Streaming... NOW! | Key Releases, Friday 30 July, 2021

Well its really all about Billie Eilish this week. With her second album, Happier Than Ever, landing yesterday on all streaming services. It will of course be my feature record all next week. The album features a number of singles you may be familiar with, My Future, Therefore I Am, Your Power, Lost Cause and NDA.

Prince posthumously gives us Welcome 2 America. Recorded in 2010 before the “Welcome 2 America” Tour, the album “Welcome 2 America” documents Prince’s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice. It is the first full previously-unreleased studio album of Prince material to be released posthumously. 

Finally two new EP's this week. One local and one outta the UK. Enjoy!

Skepta – ALL IN

Sycco – Sycco’s First EP

Another big week of new singles this week. With everything from Sydney hip hop kings Bliss N Eso teaming up with Dizzee Rascal, FISHER dropping another big (hopefully soon) festival favourite whilst Resin Dogs are back!

Banoffee – Idiot

Bliss N Eso feat. Dizzee Rascal & Kings – On One

Bootleg Rascal feat. Citizen Kay & Maxine – Therapy

FISHER – Just Feels Tight

Mell Hall feat. Thandi Phoenix – Knock Knock

Fergus James – Backseat

Jungle – Truth

Just A Gent feat. Samsaruh – Island Fever

Parcels – Comingback

Resin Dogs feat. Harlen – Bad Dog

Milan Ring – Hide With You

Saint Etienne – Pond House

Wave Racer – Look Up To Yourself

Fresh Friday Countdown #270 - Friday 30 July, 2021

20 - Tones And I - Fly Away
19 - Post Malone - Motley Crew
18 - The Kid LAROI - NOT SOBER{Feat. Polo G & Stunna Gambino}
17 - FISHER - Just Feels Tight
16 - RÜFÜS DU SOL - Alive
15 - The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
14 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
13 - Amy Shark - Love Songs Ain't for Us {Feat. Keith Urban}
12 - Travis Scott & HVME - Goosebumps (Remix)
11 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
10 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
9 - Amy Shark - Worst Day of My Life
8 - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY
7 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
6 - Dean Lewis - Falling Up 
5 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
4 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves 
3 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
2 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
1 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Streaming... NOW! | Key Releases, Friday 23 July, 2021

Evening folks, it's time to kick off another big week of new music with a new record from Anne-Marie. An interesting title for these times its Therapy. With a number of big collaborations like Little Mix and long time collaborator Rudimental.

Leon Bridges is also back with another new record, Gold-Diggers Sound.

Dave gives us some more big hip hop anthems on We’re All Alone In This Together.

You know your feature album, right? It's The Jungle Giants with Love Signs. It's a way more uptempo release this time around. I am living for it! Come back tomorrow for the music videos that have made the album.

Alice Skye has delivered a beautiful recording too this week, I Feel Better But I Don’t Feel Good.

There are a couple of new EP's from Friday too.

Bardot – 2021 Mixes 

Joe Turner – Reflections

Some tasty new singles this week. Including a huge joint dance floor filler from Hayden James & Crooked Colours. Lorde is also back with a strange new track from her upcoming album, Stoned At The Nail Salon. I love Lorde but I am not super keen on these new tunes so far. There are also new tunes from Azure Ryder, Miss Blanks and Nicky Night Time.

CHAII feat. Kings & eleven7four – Might Just

Coldplay – Coloratura

Idles feat. slowthai – Model Village

Hayden James feat. Crooked Colours – Rather Be With You

Asha Jefferies – Dancefloor

Fedde Le Grand & Love Harder feat. Amy Grace – Same Thing

Lorde – Stoned At The Nail Salon

Loud Luxury feat. Drew Love – Safe With Me

Miss Blanks – Fly High

Nicky Night Time feat. Natasha Eklove – Someone New

Gretta Ray – Cherish/The Brink

Rise Against feat. Meg Myers – Nowhere Generation (acoustic)

Azure Ryder – Some Kind Of Love

Snakehips & Armand Van Helden – Freedom (You Bring Me)

Stevan – Hope It’s Not

Strange Talk feat. CM – Starlight

Tropical Fuck Storm – New Romeo Agent

Winston Surfshirt feat. Ramirez – All Of The Little Things

Remi Wolf – Liquor Store

Album of the Week - JUNGLE GIANTS {Love Signs}

 

Sunday Spotlight: Clairo

Claire Elizabeth Cottrill is known as Clairo. Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts, she began posting music on the internet at age 13.

