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iOTA will release Hours Disappear on September 25, marking his first new studio album in a decade and launching a run of Australian acoustic performances later this year.

The Sunnyboys' 1981 debut will be revisited in a four-LP box set featuring previously unreleased vinyl material, archival recordings and a 32-page booklet, alongside the first book dedicated to the landmark album.

Route 33 have teamed with Australian country music veteran James Blundell for Blue Collar Man, a song built around references to 37 classic Australian songs.

Australian Army veteran and Guitars For Vets Australia founder David Cox has released Sea Of Lies, a song reflecting on the 1975 murders of the Balibo Five and the unresolved questions surrounding their deaths.

Melbourne instrumental quartet Surprise Chef will release their fifth studio album, Frogs In A Pond, through Concord Jazz on October 23, with the funk-driven Leg Day providing the first preview.

Rare Records will celebrate 35 years in Melbourne with Mammal, Sydonia, .hinge, Bushido and Tyson & Forbes at 170 Russell on October 31.

Melbourne singer-songwriter Anya Alchemy has released Don't Say You Never Felt It, a new collaboration with producer and songwriter Alice Ivy that signals a new phase in her evolving alt-pop sound.