Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers have stepped into a bold new chapter with the release of their second album Glory, out now via Community Music / Mom + Pop. The Canberra-born, now Canberra and Melbourne-based punk-indie quartet have carved out an unmistakable presence in Australian music across the past few years, and Glory arrives as their most self-assured, emotionally charged and musically adventurous work to date.

British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone will arrive in Australia next week to begin her long-awaited headline tour, presented by Secret Sounds and triple j, bringing her deeply personal and atmospheric pop to local audiences. With Melbourne and Sydney already sold out and only limited tickets remaining for Brisbane and Fremantle, Humberstone has now added a brand-new date for Wollongong on Saturday 22 November at UOW Unibar.

The Church, one of Australia's most enduring and imaginative musical forces, have returned with a brand-new single, ‘Sacred Echoes (Part Two)'. Arriving just as the band prepare to embark on a national Australian tour revisiting four decades of remarkable music, the track captures The Church in full cinematic flight, bending mood, melody, and atmosphere into something both otherworldly and deeply human.

Jake Owen returns this week with Dreams To Dream, a deeply personal new album arriving Friday 7 November, marking a pivotal moment in the American country star's evolution. The record, co-produced with Shooter Jennings and tracked at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, arrives as Owen steps into full independence for the first time in his recording career, and reveals a songwriter and performer now fully ready to show where life has taken him.

Kings Of Leon have taken a decisive new step in their storied career, unveiling EP #2, their first extended-play release in more than two decades and their first ever as an independent band. The four-track release arrives through the group's own imprint, Love Tap Records, distributed by Virgin Music, and represents a landmark moment for the Followill family as they embrace complete creative autonomy and self-production for the first time since forming in Nashville in 1999.

Melbourne singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Steph Strings will usher in a defining moment of her career in early 2026, with her debut album Feel Alive confirmed for release on Friday 9 January, 2026. The announcement arrives as Strings unveils a brand-new single, the brooding country-pop burner Devil Woman, showcasing a darker, cinematic side to the artist who first won hearts with her coastal folk and percussive guitar playing.

Two decades after reshaping British indie rock with their debut album Employment, Kaiser Chiefs will return to Australia in November for their first national tour in more than ten years, and they are bringing one of Australia's most electrifying live bands along for the ride, The Delta Riggs.

Laufey has returned to usher in the festive season once again, unveiling her rendition of Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, joining her expanding tradition of modern holiday classics. The Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and Grammy-winner brings her jazz-and-classical infused warmth to the time-honoured tune, presenting another chapter of what has become an annual musical celebration.

Gilson Lavis, the distinguished English drummer who powered Squeeze through their most defining years and later became an in-demand portrait artist, has died at his Lincolnshire home at age 74. Lavis passed away on 5 November 2025.

Fifty years ago, Deep Purple closed one of the most turbulent chapters in rock history with Come Taste The Band. Released 7 November 1975, the record marked the final breath of the band before their split the following year, and the lone studio outing for the short-lived Mark IV line-up with Tommy Bolin on guitar. Half a century later, the album stands as one of rock's great “what if” stories, a bold reinvention from a band determined to push forward, even as its foundations were buckling.

The SoundMerch Australian Music Prize has named Ninajirachi the winner of its 21st annual award, recognising the most creative and artistically significant Australian album of the year. Ninajirachi takes home the coveted title for her album I Love My Computer, along with the $50,000 cash prize.

Metallica fans in Australia are getting a rare chance to sit face-to-face with one of metal's most influential guitarists, as Kirk Hammett heads to Sydney for a special live conversation celebrating his new book The Collection: Kirk Hammett. The event, hosted by respected Australian music journalist Sean Sennett, will take place at the State Library of New South Wales on Friday 14 November.

Spotify has been pushed into the spotlight again, facing multiple legal challenges that question how music is recommended, promoted, and paid for on streaming platforms.

Metallica made Australian rock history in Adelaide last night when they delivered a surprise performance of The Angels' Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, igniting an eruption from the crowd as thousands of voices roared back with the legendary Australian chant.

The Northern Territory's flagship music festival BASSINTHEGRASS has locked in a massive 2026 bill, bringing a powerful mix of homegrown talent and international names to Darwin's Mindil Beach on Saturday 16 May 2026. The NT's biggest day in live music will once again transform one of Australia's most recognisable coastal backdrops into a celebration of contemporary music, tropical lifestyle, and Territory spirit.

Finnish folk metal favourites Korpiklaani have given a cheeky Nordic twist to a New Wave classic, releasing a video for their energetic cover of ‘Got The Time', the frantic Joe Jackson hit famously turbo-charged by Anthrax in 1990.