Clairo rose to prominence following the viral success of the music video for her lo-fi single Pretty Girl in 2017. Clairo released her debut EP Diary 001 in 2018. Her debut studio album Immunity came out in 2019. The album received critical acclaim and spawned the singles Bags & Sofia. 

Sofia became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

Clairo's second album Sling was released on July 16. It's the perfect album to stream this second lockdown. I have also included a number of older videos below for you to get into for your Sunday.

Clairo has also teamed up with electronic acts such as Mura Masa and SG Lewis. This showcases her diversity while showing off her vocals with a different beat to hits like Bags.

So enjoy its a windy old Sunday, so turn up Clairo and get back under the blankets.

Fresh Friday Countdown #269 - Friday 23 July, 2021

20 - Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
19 - RÜFÜS DU SOL - Alive
18 - Tones And I - Fly Away
17 - Gang of Youths - the angel of 8th ave.
16 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
15 - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY
14 - Lorde - Stoned at the Nail Salon
13 - Travis Scott & HVME - Goosebumps (Remix)
12 - Amy Shark - Love Songs Ain't for Us {Feat. Keith Urban}
11 - The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
10 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
9 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
8 - Amy Shark - Worst Day of My Life
7 - Dean Lewis - Falling Up
6 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves 
5 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
4 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
3 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
2 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
1 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay

Album of the Year Nomination #3 - Tones and I - Welcome To The Madhouse

It's the year of the ladies 2021 with the third album of the year going to a solo female artist. More impressing, it's the second Australian Album of the Year nomination for 2021. Welcome Tones and I to the Album of the Year race for 2021.

Following her killer EP The Kids are Coming, Tones and I finally has given us a solid debut record. Featuring the big singles Fly Away and Cloudy Day as well as Won't Sleep, Welcome To The Madhouse is filled to the brim with catchy pop tunes.

Tones and I joins Amy Shark and Olivia Rodrigo for this years Album of 2021. Like 2020 it's been a tough year (already). So bright pop sounds like Tones and I is very welcome right now. 

The album landed at just the right time as Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two biggest states right now continue to be locked down.

So if you need three albums to listen to, Tones and I, Amy Shark's and Olivia Rodrigo's are must listens.

Take a listen to an in depth, deep dive into Tones and I's debut HERE whilst streaming it below. The next Album of the Year nomination might be just around the corner!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - TONES AND I {Welcome To The Madhouse}

 

Sunday Spotlight: Chet Faker

Nicholas James Murphy is often known as Chet Faker. In 2012, as Chet Faker, he issued an extended play, Thinking in Textures, this included the classic cover of Blackstreet's No Diggity. 

Following the debut EP, in April 2014, Built on Glass, his debut studio album, was released to generally positive reviews and debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts.

Back in September 2016, Murphy dropped the Chet Faker name, releasing two albums alongside the brilliant Missing Links EP.

In October 2020, Murphy revived Chet Faker commencing work on releasing his Hotel Surrender record. First up was the single, Low. The album was released on Friday alongside Tones and I's big debut album. So sadly the album will probably not get the attention it may deserve. However its here, we have time, so get around the new ten track record below. 

Its an all Australian feature week this week, into next with DZ Deathrays, Chet Faker today and tomorrow Tones and I. Gosh there is some EPIC Aussie music in 2021! Look forward to the ARIA nominations for 2021.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Releases, Friday 16 July, 2021

Clairo kicks off this week with her second studio album, Sling.

