With the playlist Friday Finds: This Week’s Best New Music, The Music’s team gathers the best new songs you need to hear every Friday. Here are our picks released this week, 9 October 2026.

They were hits that the perennial compilation series of the same name claimed were 'So Fresh', but years down the line, let's revisit the ones which still hold up decades later.

Remi Wolf also appears at this year's Spilt Milk Festival.

Powderfinger singer Bernard Fanning revealed that the band would “do some shows all around Australia from September next year.”

Thom Yorke shared how he felt about 'High and Dry' during an interview with Harry Styles for Rolling Stone's 'Musicians on Musicians' series.

'Tina Arena: Unravel Me' premiered at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.

After days of speculation, Powderfinger have broken their silence and revealed they're behind a mysterious social media account sharing teasers about them, potentially hinting at a reunion.

"I just don’t wanna f**k it up somehow," Homme admitted in a new interview.

Aerosmith retired from touring in 2023 after singer Steven Tyler sustained a significant vocal injury.

The star-studded John Farnham tribute concert returns to cinemas for an encore season from Thursday, 22 October.