Bondi Beach will reclaim its place as one of Australia's great outdoor music locations in February 2026 when Crowded House headline the inaugural Golden Hour series, the first major concert staged on the sands of Bondi in more than ten years. On Friday 20 February 2026, Sydney's most recognisable shoreline will transform into a twilight stage for thousands of music fans, celebrating summer's close with one of the region's most storied bands.

American post-hardcore turned melodic alt-rock outfit Rain City Drive will make their maiden trip to Australia in March 2026, confirming a five-city national run presented by TEG MJR. After building a global audience with emotionally charged anthems and high-octane modern rock performances, the Florida-based band will bring their full live firepower to Australian fans for the very first time.

Sixty years ago this week, Motown released a landmark that would define the sound of soul for generations. Smokey Robinson And The Miracles' ‘Going To A Go Go', issued on 1 November 1965, stands as one of the signature albums of the golden Motown era, and six decades on its legacy still rings loud.

Sydney Festival will hit a milestone in January 2026, marking 50 years as one of Australia's most culturally defining events. From 8 January to 25 January, Sydney will once again become a living stage for theatre, dance, visual art, literature, cabaret and music, with this year's program celebrating five decades of artistic change while imagining the city's creative future.

Skindred are back, and they're not easing in gently. The Newport genre-smashers have unleashed “You Got This”, the blistering title track from their upcoming ninth album, landing 17 April via Earache Records. It arrives armed with a riotous new video and all the ragga-metal energy that has made Skindred one of the most uplifting and unpredictable heavy bands of the past two decades.

David Gray's first Australian show of the 2025 tour, at Perth's Riverside Theatre, felt like a homecoming and a new chapter rolled into one, when local star Gordi, Ella More, joined him on stage for a stirring performance of Plus & Minus. The collaboration, taken from Gray's most recent record, Dear Life, crystallised a theme that ran through the night, emotional truth, the power of company, and the way a song can change when another voice walks into it.

American singer-songwriter Delaney Bailey will release her long-anticipated debut album Concave through AWAL on 21 January 2026, unveiling a deeply personal world where emotion, introspection, and cinematic soundscapes collide.

UK electronic-art-pop duo The Itch have returned with a new single, Space In The Cab, a bittersweet dance-floor elegy released through I OH YOU in partnership with Fiction Records. The track arrives ahead of the band's appearance at The Great Escape's First Fifty showcase in London on 13 November, marking the latest chapter in one of the UK underground's most intriguingly unconventional rising acts.

Billy F Gibbons, the unmistakable bearded architect of ZZ Top's blues-rock roar, will kick off 2026 with a fresh run of solo dates across the United States. The tour, under his banner Billy F Gibbons And The BFG Band, will begin 20 January in Napa, California and travel coast-to-coast for six weeks, wrapping up on 28 February in Atlanta.

A decade and a half after its release, Nick Cave's The Death Of Bunny Munro has found new life on screen, with BINGE dropping the first official trailer for the six-part limited series ahead of its 20 November premiere in Australia. Based on Cave's 2009 cult novel, the darkly comic and deeply tragic tale stars Matt Smith as Bunny Munro; a door-to-door beauty salesman, grieving widower, self-appointed ladies' man, and father barely hanging onto the idea of fatherhood.

Dutch gothic storytellers Blackbriar have embraced the spirit of the season with a chilling re-imagining of The Fossilised Widow, recast as an intimate piano parlour piece in honour of Samhain and All Hallows' Eve. The new version strips the song to its bones, spotlighting vocalist Zora Cock's ethereal timbre over mournful piano, a stark contrast to the symphonic metal power of the original album recording.

Chan Marshall, known globally as Cat Power, will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her landmark 2006 album The Greatest with a new EP, Redux, and a full-album world tour in 2026. The acclaimed American singer-songwriter will perform The Greatest in its entirety across North America and Europe, honouring an era that reshaped her artistry and cemented her place in modern indie and soul-infused rock history.

Australian instrumental icons Dirty Three will return to North American stages for the first time in 14 years, announcing a March-April 2026 tour across the United States and Canada. The run marks the Melbourne-formed trio's first extensive shows outside Australia since the release of their 2024 album Love Changes Everything, the band's first studio recording in 12 years.

The Cure will bring fans back into the shadowy glow of London's Troxy this December, announcing a cinematic release for The Show of a Lost World, the concert film capturing their one-night-only performance of Songs of a Lost World in full. The film screens globally for one night only on 11 December.