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Supergrass will return to Australia for 25th anniversary tour | Rocket Science to support | April & May 2020
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US multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer CLAIRO has announced her return to Australia in support of her debut album Immunity. She brings her captivating live show to Fremantle’s Freo.Social on Tuesday 28 April, Melbourne’s Max Watt’s on Thursday 30 April, Brisbane’s The Triffid on Tuesday 5 May, and Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Wednesday 6 May. Clairo will also tour the country as part of Groovin’ The Moo 2020.
Returning after last year’s sold out shows and stand-out Laneway Festival sets, the lo-fi pop prodigy left local audiences raving:
“… her musical production screams years of experience.” – Scenestr
“… soaring melodies and enticing choruses.” – Tone Deaf
Deeply moved by the Australian bushfire crisis, Clairo has decided to donate all proceeds from her headline dates to bushfire relief charities; Fire Relief Fund For First Nations Communities, Foodbank and Animals Australia.
Clairo’s unique brand of dream-pop sees intimate confessions laid delicately over washed out textures and clean beats. Since first experiencing viral fame with the sardonic smash ‘Pretty Girl’ – that has since amassed 45 million views on YouTube and 96 million streams on Spotify – she has more than proved her skills, with self-produced smashes ‘Flaming Hot Cheetos’ and ‘4EVER’ coming next.
With last year’s stellar debut album Immunity, Clairo took her deeply felt songs from the bedroom to the world stage, cementing herself as a global force of indie-pop. Co-produced by Clairo and Rostam Batmanglij (formerly of Vampire Weekend), the record married her DIY roots with sophisticated production that took in trip-hop, indie-rock and hymns – punctuated by her now-trademark diaristic lyricism.
“The uptempo tracks are breezy and chill; the ballads are lush and deeply felt.” – Pitchfork
“Clairo is a superstar …the album is bulletproof from start to finish.” – Zane Lowe / Beats 1
Clairo’s crystalline voice has been widely sought-after, and she features on the tracks ‘February 2017’ by Charli XCX, ‘Are You Bored Yet’ by Wallows, ‘I Don’t Think I Can Do This Again’ by Mura Masa, ‘Better’ with SG Lewis, and more.
As well as touring with Tyler, The Creator; Khalid and Dua Lipa, Clairo has appeared at Coachella, Lollapalooza and Pitchfork Music Fest, and delivered gob-smacking performances on Ellen and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Audiences in the US will soon be treated to her live set when she supports Tame Impala on their upcoming tour.
Step into Clairo’s intimate universe when she returns to Australia in April and May 2020.
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VIOLENT SOHO ANNOUNCE FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM EVERYTHING IS A-OK – OUT FRIDAY 3 APRIL + RELEASE SECOND SINGLE ‘LYING ON THE FLOOR’ + PLAYING SOLD OUT INTIMATE SHOWS IN MELBOURNE, SYDNEY AND BRISBANE THIS WEEKEND
It is with great excitement that I OH YOU reveal Violent Soho’s fifth studio album, Everything Is A-OK, with scorching second single, ‘Lying On The Floor’. Recorded by Australian producer Greg Wales (You Am I, Sandpit, Youth Group), it will be released into the world on Friday 3 April. In true Soho fashion, the Mansfield boys are celebrating the news by throwing a series of sold out, exclusive shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this weekend.
Premiered this morning via triple j Breakfast, ‘Lying On The Floor’ is an energetic track packed with slacker attitude and the raw energy that Violent Soho are famous for. Opening line, ‘I don’t want to be a photograph / They’re like handing out brochures that a rapture is close’ burns into your brain like only a Luke Boerdam lyric can, but where we might have come to expect a certain wry suspicion and existential despair from the Brisbane four-piece, we are instead met with a song that suggests a band that is content; ‘Lying on the floor is all I wanna do / So thank you’.
