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What Have Our Indie Artists Been Up To?

Staff Writer

A look at the movers and shakers in the independent scene

ON THE ROAD

Melbourne folk outfit Immigrant Union have announced a regional run of shows in support of their latest single Alison. They'll play at venues throughout the east coast. More.

Fans of Money For Rope will get the chance to see the guys perform live during August and September. A few east coast gigs have been confirmed for the pop-rock ensemble. Details.

Bleeding Knees Club and Kite Club spinoff Dumb Blondes will play their first ever run of live shows. You can catch the Brit-pop inspired indie trio on stage in late winter/early spring. Read on.

EYE ON THE CHARTS

The Sheppard stronghold in the top 20 of AIR's singles/EP charts for independent labels with independent distribution chart has continued again this week, with the band's self-titled (Independent/MGM) EP on top again. We had a new number two though, with Dustin Tebbutt debuting with The Breach (Independent). Rap duo Horrorshow also had a first time entry with their track Unfair Lottery (Elefant Traks/Inertia) in at 11.

While there were no new entrants in the top 20 albums released on independent labels through independent distribution chart, there was a reshuffle again of the top positions. The Cat Empire's Steal The Light (Two Shoes/Inertia) moved back into one, with Big Scary's second LP Not Art (Pieater/Inertia) dropping to two. San Cisco jumped into fourth from seventh with their self-titled (Island City Records) album, while Halcyon Days (Hub/Inertia) from Glass Towers dropped from third to fifth.

Re-entries into the top 20 included Baby Animals with This Is Not The End (Social Family Records), Allday with Loners Are Cool (Independent/MGM), Hermitude's Hyperparadise (Elefant Traks/Inertia) and Rates's Destroy & Rebuild (Obese Records) in at 14, 17, 18 and 19 respectively.

OTHER RELEASE NEWS

Local alternatives Tumbleweed have announced details of their long-awaited album Sounds From The Other Side. It's been 15 years since the band's original lineup released new material so we're pretty stoked about this. Read on.

Heavy rock outfit Marlow will drop their debut EP this coming week. Three singles have already dropped from Seven so we're pretty keen to hear the rest of the material. More.

Roots musician Lyall Moloney has released a brand new jam called Before The End Of Time. He'll no doubt play this and a bunch of his other tracks on his upcoming tour. Details.

All week we've been streaming the first full-length record from buzz indies The Trouble With Templeton. Rookie is officially out Friday 2 August. Listen.

Soulful beatmakers Jones Jnr will unveil a new mixtape in late August. The Katoomba guys have again made the release free to their fans. More.

Urban roots collective The Strides have released a fresh new jam for your ears. One For One, which features Ngaiire, is off their forthcoming 2014 LP. Listen.

SIGN THE DOTTED LINE

Sydney garage group Bloods have signed a deal with Shock Records. The pop-punk trio will release their debut EP Golden Fang on Friday 16 August. Read on.

Rock quartet Teal have joined the Bird's Robe Records family as they gear up to drop their first ever EP Hearth. The material will be available from Friday 23 August. More.

TIDBITS

The Toot Toot Toots are no longer. Well, kind of - the band have officially changed their name. The multi-genre crossing group are now the Twin Beasts. Details.