Friday Flash(back) - Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream

 

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) will be the final Friday Flash(back) for 2025! It has been a blast featuring some incredible artists and albums over two seasons this year. 

The English indie rock band formed in London in 2007 by lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden and harpist Tom Monger. 

What a way to go out on Halloween, with a record titled, Everybody Scream. The album lands tomorrow. back in August, Welch began teasing a potential return through a series of cryptic posts on her social media accounts.

Their sixth studio album, features singles Everybody Scream & One of The Greats. Welch said that the song was originally written as a long poem and then recorded it one take, which she "sang straight from the page". 

The band's debut studio album, Lungs, was released in July 2009, and held the number-two position for its first five weeks on the UK Albums Chart.

On 17 January 2010, the album reached the top position, after being on the chart for twenty-eight consecutive weeks.

As of October 2010, the album had been in the top forty in the United Kingdom for sixty-five consecutive weeks, making it one of the best-selling albums of 2009 and 2010. The group's second studio album, Ceremonials, released in October 2011, entered the charts at number one in the UK and number six in the US. 

The band's third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, was released on 2 June 2015. It topped the UK charts, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, their first to do so. The album reached number one in a total of eight countries and the top ten of twenty. Also in 2015, the band was the headlining act at Glastonbury Festival, making Welch the first British female headliner of the 21st century.

The BBC played a part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Music Introducing. At the 2009 Brit Awards, they received the Critics' Choice Award. 

Lungs won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010, while Florence and the Machine have been nominated for six Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album.

So ahead of Everybody Scream (and Halloween) tomorrow, let's dive into some new and old tunes from one of my favourite Friday Flash(back)'s of 2025. It may be the last, however there is a new season coming in early 2026....

bbno$ - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - bbno$ - {bbno$}

Friday Flash(back) - Tame Impala - Deadbeat

 

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker.

In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act, Tame Impala consists of Parker (vocals, guitar, synthesiser), Dominic Simper (guitar, synthesiser), Jay Watson (synthesiser, vocals, guitar), Cam Avery (bass guitar, vocals, synthesiser), & Julien Barbagallo (drums, vocals). 

The group has a close affiliation with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, sharing members and collaborators, including Nick Allbrook, formerly a live member of Tame Impala. 

Parker originally conceived the project in Perth in 2007. After a series of singles and EPs, Tame Impala's debut studio album, Innerspeaker, was released in 2010; it was certified gold in Australia and well received by critics. 

Parker's 2012 follow-up, Lonerism, was also acclaimed, reaching platinum status in Australia and receiving a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. 

Tame Impala's third album, Currents, was released in July 2015, and like its predecessor, it won ARIA Awards for Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. Parker won the APRA Award for Song of the Year 2016 for Currents' first track, Let It Happen.

The fourth studio album, The Slow Rush, was released on 14 February 2020 to further praise from music critics. At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, Tame Impala won five awards. 

Outside of album releases, in March 2023, Tame Impala released the song Wings of Time from the soundtrack of the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Contiuing the soundtrack vibes in 2023, Tame Impala released Journey to the Real World for the film Barbie, as part of the soundtrack album.

Then in 2024, Tame Impala collaborated with Justice on the single One Night/All Night for their album Hyperdrama. Parker also appeared on another song, Neverender on the record. 

Parker co-wrote and produced Dua Lipa's third studio album, Radical Optimism. He later joined Lipa onstage during her headline performance at Glastonbury 2024, performing Tame Impala's The Less I Know the Better & Lipa's Houdini.

The fifth album, Deadbeat, was last Friday.

So for the second last Friday Flash(back) for 2025, Tame Impala are a cracker! So excited for this. Take a listen to some old and new cuts from Kevin Parker. Until tomorrow!

Album of the Year Nomination - October Update

Fancy That has just received a monster upgrade. The third Album of the Year nominated record from PinkPantheress completely slays.

The remix album, titled Fancy Some More?, was released a couple of weeks ago, as a bit of a surprise. It features collaborations with Anitta, Seventeen, Bladee, Oklou, Jade, Yves, Kylie Minogue, JT, Sugababes, Zara Larsson, Ravyn Lenae, Nia Archives, Rachel Chinouriri, Kaytranada, Basement Jaxx, Joe Goddard, DJ Caio Prince & Adame DJ, Mochakk, Loukeman & Lead, Sega Bodega, Groove Armada, and Kilimanjaro.

Talk about star studded right!

You can take a listen below. To the collabs, the remixes, the OG tracks, like Tonight, Romeo and Illegal, which have all been on high rotation on my Apple Music.

