Category: NME News Roundups

It’s Saturdaaaaaaaay!

I mean, not that it really matters at the moment – Sydney has been in lockdown for over a month now, and at this rate, we’re not gonna be out of it for at least another two. It’s times like these I feel incredibly privileged to live with my parents on their five-acre property. If it weren’t for all my recent health dramas, and Melbourne’s fourth lockdown, Milo and I would most likely be living in a tiny one-bedroom apartment right now, so… Thank god my body decided to fuck itself up when it did, right?

Anyway, it’s been a crazy little while! We sent the next issue of Australian Guitar to print this week, after the most brutally hectic three-week crunch. I picked up a third part-time job this week! I have to keep the details secret for a hot minute, but I am very excited about it, and I can’t wait to dive headfirst into it next week. I have been enjoying my time away from the grind, though, especially now that AG #144 is in the bag. Today Milo and I watched The Suicide Squad, which I thought was fucking brilliant. I hope James Gunn gets to make more bold, balls-to-the-wall kinds of movies like this. 

We also watched the Olympic women’s park skating finals (I had to miss the live stream because I was working, womp womp), and I’m a little bit conflicted: Misugu Okamoto is my favourite skater in the whole league, so I’m upset she didn’t place in the top three, but Sky Brown did absolutely annihilate in her last run, and she 100% earned her medal. Literally all of those girls crushed it, though. What a pack of fucking CHAMPIONS.

It’s been a huge couple weeks in music, as you’ll see below. It’s a little soul-crushing to have all these reports of economic chaos pop up, and all these cancellations, postponements, etc. But I think it’s imperative we focus on the positives wherever possible – like Jack River’s campaign to get more Australian music played out there in the wild! My highlights from this week’s news roundup are:

1. The title track from Billie Eilish’s new album, Happier Than Ever, which I had fairly low expectations for, but ended up being totally blown away by.

2. The trailer for House Of Gucci, which looks fucking bonkers in all the best ways.

3. The return of Underoath! Can’t wait to get my ears around this new LP.

WEDNESDAY, 28/07/21

Martin Shkreli’s $2million Wu-Tang Clan album has been sold by the US government

Watch Liars pay tribute to ‘2001’ and ‘Alien’ in the video for their new single, ‘From What The Never Was’

BIGSOUND award JK-47, Sycco, Ashwarya and more with 2021 Levi’s Music Prize

Bliss N Eso link up with Dizzee Rascal for vibe-heavy new single ‘On One’

THURSDAY, 29/07/21

Lizzo responds to bizarre rumour she killed somebody while stage-diving

‘The X Factor’ is ending after 17 years

Australia has lost $64million in live entertainment revenue since July 1, ongoing survey shows

Jack River calls on Channel 7 to play music by local artists during Australian coverage of 2020 Olympics

Watch Isabella Manfredi debut a new track at her first ever solo gig

FRIDAY, 30/07/21

Watch Angels & Airwaves dance up a storm on the Vegas strip in ‘Losing My Mind’

Watch Lady Gaga and Jared Leto in the first trailer for ‘House Of Gucci’

Teenage Dads share summery new single ‘Cheerleader’

Hollow Coves tap into their lockdown woes on emotive new single ‘Hello’

SATURDAY, 31/07/21

Billie Eilish fights a literal flood of emotion in striking new video for ‘Happier Than Ever’

Kurt Cobain’s childhood home is now a heritage-listed landmark, will be turned into an exhibit

Bluesfest leads the fourth round of RISE funding with $2.4million boost

Listen to a string-filled remix of Stand Atlantic’s latest single ‘Deathwish’

Listen to DZ Deathrays thrash out a powerful cover of Blur’s ‘Song 2’

SUNDAY, 01/08/21

Bright Eyes postpone four dates of their first tour in ten years

Little Mix become first girl group to land 100 weeks in the Official Singles Chart’s Top 10

The New York street renamed in honour of MF DOOM has been unveiled

Gerard Butler sues ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ producers for £7million

