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Wild Nothing - the project of Richmond, VA-based Jack Tatum - will release his new EP, Laughing Gas, on January 31st on Captured Tracks / Remote Control, and today presents 'Foyer,' the propulsive, synth-funk lead single. Laughing Gas is the third EP from Wild Nothing, and follows his recently released album, Live From Brooklyn Steel. Tatum delves deeper into the territory where he thrives: namely, the synth and sophisti-pop of the 1980s. Working within a more mechanical and synthetic framework than his previous releases, Wild Nothing continues to delicately toe the line between the organic and the unnatural. These are still pop songs, but there’s an underlying sense of uneasiness that threads the music together. Recorded in Los Angeles and Richmond with the help of Jorge Elbrecht, these five songs were originally imagined alongside last year's Indigo and were written and tracked simultaneously with the album. When work on the full-length was nearing completion, Tatum set these ideas aside; they seemed to fit better on their own. In spare moments between tours, Tatum began to look back and piece the songs together at his home studio in Richmond, reconnecting with Elbrecht to mix the EP. “I think of the EP’s title as being representative of a kind of manufactured bliss and loss of control,” says Tatum. “So much of people’s lives are caught up in the quest for wholeness and sometimes it feels so much easier to loosen our grip through these fabricated shortcuts, whether it’s escapism, self-medication, seeking external validation or any number of other things. I often find myself guilty of almost all of these, but ultimately I think this EP finds me in a place of trying to go easier on myself. I've been extremely fortunate to continue releasing the music I love after 10 years of Wild Nothing and this release feels no different.” Wild Nothing - 'Foyer' Purchase / Stream: https://WildNothing.lnk.to/LaughingGas

WILD NOTHING Announces new EP Laughing Gas out Jan 31 Releases new single ‘Foyer’

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"..these rapscallions know how to turn any crowd into absolute hysteria.” – Happy Mag "...the trio showcase their knack for grabbing your attention and holding onto it so tight it feels like your eyeballs could pop out. " - Life Without Andy “Crocodyl-yes.” – The Music "Get these guys on every festival bill immediately." - Declan Byrne, triple j Hot off the heels of their most colossal year yet, Crocodylus today reveal secret track 'Feed The Shark' taken from their latest EP 'Enjoy'. Those with a vinyl copy of the EP may have caught the delightful surprise hiding at the very end of final belter 'Kraut' which offers a different speed from the usually raucous surf-rock trio. Light and poppy the song employs jangly guitars and plenty of crowd-sourced vocals which will surely be a treat live. Never ones to take time off the band will undertake a bunch of under 18s and 18+ dates spanning across Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide this February to belt out the chorus live. 'Feed The Shark' comes off the back of a hefty 2019 for the northern beaches boys who began the year with the first single from their third EP, the fan-focussed 'Enjoy' which was released on viral punks The Chats' label Bargain Bin Records. Focus track 'Motivation' caught the attention of Spotify and was included in New Music Friday AU/NZ and All New Rock US, while single 'Adrenaline' was touted by General Pants, Wrangler and added to rotation on FBi Radio. They then finished the year with a reverb-charged 28-date Europe tour supporting the very same mullet-bearers across six countries, with Bad//Dreems and Totally Unicorn in tow. They also picked up a deal with legendary UK booking agency Xray Touring after selling out almost 50% of the dates. Before traipsing across the globe, their unpredictable live show was honed on local stages where they've supported the likes of Ocean Alley, Dune Rats, Hockey Dad and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, as well as playing a coveted spot on last year's Yours & Owls Festival, and kicked off 2019 with a tri-headline tour alongside A. Swayze and the Ghosts and VOIID. Snap up a ticket to see them in the flesh after feeding your new music craving. CROCODYLUS 'ENJOY' EP OUT NOW via Bargain Bin Records Saturday, 8th February YoYo's, Frenchs Forest Under 18s TICKETS Saturday, 8th February Narrabeen RSL, Narrabeen 18+ TICKETS Saturday, 15th February The Brick Room, Adelaide Under 18s TICKETS Saturday, 15th February The Brick Room, Adelaide 18+ TICKETS Saturday, 22nd February Wrangler Studios, Melbourne Under 18s TICKETS Saturday, 22nd February The Grace Darling, Melbourne 18+ TICKETS For more info visit crocodylusband.com

CROCODYLUS REVEAL SECRET TRACK ‘FEED THE SHARK’

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Tanaya Harper takes us on dreamy visual journey in ‘Crash Pad’ video