Not forgetting it's a girl powered Album of the Year for 2025. Ninajirachi and Addison Rae are also nominated.

As the year nears the end, the race is heating up. Like today, it's set to be forty fucking degrees. Hello SPRING! Yep, it ain't even Summer yet. God help us Sydney!

 

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - RUEL - {Kicking My Feet}

Friday Flash(back) - Pete Murray - Longing

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Peter Kenneth Murray, otherwise simply known as Pete Murray is one of the final Friday Flash(back)'s for 2025!

Murray has had three albums reach number 1 on the Australian (ARIA) charts. Murray has received 17 ARIA nominations throughout his career so far.

He has sold over 1.2 million albums in Australia.

In early 2003, Murray signed a contract with Sony BMG and he entered the studio with producer Paul McKercher and his band (consisting of Ben McCarthy on bass guitar and keyboards, Christian Sargeant on drums, Paul Tyrell on guitar and Col McIntyre on reeds & flute) to make the Feeler album.

Feeler was released on 21 July 2003 with the title track as the first single. 

Triple J radio started playing the track with the Nova FM and Triple M networks picking it up. With this support, Feeler entered the ARIA top 50 album charts in 2003. His reputation was building fast and he started selling out shows in smaller venues.

So Beautiful was released in January 2004, reaching the top ten. This spurred sales of the album driving it to number one on the Australian album charts in late March 2004 and six times platinum status. By 2008, the album had sold half-a-million copies.

Last Friday Murray released his seventh record, Longing. This is his first record since 2017's Camacho. Tomorrow return to stream the record, in the meantime, some old and new tunes are featured below.

Djandjay - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - BAKER BOY - {Djandjay}

Friday Flash(back) - Richard Ashcroft - Lovin' You

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Richard Paul Ashcroft the English musician, singer/ songwriter, formed the alternative rock band the Verve in 1990.

Following the Verve's disbandment in 1999, Ashcroft embarked on a successful solo career, releasing six UK top-three solo albums, including Alone with Everybody, Keys to the World and These People . The Verve reformed briefly in 2007 and disbanded again in 2009. That was quick! However they did just tour in the UK with Oasis, yes Oasis! Who are headed here with Ball Park Music. More on Oasis below. It explains why the Gallaghers choose them as their support act.

Ashcroft's songwriting has been commended by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors twice with an Ivor Novello Award.

The Verve's Urban Hymns is one of the UK's best-selling albums of all time.

Ashcroft's work has influenced artists such as Oasis, Coldplay, and the Britpop and indie rock genres.

Noel Gallagher of Oasis described Ashcroft as a "genius", & Chris Martin of Coldplay called him "the best singer in the world".

Tomorrow, Ashcroft will release his seventh studio album, Lovin' You.

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - THE RIONS - {Everything Every Single Day}

AO Live 2026 - A Holiday Monday Mixtape

BIG holiday Monday announcement for live music heading to the biggest sporting event in Australia this coming January. 

AO Live 2026 lands next January/February.

Bring on this excellent line up. More details can be found here. Can I get a NaNaNa

Album of the Long Weekend - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Long Weekend - OLIVIA DEAN - {The Art of Loving}

Album of the Year Nomination #3 - Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

Following PinkPantheress and Addison Rae back in June, it's time for the third Album of the Year Nomination for 2025! The third Album of the Year Nomination also happens to be from a Central Coast dance queen.

So ahead of the long weekend, let's start dancing early!

I Love My Computer is the debut studio album by Ninajirachi. 

The album was released back in August, however its been a real grower! From iPod Touch to the latest single, It's You, I Love My Computer 100% banger!

Influenced by electronic music Wilson listened to during childhood, including older Australian dance music as well as the genres of trance and complextro.

Recently came the 2025 ARIA Music Awards nominations. The album was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist, Best Dance/Electronic Release, Best Independent Release, Best Cover Art, Best Engineered Release and Best Produced Release. Scoring a total of eight nominations, Ninajirachi leads the nominations.

The first single from the record, was All I Am, followed by the semi title track, Fuck My Computer.

iPod Touch was released as the third single back in June, followed by Infohazard  and lastly, It's You.

The Kincumber local is one of Australia's best dance artists. After seeing her earlier this year whip up the crowd at Laneway, she is also awesome live.

If you get a spare 40 minutes this long weekend, give I Love My Computer a listen. You won't regret it!

Friday Flash(back) back, Friday 10 October

It's a long weekend incoming.... so the Friday Flash(back) will be back, Friday 10 October.

However, tomorrow the third Album of the Year Nomination for 2025, is incoming!

But for now, a special long weekend feature album is incoming... Here is a hint at that very album. Laters!