has credits producing for various local and international rap and hip hop artists including the likes of BONES. ‘STARS’ EP is out Friday December 18 via UNFD.

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‘STARS’ EP TRACKLIST: 1. LIKE THIS (v2) 2. Fuck You 3. Alone 4. u left me on read 5. Friends 6. Friends (Moonbase Remix) 7. u left me on read (Acoustic)CONNECT WITH UP LATE:

November 24, 2020 0 comments

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Today, Sydney punk rock band Kids Of Yesterday release their version of the Tears For Fears hit Mad World. The single is off the bands debut album Escape Planet, out this Friday!

LISTEN TO MAD WORLD

Mad World sees Kids Of Yesterday belt out their own version of the Tears For Fears hit single. A late edition to the album, the cover was added during the last days of recording. Considering what everyone has been going through this year, you can understand why Kids Of Yesterday decided that this song needed a revival. While the track has been covered many times, the band make it their own, starting off acoustic, it develops into an up-tempo punk rock anthem.

Mad World is the third single to be released off the bands debut album Escape Planet, out independently this Friday Nov 27.

Escape Planet was recorded at The Grove studios on the central coast of NSW with producer Jack Nigro (DMA’s, Skegss, Vacations). Kids Of Yesterday have combined elements of Frenzal Rhomb, Rise Against, Frank Turner and NOFX with their own brash form of punk on their debut album. For fans of late 90’s classic punk rock from Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records, this will be one of the best Australian punk rock records released this year.

Kids of Yesterday is the brainchild of singer/ guitarist / chief songwriter Duncan Davidson. The band first formed in 2010 in the jam room of a Tempe share-house. Over the years founding members Duncan Davidson and Joseph Lamond have been joined by many talented musicians in the line up, as the band gigged frequently throughout Sydney, while self-releasing several EPs.

ICYMI Kids Of Yesterday have already released two singles from their debut album, Reefer Madness and Woman Of Stars. 

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Broken Stone Records are pleased to announce Wade Jackson has joined their roster and will release his new album Sensationalized on Friday 4 December. Wade today releases new single ‘Nightlife‘

As Wade says of the single “I wrote and recorded Nightlife during the Coronavirus lockdown in Sydney. The view of the empty streets from my apartment window, particularly in the night, made me imagine a dystopian city that had been taken over by witches. The witches slept in nightclubs during the day and musicians must call/summon these witches at dusk by playing music that they enjoy to bring them out of their slumber and leave the clubs in good moods. If the music is to their liking, it would make them levitate and dance in the night sky whilst giving off rich-red, silky light flashes. I wanted the outro guitar solo to represent the witch dancing in the sky.”

Wade Jackson – ‘Nightlife’
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Wade began predominantly worked in music theatre and writing screen plays. Given things weren’t going so well he decided to use his musical chops to write his debut album Goodbye Rain, Hello Sunshine in 2012 which he later recorded with producer Liam Judson (Belles Will Ring, Cloud Control to Major Tom, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Dream). Touring Australia widely, he took a break to write Whiskey Alpha Delta Echo in the fall of 2013, again co-producing with Judson. The album was picked up on a licensing deal from a Spanish label generating a European tour. After returning from Europe, with wind in his sails and sales he started work on the follow-up, Crown & Cathedral which unfortunately was disliked immensely by his Spanish fan base citing “there’s too much synthesiser”, a mistake that Jackson did not learn from and continued to use on the follow up album, The Ghost Searches Beside Me. The LP was recorded and mixed by Jackson with his new set of skills he was forced to learn after going broke from investing all of his money into a music documentary he made with friend and well known Australian band manager and industry stalwart, Greg Carey. Waiting – The Van Duren Story was screened around the world and well received. Now, Broken Stone Records have come knocking after hearing the soon to be released fifth album titled Sensationalized. As Wade details of the album “Sensationalized was written and recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown in Sydney. The theme is based around a fictional complete city breakdown, exaggerated reality. An almost apocalyptic, dystopian city with different scenarios played out by different characters in a diary/self reflection style. This was also reflected in the music I was listening to: Joe Walsh – Barnstorm, Joni Mitchell – Hejira, Lewis Baloue – L’amour, Peter Koppes – Manchild or Myth. All these records for me have a real reclusive feel and felt comforting whilst alone during lockdown.”

1. Sensationalized 2. Wild 3. Heaven 4. Help The City 5. Light In The Shade 6. The Outside World 7. We Have It 8. I Used To Die Here 9. Everything Else Is Yours 10. Nightlife 11. Start Again

Wade Jackson – Sensationalized is out Friday 4 December via Broken Stone Records / Remote Control Records.

November 24, 2020 0 comments

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DIPLO & SONNY FODERA – ‘TURN BACK TIME’
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Legendary House Music label FFRR and Diplo’s Higher Ground continue their flurry of outstanding releases with ‘Turn Back Time’, a sensational collaboration between two of the scene’s most exciting major players, Diplo and Sonny Fodera.

Bringing together their combined production prowess they deliver a new track with unquestionable dancefloor appeal. This new release is full of old skool piano stabs, a sublime vocal, bouncy beats and an infectious electronic bass line that instantly hooks you; all coming together to make a track that has a feel-good vibe running throughout.