PRAISE FOR JEREMY NEALE Winner Queensland Music Awards Song Of The Year - Dancin' & Romancin' Winner Queensland Music Awards Best Rock Single Recipient of Grant McLennan fellowship "It's no wonder so many people want to join his team" - The Courier Mail "Spin it twice and you'll be hooked" - The Australian "Taking slick classic sounds from the 1960s to the 1980s and putting his particular retro-modern take." - The Age Brisbane's Jeremy Neale has released his new single 'Still Want You Around Me.' His new album We Were Trying To Make It Out will be released Friday 28 February 2020. The grind is tough. We're all just trying to get by - but at what cost? You can chase a dream but if you're in the working class - everything else suffers for it. In 'Still Want You Around Me' Neale explores the sentiments not often shared with those closest to us when we're strung out or snowed under - featuring the feel-good sing-a-long chorus of the summer! The video is a lighthearted clip, which highlights the importance of friendship. Neale says of the video "I jumped at the chance to work with Muppy again. One of the finest actors of our generation and someone who brings integrity and real-world grit to any role they take on. In this case, in a video filmed and edited by renowned director Jesse Hawkins, amongst a backdrop reminiscent of the mean streets of Sesame - we took on the intense subject matter of friends who are doing it tough but don’t wanna talk about the reasons why. Heck, maybe they wanna sing about it instead. Maybe this solves nothing and they might’ve just needed some space. Either way, if you’re doing it tough and I can help in anyway - let it be known that I “Still Want You Around Me”. Since his 2017 debut album release, Neale took out the 2018 Queensland Music Award for Song of The Year for single Dancin’ & Romancin’, signed a global publishing deal with GAGA International / Rough Trade, received extensive play across US college radio and was the recipient of the Grant McLennan Fellowship. As part of this fellowship Neale spent three months in New York City during 2018, attending a songwriting masterclass at NYU, collaborating with local writers and as it turns out, most importantly, resetting his life. Many years stuck in a cycle of ever-changing work, relentless side-hustling and various degrees of financial ruin had taken a toll and the opportunity to escape the pressure cooker for a brief period of time helped immensely to cure the burnout. The distance from home enabled a birds-eye view of what was and wasn’t working and enabled him to figure out what exactly he wanted from music and how the desire to create music could fit into a life worth living. Upon his return home to Brisbane, Australia, armed with new purpose and an openness to collaboration, he set to work on recording his sophomore record We Were Trying to Make It Out. Sonically, We Were Trying to Make It Out contains Neale’s penchant for melodic hooks, delivered coherently and directly without compromise or pastiche. This is the Jeremy Neale sound - the result of years of searching and refining - honest, fully realised and immediate. Guitar pop underpinned by classic songwriting is potentially the recipe for finding oneself outside the current musical climate but is also the hallmark of creating something truly timeless. On We Were Trying to Make It Out Neale explains the album title as the justification for the brutality you’ll put yourself through in an attempt to escape your demons.“There are a lot of sacrifices you have to make in order to create music if you’re not major label backed or independently wealthy and every mistake you make has direct consequences for your everyday quality of life." We Were Trying to Make It Out is a record written across two cities and two years. Early Jeremy Neale recordings might have read as a tribute to those who came before him, but here on his second record - he has found his sound and his voice. Pre-order We Were Trying To Make It Out: https://jeremyneale.lnk.to/WWTTMIO Jeremy Neale - 'Still Want You Around Me' Purchase/Stream: https://jeremyneale.lnk.to/WWTTMIO Jeremy Neale - We Were Trying To Make It Out 1. Everything I Do Is Replaced by Two 2. Tried and True (Raise the Roof) 3. The Strength to Carry 4. Hold Me Up 5. Our Days Are Numbered 6. We Were Trying to Make It Out 7. Still Want You Around Me 8. Time Jeremy Neale - We Were Trying To Make It Out is out Friday 28 February via Dot Dash / Remote Control

JEREMY NEALE Releases single + video ‘Still Want You Around Me’ We Were Trying To Make It Out out Feb 28 2020

People Taking Pictures reveals luscious debut album, ‘Informative Noise’

