Touring around the nation right now, Sydney based singer/producer JOY. released her brilliant EP Six recently and wrapping up EP feature week (the first for 2018, no doubt another week later in 2018) let's enjoy some chilled, stylish production on this talented 21 year old's latest offering.
We all know Smoke too Much and her work on What So Not's Lone, however this is a top notch EP to wrap the EP feature week up on, whilst leading into Australiana month all April long.
SURPRISE, it's new music and a sneaky feature on THE WEEKND. It is a jumbo long weekend around the place and settling into my Bali home for the next couple of nights I was going to take a break from EP feature week, however when The Weeknd delivers, he really delivers.
His new EP is My Dear Melancholy and it came from nowhere for a Global Easter release.
Tomorrow we will have another local EP I really wanted to feature ahead of Australiana month, however for now on your Good Friday, you can stream all six cuts below from the new Weeknd EP, check it out!
Based in Brooklyn, NYC, Yaeji (Kathy Yaeji Lee) is killing it right now, I know so many people digging the Raingurl right about now.
The EP was released late last year but hey what better way to bring in a four day weekend, it's the Raingurl who likes a Drink She's Sippin On, YAEJI!!
Sydney boy Urthboy has delivered a new EP, it's Turning Circle and is a five track EP you can grab on vinyl right HERE.
Originally in The Herd crew, Urthboy has delivered a number of albums and catchy singles across the last few years. Recently he dropped this new EP and it's my feature today.
It's EP feature week until Easter so hold onto your hats, one more feature EP tomorrow and then Good Fridayz.
Wafia is an outstanding vocalist, no questions asked, she hails from Brisbane and completely slays on all her tracks. On her second solo (she doubled with Ta-ku on the (m)edian EP) Wafia has delivered some brilliant music, lyrically and her production is always spot on.
I have included a video of Wafia talking about the story behind Bodies, it's powerful, it's moving, it makes me love Wafia even more.
Released on Friday, let's kick off this epic short working week with some big beats from the super producer DIPLO. With loads of guests and some fancy videos already, let's rip it up and keep the weekend pumping with California from Diplo.
On Friday Jack White released his third solo record, not to mention six albums with the White Stripes, two albums with The Raconteurs and three albums with The Dead Weather.
Jack White has been a musical legend for decades (yes decades) now. The White Stripes were huge even before the world discovered Seven Nation Army. I remember hearing Hotel Yorba for the first time and instantly loving that classic White Stripes sound.
So today let the music, the side projects and even an collaboration with Beyonce speak for Jack White's diverse and epic career to date.
Hold up, it's the last Sunday Spotlight for a week or so with the incoming Easter break. See you tomorrow for some new sounds from Diplo.
April is going to be an Australian music fest right here. Australian features all April long, Australian feature albums and Australian Sunday Spotlights.
From WA to Tasmania, from Far North Queensland to Kangaroo Island it's Australia all over.
It's been fun @ the movies all week but next week, it's a mini EP Feature week with special features over Easter. Starting Monday we will celebrate the new Diplo EP with loads of guests and killer beats!
Tomorrow lets be reminded of the outstanding contribution to music Jack White has put in, from his solo career to The White Stripes. Get ready Jack White is coming tomorrow AM.
To we your whistle and in a final salute to the movies, it's James Bond x Jack White....
20 -Migos - Walk it Talk it {Feat. Drake} 19 -Migos - Stirfry 18 - Golden Features - Falling Out 17 - Peking Duk - Wasted 16 - Marshmello - Silence {Feat. Khalid} 15 - Troye Sivan - My My My! {Throttle Remix} 14 - G Flip - About You13 - PNAU - Go Bang 12 - Portugal. the Man - Feel it Still 11 - Missy Higgins - Futon Couch 10 - Kygo & Miguel - Remind Me to Forget 9 - David Guetta & Sia - Flames 8 - Khalid & Normani - Love Lies 7 - Post Malone - I Fall Apart 6 - The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray for Me 5 - Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars 4 -Vance Joy - We're Going Home 3 - Eminem - River {Feat. Ed Sheeran} 2 - Drake - God's Plan 1 - Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS
I cannot believe it's almost the end of movie week, it came, we listened we remembered some trilogies and we got ready for Love, Simon, yes I'm seeing it Sunday.
So today/tonight let's celebrate the bright, talented filmmaker from Australia Baz Luhrman. He always loves music in his films, so let's dial it back to Romeo & Juliet and a number of other hit films.