Chet Faker is back with his second record (as Chet Faker, there were two others under Nick Murphy), Hotel Surrender.

Also John Mayer is still making music. Who would have thought! The album is called, Sob Rock.

Tones And I is your feature album next week, with her debut, Welcome To The Madhouse. Yes after her massive EP, The Kids Are Coming the debut full length record is finally here. Featuring hits like Fly Away, Won't Sleep and Cloudy Day. The album is full of hits whilst being featured here all next week.

Wavves have delivered a new album, Hideaway, it also happens to be under 30 minutes! Take a listen now.

A couple of local EP's landed this week too. Get amongst them now.

Ziggy Alberts – SFF_Demo EP

Gang Of Youths – Total Serene EP

A big range of new singles this week, featuring a number of key features and one killer cover. Baker Boy + G Flip, Holy Holy + Clews and KUČKA covering a classic tune!

Baker Boy feat. G Flip – My Mind

Bipolar Sunshine – Gone

Chvrches – Good Girls

Flight Facilities – The Ghost (remixes)

Flight Facilities feat. Channel Tres – Lights Up (remixes)

Holy Holy feat. Clews – The Aftergone

Shannen James – Separate Ways

Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen & Dave Okumu – Take Me To Your Leader

Natalie Imbruglia – Maybe It’s Great

Nina Kravitz – Skyscrapers

KUČKA – Beautiful

Logic1000 – Safe In My Arms/YourLove

Miiesha – Made For Silence

Trippie Redd feat. Lil Uzi Vert – Holy Smokes

Soccer Mommy – Rom Com 2004

Swedish House Mafia – It Gets Better

Ukiyo – Baby

Fresh Friday Countdown #268 - Friday 16 July, 2021

20 - Post Malone - Motley Crew
19 - Billie Eilish - NDA
18 - Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
17 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
16 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
15 - Dean Lewis - Falling Up
14 - The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
13 - Amy Shark - Worst Day of My Life
12 - Gang of Youths - the angel of 8th ave.
11 - RÜFÜS DU SOL - Alive
10 - Tones And I - Fly Away
9 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
8 - Amy Shark - Love Songs Ain't for Us {Feat. Keith Urban}
7 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves
6 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
5 - Anfa Rose & Onefour - Hot Minute
4 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
3 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
2 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
1 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - DZ DEATHRAYS {Positive Rising : Part 2}

Sunday Spotlight: Naidoc Week 2021

 Heal Country, it's Naidoc Week 2021.

This Sunday (we had a belated Spotlight the last few weeks) lets celebrate our best local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

The acronym NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. It has its roots in the 1938 Day of Mourning, becoming a week-long event in 1975.

So today is more of a mix tape, not so much a focus on one particular artist. However I am heavily focusing on this year's NIMA nominees.

Heal Country, heal our nation.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Releases, Friday 9 July, 2021

First up let's meet next weeks feature stars.It's the DZ Deathrays from Brisbane with Positive Rising : Part 2. It was a quiet week on the album release front this week. However Friday coming, we finally get the debut album from Tones and I! Until then lets get into some of the best new music!

We have a couple of EP's to work through this week including the latest Last Year Was Weird volume from Tkay. Yes Tkay I get it Last Year Was Weird, but 2021, not a vibe.

Ashwarya – Nocturnal Hours

Ladyhawke – reMIXED EMOTIONS

Tkay Maidza – Last Year Was Weird Vol.3

Motez – Reset

Even though there are very few full length releases again this week, it's another big week of singles. With Azealia Banks back, Billie Eilish continuing to tease her upcoming album and Ninajirachi releasing a delicious double A side.