We need your help!!! For friends in Melbourne, suss the benefit concert below, and for friends in the rest of Australia and the world, read the part under this part ↓↓↓ about how you can help too ♡♡♡ If you are in Melbourne on Friday, 10 January we are playing Make it rain - A Bushfire Fundraiser with some great bands; Press Club, Columbus, Mid City, Fan Girl and Teenage Dads DJs at Stay Gold in Brunswick. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards victims of the Victorian Bushfires. And Stay Gold are donating 10% of bar sales as well. BUY A TICKET We'll also be bringing a bunch of merch and will be giving all the money made from sales to Wildlife Victoria who are desperate for donations at the moment. They have posted that while WIRES have raised tens of millions of dollars in NSW, they cannot legally give that money to wildlife charities in other states, including Victoria. So even if you can't make it to the show, please give anything you can to Wildlife Victoria who are helping fire affected wildlife shelters rebuild and replace lost equipment and cover the mammoth costs of specialised food, medical equipment and vet bills for all the extra animals in their care. DONATE TO WILDLIFE VICTORIA

Australian Bushfire Fundraiser

Out Of Bounds 2020 | announces fire relief ticket offer and set times | A fest for Sydney’s South West on 18 January

Alex Ferrer is a DJ and producer, who has become one of Spain’s finest exports in House Music. He is also the label manager of Deeplomatic Recordings, a House Music record label that releases music from artists such as Robert Babicz, Ninetoes, Funk D´Void, Einmusik and DJ W!LD, just to name a few. His credentials include a list of worldwide tours in renowned clubs as Space (Ibiza), Kater Blau (Berlin), The Block (Tel Aviv), Revolver Upstairs (AU), Gazgolder (RU) or Ministry of Sound (London) and festivals like Burning Man (US), Afrikaburn (SA), Midburn (IL) or Piknic Electronik Melbourne (AU) just to name a few. His music has been remixed by artists like Jay Haze (BPitch Control/Fabric), Luna City Express (Moon Harbour), Tony Lionni (Freerange), Moodymanc (2020 Vision), Miguel Puente (Diynamic/No.19), Agent! (Cocoon/Get Physical), or Horatio among others. Social Media: Instagram | Soundcloud | Resident Advisor | Facebook | Website Latest Mixes: Music Is 4 Lovers (House | Disco) | Ibiza Live Radio (Tech House) | Ibiza Global Radio (Deep Disco) Latest Press: DJ Mag | The Partae | Mixmag | Electronic Groove | Data Transmission

Alex Ferrer Australasia Tour 2020

Epic Pool Parties Return to Miami and announce Six Days of Events Including Official WMC Opening Party with Kings of House, Repopulate Mars, Amnesia, Do Not Sleep and More The Kimpton EPIC Hotel, Miami https://theepicpoolparty.com https://www.facebook.com/theepicpoolparty/ The Epic Pool Parties were one of the most talked about events of the Winter Music Conference in Miami. After this game-changing debut in 2019 they return to The Kimpton EPIC Hotel bigger and better in 2020 for six days of carefully programmed parties. There will be one unmissable party each day of the Conference from Tuesday March 17th to Sunday, March 22nd. The first ones to be announced are the WMC Official Opening Party with the legendary Kings of House, aka Louie Vega and David Morales, as well as Amnesia Presents x Do Not Sleep on Wednesday March 18 and a special Repopulate Mars day-night party on Friday March 20th. Located in the heart of Downtown Miami, Kimpton EPIC Hotel is an urban hotel that exudes the beauty and essence of the city through unparalleled experiences and views of Biscayne Bay. The ultimate Miami getaway, Kimpton EPIC Hotel just got even better with the completion of a full redesign. On the heels of its 10th anniversary, extensive renovations of its guestrooms and suites, lobby and pool area were just debuted, setting the stage for the most EPIC WMC parties yet. The events will take place on the newly imagined 16th floor at the hotel’s pool deck overlooking the city, complete with palm trees, bars, and cabanas. It’s a venue like no other, complete with a world-class sound system ensuring every beat is as warm and clear as the skies above. These carefully curated parties feature the worlds best DJs, brands and labels and come from the accomplished team at Electric Ibiza, who run iconic events at the White Isle's most famous venues, from Amnesia to Ibiza Rocks, Café Mambo to Pacha and Space Ibiza. Here they work once more in partnership with Miami legend Jonathan Cowan, Square One and WMC. Last year, the likes of Kerri Chandler, Victor Calderone, MK, Defected, Do Not Sleep, Repopulate Mars and Claptone’s ‘The Masquerade’ all featured. Say Jonathan Cowan on this year's offerings: "After a few years hiatus from the Miami Music Week program, last year was a huge success. I feel the conference has really come back into its own these past few years and is back as an important part of the dance music calendar. 2020 Epic Week will be the best DJs and brands showcasing their talents with an amazing backdrop of downtown Miami, and with Ultra just a few blocks away, we sure are expecting another huge week of music." On March 17th the entire Winter Music Conference kicks off with the one and only Official Opening Party at The Epic, which also happens to fall on St Patrick's Day, and the headliners couldn't be more perfect: the Kings of House, aka Louie Vega and David Morales, have been there since day one, pioneering various forms of the genre from vocal and uplifting to more dark and driving. They have decades of knowledge and know how between them, vast arsenal of tunes to call upon to make sure the exact right beat plays at the exact right moment, and are sure to serve up a real masterclass to get this year's conference and series under way. Next up on Wednesday March 18th is one of Ibiza's most iconic clubs, Amnesia, who team up with underground house party Do Not Sleep. As such you can expect the best in cutting edge house, slick tech sounds and electric atmospheres from some of the scene's most essential and innovative talents. The party is in for a huge 2020 with a tour of Australia and New Zealand also planned, so expect them to pull out all the stops when they hit Miami. On March 20th, Lee Foss's red hot Repopulate Mars label will bring its key talents to the Epic for an afternoon and early evening session of unrivalled house music. Last years show was a complete sell out with the label being known for its cosmic parties with extravagant production, fancy costumed characters and immersive performers. As well as releases from the main man Lee Foss, the label was a DJ Mag award winner in 2018 after boasting killer tunes from the likes of Latmum, Mason Maynard, Detlef and Solardo. Says Lee Foss, "Repopulate Mars will rip open the fabric of space and time to return to Miami Music Week to host their intergalactic pool party on Mars at the Kimpton EPIC Hotel on Friday March 20th. Expect a day of outer space hedonism that will have punk funk kids shedding clothes, aliens shedding skin and cyborgs getting down to an electrifying line-up of the best names in house and techno." These Epic Pool Parties will be just that, and promise to be the most talked about dances during the whole of the WMC 2020. The next three shows and full line-ups will come in the next few weeks. ______________________ Tuesday March 17th at The Kimpton EPIC Hotel WMC Official Opening Party Kings of House, aka Louie Vega and David Morales Wednesday March 18th at The Kimpton EPIC Hotel Amnesia Presents x Do Not Sleep Friday March 20th at The Kimpton EPIC Hotel Repopulate Mars 12pm-11pm