Here's to Baz, here is to cinema, tomorrow it's time for some HOT hits.
Last night we dipped into the trashy Twilight series, and their is a connection to today's trashy trilogy, Fifty Shades started out as erotic fan fiction to the Twilight series.
50 Shades was a Valentine's Day film event series and big business for soundtracks and musical careers for the likes of Ellie Goulding.
The trilogy concluded recently and the third and final film is still in selected cinemas however let's start at the beginning with film one, the original Fifty Shades of Grey.
Ellie Goulding, Sia, Beyonce, The Weeknd are just a few huge names for the first soundtrack. It might have got bad reviews for the film, however the soundtrack, top notch!
Fifty Shades Darker turned it up a notch, Taylor (Swift) and Zayn (1D) joined forces, Halsey, John Legend, Nicki Minaj and Joe Jonas hooked up and Sia returned for the spellbinding track, Helium.
Finally on Fifty Shades Freed we saw Sia hit the trifecta with Deer in Headlights, it wasn't her best soundtrack song, but she sets high standards. Liam Payne and Rita Ora (also starring in the series) teamed up for the lead track, Bishop Briggs took on INXS and Ellie Goulding's smash got a reworking.
So where will we land tomorrow? Time will tell, see you then and don't forget the hottest 20 songs of the week Friday on the Fresh Friday Countdown and Sunday, a Sunday Spotlight on Mr Jack White.
In 2008 we got the trashy Vampire, poor mans True Blood, Twilight. But it did one good thing, gave us some hit music. The first soundtrack saw Muse, Linkin Park, The Black Ghosts and more deliver some massive hits. Who could forget Muse though and Supermassive Black Hole. What a hit.
New Moon however was when Twilight got it's groove on (musically) and gave us hits from Lykke Li, Band of Skulls, Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Thom Yorke and a load more..
Eclipse was next up with Muse again, Sia got her soundtrack groove on (more from her later in the week, no doubt), The Black Keys, Florence and The Machine and so many more...
Breaking Dawn was the final movie, broken in two parts so we got two soundtracks and here are the highlights, tomorrow another movie series that may have been hated by the critics, loved by Jamie Dornan fans. You know where I am going right? To the Red Room.
This week it's time to go to the movies and last weekend I went to two, The Shape of Water and Death Wish. Both very diverse films, both used music but will not be featured this week.
Today we will look to a new movie released at the end of the month, Love, Simon.
A few tracks have been released as singles ahead of the full release last Friday. So today, let's have some Monday love, by Love, Simon.
Thank god for new Khalid, new Amy Shark and some classics....
For the first time, I have decided to feature a family of artists, not just a group, duo or solo artists but the famous Nott family. Hailing from Nelson, New Zealand (across the ditch from Australia) the Nott family is one talented bunch and best known for Georgia & Caleb, AKA Broods.
Two years ago I featured their brilliant second record Conscious, spawning hits like Free, Heartlines and Couldn't Believe. Keeping brilliant producer Joel Little close the duo released an album of anthems.
Recently for International Women's Day Georgia joined forces with some uber talented ladies for The Venus Project Volume One.
Days before their younger sister joined Aussie duo Flight Facilities for a delightful dance floor smash. The family apparently the four children and parents performed as an ABBA tribute band, Mamma Mia!
Georgia in her Uni days performed with a group The Peasants before joining Caleb for Broods.
Broods hit music including the debut single Bridges has featured on a number of hit US shows including Revenge and Reign.
I can't see a better duo to chill with on a Sunday as well as some sweet tunes from their other projects and now famous sister Nika.
Not a big day for album releases yesterday, although another big soundtrack finally hit the shelves, Love, Simon. We have already heard from Khalid & Normani with Loves Lies, now Amy Shark (yes Australian Amy Shark, of Adore and Weekends fame) has got a new track, it's called Sink In.
Next up is Kota Banks with her follow up to Holiday, it's called Zoom.
From NLV records to an artist former Triple J legend Nina Las Vegas may have used to spin on House Party (tonight from 6pm by the way with new legend KLP) it's Courtney Barnett and her latest track, Need A Little Time.
Speaking of Nina Las Vegas, her is her mate Anna Lunoe and her latest club banger, Blaze Of Glory.
Snakehips are back, the duo out of the UK team up with St Rulez for Cruizin’. Following working with Anne-Marie and Joey Bada$$, MO, Zayn, Anderson Paak and a cast of other talents, we continue to wait for a full length record.