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AJ Tracey announces GTM sideshow dates With shows in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney
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HIDDEN 2020 – LESS THAN 3 WEEKS TO GO BRISBANE + PERTH LINEUP A$AP FERG INJURY RESERVE | TRIPLE ONE | SAINT JHN BARELY ALIVE B2B VIRTUAL RIOT | DELTA HEAVY | EPTIC | KOVEN | SHADES
With only 3 weeks to go til Hidden 2020 kicks off in Brisbane and Perth, the hip hop and bass music festival has proven again to be in demand as the festival moves into it’s final release tickets. In its fourth year, the 2020 rendition in Perth and Brisbane is lead exclusively by ASAP mob’s A$AP Ferg joining Tesla loving trio Injury Reserve, Beyonce collaborator SAINt JHN who will play his first ever Australian shows and western Sydney’s finest quartet Triple One. Belgian dubstep icon EPTIC heads up the bass contingent, alongside UK drum and bass heavyweights Delta Heavy, bass dream team Alix Perez and EPROM who will join together for the first Australian shows as Shades, UK performer and producer Koven and dubstep dons Barely Alive and Virtual Riot doing an exclusive back to back set. Taking on Brisbane’s Victoria Parklands and Perth’s Gloucester Park, with special Sydney event at the Hordern Pavillion; the 2020 edition is set to be its biggest yet.
Originating as a single event in Perth, the bass and rap formula was first expanded to Brisbane, Perth and Auckland at the start of this year featuring heavyweights Lil Yachty, J.I.D, Troyboi, and Kayzo with previous editions Perth editions pulling sets from Wiley, Shockone. Last year saw attendees discover new food, new artists and flying high at the festival’s own amusement park.
29th February 2020 – Victoria Parklands, Brisbane
1st March 2020 – Gloucester Park, Perth
ASAP FERG
INJURY RESERVE
SAINt JHN
TRIPLE ONE
BARELY ALIVE B2B VIRTUAL RIOT*
DELTA HEAVY
EPTIC*
KOVEN
SHADES
* exclusive to Hidden 2020
TICKETS ON SALE
www.discoverhidden.com
Strictly 18+ Event. Valid ID Required for Entry
AUSTRALIAN FUNK COLLECTIVE ‘THE REGIME’ DROP NEW SINGLE ‘NEVER GONNA STOP’ ALONGSIDE BLUESFEST LINEUP ANNOUNCE
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GAUCI UNVEIL NEW SINGLE ‘TO SAVE A MOMENT’ + ANNOUNCE SINGLE TOUR
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TO SAVE A MOMENT TOUR
Sat 15 Feb – Mountain Goat Valley Crawl – Brisbane
Sat 22 Feb – Oxford Art Factory (with Drab Majesty) – Sydney
Fri 28 Feb – Colour – Melbourne
Sat 29 Feb – Grampians Music Festival – Halls Gap
Fri 6 Mar – Waywards – Sydney
Sun 8 March – Yours & Owls Sundays – Wollongong
Tickets available here.
Stay connected with GAUCI:
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Bandcamp | Soundcloud | Youtube
BAD FRIDAY WEEKENDER ADD SECOND STAGE AND BUMPER LIST OF ACTS + FIRST RELEASE TICKETS SOLD OUT
“…tastier than a Marrickville pork roll.” – Life Without Andy
After announcing their expansion to the two-day Bad Friday Weekender, the beloved Marrickville block party now reveal the OAF second stages and their crammed second line up, to really sully the Easter long weekend. With first release tickets sold out it’s another reason to bag a spot now.Taking To the stage on Friday will be visceral Aussie rock veterans Bad//Dreems who are sure to leave a trail of sweaty Friday attendees when they play tracks from their defiant three albums. Recently landing in triple j’s Hottest 100, Spacey Jane are in fine festival form after slaying Laneway this month. With one of the most chaotic and unpredictable live shows in the biz, Private Function‘s set will be a barrage of beers, broken glass, blood and probably good times. Rounding out Friday’s deviants are plaid cloaked 90s riot grrls Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Japanese punks 50/50s, cosmic monolith Joseph Liddy & The Skeleton Horse and the newly-formed alt-pop revellers The Melodrones.