Ruel teases poignant new song co-written with Cub Sport

TUESDAY 03/08/21

Happy Mondays’ Bez feared for his life during battle with COVID-19

Busta Rhymes, Ice-T pay tribute to Biz Markie with memorial service: “He is what we call hip-hop”

New report finds Bluesfest’s 2021 postponement cost NSW over $181million

The Terrys announce 18-date ‘TerrySonic’ tour in support of debut mixtape

Listen to Children Collide shred out in new single ‘Man Of The People’

THURSDAY 05/08/21

Underoath share new single ‘Hallelujah’, announce self-produced ninth album

Justin Bieber apologises for giving Morgan Wallen album a shoutout: “I had no idea”

Hiatus Kaiyote tap into the weird and wonderful for their Tiny Desk (Home) concert

Birdz shares spirited new single ‘They Don’t Know’, announces rescheduled tour dates

Andy Golledge shares two luminous new singles, ‘New Stamp’ and ‘Baby Mumma’

Illy reveals he suffered years of “malicious abuse” at the hands of a cyber-stalker

Boy & Bear tease fifth album in the making: “It’s all feeling really good”

FRIDAY 06/08/21

Joey Jordison’s post-Slipknot band Sinsaenum issues statement on his death

Kanye West and Jay-Z said to be reuniting for ‘Watch The Throne 2’ this year

Usher says he and T-Pain have spoken since Auto-Tune comments: “We’re good”

Watch a trailer for Gurrumul’s posthumous compilation ‘The Gurrumul Story’

Watch TOWNS embrace their romantic side in new video for ‘98’

OH SHIT HEY! Man it feels like the past week has just shot right the fuck by. It’s been hectic.

Literally no more than two hours after I posted the last roundup, I wound up back in hospital – this time getting stitches and a tetanus shot because I’d stepped on a shard of broken glass that just tore through my foot. Fun times, right? I truly cannot catch a break.

But it’s been a good week! It’s been a BUSY week. We send Australian Guitar #144 off to print next Friday, and munching through a full platter of assorted health crises over the past two months has led to this issue being an especially stressful one. And there’s been SO much going on in the world of new music, my shifts at NME have been go, go, go. But I’m loving it! I wrote nine pieces yesterday! The chaos is truly exciting and I hope it never ends. Karen, if by some random stroke of embarrassing luck you’ve stumbled upon this (I’m sorry), please roster me on literally every day in August. AG always goes on a lil’ semi-hiatus for the month after an issue sends, so I’ve got the time!

My highlights for this week were the new tracks by Gretta Ray and Those Who Dream – cop them both after the jump! (And if you would be so kind, please consider clicking on an ad or two! I am currently quite on the poor side and every click is a cent I can put towards a sweet, sweet sausage McMuffin).

In non-news music news, I have been absolutely rinsing the new Turnstile album this week. I got a stream of it on Wednesday so I could review for AG144, and I must have racked up at least 100 plays so far. So far it’s my third 10/10 score for this year, following Girl In Red’s If I Could Make It Go Quiet and The Small Calamities’ Moments Of Impact. We’ve decided that AG’s album reviews won’t be syndicated to the Guitar World site moving forward, so I’ll pop my review of GLOW ON here when it’s ready.

I’ve also been listening to the new Courtney Barnett album a lot – and not necessarily because I want to? Sometimes and Tell Me were my #1 albums for 2015 and 2018, respectively, but I’m having a lot of conflicted thoughts on Things Take Time. I’m revising a lot of songs in different contexts and headspaces, trying to figure out how to make them click. But for the most part, it’s falling very flat. I’m going to review it for AG, but I also want to review it for NME – I have a lot of thoughts on this record that I can’t quite cram into 120 words.

Otherwise, I’ve been super out of touch on new album releases. There’s probably a good 200 albums I need to put on my backlog at this point. I severely doubt the new Kanye LP will end up on it; not because I don’t want to listen to it – even for all his migraine-inducing headassery over the years, I cannot deny the man makes some top quality shit – but because let’s face it: the album is never coming out.

