Artists, labels, promoters and producers are all coming together to raise money to tackle the heartbreaking crisis Australia is facing with unprecedented blazes. It’s evident at this point that we are at a turning point in history when it comes to the climate crisis; with the severity of natural disasters
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CAEZAR turns to Austrian duo Wild Culture for a remix of their track ‘Hold On’, premiering right here with The Playground on Friday 10 May, as part of their upcoming HAIL!’ The Remixes EP set to drop soon. Wild Culture has been called Austria’s answer to David Guetta and seems
After 6 years, Australian indie-pop quintet Gold Fields released their second album Dalawa via Haven Sounds on 12 April. Produced by Malcolm Besley (Northeast Party House, City Calm Down) and mixed by Tony Espie (The Avalanches, Cut Copy, Architecture in Helsinki) and is bound to be in your top albums
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Article by Maya-Rose Torrão “From sleazy rock excess, to introspective, cracked psychedelia and back again” – Fader Named by NME as ‘The Hottest New Band in the World’ in 2012, Perth-based psychedelic indie band POND are still hot hot hot in 2018. The band have just announced that they will
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HTRK’s latest EP Drama will be released on July 6th via Ghostly International Australian experimental electronic band HTRK’s upcoming two-track single was recorded by band members Jonnine Standish and Nigel Yang at Standish’s home in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne. It sees the duo reflecting on a period of instability;
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Jack McAllister, better known as Willaris. K is one of Australia’s best new electronic talents. His music blends ambience and melody with heaving, nocturnal beats – it’s dark and cathartic in equal measure. His breakthrough debut single ‘Alchemy’ was released last year and swiftly caught the attention of renowned Aussie
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Melbourne-based HRTK (fka Hate Rock Trio) have announced a new mini-EP Drama, set for release on July 6th via Ghostly International The two-track 12-inch record features the Australian alt-electro duo’s first new music since 2014’s Psychic 9-5 Club and Body Lotion EP via Sleeperhold Productions. Stream ‘Mentions’ taken from Drama
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Fresh from his sold-out headline tour of his native Australia, Willaris. K delivers his eagerly-awaited debut EP titled, Alchemy. Out now via Alva Street/AWAL, the 7-track production features latest single ‘Risen’, with the Australian producer also revealing the song’s official video earlier this week via Apple Music. Utilizing a series
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Interview by Shannon Lawlor Harriette Pilbeam, aka Hatchie is musician and vocalist currently based in Brisbane, Australia. Hatchie’s first solo endeavour Sugar & Spice EP (set for May 25th release) is a hazy-fuzz-filled journey through Pilbeam’s own dreamy landscape. Rather than focusing on the external world of her daily life
Following her breakthrough debut singles ‘Try’ and ‘Sure’, Brisbane artist-on-the-rise Hatchie has announced her highly anticipated debut EP, ‘Sugar & Spice’. The EP will be released amidst a flurry of UK shows on Friday May 25 via Heavenly Recordings, and the title track is online now, accompanied by a new
