Album of the Week - HERMITUDE {Pollyanarchy}

Sunday Spotlight: Boy & Bear

Dave Hosking, Killian Gavin, Tim Hart, Jon Hart and Dave Symes make up Boy & Bear. The five piece from Sydney released their long awaited fourth album on Friday, it's called Suck on Light.

After a number of tracks were released ahead of it's release Dave Hosking also opened up about his personal health struggle. You can check out the piece HERE.

In 2011 Boy & Bear were on the top of the world winning five ARAIA Awards that year, will they take home any in 2020?

Boy & Bear have some truly amazing originals, not to mention their divine Crowded House cover of Fall at Your feet.

Boy & Bear are just another group who started out on Triple J Unearthed, continuing to prove, this program is so important to Australian music. This assisted the group in getting on the Homebake stage and national radio airplay.

Boy & Bear, it's so great have y'all back on the radio and streaming as below.

Next Sunday it's the NRL grand final and a long weekend, therefore the Sunday Spotlight takes a wee break, it'll be back mid-October. Until then, night..

Fresh Friday Countdown #181 - Friday 27 September 2019

20 - Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding
19 - Grimes & i_o - Violence
18 - Post Malone - Die for Me {Feat. Future & Halsey}
17 - PNAU - All of Us {Feat. Ollie Gabriel}
16 - Dom Dolla - San Frandisco
15 - Lime Cordiale - Robbery
14 - French Montana - Writing on the Wall {Feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian}
13 - Post Malone - Take What You Want {Feat. Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott}
12 - Halsey - Graveyard
11 - Tones and I - Johnny Run Away
10 - Post Malone - Goodbyes {Feat. Young Thug}
9 - Illy - Lean On Me {Feat. Robinson}
8 - Regard - Ride It
7 - Birds of Tokyo - The Greatest Mistakes
6 - Billie Eilish - bad guy
5 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
4 - Flume - Running Back {Feat. Vera Blue}
3 - Birds of Tokyo - Good Lord
2 - Post Malone - Circles
1 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Album of the Year Nomination #4 - Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding

Album number three for Post Malone and album number four for the Album of the Year of 2019 race. Following The Hilltop Hoods, Billie Eilish and Khalid.

The album even before it's release had a number of hits familiar to Posty fans. Tracks like Sunflower, Goodbyes, wow and Circles were all available for streaming ahead of the September 6th release.

Post Malone has a monster fan base, this album since it's release has already gone straight to number one in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, the USA, the UK and more!

He is a streaming superstar, he is a touring king, his Beerbongs & Bentleys Tour was a huge success in Australia earlier this year, but he doesn't stop he is about to launch in the USA/Canada his Runaway tour.

Does he stop? Will he be the album of 2019? Time will tell.

Album of the Year for 2019, coming soon!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - BLINK-182 {Nine}

Sunday Spotlight: Tove Lo

Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson otherwise known in the musical world as Tove Lo is today's stunning Sunday Spotlight artist.

On Friday Tove's fourth full length album was released Sunshine Kitty, however a number of the tunes were already familiar after teasing us with singles like Glad His Gone, Jacques (with the amazing Jax Jones), Bad as the Boys with Alma, Really Don't Like U with Australia's own Kylie and
Sweettalk My Heart released alongside the albums release.

Tove has had a number of fantastic hits over the years including Disco Tits, Cool Girl, Stay High and Flume's banger Say It.

Tove has also penned a number of big tunes for a wide range of acts, Nick Jonas, Years and Years, Broods, Lorde, MS MR and more.

Tove's new album is a totally bop, so much fun and to be honest it's gonna be an instant pop classic.

Enjoy it and some of her previous tunes below, it's Sunday it's time to dance!

More Troye, this time LIVE!

Featured twice on this week's amazing feature album Charli by Charli XCX, Troye Sivan dazzled Sydney siders last night at the Hordern Pavilion.

Opening his show with Seventeen and the title track of his latest album and tour Bloom, Troye had a slight technical difficulty early on but powered through a huge set last night.

From Fools, Wild the Lauv assisted I'm So Tired.., Dance to This and Charli XCX mixed medley of 2099/1999, Troye slayed last night.

His encore of Youth and My My My blew the roof off the venue. With the last chorus of My My My being assisted by the Throttle Remix and a full club vibe, Troye is 100% on fire at present.

Such a great show, such a great vibe. Not to mention some of the Climate Strikers clearly just bounced from taking the day off school to the Troye Sivan dance floor.

So much fun, such a great gig, YASS Troye, YASS!