WEDNESDAY, 21/07/21

Britney Spears’ new lawyer says he is “moving aggressively” to remove singer’s father as conservator

Martin Kahan, acclaimed KISS, Rush and Bon Jovi music video director, has died at 74

Listen to Clowns’ new tongue-in-cheek love song, ‘Sarah’

Hayley Mary makes the most of isolation in new video for ‘Sullen Kink’

Katz and Fractures team up for atmospheric new single ‘Forward’

Listen to Those Who Dream’s psychotropic new single ‘Bubblegum’

THURSDAY, 22/07/21

95 per cent of Australian punters would be “impacted” if live events don’t return in 2021, says LEIF study

Half of the Federal Government’s $200million RISE funding remains unspent

I Prevail announce Australian tour dates for 2022

Semantics share pummelling new single ‘Sleep At Night’

FRIDAY, 23/07/21

Coldplay shoot for the stars with their cinematic new track ‘Coloratura’

Listen to H3000’s cosmic new single ‘Flames’

Stevan amps up the vibes on emotive new single ‘Hope It’s Not’

Listen to Gretta Ray’s enthralling new double A-side, ‘Duology Three’

The Living End lead the inaugural Live At The Park festival lineup

Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers yell their hearts out on fiery new single ‘AHHHH!’

Eliza & The Delusionals drop silky single ‘Save Me’, announce rescheduled Queensland shows

Hear Gretta Ray put a soul-stirring spin on a Gang Of Youths gem for Like A Version

SATURDAY, 24/07/21

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama are turning their ‘Renegades’ podcast into a book

Atlanta officially declares July 22 to be Kanye West Day

Vince Staples celebrates the here and now in his NPR Tiny Desk (Home) concert

Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker record songs in Simlish for new Sims 4 expansion pack

Amyl And The Sniffers, Spacey Jane and Jaguar Jonze lead 2021 Wave Rock Weekender lineup

Okay, so just like the last one, this NME news roundup is coming way later than it was meant to. But I have a solid excuse: I was in the ICU with a life-threatening blood complication when this one was supposed to go live. So it didn’t, obviously, and I’m bundling two roundups together again.

As a wise man named Slowthai once said: “Deal wiv it.”

(Also, in case you were wondering, I am fine now! I’ll probably write a little ramble about how I almost died for this blog later today, ’cause I have AG admin work to do and I’m gonna need something to procrastinate that with).

TUESDAY, 29/06/21

Babymetal announce ‘10 Babymetal Budokan’ live album, director’s cut livestream

Mogwai announce North American tour dates for 2022

Jamie Lynn Spears speaks out in support for Britney: “I’m so proud of her for using her voice”

WEDNESDAY, 30/06/21

Watch Tyler, The Creator perform at a kid’s birthday in the new video for ‘Corso’

Demi Lovato set to host talk show: “No topics are off limits”

Watch Olivia Rodrigo’s new concert film ‘Sour Prom’

Dominic Breen postpones debut album release, cancels shows following leg injury

Teenage Joans share cinematic video for ‘Wine’, postpone EP launch tour

Watch Apate’s music video for their new single, ‘Liar’s Tongue’

THURSDAY, 01/07/21

Rap icon Biz Markie is still alive, manager says, after rumours of his death on social media

Chasing Ghosts announce ‘Homelands Colonies’ tour

Listen to Flowerkid’s emotive new single ‘It’s Happening Again’, featuring KUČKA

The Kite String Tangle and Woodes share new Tornado Club single, ‘Intuition’

SATURDAY, 03/07/21

Curb Records sues Tennessee governor over transphobic bathroom bill

Scott Weiland and Robert Trujillo’s sons have formed a new band called Blu Weekend

Listen to a snippet of The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s new collab, ‘Stay’

TUESDAY, 13/07/21

Suicidal Tendencies bassist Ra Diaz to fill in for Fieldy on Korn’s summer tour

Vince Staples keeps running in the new video for ‘Are You With That?’