Saturday will see the irreverent disco vigilante Late Nite Tuff Guy take to the decks as well as disco funk-lords Groove City, tropical sunbeam and all round mood lifter Clypso, cult producer-rapper duo Slim Set, dance enthusiasts The Goods, FBi Radio’s Next Big Thing A.Girl, melancholic pop groover Lola Scott and outer space soul train Planet Vegeta.
These substantial additions join the already ample list of acts including the endlessly hypnotising POND, funky festival staple Winston Surfshirt, Sydney’s favourite twins Cosmo’s Midnight, recent Hottest 100 inclusions Holy Holy, infamous live maestros Twin Peaks (USA), The Jezabel’s front woman Hayley Mary, the groove-tinged Mildlife, jangly pop rockers Cool Sounds, dreamy Wollongong local Stevan, experimental punk kings Shady Nasty, underground Melbournites 30/70 and the uncontainable Americana impressor Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys.
With one in two acts hailing from Sydney, Bad Friday once again commits to its mission of championing homegrown talent and providing a platform for those up and coming acts to launch their career.
With first release tickets already gone and the last two editions selling out before doors, it’s all the more important to get in early this year. Listening to punter feedback organisers have made the decision to decrease capacity and increase amenities for a more spacious and enjoyable day.
Ditch the fam this Easter to party like you’ve got two days off afterwards.
Railway Parade, Marrickville
Friday, April 10th – Saturday April 11th
Doors 2:00pm
BAD//DREEMS
SPACEY JANE
PRIVATE FUNCTION
THE PINHEADS
TEEN JESUS AND THE JEAN TEASERS
50/50S (JPN)
JOSEPH LIDDY & THE SKELETON HORSE
THE MELODRONESjoiningPOND
HOLY HOLY
TWIN PEAKS (USA)
HAYLEY MARY
SHADY NASTY
CAITLIN HARNETT & THE PONY BOYS
Saturday April 11th
LATE NITE TUFF GUY
GROOVE CITY
CLYPSO
SLIM SET
THE GOODS
A.GIRL
LOLA SCOTT
PLANET VEGETA
joining
COSMO’S MIDNIGHT
WINSTON SURFSHIRT
MILDLIFE
30/70
STEVAN
COOL SOUNDS
CKING – BRISBANE HIP HOP ARTIST RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO ‘HEARD ABOUT ME’
In 2017/2018 Cking performed at Wolston Correction Centre with Erin from Stateside and to speak on his past experiences with Domestic Violence which inspired the hit song ‘Save Me’ and Music Video which was then shared by White Ribbon and QCS. In 2019 he released an album with the lead Single being produced by BLESSED (The Kid LAROI, Manu Crooks, Anfa Rose.)
3- piece disco collective Rayowa release new single ‘Chance’ FFO: Jungle x Franc Moody
Release sparkling new single ‘Chance’ via Mahogany [listen]
Debut EP set for May release
Named ‘One to Watch’ for 2020 by the legendary Abbey Road Studios
Set to play valentine’s day show at London’s Colors Hoxton as a 9-piece band [tickets]
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Spencer. releases a new song ‘2much’ today, his second since joining 4AD.
A sparsely arranged languid ballad, ‘2much’ was written by the 20 year-old New York native in Los Angeles last summer. Spencer. explains, “I wrote this song in LA back in July last year, where I was doing a bunch of sessions every day for a month straight. This specific day I had the studio to myself, and it was on a day when it was unusually hard to deal with the distance between me and my personal life in New York. It started with the guitar, and the rest wrote itself. It’s kind of about the battle between wanting a person to stay because of comfortability and knowing that you’d be better off without them.”
Hailing from Rochester, NY, Spencer. credits the city’s rich and underappreciated creative scene for fostering his growth as an artist. Dropping out of college in the summer of 2018 and relocating to Brooklyn, he gave himself a year to get his career off the ground. “My parents were understandably upset when I left school,” he says, “but I promised them I’d go back if things didn’t work out.” Less than twelve months later, he’d racked up millions of streams on Spotify with the singles ‘Want U Back’ and ‘To Be You’, garnered glowing reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, and signed a record deal. “I don’t think I’m going back,” he says with a laugh.
