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The Living End
The Living End Announce Their First Album In Eight Years, Plot National Tour
Australia’s most beloved rock bands, The Living End , will release their first album in eight years this September and tour across the country this November. The highly anticipated album ... record with a hundred parts. We’ve made those records. This one had to sound like a slick machine. Trim the fat. Yeah, there are those harmonies and extra guitar
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Ghost
Is Rock Dead? Ghost's Tobias Forge Weighs In
weighed into the “rock is dead” debate in a new interview with Consequence of Sound , where he said: “I think it was Gene Simmons that said it most times ... well as #1 in their native Sweden as well as Australia, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland and Finland, #2 in the UK, Netherlands and Norway, #4 in France
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Sophie Hutchings
Sophie Hutchings: New Album 'Become The Sky' 'Almost Feels Like A Musical Conversation'
vastness of the human experience, informed by her immersive road trip throughout central Australia. Today, Hutchings releases her most latest body of work, Become The Sky . It acts ... proudest compositional work to date. “When I was out in the centre of Australia, the sound of nothingness was so incredibly loud,” she says. “I say that in a poetic
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Fat Freddy's Drop (Chris "Mu" Faiumu in the middle)
Fat Freddy's Drop Founder Chris "Mu" Faiumu Passes Away
fans as Mu or DJ Fitchie , he was behind the group’s signature sound. Last year, Fat Freddy’s Drop released their sixth album, SLO MO, and celebrated their 25th ... Zealand artist in the country’s history. The band have toured across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and elsewhere throughout their 25-year career. They last played in Australia in March
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Gordi
Gordi On Life, Loss & The Healing Power Of Songwriting: 'It Is Essential To Living'
probably didn’t appreciate at the time,” she reflects. There is a particular sound in this track that makes it stand out against the rest of the record, something ... haunted her long after finishing recording it in North Carolina. “I got back to Australia, and I kept having dreams about the song. I was like, ‘I just
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Suffragette Records TAS
What Is The Best Thing About Running A Record Store In 2025?
from thriving and being pillars of their artistic communities. Record store owners all across Australia recently opened up to The Music about the challenges of slinging wax for a living ... place of work that exists purely for the sake of making a living.  Sound Merch (VIC) Seeing our happy team turn up to work every day with big smiles
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Tame Impala
Letting It Happen: Ten Years Of Tame Impala's 'Currents'
unassuming piece of work that would put the eyes of the music world onto Australia once again. Before too long, this musical entity had gone from a bedroom project ... expansive psych-rock side, album number three was considered a radical departure. Any guitar sounds that do exist on Currents are heavily processed, blurring amongst the vintage synths. Still, Currents
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Aitch
Aitch Plots 2026 Australian Tour
heading to Australia in January 2026, promoting his latest album, 4 . Aitch last toured Australia in 2022, performing to sold-out rooms across the country. He also performed at Splendour ... sale and preferred ticket access, head to the Priceless website . Secret Sounds members can access pre-sale tickets next during a pre-sale on Monday, 21 July
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Olivia Dean
Olivia Dean Announces One-Off Sydney Show
performance in Sydney. The Mercury Prize -nominated artist is heading back to Australia in support of her forthcoming album, The Art Of Loving , set for release on Friday, 26 September ... Room , and grew her neo-soul sound. Olivia Dean’s sincerity as an artist and heartbreak anthems have amassed a devoted audience in Australia, and make An Evening
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Boy & Bear, Vera Blue
Boy & Bear And Vera Blue Lead The Long Sunset’s Biggest Line-Up Yet
returns in 2025 with its most exciting line-up yet, headlined by two of Australia’s most beloved live acts— Boy & Bear and Vera Blue . Set in the lush ... newcomers Playlunch . Whether you're dancing front and centre or discovering new sounds under the sun, The Long Sunset offers a one-of-a-kind musical experience that’s just
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Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Capaldi Expands 2025 Australian Tour
Demand to see Lewis Capaldi on his forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand has been extraordinary, so much so that a new date has already been added ... Past Ticket Holders pre-sale from 11:00 a.m. today ahead of the Secret Sounds pre-sale opening tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. local time, and the general sale
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Loyle Carner
Loyle Carner On His Vulnerable Fourth Album ‘hopefully!’: 'Avoidance Is The Biggest Enemy'
London has already sold out four times. And this December, he’s heading to Australia . The Music managed to nab a chat with the elusive singer before everything ramped ... record. Opening track Feel At Home jingles with the reminiscent colourful metal sound of school-yard monkey bars and classroom xylophones, Carner’s velvety voice coming in to serenade