Fresh Friday Countdown #180 - Friday 20 September 2019

20 - Tove Lo - Really Don't Like U {Feat. Kylie Minogue}
19 - Grimes & i_o - Violence
18 - Sofi Tukker - Swing
17 - Post Malone - On The Road {Feat. Meek Mill & Lil Baby}
16 - Tones and I - The Kids Are Coming
15 - Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding
14 - Illy - Then What
13 - Lizzo - Juice
12 - Birds of Tokyo - The Greatest Mistakes
11 - Post Malone - Die for Me {Feat. Future & Halsey}
10 - PNAU - All of Us {Feat. Ollie Gabriel}
9 - Post Malone - Goodbyes {Feat. Young Thug}
8 - Tones and I - Johnny Run Away
7 - Halsey - Graveyard
6 - Post Malone - Take What You Want {Feat. Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott}
5 - Birds of Tokyo - Good Lord
4 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
3 - Billie Eilish - bad guy
2 - Post Malone - Circles
1 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Charli x Troye Sivan x Laneway 2020

It's hard to believe 2020 is just around the corner. Charli XCX however is already banging on about 2099, the sequel to her track 1999.

With Troye Sivan again they have whipped up another fun video to boot.

In other breaking news Charli XCX is playing an Australian Exclusive show at the upcoming 2020 Laneway Festival.

Charli will be joining a stacked lineup including..

The 1975
Ruel
Earl Sweatshirt (Aus Exclusive)
Ocean Alley
DMA’s
J.I.D
Tones and I
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Hockey Dad
Bbno$
The Chats
Mahalia (East Coast only)
Kaiit
Benee
Stella Donnelly
Fontaines D.C
Oliver Tree
Omar Apollo
Col3trane
Hatchie (East Coast only)
Spacey Jane (Excl. Fremantle)
Kucka (Excl. Adelaide)
Pist Idiots
JessB (East Coast only)
George Alice (Adelaide only)
The Lazy Eyes (Sydney only)

Venue dates (Sydney is now in the Domain people) and more info can be found HERE.

Tones And I | Dance Monkey | The Numbers

Good Morning,

One of Australia's biggest artists Tones And I 's track Dance Monkey is doing huge business right now, like huge. Some would even say record breaking business!

Since being released on May 10th this year, Dance Monkey has just gone from strength to strength.

In Australia the track has officially now sold over 200,000 copies. But in 2019 sales isn't everything, Dance Monkey has also recorded 130 million streams (last month alone) whilst hitting number one in seven countries, including Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Australia.

In Australia and the trusty ARIA Singles Chart, it's been at the top spot now for seven consecutive weeks, a record-equalling mark.

However the song is set to get bigger, Tones will be playing alongside Paul Kelly and Dean Lewis at the AFL grand final. It's like the NRL grand final just more popular.

Can I just go rogue and say now, it's looking like Tones and I for number one in the Hottest 100, or could it be stateside cool kid Billie Eilish, Bad Guy? Both songs have clearly made an impact here and abroad.

Now another big statement The Kids Are Coming EP, the best EP of 2019, hands down. What a release, Never Seen the Rain, Johnny Run Away and the title track, it's all killer and zero filler.

Tones and I is easily going to top end of year music lists, let's get that on the record, not to mention hopefully scoop the ARIA Awards for 2019.

Go Tones!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - CHARLI XCX {Charli}

Sunday Spotlight: Sampha the Great

Scoring the Double J feature record this week, Sunday belongs to the amazing Sampha the Great. Sampha has been building a strong fan base and critical acclaim since 2015 now. The Return may be her debut album, however this follows two stacked mixtapes.

In 2015 we got the Great Mixtape, in 2017 we got the critically acclaimed Birds And The BEE9, not to mention a spilt EP with Estelle HERoes Act 2 in 2017.

Sampha the Great has also worked with Urthboy, Ecca Vandal, Remi, Jonti and more. So it is with great pleasure to finally feature this fine 25 year old.

With a debut album under her belt and some solid tunes before it, let's enjoy our Sunday with the sublime Sampha the Great and discover what all the noise is about.

Streaming... Now | Key Friday the 13th New Releases

Friday the 13th and a full moon, yes everyone is acting a little cunty lately, however let's block that all out and celebrate this weeks key new releases.

Jpegmafia – All My Heroes Are Cornballs

Metronomy – Metronomy Forever

Sampa The Great – The Return

Charli XCX – Charli

Let's kick off this week's new single releases with one hell of a random threesome, Ariana x Lana x Miley! WTF!

Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey – Don’t Call Me Angel (Charlie’s Angels)

Halsey – Graveyard

Mabel – Stripped Season EP

Milky Chance – The Game

Rex Orange County – 10/10

Ruel – Free Time EP

Riton x Oliver Heldens – Turn Me On

Robinson – Don’t Say

Yergurl – Love Bite EP

Fresh Friday the 13th Countdown #179 - Friday 13 September 2019

20 - Duke Dumont & Zak Abel - The Power
19 - Lizzo - Juice
18 - Tones and I - The Kids Are Coming
17 - Grimes & i_o - Violence
16 - Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding
15 - Tones and I - Johnny Run Away
14 - Blink 182 - I Really Wish I Hated You
13 - Sofi Tukker - Swing
12 - The Amity Affliction - All My Friends Are Dead
11 - Post Malone - Goodbyes {Feat. Young Thug}
10 - Birds of Tokyo - The Greatest Mistakes
9 - Illy - Then What
8 - PNAU - All of Us {Feat. Ollie Gabriel}
7 - Post Malone - Die for Me {Feat. Future & Halsey}
6 - Birds of Tokyo - Good Lord
5 - Post Malone - Take What You Want {Feat. Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott}
4 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
3 - Billie Eilish - bad guy
2 - Post Malone - Circles
1 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Streaming... Now | Key New Releases

