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What Have Our Indie Artists Been Up To?

Staff Writer

A look at the local independent scene

ON THE ROAD

Newcastle-based grunge duo The Gooch Palms will hit the road for their debut record launch tour through October and November, also dropping single NOVO'S from the much-anticipated LP of the same name and out next month. Details.

Despite being no strange to the music scene, Melbourne's Eden Mulholland unveiled his first ever solo shows, an intimate performance for fans in Sydney and Melbourne to celebrate his forthcoming debut record, Feed The Beast. Read on. Additionally, Mulholland signed a management deal with Footstomp Music on the eve of BIGSOUND.

Also from Melbourne and capping a massive couple of months, Twin Beasts have announced a huge tour from October to December, presenting a chance for fans to get re-acquainted with the act that recently changed their name and released a sweet new single. Check it out.

Europe-bound rock 'n' rollers Money For Rope dropped some local show dates before they venture to the other side of the world, giving fans in Sydney, Canberra and Fortitude Valley some love before a hometown Melbourne show in October. See the dates.

There was some sophomore record launch dates scheduled for electronic duo Audego not long ago, the three shows taking place in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to shed some light on their second LP, Beneath The Static And The Low, hitting shelves this week. More.

Sydney's New Empire unleashed some October tour dates late last week, with plenty of social media hints leading to the announcement and the release of single Say It Like You Mean It from forthcoming LP In A Breath, out in October. Details.

OTHER RELEASE NEWS

Fans have only been waiting for four years since their last LP, but Brisbane's Resin Dogs are back with a new single! Still The Beats was released late last week and features some guest work from Dialectrix, the first release leading into an EP that fans can expect in October. Have a read.

Buzzing from the release of their debut LP Are You Life?, Little Scout dropped the clip for the latest single from the record, March Over To Me, and also announced a bunch of tour dates in celebration.. Watch the impressive vid directed by local filmmaker Jaymis Loveday here and see where you catch them here.

Wolf & Cub are preparing for the release of their new album Heavy Weight in a few days time, and they gave theMusic some exclusive access to the offering's opening track, Can't Remember The Last Time. Check it out.

SIGN THE DOTTED LINE

Continuing their recent signing streak, Poison City Records secured Melbourne gallows-rock act Harmony to the roster earlier this week. Made up of members of The Nation Blue and McLucky, the band also released a single from their second record, set to be released by the label next year. Listen.

Shock Records made a massive deal with London-based music management and label services company Kartel proving opportunities to work together on the release of artists to both markets. Details.

TIDBITS

The Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards announced a massive $50,000 new career development grant through the week. The inaugural comp, a collaboration between Australian Independent Record Labels Association and sponsors Carlton Dry, takes place in next month, with the latter providing the grant to a list of possible recipients including Big Scary, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Collarbones, to name a few. More.

Bursting into its 24th year of operation, prestigious songwriting competition WAM Song Of The Year unveiled the massive list 2013 WAM nominations, the 80 nominees in 16 categories competing for a over $35,000 in prizes. See the full list.

Melbourne's indie sweetheart Courtney Barnett describes her recent Like A Version cover of Kanye West's Black Skinhead a “misjudgment” after receiving some pretty heavy flack from a Fairfax journalist. Read Barnett's response.

Australia's buzzing hip hop label Elephant Traks is hitting puberty and will be celebrating their 15th birthday in style with a party in late-November, bragging a live music lineup of Hermitude, Horrorshow and The Herd, plus many more. See the bill.

UK-originated indie record label Cooking Vinyl confirmed an Australia expansion this week, and is set to be based in Melbourne and run by former-Shock alumni Leigh Gruppetta and Stu Harvey. Read on.