Fresh Friday Countdown #257 - Friday 30 April, 2021

20 - Pendulum - Come Alive
19 - Bliss N Eso - Good People {Feat. Kasey Chambers}
18 - Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae - You
17 - Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am
16 - Saweetie - Best Friend {Feat. Doja Cat}
15 - Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
14 - Cardi B - Up 
13 - Joel Corry - Head & Heart {Feat. MNEK} 
12 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
11 - Billie Eilish - Your Power
10 - Machine Gun Kelly - love race {Feat. Kellin Quinn}
9 - Tones And I - Fly Away
8 - Travis Scott & HVME - Goosebumps (Remix)
7 - Dean Lewis - Falling Up
6 - Amy Shark - Love Songs Ain't for Us {Feat. Keith Urban}
5 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves
4 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
3 - The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
2 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
1 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 23 April, 2021

Porter Robinson is this week's feature record on Triple J. However you can check out Nurture live, now below!

Hulu film The United States vs Billie Holiday is showing at selected Australian cinemas now. Here is a taste of Andra Day singing Billie Holiday

Indie stars Dinosaur Jr. are back with Sweep It Into Space

Only one EP this week, it's local legend and High vocalist Nicole Millar with Are You Kidding.

Last Friday's key hit singles had a number of hot collaborations. Kasey Chambers, Vic Mensa and Kwame & Tasman Keith teamed up. Get around last week's new singles ahead of this Friday's killer new tunes.

Ashwarya feat. Vic Mensa – To The Night

Bliss N Eso feat. Kasey Chambers – Good People

Boo Seeka & Golding – Don’t Waste Your Love

Claptone feat. Two Another – Golden

Flying Lotus feat. Niki Randa – Between Memories

Flying Lotus feat. Thundercat – Black Gold

K.Flay – Four Letter Words

Kwame & Tasman Keith – ONE

Little Simz – Introvert

Jorja Smith – Gone

The Veronicas feat. ALLDAY – Life Of The Party

The Weeknd feat. Ariana Grande – Save Your Tears

Wolf Alice – Smile

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - AJ TRACEY {Flu Game}

 

Sunday Spotlight: Big Scary

Happy Anzac Day 2021. Lest we forget. So it's only natural it's an all Australian Sunday Spotlight.

So in that case, meet Tom Iansek and Joanna Syme AKA Big Scary. The duo formed in Melbourne in 2006, Tom & Joanna have released several EPs and three albums. With a fouth studio album, Daisy coming this Friday.

Their 2013 album Not Art was nominated for the triple j Australian Album of the Year award, AIR Awards Best Independent Album & Best Independent Release at the ARIAs.

Not Art won the 2014 Australian Music Prize, winning the band $30 000.

In 2013 Tom had formed a side project, #1 Dads. As #1 Dads Tom has released 3 albums including Golden Repair in 2020.

So ahead of the release of Daisy let's get familiar with Big Scary, as well as a touch of #1 Dads.

Fresh Friday Countdown #256 - Friday 23 April, 2021

20 - The Chemical Brothers - The Darkness That You Fear
19 - Dom Dolla - Pump the Brakes
18 - The Veronicas - Life of the Party {Feat. Allday}
18 - The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll
17 - Saweetie - Best Friend {Feat. Doja Cat}
16 - Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am
15 - Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae - You
14 - Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
13 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
12 - Cardi B - Up 
11 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
10 - Joel Corry - Head & Heart {Feat. MNEK} 
9 - Bliss N Eso - Good People {Feat. Kasey Chambers}
8 - Travis Scott & HVME - Goosebumps (Remix)
7 - Tones And I - Fly Away
6 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
5 - Amy Shark - Love Songs Ain't for Us {Feat. Keith Urban}
4 - Dean Lewis - Falling Up
3 - The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
2 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves
1 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos + Live Show

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 16 April, 2021

Let's kick off with Billy Davis second album, This Is What’s Important. Check it out below.

He was Sunday's Spotlight artists, Bob Evans gave us his sixth studio album last Friday. Stream Tomorrowland HERE.

By now you will know London Grammar have this week's feature record, Californian Soil. You can stream it HERE whilst tomorrow check out all the album's videos right here.

The Offspring were recent Sunday Spotlight artists. So Let The Bad Times Roll can be streamed now.

AJ Tracey has also dropped, Flu Game. It's full of guests as well as dope party starters!

A couple of local and hot new EP's landed last Friday. Stream them below now!

Ninajirachi & Kota Banks – True North (Deluxe)

Jaguar Jonze – ANTIHERO

Last Friday's singles as usual was a real mixed bag. From Holy Holy to Pendulum as well as Amy Shark releasing a single named after, well Amy Shark! Check the key singles out now.

A.GIRL – Luv Drunk

Beach Bunny feat. Tegan And Sara – Cloud 9

Chet Faker – Whatever Tomorrow

girl in red – You Stupid Bitch

José González – Visions

Sinead Harnett – Hard 4 Me 2 Love You

Holy Holy – How You Been

Laurel – You’re The One

May-A – Time I Love To Waste

San Mei – I Can’t Sleep

Methyl Ethel – Neon Cheap

Pendulum – Come Alive

Amy Shark – Amy Shark

Wave Racer – Left Behind

The Whitlams – Man About A Dog

Yeo – Obsession

Album of the Week - LONDON GRAMMAR {California Soil}

Sunday Spotlight: Bob Evans

Kevin Edward Mitchell is Bob Evans. Also Kevin Mitchell along with Jebediah back in the day were one of my first all ages gigs. After Prince.