Little Simz – I Love You, I Hate You

Loud Luxury feat. WAV3POP – Wasted

Azealia Banks - Fuck Him All Night

Damon Albarn – Polaris

Ásgeir – Sunday Drive

BARKAA – King Brown

Courtney Barnett – Rae Street

BTS – Permission To Dance

Claptone feat. James Vincent McMorrow – Wake Up

Dave feat. Stormzy – Clash

Drapht – Shadows On My Walls

Billie Eilish – NDA

Jungle feat. Bas – Romeo

Just A Gent – Aliens

Koori Mob – Our Country, Our Life

Masked Wolf – Say So

Nas feat. Cordae & Freddie Gibbs – Life Is Like A Dice Game

Shane Nicholson – And You Will Have Your Way

Ninajirachi – DracoDraco/Stoneteller

Post Malone – Motley Crew

Tiny Little Houses – Smartest Guy

Yours Truly – Walk Over My Grave

Fresh Friday Countdown #267 - Friday 9 July, 2021

20 - Megan Thee Stallion - Thot Shit
19 - Tones And I - Fly Away
18 - Azealia Banks - Fuck Him All Night
17 - Billie Eilish - NDA
16 - Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
15 - Griff - Black Hole
14 - Travis Scott & HVME - Goosebumps (Remix) 
13 - Amy Shark - Worst Day of My Life
12 - Dean Lewis - Falling Up
11 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
10 - Amy Shark - Love Songs Ain't for Us {Feat. Keith Urban}
9 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
8 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
7 - The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
6 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves
5 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
4 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
3 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
2 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay
1 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece

Call Me If You Get Lost - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos + Live from Brooklyn

Album of the Week - TYLER, THE CREATOR {Call Me If You Get Lost}

Monday Spotlight: Gang of Youths

David Le'aupepe, Max Dunn, Jung Kim, Donnie Borzestowski and Tom Hobden make up Sydney's Gang of Youths. The hugely successful five piece are set to release another stadium rock album in 2021. The first single is The Angel of 8th Ave.

The groups debut album, The Positions, peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart in May 2015 and was nominated for multiple ARIA Awards. In 2017, their second album, Go Farther In Lightness, debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart while being nominated for eight awards at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017. The group won four of the eight awards: Album Of The Year, Best Group, Best Rock Album and Producer of the Year (Adrian Breakspear).

This third album could be one of the biggest albums of 2021. So ahead of the release lets celebrate some of the groups earlier tracks. Come back tomorrow as this week's feature album goes live!

Streaming... NOW! | Key Releases, Friday 2 July, 2021

There are no major full album releases this week, however Telenova from Melbourne have released a divine EP, Tranquilize. Featuring the single Bones you have maybe have heard recently on the radio.

So that leaves us with revealing next week's feature album. Well it debuted at number two on the ARIA album charts this week, so I think it's time to feature the new Tyler the, Creator album, Call Me if you Get Lost. Until then it's time to review the single releases for the week.

A fairly quiet week ahead of the 4th of July in the USA. However there are some tasty new local releases from Pond, Wave Racer and Regurittator's Ben Ely.

Cosmo’s Midnight & Ruel feat. Rimon – Down For You

Ben Ely – Golden Path

Brent Faiyaz feat. Drake & The Neptunes – Wasting Time

flowerkid feat. Kučka – It’s Happening Again

Hauskey feat. Hope Tala – One Minute

Karen From Finance – Out Of Office

Moaning Lisa – Inadequacy

Pond – Toast

Shygirl feat. SlowThai – BDE

upsidedownhead feat. Clea – say something

Wave Racer – Seventeen

Fresh Friday Countdown #266 - Friday 2 July, 2021

20 - Gang of Youths - the angel of 8th ave.
19 - PNAU & Budjerah - Stranger Love
18 - Tones And I - Fly Away
17 - Megan Thee Stallion - Thot Shit
16 - Doja Cat & The Weeknd - You Right
15 - Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
14 - Griff - Black Hole
13 - Travis Scott & HVME - Goosebumps (Remix) 
12 - Amy Shark - Worst Day of My Life
11 - The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
10 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves
9 - Dean Lewis - Falling Up
8 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
7 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
6 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
5 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
4 - Amy Shark - Love Songs Ain't for Us {Feat. Keith Urban}
3 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
2 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
1 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece

Planet Her - Guests