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard share Hayao Miyazaki-inspired animated video for ‘Interior People’

Listen to Shannen James’ dancefloor-ready new breakup anthem, ‘Separate Ways’

Twelve Foot Ninja share details of new album, novel, comic and tour dates

WEDNESDAY, 14/07/21

The Kid LAROI confirms July release and partial tracklist for ‘Fuck Love 3’

Dani Filth responds to Ed Sheeran saying he “would not be opposed to creating” a death metal album

ACLU and other rights groups back Britney Spears’ request to choose her own lawyer in conservatorship case

Dave Mustaine says David Ellefson will not rejoin Megadeth, teases bassist’s “mystery” replacement

Vivid Sydney 2021 rescheduled due to surge of local COVID-19 cases

THURSDAY, 15/07/21

Jeff LaBar, guitarist of glam metal band Cinderella, has died aged 58

Watch Olivia Rodrigo appear at the White House to promote COVID-19 vaccines

Holy Holy team with CLEWS for buoyant single ‘The Aftergone’, announce album tour

Brisbane Festival announces full 2021 programme for September with Client Liaison, Alice Skye and more

Watch the chaotic new video for RedHook’s latest single, ’Kamikaze’

Hear Vance Joy perform an enchanting acoustic version of ‘Missing Piece’

Newcastle musician Daniel Hanson jailed for 28 years on 14 charges of rape

FRIDAY, 16/07/21

Listen to Gang Of Youths’ surprise new EP, ‘Total Serene’

Foxing drop the dynamic title track for ‘Draw Down The Moon’ alongside André De Shields-starring video

Mark Hoppus shares more details of cancer diagnosis: “I’m stage 4”

Trippie Redd links up with Lil Uzi Vert for poppy new single ‘Holy Smokes’

Watch Billie Eilish perform a striking live version of ‘NDA’ in-studio

Hear Haim’s summery tune for the ‘Last Letter Of Your Love’ soundtrack, ‘Cherry Flavored Stomach Ache’

Miiesha continues the story of ‘Damaged’ in bouncy new single, ‘Made For Silence’

SATURDAY, 17/07/21

Biz Markie, pioneering ‘Just A Friend’ rapper, has died aged 57

American Football’s founding drummer and trumpeter Steve Lamos leaves band

Conan Gray almost burns down a café in the new video for ‘People Watching’

Three new Metallica jigsaw puzzles set for release in September

Hello, blogosphere!

Apologies for this roundup coming a tad (see: heaps) late – wild times in battery city. Below is everything I’ve covered for NME over the past two weeks! Yew!

MONDAY, 14/06/21

G Flip comes out as non-binary: “That’s who I’ve been my entire life”

Quivers announce Australian tour in support of new album ‘Golden Doubt’

Listen to the kaleidoscopic Dan Shake remix of The Jungle Giants’ single ‘Treat You Right’

Mansionair share bubbly new single ‘Don’t Wait’ and Australian tour dates

TUESDAY, 15/06/21

Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and Tyler, the Creator lead 2021 Day N Vegas lineup

Japanese Breakfast shares the first taste of her ‘Sable’ soundtrack with ‘Better The Mask’

Raave Tapes lead Hidden Lanes Festival 2021 lineup

San Cisco seek compensation from Queensland Government following NightQuarter closure

Watch the hunger-inducing video for Larsen’s new single ‘Eating Me Alive’

WEDNESDAY, 16/06/21

Watch the ultra-trippy video for Liars’ new single ‘Big Appetite’

Haim, St. Vincent and Charli XCX lead the 2021 All Things Go Festival lineup

Mykki Blanco links up with Blood Orange for glittery new single ‘It’s Not My Choice’

DZ Deathrays share new single, ‘Golden Retriever’, and announce national album tour

