Purple Sneakers

Another year means another excellent journey around the country for St Jerome's Laneway Festival and 2018 was no different.

Ribongia always injects his work with slightly askew tastes and bucketloads of energy, but 'Shakti' is by far his most eclectic and energetic to date.

Holiday Party have so vividly contrasted daydreaming and night terrors in 'Dream State' that it evokes a thorough listening experience.

Bulgarian-Australian artists YSKA shares a beautifully powerful and emotional debut single in 'YSKA', produced by Guy Burns.

Melbourne Singer-songwriter Francesca Gonzales has outdone herself with 'Baby Give It Up', a flawless fusion of soul and dance with a vital message.

Melbourne artist Eilish Gilligan has struck gold once again with 'S.M.F.Y', a simple yet effective 80s tinged synth-pop banger.

What was once a lively indie pop song has been turned into a dreamy and vibrant electronic jam thanks to Zapéd taking over Royal And The Southern Echo.

With her debut album, 'Pleomorphism', released last week, Ok Sure has well and truly hit the ground running in 2018 and isn't slowing down anytime soon.

Mallrat and Allday have teamed up for 'UFO', a brooding and darkly relatable track that shows a maturation of her songwriting abilities.