Epic Pool Parties Return to Miami w/ Official WMC Opening Party with Kings of House Plus Repopulate Mars, Amnesia, Do Not Sleep and more showcase to be announced

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To celebrate Starcrawler's live Australian debut, the Los Angeles-based rockers have announced a special headline show at Melbourne's rock 'n' roll institute Cherry Bar on Monday 13 January. Lead by the untameable stage presence of vocalist Arrow de Wilde, Starcrawler's glammed up, punk 'n' roll live assault is not to be missed. Tickets on sale now. Starcrawler are currently in Australia for their very first time, supporting fellow Californian natives The Growlers. With three shows down, Starcrawler join The Growlers on a further nine dates down our golden coastline stopping in most East Coast centres and surf breaks across QLD, NSW and VIC, including a night at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. Full run of dates below. The tour follows the release of Starcrawler's exciting second album Devour You - a record that dynamically captures the essence and aggression of their gloriously unhinged live shows. Devour You is available digitally and on limited edition black/red marbled vinyl, with a scratch and sniff sleeve via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records. Starcrawler—vocalist Arrow de Wilde, guitarist/vocalist Henri Cash, bassist Tim Franco, and drummer Austin Smith—is a band possessed by the spirit of its own hometown of Los Angeles, every movement charged with a primal and manic electricity. The band formed in 2015, and since that time have gone from bashing out songs in the garage to earning legendary fans such as Shirley Manson and Elton John, and to supporting the likes of Beck, Foo Fighters, Spoon, The Distillers, MC5 and more. Devour You was produced by Nick Launay (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, L7) and came to life at the famed Sunset Sound. Buy / Stream Starcrawler - Devour You: https://starcrawler.lnk.to/devouryou Starcrawler Headline Show Monday 13 January - Cherry Bar, Melbourne VIC - Tickets The Growlers Australian Tour 2020 supported by Starcrawler Saturday 4 January - Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff NSW - Tickets Sunday 5 January - CBD Live Southport, Gold Coast QLD - Tickets Monday 6 January - The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD - Tickets Wednesday 8 January - Sawtell RSL, Sawtell NSW - Tickets Thursday 9 January - 48 Watt St, Newcastle NSW - Tickets Friday 10 January - Wollongong Uni, Wollongong NSW - Tickets Saturday 11 January - Park House, Mona Vale NSW - Tickets Sunday 12 January - Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW - Tickets Tuesday 14 January - Westernport Hotel, San Remo VIC - Tickets Wednesday 15 January - Pier Bandroom, Frankston VIC - Tickets Thursday 16 January - The Croxton, Melbourne VIC - Tickets Friday 17 January - Torquay Hotel, Torquay VIC - Tickets Tickets on-sale now via Love Police Praise for Starcrawler "Los Angeles natives Starcrawler could just be the hottest young rock band on the planet" - The Age / Sydney Morning Herald “I feel like Starcrawler, and in particular Arrow, are really challenging the norms in which women are seen in music.” - Shirley Manson "A glittery L.A. interzone between Seventies riff-rockers like Cheap Trick and the rougher, ponderous melodies of Dinosaur Jr." - Rolling Stone “The album is like being slapped by rock’n’roll again. You’ll be like, ‘What the fuck was that?’ - i-D “Arrow de Wilde is what would have happened if Ozzy Osbourne and Patti Smith had got together in 1975 and had a kid’ – Classic Rock “Teenage LA glam-punks LA debut” - Q, ★★★★ “trashy rock’roll of the highest order” - The Times “[their debut] demonstrates the potency of Starcrawler's au courant mash-up of Raw Power-era stooges, Sunset Strip glam-metal and Nirvana at their hookiest." – UNCUT "Somewhere at the intersection of '70s-style glam rock and punk sits Starcrawler, a young LA band that's quickly making a name for themselves with their grungy sun-soaked odes to their home city and their in-your-face live shows." - Paper "Boasting killer throwback verses with an absolutely lovely and anthemic chorus, 'Hollywood Ending' may be the start of greatness for these decidedly L.A. rockers... a damn near perfect pop song," - NPR Music Starcrawler - Devour You 1. Lizzy 2. Bet My Brains 3. Home Alone 4. No More Pennies 5. You Dig Yours 6. Toy Teenager 7. Hollywood Ending 8. She Gets Around 9. I Don't Need You 10. Rich Taste 11. Born Asleep 12. Tank Top 13. Call Me A Baby Starcrawler - Devour You is out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control Starcrawler Facebook | Twitter | Instagram roughtrade.com remotecontrolrecords.com