Sheppard band members’ father arrested again in Papua New Guinea, facing new charges

The Chats and Cosmic Psychos join forces with eMusic Live for concert livestreams

FRIDAY, 18/06/21

Listen to the 420-friendly new single from Milky Chance, ‘Colorado’

Courtney Barnett announces US tour dates for 2021 and 2022

Watch Milan Ring put a soulful spin on two SZA gems for Like A Version

The Veronicas tap into their emotive side on the dancefloor-destined new single ‘Goodbye’

Hayley Mary announces ‘The Drip’ EP launch shows

Watch Amy Shark have some truly awful luck in the new video for ‘Worst Day Of My Life’

MONDAY, 21/06/21

Chuck D announces graphic novel to celebrate 30th anniversary of Public Enemy’s ‘Apocalypse 91’

Miiesha, RVG, Nina Las Vegas and more announced for Brisbane Winter Sessions festival

TUESDAY, 22/06/21

Tame Impala share psychedelic ‘Rushium’ teaser video

Interpol, Modest Mouse and M.I.A. lead the 2022 Just Like Heaven festival lineup

T-Pain says he slipped into depression after Usher told him he “fucked up music for real singers”

KoRn bassist Fieldy announces touring hiatus to deal with “bad habits”

WEDNESDAY, 23/06/21

Tyler, The Creator drops a lush new single and video, ‘WUSYANAME’

Snoop Dogg, Al Green, 50 Cent and more announced for Once Upon A Time In LA festival

Watch a face-painted Emerson Snowe stumble down the street in the video for ‘Man, It Don’t Matter (What They Say)’

NSW COVID-19 restrictions tightened for a week, outdoor concerts now capped at half capacity

THURSDAY, 24/06/21

Olivia Rodrigo to stream ‘Sour Prom’ concert film next week

Listen to Lucy Dacus put an ethereal spin on Snow Patrol’s ‘Chasing Cars’

Watch Modest Mouse rock out performing ‘We Are Between’ on ‘Fallon’

Vince Staples to make his graphic novel debut with ‘Limbo Beach’

Tropical Fuck Storm share new single and video, ‘G.A.F.F.’, announce third album

FRIDAY, 25/06/21

Listen to the luminous new Fletcher single, ‘Healing’

Sleater-Kinney release Amazon-exclusive EP ‘Live At The Hallowed Halls’

RVG announce first interstate headline shows in support of ‘Feral’

Bootleg Rascal and Saint Lane join forces for funky new single, ‘All About You’

Foxing share explosive new single and North American tour dates supporting Manchester Orchestra

SATURDAY, 26/06/21

Cardi B says female rappers are “the most disrespected” despite making “great music”

Sleigh Bells confirm new music is on the way with ‘Unannounced Album Tour’

Chase Atlantic share Spanish-influenced new single ‘OHMAMI’

This week has been pretty solid for new music: we finally got that enormous comeback from Lorde, Dear Seattle and Between You And Me both popped back into the spotlight, and we got new tracks from The Front Bottoms, Weezer, Manchester Orchestra and iDKHOW (among plenty others).

Also, Trophy Eyes announced some shows! I really wanted to get tickets for that Oxford Art Factory gig next month, but a) they were $60 each, and b) they sold out in like five minutes anyway. Ah, well. I might try to see if I can review it for someone. And there’s almost certainly going to be a theatre tour later in the year when LP4 lands.

I’m not really keen to talk about how my own week has been this time around – I might write a separate post about the day I spent with Milo at Ed Square yesterday, if I don’t immediately zonk out after I chew through some errands – so let’s jump straight into all the stuff I reported on for NME this week!

