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Mothica Signs To SharpTone Records, Releases Evergreen Misery

Mothica Signs To SharpTone Records And Launches New Era With ‘Evergreen Misery’

by Paul Cashmere

Dark-pop artist Mothica has joined SharpTone Records and released her powerful new single Evergreen Misery, marking a rebirth into a heavier, more personal sound.

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Pilot Crisis release new single No Vacancy

Pilot Crisis Return With Melodic New Single ‘No Vacancy’

by Paul Cashmere

Brisbane’s rising alt-rock group Pilot Crisis release No Vacancy, a melodic and introspective new single capturing the band’s evolution from Loiter to one of Queensland’s most promising acts.

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Softcult release new single She Said, He Said from debut album When A Flower Doesn’t Grow

Softcult Confront Injustice With ‘She Said, He Said’ From Debut Album ‘When A Flower Doesn’t Grow’

by Noise11.com

Softcult, the Ontario sibling duo, release their new single She Said, He Said from debut album When A Flower Doesn’t Grow, out January 30, 2026, confronting injustice and empowering survivors.

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Chuck Sics

Chuck Sics Emerges as One of Australia’s Most Exciting New Artists with Debut EP Slipstream

by Noise11.com

Sydney’s Chuck Sics is staking his claim as one of Australia’s must-watch emerging artists, dropping his latest single I’ve Been Thinking today ahead of the release of his debut EP Slipstream on September 23.

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Comastatic

Comastatic Team Up With Point North For Heavy New Single ‘Primitive’

by Noise11.com

Swiss alt-rock newcomers Comastatic have dropped their heaviest song yet, teaming up with US rockers Point North on the crushing new single ‘Primitive’.

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Motion City Soundtrack supplied

Motion City Soundtrack Step Back Into the Spotlight With The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World

by Noise11.com

When Motion City Soundtrack first appeared at the turn of the millennium, they were the unlikely bridge between Midwest punk energy and geeky lyrical introspection. Fast-forward nearly three decades, and the Minneapolis quintet are back with The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World, their first album since 2015’s Panic Stations. For a band that once declared “Don’t Call It a Comeback” on their debut I Am The Movie, the phrase feels especially fitting as they re-emerge with their sharpest set of songs in years.

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cleopatrick photo by Ryan Faist

cleopatrick Return With New Single ‘GUTS’ Ahead of First Ever Australian Tour

by Noise11.com

Canadian alt-rock duo cleopatrick have released their new single ‘GUTS’ and will mark the milestone with their debut Australian headline shows this month.

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Jeff Tweedy of Wilco photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jeff Tweedy from Wilco to play first ever solo Australian dates

by Paul Cashmere

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy will tour Australia as a solo artist for the first time in May.

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Muse play Rod Laver Arena 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Muse Announce Eighth Album ‘Simulation Theory’

by Paul Cashmere

Muse have previewed their new album ‘Simulation Theory’ with the new song ‘Dark Side’.

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Richard Swift and Dan Auerbach

R.I.P. Richard Swift of The Shins and Black Keys 1977-2018

by Music-News.com

Producer and musician Richard Swift, a former member of the Shins and touring bassist with The Black Keys, has died, aged 41. He was also a member of The Arcs with Dan Auerbach.

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Amy Shark

Amy Shark Is The Second All-New MTV Unplugged In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

MTV Australia will continue its all-new Unplugged series with Amy Shark selected for show two.

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Mark Lanegan

Mark Lanegan Australian Tour Dates

by Greg Phillips

Alt rock crooner Mark Lanegan returns to Australia! An inimitable voice in popular American music and always a huge draw card in Australia, Mark Lanegan will capitalise on the buzz created by his latest record Gargoyle with highly anticipated shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney this September.

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Nyck

Nyck Debuts ‘This Might Be My Year’ VIDEO

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Nick Acquroff and Dominique Garrard aka Nyck have debuted their new video ‘This Might Be My Year’.

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Tash Sultana performs at The Age Music Victoria Awards held at 170 Russell on Wednesday 16 November 2016 during Melbourne Music Week. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Tash Sultana Set For First World Tour From June

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer-songwriter Tash Sultana will start her first world tour in Amsterdam in June.

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Ben Ottewell

Ben Ottewell To Tour Australia In June and July

by Noise11.com

Former Gomez member Ben Ottewell will return to Australia for dates in June and July.

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Tash Sultana performs at The Age Music Victoria Awards held at 170 Russell on Wednesday 16 November 2016 during Melbourne Music Week. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Tash Sultana Revealed As First Headliner For New Zealand’s Rhythm & Alps

by Paul Cashmere

Tash Sultana is heading to New Zealand at the end of 2017 as a headline act for Rhythm & Alps.

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Nick Cave ‘One More Time Feeling’ Released On DVD

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave’s ‘One More Time Feeling’, the documentary about the making of his 16th album ‘Skelton Tree’, has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray.

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Grinspoon

Grinspoon Officially Become A Classic Rock Band With 20th Anniversary Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Those Alt-Rock heroes of the 90s Grinspoon can now officially wear the Classic Rock badge. The band is reforming for a 20th anniversary tour to mark two decades since the release of their debut album ‘Guide To Better Living’.