STARCRAWLER announce Melbourne headline show + currently touring with The Growlers

LUCA BRASI MORE THAN THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FIRE FUNDRAISER SHOW Luca Brasi will play a fire fundraiser show in Hobart this Friday happening at Room For A Pony. 100% of ticket sales, Luca Brasi merch, plus bar profits and staff wages from Room For A Pony will be donated to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal. Acoustic sets from Luca Brasi, Bec Stevens and Sorin Van Zino from 7pm. Tickets $15 on the door For more information on Luca Brasi, visit: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

Luca Brasi Fire Fundraiser Show This Friday

After a brilliant 2019 edition with more than 20000 attendees through the weekend, legendary French techno festival FAMILY PIKNIK will double the dose next summer with two full days of underground action from noon to midnight on both Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of July. The first wave of names to be announced include Erol Alkan and Fisher, Worakls Orchestra and Monolink both live, as well as Artbat and Mathame. Taking place in Montpellier, the historical heart of techno in France, the 9th edition of the open-air festival is set to be wild once more. The usual Opening Concert will switch to a full day but will keep a focus on Live Acts while Sunday will offer a full and red hot schedule with the best house and techno DJs in the world. Family Piknik is used to hosting heavy line-ups, and they don’t come much bigger than Erol Alkan, the Phantasy Sound label boss and master of a wide range of eclectic sounds from indie rave to techno to electro. Joining him will be the one and only Australian Fisher, the global house superstar behind one of the biggest dance floor anthems of the last 10 years with "Losing It.” The first wave of names also includes a live show from the always impressive French talent Worakls Orchestra, who layers up sounds in magical ways. There will also be another live show from Monolink, the German DJ, singer-songwriter and electronic producer who specializes in ambient, techno, electronica and always serves up a fine soundtrack. Ukranian duo Artbat have had a standout 2019 with plenty of high Beatport hits and they bring their fresh tech on the Sunday, with Mathame are the Italian duo who have released on Tale of Us’s Afterlife and Tiefschwarz's Souvenir. After early bird on sold out, we are now on to early 2 ticke available at http://www.familypiknikfestival.com where a limited amount will be available before the next phase. You can watch the 2019 after movie below to get you in the mood for 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrF-eTr9iI First wave of acts Fisher Erol Alkan ARTBAT Worakls Orchestra (live) Monolink (live) Mathame. Website: http://www.familypiknikfestival.com

Family Piknik extends to two full days and announces 1st acts – Fisher, ARTBAT, Erol Alkan and More

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