Sydney six piece released the follow up to their debut Lost Tropics on Friday. They caught radio's attention with The Comedown and their recent single Confident has been a huge hit.
Chilled good time vides are in order when you whack on some Ocean Alley and they make today's perfect Sunday Spotlight.
I have had Confident on replay lately, it's highly addictive and super chill. I am so happy this group now join fellow Northern Beaches powerhouse Angus & Julia Stone as musical champions on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
Another BIG Friday of releases yesterday and the good news we will be featuring Ocean Alley tomorrow on the second Sunday Spotlight for 2018.
Chiaroscuro is the second album from the Sydney group. Ahead of tomorrow, a couple of free downloads and more info on Ocean Alley can be found HERE.
Next weeks shiny debut album from Emoh Instead AKA What So Not finally came after years of EP's and hit singles. Stay tuned next week for more info, tracks and dancing from Not all the Beautiful Things.
Elsewhere Oh Mercy, The Venue Project (technically it was released on Thursday for International Women's Day) and Lil Yachty released full length albums. Whilst everyone from Kylie, Sia, Years & Years, Vera Blue, ZHU & Tame Impala, Alison Wonderland and Anderson. Paak all released new tracks.
So let's take a listen to some key releases from yesterday as we celebrate a day late New Music Fridays.
20 -Angus & Julia Stone - Chateau 19 - Angie McMahon - Missing Me 18 - Gang of Youths - The Heart is a Muscle 17 - Sia - Magic 16 - ZHU & Tame Impala - My Life 15 - Gang of Youths - Let Me Down Easy 14 - Migos - Stirfry 13 - Missy Higgins - 49 Candles 12 - Flight Facilities - Need You {Feat. NIKA} 11 - Khalid & Normani - Love Lies 10 - Marshmello - Silence {Feat. Khalid} 9 - Portugal. the Man - Feel it Still 8 - PNAU - Go Bang 7 - Post Malone - I Fall Apart 6 - The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray for Me 5 - Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars 4 -Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS 3 - Vance Joy - We're Going Home 2 - Eminem - River {Feat. Ed Sheeran} 1 - Drake - God's Plan
I remember hearing Sarah Blasko for the first time in 2004, I never thought in 2018 Sarah would still be at the top of her game and the Australian music scene.
Late February this year, Sarah released her sixth album, Depth of Field. Sarah has given us sing a long gems for over a decade now and it's so exciting to have Sarah for the first Sunday Spotlight of 2018.
Not only solo but in Seeker Lover Keeper Sarah also delivers a sublime live performance. I have been lucky enough to catch her live over the years as well as be a Sarah nerd and even have a dance to her track Hold on My Heart when Sydney duo The Presets gave it a wee remix.
Sarah Blasko the perfect come down to a 40th Mardi Gras. Happy Sunday readers..
I can't believe it's March 2018 already, so we better get our skates on and start the race for the Album of 2018. First up well done to Mr Vance Joy.
Sold out in Sydney, with a few more spare tickets in Melbourne, Vance Joy (along with Cub Sport and Didirri) will take Nation of Two on the road.
The album campaign started back in July last year, Lay it on Me become a huge hit. It has gone platinum in Australia and gold in Canada. It clocked in the end of year charts at number 90 and Triple J's Hottest 100 at number 9.
The song was instantly a fan favourite, we waited until November for the second sample of the album and it came in the form of Like Gold.
Mid January 2018 we saw maybe Vance's biggest song to date (aside from Riptide) land, We're Going Home.
The song gained loads of radio play and became an instant fan favourite.
So it's with great joy (bad pun) Vance Joy starts the race for the Album of 2018. Not only the feature album this week but a great Australian album to start the year off.
20 - Janelle Monae - Make Me Feel 19 -Missy Higgins - 49 Candles 18 - Peking Duk - Wasted 17 - Missy Higgins - Futon Couch 16 - Gang of Youths - Let Me Down Easy 15 - Angus & Julia Stone - Chateau 14 - Migos - Stirfry 13 -Khalid & Normani - Love Lies 12 - Flight Facilities - Need You {Feat. NIKA} 11 - Portugal. the Man - Feel it Still 10 - PNAU - Go Bang 9 - Marshmello - Silence {Feat. Khalid} 8 - Parkway Drive - Wishing Wells 7 - Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS 6 - The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray for Me 5 - Post Malone - I Fall Apart 4 -Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars 3 - Vance Joy - We're Going Home 2 - Eminem - River {Feat. Ed Sheeran} 1 - Drake - God's Plan