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Beck, Harvest Festival 2012: Photo Ros O'Gorman

Beck Has An Album On The Way

by Music-News.com

It has now been three years since Beck has released a new album, not quite the five-plus between Modern Guilt and Morning Phase but certainly a stretch on the normal Beck timeline.

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Flaming Lips With A Little Help From My Fwends

Miley Cyrus Guests On The Flaming Lips Sgt Pepper

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Flaming Lips have assembled an eclectic lineup of guest artists for their upcoming Sgt. Pepper covers album With a Little Help From My Fwends.

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Mazzy Star

Mazzy Star Return With First Album In 17 Years

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Mazzy Star will return after a seventeen year absence with the album Seasons of Your Day, due on September 24 via Rhymes of an Hour Records.

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Frank Black, Black Francis, Pixies, V Festival, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Pixies To Kick Off World Tour In France

by Music-News.com

Armed with “Bagboy,” the band’s first new song in nine years, the Pixies will launch the first leg of what will be a massive global tour on September 29 in Paris, France.

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Manic Street Preachers, Noise11, Photo

Manic Street Preachers Deliver A Sermon To Melbourne

by Karen Freedman

The Manic Street Preachers have had only a sprinkling of lower-reaching chart success in Australia, whilst notching up an impressive 33 Top 40 singles in their native Britain.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band, Noise11, Photo

Tedeschi Trucks Band Have Made Up Mind For Second Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Grammy-award winning Tedeschi Trucks Band have given their second album a title. It will be called ‘Made Up Mind’.

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Arctic Monkeys. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner Appears On New Queens Of The Stone Age Album

by Music-News.com

The Arctic Monkeys frontman has been officially confirmed as a guest on the new Queens of the Stone Age album titled ‘…Like Clockwork’.

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Beth Ditto

Drunk Beth Ditto Arrested

by Music-News.com

Beth Ditto has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

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St. Vincent

David Byrne And St. Vincent To Tour U.K. And Europe

by Music-News.com

David Byrne & St. Vincent have announced details of a long-awaited European tour, their first since releasing their collaborative album, Love This Giant last year.

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Something For Kate

Something For Kate Sell Out, Add ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Show

by Andrew Tijs

Unsurprisingly, Something For Kate’s two preview shows sold out in minutes, so they’ve added a “dress rehearsal” show.

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Mothica Signs To SharpTone Records, Releases Evergreen Misery
Mothica Signs To SharpTone Records And Launches New Era With ‘Evergreen Misery’

American dark-pop and alt-rock artist Mothica has officially joined SharpTone Records, marking a powerful new chapter in her career with the release of her intense and deeply personal single Evergreen Misery.

November 12, 2025
Pilot Crisis release new single No Vacancy
Pilot Crisis Return With Melodic New Single ‘No Vacancy’

Brisbane alt-rock band Pilot Crisis have returned with their most polished and musically assured release to date, unveiling their new single No Vacancy. The track builds on the group's distinctive emo-pop foundations, blending the vocal firepower of early WAAX with the punchy, melodic guitar dynamics reminiscent of Paramore's golden era.

November 12, 2025
Softcult release new single She Said, He Said from debut album When A Flower Doesn’t Grow
Softcult Confront Injustice With ‘She Said, He Said’ From Debut Album ‘When A Flower Doesn’t Grow’

Ontario sibling duo Softcult, the modern grunge outfit of Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn, have released their potent new single She Said, He Said, ahead of their long-awaited debut album When A Flower Doesn't Grow, due 30 January 2026 via Easy Life Records.

October 24, 2025
Chuck Sics
Chuck Sics Emerges as One of Australia’s Most Exciting New Artists with Debut EP Slipstream

Sydney's Chuck Sics is staking his claim as one of Australia's must-watch emerging artists, dropping his latest single I've Been Thinking today ahead of the release of his debut EP Slipstream on September 23.

September 21, 2025
Comastatic
Comastatic Team Up With Point North For Heavy New Single ‘Primitive’

Swiss alt-rock newcomers Comastatic have dropped their heaviest song yet, teaming up with US rockers Point North on the crushing new single ‘Primitive'.

September 19, 2025
Motion City Soundtrack supplied
Motion City Soundtrack Step Back Into the Spotlight With The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World

When Motion City Soundtrack first appeared at the turn of the millennium, they were the unlikely bridge between Midwest punk energy and geeky lyrical introspection. Fast-forward nearly three decades, and the Minneapolis quintet are back with The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World, their first album since 2015's Panic Stations. For a band that once declared “Don't Call It a Comeback” on their debut I Am The Movie, the phrase feels especially fitting as they re-emerge with their sharpest set of songs in years.

September 12, 2025
cleopatrick photo by Ryan Faist
cleopatrick Return With New Single ‘GUTS’ Ahead of First Ever Australian Tour

Canadian alt-rock duo cleopatrick have released their new single ‘GUTS’ and will mark the milestone with their debut Australian headline shows this month.

September 10, 2025