MONDAY, 07/06/21

SZA reveals she “burst into tears” during a rehearsal of ’20 Something’

Listen to Porridge Radio put their spin on Love Of Everything’s ‘Happy In A Crowd’

Listen to Wooze’s steamy new single ‘Witch Slap (IOU)’

TUESDAY, 08/06/21

Lorde teases her return with ‘Solar Power’

Listen to Dear Seattle’s cruisy new single ‘In My Head’

Skegss announce national ‘Rehearsal’ tour dates

Watch the cinematic new video for Ngaiire’s single ‘Closer’

The extended program for Leaps and Bounds 2021 has been unveiled

Tones And I announces debut album ‘Welcome To The Madhouse’

WEDNESDAY, 09/06/21

Serpentwithfeet puts his spin on a Lesley Gore classic with ‘You Don’t Own Me / Canopy’

Migos unveil ‘Culture III’ tracklist featuring Drake, Juice WRLD, Cardi B and more

Megan Thee Stallion and Marshmello team up for the club-ready ‘Bad Bitches’

Listen to Chelsea Warner’s moody new single ‘Drama’

THURSDAY, 10/06/21

Sleater-Kinney share new single ‘Method’, announce livestreamed variety show

Listen to Manchester Orchestra’s grungy contribution to DC’s ‘Dark Nights: Death Metal’ soundtrack

Watch AC/DC conjure up the dark arts in their new video for ‘Witch’s Spell’

The Front Bottoms announce 2021 US tour, share new single ‘Voodoo Magic’

Watch The Goon Sax get weird in the video for their new single, ‘Psychic’

FRIDAY, 11/06/21

Illuminati Hotties announce new album, share new single, ‘Pool Hopping’

Listen to iDKHOW’s melodramatic new single ‘Mx. Sinister’

Listen to Skrillex’s star-studded new single, ‘Supersonic (My Existence)’

Weezer take aim at Pitchfork in punchy new single ‘Tell Me What You Want’

Trophy Eyes announce intimate Australian tour dates

Listen to Between You And Me’s spirited new single ‘Supervillain’

SUNDAY, 13/06/21

Watch Noel Gallagher play Oasis’ classic ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ on CBS This Morning

Foo Fighters announce intimate gig for vaccinated Los Angeles fans next week

Polo G arrested in Miami following alleged battery on a police officer

I think in general, the highlight for this week was the hotly anticipated return of Lorde. I don’t think “Solar Power” is her strongest work – not by a massive stretch (IMO it sounds like a half-assed rip of “Harmony Hall” by Vampire Weekend) – but it’s great to see the queen of pop back in action, and I’m extremely keen to get my hands on the full album, whenever it drops.

I figured the new Front Bottoms track would end up being my personal highlight, but the more I listen to it, the more it feels like a very generic, uninspired track from the band. They have a solid dozen other songs that sound pretty much exactly the same.

The new Skrillex, on the other hand, is great. I love the way it blends his old and new styles (which is no doubt mostly thanks to the input from Noisia), and what it adds to his recent slate of comeback singles – it’s definitely my favourite out of the three. Now I’m just waiting for the album announcement. It has to be coming, right!?

I’m also really stoked on the new Illuminati Hotties single. The album looks super promising, and I’m really hoping I can jump on the phone (or Zoom) with Sarah to vibe on it before October.

Good morning, internet!

I’ve been waking up at ~6am every morning for the past week, which may seem pretty benign to most people, but has been a struggle and a half for me. I’m typically the polar opposite of a ‘morning person’ – even if I go to bed at, like, 10pm, waking up before 10am and not feeling like total shit is the epitome of miraculous. But over the years, I’ve come to realise that when I have been forced to wake up early (or y’know, in the morning at all), my productivity has thrived. I don’t know how to explain it, but for some reason I do my best work in the morning, and whenever I wake up early, by the end of the day I’ll have wound up with waaaaaay more done.

So for my first proper month as a news writer for NME Australia, I’ve been taking all morning shifts. I’m definitely still getting used to having a “normal” routine and adjusting my body clock to that routine (it has only been a week, though, so I can’t expect to have it 100% down-pat all of a sudden), but I think it’s been really beneficial. And I am loving this new job. People have always found it weird when I say I really enjoy writing news – including my new boss – but I genuinely do! It’s a cool thought that someone might see a news piece I’ve written about an artist they like, read it, and get excited over what that artist is up to. I like being able to have a hand in that narrative. I used to get in trouble all the time when I was in high school because I’d be aimlessly browsing Music Feeds instead of studying.

