What Have Our Indie Artists Been Up To?

ON THE ROAD

Dirty blues band Cash Savage & The Last Drinks have named their first run of shows for 2014. The collective will kick-off the tour later this week. More.

Frontman for The Smith Street Band, Wil Wagner has named a handful of solo shows for the coming months. He'll perform around the country just before his band head out on their national run in March. Details.

EYE ON THE CHARTS

Flume & Chet Faker are on top of the AIRs singles/EP charts for independent labels with independent distribution chart again this week with their collaborative track Drop The Game (Future Class/Independent). The John Butler Trio re-emerged in the top 20 at two with Only One (Jarrah/MGM), while electro outfit SAFIA also re-entered at 18 via their song Listen To Soul, Listen To Blues (Independent/MGM)

Mr Faker is also at the top albums released on independent labels through independent distribution chart with his just gone gold release Thinking In Textures (Opulent/Inerta). Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and their album Push The Sky Away fell from one to seven, while Hermitude's Hyperparadise (Elefant Traks/Inertia) jumped into second from seven.

OTHER RELEASE NEWS

Sydney electro artist Elizabeth Rose unveiled another track off her forthcoming EP. Sensibility has a R&B influence, something a little different to what we've previously heard from the singer. Listen now.

Brisbane quintet Pigeon have announced the release date for their new EP. The band will drop Settle In on Friday 24 January. Read on.

Indie rock five-piece Dappled Cities have put together a new compilation of B-sides and rarities, titled Many Roads. The album drops later this week, but we're streaming it now on theMusic.com.au. Take a listen.

Melbourne electro producer Fractures has released a live video of his track Embers. This version is acoustic and you can watch it here.

Sydney dance muso Lancelot has a new double-A side ep coming out. Givin' It Up/Make Ends Meet will be out on Monday 20 January. More info.

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TIDBITS

A bunch of our finest indie acts have been named for this year's Coachella Festival. Flume, Jagwar Ma, The Preatures, Flight Facilities are among the names for the 2014 event. Read on.

Indie duo Big Scary lead the names on the final artist announcement for new Tasmanian event A Festival Called PANAMA. More.