“Turn Back Time was born out of a late night session with me & Diplo. I was on tour in LA at the time, playing some amazing shows, meeting some really cool people and feeling super inspired by my surroundings. I played Turn Back Time in some of my last live shows and the response was so crazy, we knew we had to release it! Enjoy… and let’s hope I can drop this one LIVE for you all 

Fresh off the back of another standout crossover dance release ‘Wired’ feat Ella Eyre, Sonny Fodera’s once again showcases how his production style just works. Having remixed the biggest names in the genre, Sonny has worked with an impressive string of leading artists including Calvin Harris, Disciples, MK and many more. Mixmag noted him as “one of the biggest draws in house” having sensationally sold out the London Printworks in 24 hours. It’s clear that Sonny is a rapidly rising talent, with more than a dozen top ten releases via Beatport, several studio albums and having performed at the world’s most renowned clubs and festivals.

Diplo is as an artist who needs little introduction as his musical credentials speak for themselves. His recent release ‘Looking For Me’ with Paul Woolford and Kareen Lomax sensationally clocked over 80 million combined streams, gaining a US  #1 dance chart in the process.  Simultaneously he brought us ‘On My Mind’ with fellow US producers SIDEPIECE, achieving ‘Track Of The Week’ on Radio 1, becoming a Tik Tok viral phenomenon, breaking through the 70 million streams mark and was a BRIT certified Gold. Diplo has also released his genre bending country album and is the driving force behind incredible acts such as Major Lazer, Silk City, LSD and Jack Ü. He has produced for Beyonce, Madonna, The Weeknd and M.I.A. He is one of the most renowned contemporary and in demand producers of our time with three Grammy wins and multiple nominations to his name.

With a brand-new video in the pipeline and the track already teased in the artists DJ sets ‘Turn Back Time’ will no doubt follow on the success of their recent releases, brought to you by FFRR a tried and tested label delivering dance anthems for decades.

Diplo & Sonny Fodera’s ‘Turn Back Time’ is out now FFRR / Higher Ground

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November 23, 2020 0 comments

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Building a successful music career in Australia can be difficult, even more so in Western Sydney – but artist SHYJANA, has been defying all odds – and not even her house burning down will stop her from getting to the top.
For many, going through an ordeal like witnessing your house and all your possessions burning to ashes would mean giving up on your dreams, but not for this Western Sydney girl.

Titled ‘TOP SPOT” SHYJANA’s newest track is raw, with lyrics traversing the Western Sydney artists battles, perseverance, and her hunger to succeed.

“I want TOP SPOT to inspire everyone. You can do whatever you put your mind too.” – SHYJANA

SHYJANA’s vocals flow between rapid fragments and calming slices that when placed together give the song an addicting quality.
Releasing through boutique label VENTURE ARTISTS, the song has a perfect place in anyone’s playlist – from an upbeat party environment, to laying in your room, basking in the light of the fleeting sunset. ‘TOP SPOT’ is a surprise hit.

“I’m super excited for people to hear what I have been working on, the music I’m about to release is a side to me people have never seen before, I can’t wait for everyone to hear it” – SHYJANA

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Following on from their debut release for 2020 in ‘Do Your Worst’, Melbourne’s HARVES serves up their second offering for the year in their new single, ‘The River’.

A song that continues to explore a rich balance of production and keys beneath crisp vocals, ‘The River’ charms with its use of space and brooding delivery. Written and recorded between band members Samuel K Sproull and Matthew Wright’s respective homes during Victoria’s lockdown, ‘The River’ uses the feeling of isolation and yearning to form the essence of their latest track.

‘The River’ has been born directly out of the experience the duo have been going through – along with the rest of Victoria – under tight COVID-19 restrictions that have limited interactions and connections with anybody and (mostly) everybody. As the song continues, the vocals ponder what is coming on the other side, chasing an answer to a problem that seems, at present, unsolvable.

“It’s a bit of a metaphor about being creatures of habit, good and bad. About not making changes even though you know what you need to do and hoping that one day the answer will present itself. In our case specifically, I guess that answer was to start releasing some songs and let that dictate change.” Harves

Built on a strong rhythm and groove, ‘The River’ builds around Wright’s vocals, ebbing and flowing as the intensity of the track swirls. “All my friends are caught in the glitter, while my heart is lost in the river…” he laments, leaning heavy into this feeling of restlessness and detachment.

The single shares some threads with ‘Do Your Worst’, released earlier this year; both songs built on meticulously formed beds of instrumentation. Both building on a love for ambient and experimental sounds, ‘The River’ is Harves moving into a new space, further introducing themselves to listeners with this new single.

“After realising we were gonna be stuck inside for a while, we committed ourselves to using the time to sort out a workflow that meant we could finish a bunch of new material that was hovering about. It’s been nice to develop some focus around these songs and get them finished instead of constantly throwing paint at the canvas.” Harves

Both Sproull and Wright have been collaborating for quite a while now, with the Harves project existing in some different unofficial guises between the two musicians until ‘Do Your Worst’ was picked up for placement in the 2020 romantic drama, After We Collided.

From there, Harves have been working on the finishing touches of more new material to come in 2021, ‘The River’ being the latest piece of the puzzle.

‘The River’ is out now!
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