TLDR: Music news is awesome. Big fan.

I bundled all of my NME pieces from May in my last post dump, but came to realise after it went live that including them in those posts going forward might clutter them a bit too much. I did six shifts in May and wound up with 35 articles – I have a total of 22 shifts in June, so if I stuff them all into the next post dump, it’s going to be, like, 95% NME news articles. So I figure it’s a better look for the blog (and easier to manage) if I do these dedicated news roundup posts, and let them breathe on their own a little bit.

Also, I think I’ve come to the decision that every post on this blog (that doesn’t already have its own piece-appropriate header) is just going to lead with a photo of Bruno. His inclusion instantly makes the post 500% better by default, and really, how could you not want his adorable face to be the first thing you see every time!? The photo above is currently the wallpaper on my iPhone, and has been since the day I bought it (it was one of the first photos I took on it). The yellow lab he’s chilling with is my sister’s dog Louie – he’s a little shit, but I love him anyway. He and Bruno are inseparable – especially when there’s a pool and/or ball involved.

Anyway, here’s all the news I reported on at NME over the past week!

TUESDAY, 01/06/21

Watch Second Idol’s lo-fi new video for ‘Out Of Time’

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard release ‘Live In Sydney ’21’ album and concert film

Watch King Stingray perform ‘Hey Wanhaka’ and ‘Get Me Out’ for triple j’s ‘Live at the Wireless’

Watch the video for Bukowski’s emotive new single, ‘Elevator Song’

Watch The Rubens perform their single ‘Muddy Evil Pain’ live from The Bunker

WEDNESDAY, 02/06/21

Khalid and The Killers lead the lineup for virtual Splendour In The Grass spin-off

Listen to Chasing Ghosts’ “challenging” new single, ‘Dig’

The Million announce ‘Why We’ll Never Be Together’ tour dates

Listen to Mia Wray’s innuendo-packed new single, ‘Needs’

The nominees for the 2021 AIR Awards have landed

THURSDAY, 03/06/21

Denzel Curry channels his inner Batman on new song ‘Bad Luck’

Lady Gaga links up with Versace for a new Pride-honouring capsule collection

Listen to Boy George celebrate his 60th birthday with ‘The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread’

Midnight Oil confirm their 13th album will be launched at Bluesfest 2021

FRIDAY, 04/06/21

Watch Ball Park Music put a bold acoustic spin on Holy Holy’s ‘Sentimental And Monday’

Gang Of Youths are teasing a new release titled ‘The Angel Of 8th Ave.’

Listen to the late MF DOOM remix The Avalanches’ ‘Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life’

Not A Boys Name dips into disco on his thematically dark new single, ‘Psychopath’

Listen to Thandi Phoenix’s flirtatious new single ‘Overdrive’

Listen to Death By Denim’s vibe-heavy new single, ‘Small World’

SUNDAY, 06/06/21

Tom Morello and The Bloody Beetroots team up for blistering new single ‘Radium Girls’

Dave Chappelle’s poignant ‘8:46’ special is being pressed on limited-edition vinyl

Listen to Blood Red Shoes’ true crime-inspired new single ‘A Little Love’

Listen to Fangz tackle racism on their ripping new single ‘Prove Me Wrong’

I think the highlight this week was that King Stingray performance for Triple J – those four new songs are fantastic, and I truly cannot wait to see them live for myself. And, of course, “Hey Wanhaka” and “Get Me Out” (the two songs they’ve released as singles thus far) sound incredible in their live versions. Fingers crossed thrice over for a proper, full-on headline tour when the plague dies down.

Also, I’ve heard that new Gang Of Youths single, and it is fucking phenomenal. Y’all are not ready.