I was a little caught up on the weekend, so on the eve of our next batch of new releases here is a look at last week's key releases you can listen, stream or download right now. Actually some of them you can even buy on vinyl or CD format in a physical store too. Wouldn't that be fun, keep retail alive people!

First up full length albums, you can stream our feature album Mahalia – Love And Compromise HERE and last week's biggest release, Post Malone – Hollywood’s Bleeding HERE as part of Sunday's Sunday Profile.

Also out last week...

Bag Raiders – Horizons

Bat For Lashes – Lost Girls

Collarbones – Futurity

The Delta Riggs – Modern Pressure

Jax Jones – Snacks (Supersize)

Not to mention some killer new singles/sneaky pre-album release tracks..

Blink-182 – I Really Wish I Hated You

Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat

Thomston – Casual

Wafia featuring. Louis The Child & Whethan – Hurts

Winston Surfshirt – Smile

Lastly Mallrat released her third EP last Friday, I featured her on my Mini Sunday Spotlight HERE. Stream the new EP and more right NOW!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - MAHALIA {Love and Compromise}

Sunday Spotlight: Post Malone

Post Malone is a global superstar, at 24 he has just released his third huge album Hollywood's Bleeding. Already featuring four hit songs, this album is packed. Guests, singles, streams the album has it all, even a few music videos already.

Post Malone was born in New York, now travels the world to packed venues. Following the huge record Beerbongs & Bentleys last year and the debut Stoney, Post Malone has a string of hits to his name.

He even has songs released by other artists about him (Sam Feldt featuring Rani, from the Magnets EP) so he is a big deal right now.

Teaming up with SZA, Halsey, Travis Scott, Future even Ozzy bloody Osbourne on this record he is clearly looking to get a heap of attention.

As of right now Post Malone has sold over 60 million records in the USA alone, crazy! So today let's deep dive into the new record and get our heads around Post Malone in 2019.

Fresh Friday Countdown #178 - Friday 6 September 2019

20 - Billie Eilish - all the good girls go to hell
19 - Ruel - Real Thing
18 - Sofi Tukker - Swing
17 - Client Liaison - The Real Thing
16 - Lizzo - Juice
15 - Drake - Money in the Grave {Feat. Rick Ross}
14 - Tones and I - Jimmy
13 - Tove Lo - Really Don't Like You {Feat. Kylie}
12 - Grimes & i_o - Violence
11 - PNAU - All of Us {Feat. Ollie Gabriel}
10 - Illy - Then What
9 - Birds of Tokyo - Good Lord
8 - Tones and I - Johnny Run Away
7 - Post Malone - Goodbyes {Feat. Young Thug}
6 - Birds of Tokyo - The Greatest Mistakes
5 - Billie Eilish - bad guy
4 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
3 - The Amity Affliction - All My Friends Are Dead
2 - Post Malone - Circles
1 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Album of the Year 2019 Update

15 hours old (at time of post) and over 9 million views (at time of post) Billie Eilish's latest video is slaying it on YouTube.

all the good girls go to hell the latest single from WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? is an instant smash hit.

Following bad guy coming in at number 2 on my Winter Bangers 2019 list, Billie Eilish is proving unstoppable in 2019.

In other album of the year news, The Hilltop Hoods filled in at Splendour in the Grass, plus are doing a massive tour like right now!

Whilst Khalid released a new remix of Right Back, wow he is busy! Plus he did a chart topping track with Ed Sheeran!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos + Album Trailer

Album of the Week - LANA DEL REY – {Norman Fucking Rockwell}

Winters Biggest Bangers | 2019

20 - Drake - Money in the Grave {Feat. Rick Ross}
19 - Flume - Let You Know {Feat. London Grammar}
18 - Pot Malone - Wow.
17 - Billie Eilish - bury a friend
16 - Khalid - Talk
15 - Post Malone - Goodbyes {Feat. Young Thug}
14 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
13 - Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
12 - Halsey - Nightmare
11 - Amy Shark - Mess Her Up
10 - Hilltop Hoods - Exit Sign {Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal}
9 - Marshmello - Here with Me {Feat. Chvrches}
8 - Mabel - Don't Call Me Up
7 - Illy - Then What
6 - Mark Ronson - Nothing Breaks Like a Heart {Feat. Miley Cyrus}
5 - Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower
4 - Tones and I - Johnny Run Away
3 -Birds of Tokyo - Good Lord
2 -Billie Eilish - bad guy
1 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey