Album of the Week - Powderfinger {Unreleased (1998-2010)}

Sunday Spotlight: The Avalanches

The Avalanches are the lucky final Sunday Spotlight artists for 2020. It's been a real long 2020. Back in February I had a plan to bring the Sunday post back, little did I know back then, 2020 was going to get weird. In June the weekly post slowed down to make way for some 90's fun.

July 2020 got back on track with the Sunday Spotlight returning with the likes of Jessie Ware, DMA's, The Streets and Cub Sport.

From July through Spring 2020 has seen a tonne of good new music. And next month The Avalanches will give us their third studio album, We Will Always Love You.

The group formed in Melbourne in 1997. They gave us their debut album Since I Left You in 2000 then  we waited and waited for Wildflower in 2016.

Since I Left You was one of those debut albums that seemed almost impossible to follow up. I am not going to lie, Wildflower did not excite me too much, however what I have heard from We Will Always Love You, may very well be a return to form.

The new album will feature all of these folks including Sananda Maitreya, Vashti Bunyan, Blood Orange, Rivers Cuomo, Pink Siifu, Denzel Curry, Tricky, Sampa the Great, Leon Bridges, Johnny Marr, MGMT, Clypso, Neneh Cherry, Jamie xx, Kelly Moran, Cornelius, Karen O, Kurt Vile, Mick Jones, Cola Boyy, Perry Farrell, and Oroño.

Yes literally all of them will appears in some form or another on the album due for release 11 December 2020. The album spans over 25 tracks whilst being over 70 minutes of listening pleasure. Keep an ear out for it.

Until then grab some familiar The Avalanches sounds below.

Here is hoping to a more regular Sunday Spotlight series in 2021. For the remainder of 2020 on Sundays I will bring you Summer Music Lists and other random summer features. It's time to hit the beach, let our hair down, it's been a long year, so why not deep dive into The Avalanches and celebrate their new album in a couple of Friday's time. Is it farewell or fuck off 2020? I am going for the later.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 27 November, 2020

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Smashing Pumpkins are back with CYR. 20 new tunes and over one hour of new music from the 90's indie heroes.

Miley Cyrus gives us a massive pre Christmas/Summer release, Plastic Hearts. Guests galore, huge vocals, is this Miley V2.0?

Kingswood have followed in Delta G's footsteps with a festive album, A Kingswood Christmas is streaming now just in time for the holidays.

Meet next week's feature release, it's Powderfinger with Unreleased (1998-2010).

An interesting week of new singles this week. From King Princess to George Maple and even some Ocean Grove. Get amongst some of the biggest new tunes streaming right now!

Commandeur feat. Genes – Numb

King Princess – Pain

George Maple – The Hill

Ocean Grove – Dream

ZOLLY – Eyes Wide

Fresh Friday Countdown #238 - Friday 27 November, 2020

20 - Ty Dolla $ign - Spicy {Feat. Post Malone}
19 - G Flip - I'D RATHER GO TO BED

18 - Powderfinger - Day by Day

17 - Foo Fighters - Shame Shame
16 - Rina Sawayama - Lucid
15 - The Kid LAROI - SO DONE
14 - Birds of Tokyo - Weekend
13 - Alison Wonderland & Valentino Khan - Anything
12 - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)

11 - Paul Woodford, Diplo & Kareen Lomax - Looking for Me
10 - Sia - Together

9 - Hooligan Hefs - SEND IT!

8 - Amy Shark - C'MON {Feat. Travis Barker}

7 - Jax Jones & Au/Ra - i miss u
6 - Amy Shark - Everybody Rise

5 - David Guetta & Sia - Let's Love

4 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
3 - Joel Corry - Head & Heart {Feat. MNEK} 
2 - Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am
1 - Tones And I - Fly Away

ARIA Winners 2020 MixTape

 Last month I made some predictions, see how I went with all the winners from last nights awards here.

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - TIRED LION {Breakfast For Pathetics}

 

Sunday Spotlight: Something For Kate

Where do I start with Something for Kate? I grew up listening to the three piece in the late 90's around the time Beautiful Sharks (1999) was becoming a hit.

Something for Kate are Paul Dempsey, Clint Hyndman and Stephanie Ashworth. Hailing from Melbourne the three piece have just released their seventh studio album. The Modern Medieval was released on Friday following the singles Situation Room, Waste Our Breath, Supercomputer andCome Back Before I Come Back to My Sense.

The group have received a total of 11 nominations for ARIA Music Awards in 1999, 2001 and 2003. Being ARIA's month, will they receive some nominations for this record in 2021?

Something for Kate have been an iconic fixture on many Australian music festival line ups as well as Hottest 100's.

The group have so many hits under the belt whilst Paul Dempsey solo also goes alright. So if you have been living under a rock for the past few decades it's time to meet Something for Kate. Maybe one of Melbourne's most loved Australian indie groups. Happy Sunday.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 20 November, 2020

Kicking off this week as we mark four weeks till Christmas, Korean superstars BTS with the deluxe edition of BE.

This makes me feel old, Jewel releases the 25th Anniversary Edition of Pieces Of You. Do you remember Jewel?

Lastlings will be my (Mini) Monday Spotlight. The duo have just released their debut album, First Contact. Guess what, it's real good.

Speaking of features, meet tomorrow's Sunday Spotlight act, Something For Kate. The indie darlings from the 90's are back with Modern Medieval. It made the feature album this week on Double J.

Also speaking of feature albums, meet next week's, it's Tired Lion with Breakfast For Pathetics. This was the feature album on Triple J this week where you can read all about it HERE. More features to come from the record next week, right here!

Stevan was a former (Mini) Monday Spotlight artist a little while back. Now the young Wollongong local gives us the Ontogeny Mixtape.

King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard are back again! This time with K.G.

Now to three new EP's ready to stream wherever you stream your music from.

Hauskey – Slow EP

Powfu – Some Boring Love Stories Pt 5 EP

Azure Ryder – Crazy With The Light EP

A huge buffet of singles this week. With so much new local music. With new tunes from G Flip, Hooligan Hefs (who got a remix of the big tune No Effect in Les Mills Body Attack United release) and Eve Karydas.

Ali Barter – Twisted Up

Birds Of Tokyo – Weekend

Miley Cyrus feat. Dua Lipa – Prisoner

Bob Evans – Born Yesterday

Jerome Farah – Vibrate

G Flip – I’d Rather Go To Bed

Goldlink – Best Rapper In The F**kin World

Graace – You Do You

Hooligan Hefs – Send It

The Jungle Giants – In Her Eyes

Kennyhoopla feat. Travis Barker – Estella

Kian – Sunbeam

Luca Brasi – Every Time You’re Here (I’m Gone)

Sia – Hey Boy

Alice Skye – Stay In Bed

Sycco – Germs

Fresh Friday Countdown #237 - Friday 20 November, 2020

20 - Powderfinger - Daybreak
19 - Sia - Hey Boy
18 - Foo Fighters - Shame Shame
17 - The Kid LAROI - SO DONE
16 - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
15 - Alison Wonderland & Valentino Khan - Anything
14 - Machine Gun Kelly - forget me too {Feat. Halsey}
13 - Hooligan Hefs - SEND IT!
12 - Birds of Tokyo - Weekend
11 - Amy Shark - Everybody Rise
10 - Sia - Together
9 - Bliss n Eso & SonReal - So Happy
8 - Paul Woodford, Diplo & Kareen Lomax - Looking for Me
7 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
6 - Amy Shark - C'MON {Feat. Travis Barker}
5 - Jax Jones & Au/Ra - i miss u
4 - David Guetta & Sia - Let's Love
3 - Joel Corry - Head & Heart {Feat. MNEK} 
2 - Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am
1 - Tones And I - Fly Away

Album of the Year Nomination #5 - BENEE - Hey u x

There was a large gap in Album of The Year when I announced Disclosure back in early September, however someone across the ditch has just released an album that is so damn good. BENEE has finally delivered her delicious debut album, Hey u x.

Like Disclosure last month, BENEE has recruited a heap of great guests on her debut album. From Lily Allen to Aussie Mallrat.

The 13 track album clocks up at just under a sweet 45 minutes. You would be familiar with a number of the tunes like Supalonely (also featured on her 2019 EP Stella & Steve), Snail, Kool, Plain and Night Garden. Whilst my favourite cut thus far is Sheesh featuring Grimes.

The album landed on Friday and already I've had it on high rotation. I'm so happy the album has given us some joy at the end of 2020.

So BENEE joins Tame Impala, Halsey, The Weeknd and Disclosure in the race for the 2020 Album of the Year. Here are the album music videos thus far to get you all excited.

Not long now till the album of 2020 is revealed. Next month one of these stellar records will be your album of the year!

Album of the Week - BENEE {Hey u x}

Sunday Spotlight: Lime Cordiale

So originally, I was planning to feature Dominic Richard Harrison AKA Yungblud (stylized as YUNGBLUD). However...

His second studio album, Weird!, was originally to be released on 13 November 2020. However it has been pushed back to 4 December 2020. Why? Apparently Yungblud cares about CD's for his fans still. The album is now due to be released 4 December, following the lengthy process of making physical copies of the album during the COVID Pandemic

So local heroes from July's feature album 14 Steps To A Better You have come in as a really outstanding replacement! 

So lets welcome Lime Cordiale to the Sunday Spotlight club!

So Friday we saw the duo release a relapse version of the record. The Northern Beaches duo are also up for the most ARIA's in 2020, 8 big fat nominations, including for best cover art as seen above.

The ARIA Awards are just around the corner on 25 November, crowd-less at the Star Casino.

2020 has seen a bunch of artists re-releasing albums with new edition tracks. Hermitude also just dropped some new tracks on their 2019 record as an example.

Lime Cordiale consists of brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach, the group hit the ground running in 2009 and released their debut studio album Permanent Vacation in 2017. Oli and Louis have performed at Groovin' the Moo and South by Southwest.

So after releasing the album originally ahead of my birthday all the way back in July the boys have done really well for themselves. Earning a pile of songs on the radio, ARIA Award nominations and a J Award.

So if you are a newcomer to Lime Cordiale, get amongst them now. Happy Sunday.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 13 November, 2020

It's finally here! The debut album from NZ queen, BENEE. The album Hey u x will be our feature record all next week!

Cry Club also have a debut album to share with y'all, it's streaming now, God I’m Such A Mess.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has been busy during lockdown. Giving us the sequel to Kylie's recent Disco album, Songs From Kitchen Disco : Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Greatest Hits

Lime Cordiale are filling in for Yungblud tomorrow as the Sunday Spotlight. 14 Steps To A Better You (Relapse) edition came out yesterday. Yungblud's album was delayed due to COVID-19 impacting the production of the physical edition of the album. Lime Cordiale had a feature album spot back in July when the album originally dropped. The group are up for a pile of ARIA Awards soon, so come back tomorrow for more Lime Cordiale.

Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald have teamed up for a joint effort album. Push The Blues Away is streaming right now!

Ukiyo delivers a creatively self-titled debut album, surprise it's called Ukiyo!

Woodes gives us her dreamy Crystal Ball album, wrapping up a big week of new Australian music.

A Massive week of new singles this week. From Billie Eilish to George Maple and Tones And I have shown it's a girl power Friday the 13th! Listen out for Kinder's tune Come Along, it slaps, hard!

Ziggy Alberts – heartbeat

BOI – So Long

Crooked Colours – Falling

Django Django – Glowing In The Dark

Dune Rats – Too Tough Terry

Billie Eilish – Therefore I Am

Haiku Hands – Suck My Cherry

Kinder – Come Along

George Maple – Fade

The Paper Kites feat. Julia Stone – Without Your Love

Parquet Courts – Hey Bug

Powfu & Rxsebou – When The Hospital Was My Home

SIX60 – Fade AWAY

Tones And I – Fly Away

Vlossom – Good Karma Lover

Alison Wonderland & Valentino Khan – Anything

Dallas Woods feat. Miiesha – Heaven Of My Own

Black Friday Countdown #236 - Friday 13 November, 2020

20 - Architects - Animals
19 - Machine Gun Kelly - forget me too {Feat. Halsey}
18 - Bliss n Eso - Send It
17 - Ziggy Alberts - heartbeat
16 - Sia - Courage to Change
15 - Kita Alexander - Can't Help Myself
14 - Amy Shark - Everybody Rise
13 - Sia - Together
12 - Powderfinger - Daybreak
11 - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
10 - Foo Fighters - Shame Shame
9 - Paul Woodford, Diplo & Kareen Lomax - Looking for Me
8 - Jax Jones & Au/Ra - i miss u
7 - Amy Shark - C'MON {Feat. Travis Barker}
6 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
5 - Bliss n Eso & SonReal - So Happy
4 - David Guetta & Sia - Let's Love
3 - Tones And I - Fly Away
2 - Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am
1 - Joel Corry - Head & Heart {Feat. MNEK} 

NAIDOC WEEK MIXTAPE

It's Naidoc Week 2020, let's celebrate!

The Kid LAROI - FUCK LOVE (SAVAGE) - NAIDOC WEEK

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

 

Album of the Week - TRIPLE ONE {Panic Force}

Sunday Spotlight: Dizzee Rascal

Dylan Kwabena Mills is Dizzee Rascal, today's Sunday Spotlight, it's November 8th and Donald Trump better use this to soundtrack packing his bags from the White House.

It's a big news day, its a day to celebrate and the British MC, rapper, songwriter and record producer has given us so many hits over the years to help celebrate this moment. 2020 has been a punish times feel like they are changing, Dizzee has constantly been a genre game changer. Jumping from grime music toUK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B.

Dizzee Rascal released his début album Boy in da Corner in 2003. This won the 2003 Mercury Prize, following albums Showtime, Maths + English, and Tongue n' Cheek all continued Dizzee's musical domination.

Since Tongue n' Cheek in 2009, Dizzee has given us three more albums, The Fifth, Raskit and last Friday E3 AF.

Dizzee Rascal has also worked with a number of big names over the years. From Basement Jaxx to Arctic Monkeys, Calvin Harris and even Cheryl Cole.

I was lucky enough to see Dizzee Rascal early in his career live in Vancouver back in 2003/2004. His energy was electric and I will always remember that moment.

Today let's dance, shake it off and look to 2021, things are on the rise. Dylan Kwabena Mills can help provide that soundtrack. Until next week.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 6 November, 2020

Not the world's biggest week of new releases following last weeks bumper week. However we have a few new local releases including Queen Kylie with her very own Disco record. Let's get amongst this weeks best new music!

LANKS is here with SPIRITS PT.1 with PT.2 to come early 2021.

Little Mix were created on the UK X Factor, they are taking on Kylie for the biggest pop release of the week with Confetti.

Kylie Minogue slayed on  Zan Rowe's Take Five over on Double J yesterday. She also released her latest album, Disco. I have to say this is some of Kylie's best work in years. Following the rather average Golden country/pop era. Kylie is back where she belongs on a sequin filled dance floor. Go get it girl.

We have two new EPs this week too. Best news is both are local. Josh Pyke has worked with Elena Stone on his Revisions 2020 EP whilst Ninajirachi & Kota Banks have teamed up for the True North EP.

Josh Pyke – Revisions 2020

Ninajirachi & Kota Banks – True North 

Now to this weeks big singles. From Missy Higgins loving Melbourne to WAAX and Illy teaming up for a big tune. Also Thelma Plum has re-released her awesome Better in Blak release with a new tune to boot.

Didirri – It’s The Season

DOOLIE feat. PNK FME – My Cue To Leave

Missy Higgins – When The Machine Starts

Illy feat. Waax – Cheap Seats

Maddy Jane – You’re Not Mine (But I Think You Should Be)

James Vincent McMorrow – Gone

Pete Murray – Waiting For This Love

Taka Perry – Diamonds

Thelma Plum - Body do the Talking

Fresh Friday Countdown #235 - Friday 6 November, 2020

20 - Juice WRLD - Wishing Well
19 - Bring Me the Horizon - Teardrops
18 - Peking Duk & The Wombats - Nothing to Love About Love
17 - Joji - Your Man
16 - Bring Me the Horizon - Kingslayer {Feat. BABYMETAL}
15 - DJ Khaled - POPSTAR {Feat. Drake}
14 - Kita Alexander - Can't Help Myself
13 -  Mia Wray - Work for Me
12 - The Kid LaROI - So Done
11 - Machine Gun Kelly - forget me too {Feat. Halsey}
10 - Sia - Together
9 - Paul Woodford, Diplo & Kareen Lomax - Looking for Me
8 - Sia - Courage to Change
7 - Jax Jones & Au/Ra - i miss u
6 - Amy Shark - C'MON {Feat. Travis Barker}
5 - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
4 - Amy Shark - Everybody Rise
3 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
2 - David Guetta & Sia - Let's Love
1 - Joel Corry - Head & Heart {Feat. MNEK} 

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - TIA GOSTELOW {Chrysalis}

Sunday Spotlight: Bring Me The Horizon

It's the final month of Sunday Spotlights for 2020. Let's kick it off with Bring Me The Horizon. Releasing their latest EP Post Human : Survival Horror on Friday. You may be already familiar with some of the tunes like Parasite Eve, OBEY or even Teardrops.

Oliver Sykes, Lee Malia, Matt Kean, Matt Nicholls & Jordan Fish make up Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated as BMTH) are a British rock band formed in Sheffield in 2004.

The group have now released six full length releases along with four EP's one of which was Friday's new release.

Their debut album Count Your Blessings was released in 2006. They followed this up with Suicide Season in 2008. Their sixth studio album Amo, released in 2019 became the groups first UK chart topper.

BMTH have also received two Grammy nominations as well as having an extremely loyal fan base. So lets get into some of their biggest hits to date as we now have four remaining Sunday Spotlights till we hello to the Summer Music Lists Special series.