‘2much’ and last year’s ‘Automatic’ will both feature on his forthcoming EP, WAYS U LIKE.
The music that Spencer. writes, records and produces almost in isolation comes alive as a 4-piece live band, bucking any expectations of a bedroom R&B artist alone on stage with a laptop.
Purchase / Stream ‘2much’: https://spencer.ffm.
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SLY WITHERS UNLEASH AN EMOTIONAL BLAST WITH MASSIVE NEW SINGLE ‘EXPLODE INTO VIEW’ TOURING NATIONALLY IN MAY
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From there the song, which premiered overnight on triple j, only continues to ramp up and by the time the second chorus rolls around, it’s already an all-out yell like hell to the heavens moment. All bets are off – guitars are soaring, drums are raining down debris all around, vocal chords are tearing, and there’s nothing left to do except punch the sky, kiss your crush, get an impulse tattoo, and start the song all over again.
On their breakout 2019 EP, Gravis, and particularly its killer single ‘Lately’ feat. Carla Geneve, Sly Withers showed that they had tremendous potential to perhaps break free of the confines of the Australian punk and indie rock scene they were raised on, and make a name for themselves as their own unique entity. ‘Explode Into View’ is the fulfilment of that and then some.
Nothing between then and now has changed in the band’s make-up. Same four members – Mata (guitar / vox), Sam Blitvich (guitar / vox), Joel Neubecker (drums) and Shea Moriarty (bass) – using the same producer as Gravis (Matthew Templeman at his studio in Mount Hawthorn), but now they possess not only another hard year on the road of shows under their belts (including major sets at Falls Festival and supporting the likes of Amy Shark and Slowly Slowly), and a pulsating self-belief that can only be built on the back of hard work and a brotherhood forged in the trenches. The result is a towering sound that is much, much greater than the sum of its parts, yet reflects the depth of the emotional core of the band and the love they share for the music they make together.
Speaking about the song, Mata says, “”When I wrote this song I was on the brink of an exciting new relationship which, by no fault of either party, never came to fruition. Some things just aren’t meant to be, and sometimes irrational thinking gets the better of us. The song is about moving on with the feeling that things will never be as good as we imagined, that we seek closure we’ll never get, and how weeks, months and years down the track, a chance run-in or out of the blue text can send us spiralling out of logical thinking and right back to where we started. ‘Explode Into View’ is about finding moments of clarity in times of confusion.”
To coincide with the release of ‘Explode Into View,’ Sly Withers has announced they’ll be embarking on a national tour this May and June, starting in Hobart and working their way around capital cities and regional centres across the country. Tickets are on sale Tuesday, February 18.
Sly Withers’ New Single ‘Explode Into View’ Is Available Now Via Dew Process and Universal Music Australia
SLY WITHERS EXPLODE INTO VIEW TOUR 2020
Tickets on sale from www.slywithers.com
Pre-sale: Monday 17th 8am AEDT / On sale: Tuesday 18th 8am AEDT
Thursday, May 14, Altar Bar – Hobart
Friday, May 15, Barwon Club – Geelong
Saturday, May 16, Howler – Melbourne
Thursday, May 21, Solbar – Maroochydore
Friday, May 22, Vinnie’s Dive Bar – Gold Coast
Saturday, May 23, The Brightside – Brisbane
Thursday, May 28, Newcastle Hotel – Newcastle
Friday, May 29, Crowbar – Sydney
Saturday, May 30, UC Hub – Canberra
Thursday, Jun 4, Jive – Adelaide
Friday, Jun 5, The Rosemount – Perth
Saturday, Jun 6, The River – Margaret River
RESISTANCE Ibiza Returns for 2020 and Announces Carl Cox & Adam Beyer as First Acts