Jebediah formed in 1994, the group released five studio albums between 1997 and 2011, with three entering the top ten on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Mitchell then launched his folk pop career under Bob Evans in 1999.

The most successful solo album Suburban Songbook, released in June 2006, peaked at No. 15, whilst  Goodnight, Bull Creek! (2009) and Familiar Stranger (2013) both reached the top 40. 

On Friday Tomorrowland dropped, giving Kevin Mitchell a total of 11 (including Jebediah) studio albums released in Australia. He also launched the Good Evans, It's A Bobcast! podcast back in May 2016.

Kevin Mitchell is an Australian music icon, so this Sunday celebrate an Aussie legend in the lead up to ANZAC Day 2021.

Fresh Friday Countdown #255 - Friday 16 April, 2021

20 - Chillinit - Henry & Reefer
19 - Amy Shark - Baby Steps
18 - Years & Years - Starstruck
17 - Hayden James, Gorgon City, Nat Dunn - Foolproof
16 - Saweetie - Best Friend {Feat. Doja Cat}
15 - Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am
14 - Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
13 - Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae - You
12 - Pendulum - Come Alive
11 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
10 - Cardi B - Up 
9 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
8 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
7 - Dean Lewis - Falling Up
6 - Tones And I - Fly Away
5 - Travis Scott & HVME - Goosebumps (Remix)
4 - The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
3 - Amy Shark - Love Songs Ain't for Us {Feat. Keith Urban}
2 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves
1 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II

Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - BROCKHAMPTON {Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine}

Sunday Spotlight: The Offspring

The Offspring formed all the way back in 1984, hailing from Garden Grove, California.

Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, Bryan "Dexter" Holland, Todd Morse, Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman and Pete Parada are now known as The Offspring. The band's tenth studio album, Let the Bad Times Roll, is landing on your preferred streaming service this Friday. The group have sold over 40 million records worldwide. 

In the early years (including their 1989 self-titled debut album and the vinyl-only EP Baghdad) , The Offspring signed with Epitaph Records and released two albums for the independent label, Ignition (1992) and Smash. 

Smash in 1994 included The Offspring's first major hit Come Out and Play. Following the success of Smash, this attracted major label attraction, namely Columbia Records. The Offspring signed in 1996 with Columbia releasing Ixnay on the Hombre in1997. The album received critical acclaim and gold and platinum awards.

Then came Americana in 1998 (we all remember Pretty Fly for a White Guy) which regained the groups previous level of popularity. The album got support from MTV, whilst that single made it to number one in the Hottest 100 of 1998. The album went on to sell over five million units in the USA.

Following Americana the group released four more albums: Conspiracy of One (2000), Splinter (2003), Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008) and Days Go By (2012). 

Check out some of their greatest hits below on this perfect Autumn Sunday.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 9 April, 2021

Meet Monday's new feature album. It's the second last album (EVER) from Brockhampton. Roadrunner : New Light, New Machine landed online yesterday. The album is also Triple J's new feature album.

Scottish band, The Fratellis are back with their sixth studio album, Half Drunk Under A Full Moon. 15 years after Chelsea Dagger the group is still rocking!

Taylor Swift has re-released her hit 2009 album Fearless as Fearless (Taylor’s Version). Expect more world domination from the queen of streaming.

This weeks new singles feature a real mixed bag. Tkay, Years & Years hot on the heels of the success of It's a Sin and also new B Wise.

Rick Astley – Unwanted

B Wise – WHO?!

Holly Humberstone – Haunted House

Imanbek feat. Sean Paul & Sofia Reyes – Dancing On Dangerous

Tkay Maidza – Syrup

Prince – Welcome 2 America

Sly Withers – Clarkson

Armin Van Buuren – Weight Of The World

Years & Years – Starstruck

Fresh Friday Countdown #254 - Friday 9 April, 2021

20 - Megan Thee Stallion - Body
19 - Kali Uchis - telepatía
18 - Hayden James, Gorgon City, Nat Dunn - Foolproof
17 - Lil Tjay & 6LACK - Calling My Phone
16 - Saweetie - Best Friend {Feat. Doja Cat}
15 - Dom Dolla - Pump The Brakes
14 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
13 - Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am
12 - Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
11 - Joel Corry - Head & Heart {Feat. MNEK} 
10 - Cardi B - Up 
9 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
8 - Travis Scott & HVME - Goosebumps (Remix)
7 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
6 - Tones And I - Fly Away
5 - Dean Lewis - Falling Up
4 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves
3 - Amy Shark - Love Songs Ain't for Us {Feat. Keith Urban}
2 - The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
1 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II

Destined 2 Win - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - LIL TJAY {Destined 2 Win}

Easter Monday EP - MINDY MENG WANG 王萌 & TIM SHIEL - Nervous Energy

Easter Sunday EP - LASTLINGS - Live Acoustic

 

Easter Saturday EP - SERJ TANKIAN - Elasticity

Good Friday EP - BUDJERAH - Budjerah

Easter EP Feature Weekend 2021 Incoming!

Easter is two hours away. So we will say goodbye to Ziggy Alerts and hello to feature EP stars Budjerah, Serj Tankian, Lastlings, Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel.

So therefore the Fresh Friday Countdown will be missing in action tomorrow. Sadly. However if you are keen to know what would have been number one?