What Have Our Indie Artists Been Up To?

ON THE ROAD...

Jen Cloher is taking her new album on the road, with two LP launch gigs announced. In Blood Memory is out on Friday 24 May. More...

Melbourne boys Masketta Fall have confirmed a bunch of tour dates this winter. The band will play the headlining dates in July. Read on...

Agnes Kain are going international! The Sydney duo have announced a handful of China dates. The tour kicks off this weekend.

Duo What So Not have announced a massive run of national shows. The pairing of Flume and Emoh are set to release their EP The Quack this week. More...

Sydney post-rockers Sleepmakeswaves will only play one run of headlining gigs this year, so fans won't want to miss the chance to see the Sydney guys in action. Details...

Emerging songstress Thelma Plum will hit the tour circuit for a handful of shows throughout July. She will play tracks from her upcoming EP Rosie. Read on...

Hard As Nails will launch their new EP Go Hard Or Go Home this weekend. They play the Bald Face Stag Saturday 18 May.

Solkyri kicked off a bunch of shows last week. They're taking their latest LP Are You My Brother? out on the road until early June. More...

EYE ON THE INDIE CHARTS...

Only one debut this week in the top twenty of AIR's singles/EP charts for independent labels with independent distribution chart. ShockOne's track Home featuring Reija Lee (One Love/Xelon) entered at number nineteen.

Flume is still number one with Holdin' On (Future Classic/independent) and Gotye's Gatsby soundtrack appearance has seen 2007's Heart's A Mess stay in the chart for a second week, this time at sixteen. Rapper Seth Sentry had two re-entries, Room For Rent and The Waiter Minute EP (High Score Records) in at seventeen and twenty respectively.

Congrats to Storm The Sky, who debuted at number one in the top 20 albums released on independent labels through independent distribution this week with Vigilance (Taperjean Records/Shock). Jack Carty & Casual Psychotic debuted at nineteen with The Predictable Crisis Of Mode (Gigpiglet Recordings/independent).

OTHER RELEASE NEWS...

City Riots released a chilled and summery clip for their latest track Catch The Sun. The band are at the tail end of their current tour. Watch...

Sydney duo Horrorshow are back with a new track Unfair Lottery. The track, off their upcoming unnamed album, is out Friday 24 May. Read on...

The always unique Kirin J Callinan has released a confronting clip for his latest single Embracism. The industrial artist spends the majority of the video naked in what is one very intense shower he's taking. Watch...

SIGN THE DOTTED LINE...

Singer-songwriter Jacob Butler has signed with Red Rebel Music. The Melbourne musician's album Reason will get a release here and in New Zealand later in the year. More...