Feature Sounds

by The Step Kids Troubador is the sophomore album from the Connecticut trio The Stepkids, and by the sounds of things, they've been listening to all the right people. Having toured recently with Kimbra, Meyer...

by Pat Capocci Combo Rockabilly has a strong affinity with Australian rock & roll with many bands finding success here and in Europe. This is not to say that rockabilly here is a clone of...

by Marc Hannaford Liminal is a new collection of works for solo piano, with occasional electronics from Melbourne’s Marc Hannaford. In recent years Hannaford has established himself as one of Australia’s most progressive and, at...

by Cherrywood After playing all over the country for the past couple of years, these likeable larrikins have released their debut full length LP/CD. Recorded live to tape in a farmhouse near Trentham, Book of...

by Gregory Porter Jazz singer Gregory Porter has precious few prominent male contemporaries to be compared to stylistically. His rich, unadorned and thoroughly heartfelt sounds are so inviting you might as well not bother likening...

by Kerbside Collection Rare groove from the subtropics! Meet Kerbside Collection: a soul jazz quartet from the inner suburbs of Brisbane. Their debut offering ‘Mind the Curb’ is a collection of west coast cool, soul...

by Vic Simms Recorded live in Bathurst jail in 1973, Vic Simms' album The Loner has just been reissued by Sandman Records, making this astonishing album available once more. There is so much significance to...

by The Paper Kites States is a beautiful, warm, lush, dreamy and melancholic album from Melbourne band The Paper Kites. The indie folk band formed in 2009 and consists of Sam Bentley , Christina Lacy...

by The Seven Ups Eight Revolutions is the debut release from Melbourne Afro-funk 8-piece, The Seven Ups. The single is a three track album which highlights the group’s versatility and various musical stylings through this...

by Taberah Finally Tassie band Taberah release their much anticipated second album Necromancer this month. Released through Dust on the Tracks, Necromancer is the follow up to their 2011 The Light Of Which I Dream...

by Crocodiles This week's Top 10:

by Mason Aussie band Masons' long awaited debut album 'Warhead' was finally released on 16th of August. Playing their part in the local headbanger scene since 2007, Masons' brand of kraut- thrash has evolved into...

by Love Over Gold Love Over Gold is a new project for Australia’s Lucie Thorne and American singer-songwriter Pieta Brown. Recorded in Brown’s home town Iowa, the debut album Fall to Rise is a sparse...

by Cactus Channel IT'S SOUL MUSIC, BABY, but not as we know it. The backbeat and the handclaps are still there and the horns still sound. The bass bumps, the organ screams and the guitars...

by Tedeschi Trucks Band Tedeschi Trucks Band's new album, Made Up Mind - released by Sony Masterworks on August 20th - has debuted at #11 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart, #1 on the Blues...

by Julia Holter Loud City Song is the new studio recording by Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter. The album is Holter’s third full length release in as many years – following 2011’s groundbreaking debut...