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Nick Batterham has unveiled the soundtrack to Rone's latest immersive artwork, Home, a new suburban installation presented as part of Chadstone's Light To Night festival in Melbourne.

The Sharp will return to stages across Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales later this year, with the Melbourne band's September performances set to become the centrepiece of a new live album.

Jen Mize & The Rough N' Tumble have released North Carolina, the third single from their forthcoming album Tilt, with the song reflecting on family, memory and the sense of belonging found across cultures and communities.

Australian music will take a prominent place in the Melbourne International Film Festival's first reveal for 2026, with the world premiere of Jebediah: Are We OK? and the Australian screening of The Best Summer emerging as two of the standout music titles in the festival's opening announcement. The films revisit pivotal moments in alternative music culture, one through the story of a Perth band that survived three decades together, the other through newly discovered footage from one of Australia's most significant music festivals of the 1990s.

Victorian metalcore band Ocean Sleeper have announced their second album Peace When I'm Dead, due on 21 August, alongside the release of the album's title track and a major Australian headline tour.

Australian singer-songwriter Holly Throsby has announced her sixth studio album, Normal Magic, due for release on 4 September, while also sharing the new single Hold Please, a collaboration with acclaimed Melbourne artist Laura Jean.

The Johnnys are preparing a retrospective release built around previously unheard Mushroom Records era recordings while also developing new material, according to founding member Graham Hood.