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!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos + Vie - Guest

Album of the Week - DOJA CAT - {Vie}

ARIA 2025 Nominations | Predictions

During the week 2025 ARIA nominations, were announced! Well done to Central Coast legend, Ninajirachi, topping the nods! That is eight nominations for the awesome, I Love My Computer record, from NLV records.

Here are my picks/predictions/guesses in red & bold as below. The ARIA Awards will be held on Wednesday, 19 November, at the Hordern Pavilion, in iconic Sydney.

Album of the Year

Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]

Missy Higgins – The Second Act [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]

Thelma Plum – I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]

Best Solo Artist

BARKAA – Big Tidda [Big Apples Music / Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Dom Dolla – DREAMIN’ [Good Fortune Records]

Kylie Minogue – Tension II [Mushroom Music]

Mallrat – Light hit my face like a straight right [Dew Process / Universal Music Australia]

Missy Higgins – The Second Act [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

Paul Kelly – Fever Longing Still [EMI Music Australia]

The Kid LAROI – How Does It Feel? [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

Thelma Plum – I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]

Young Franco – it's Franky baby! [Neon Records]

Best Group

Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]

Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]

Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Royel Otis – hickey [Ourness / Capitol Records]

RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]

Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist 

Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]

Gut Health – Stiletto [AWAL Recordings]

Mia Wray – Hi, It’s Nice To Meet Me [Mushroom Music]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

Young Franco – it's Franky baby! [Neon Records]

Best Pop Release

G Flip – Disco Cowgirl [AWAL Recordings]

Kita Alexander – Press Pause [Warner Music Australasia]

Kylie Minogue – Tension II [Mushroom Music]

Mallrat – Light hit my face like a straight right [Dew Process / Universal Music Australia]

Thelma Plum – I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]

Best Dance / Electronic Release

Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) [I OH YOU / Mushroom Music]

Dom Dolla – DREAMIN' [Good Fortune Records]

FISHER – Stay [etcetc Music Pty Ltd]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy – Somedays [Solotoka / ADA]

Best Hip Hop / Rap Release

BARKAA – Big Tidda [Big Apples Music / Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Miss Kaninna – Kaninna EP [Soul Has No Tempo]

ONEFOUR – Look At Me Now [ONEFOUR Records / The Orchard]

The Kid LAROI – Baby I’m Back [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

Best Soul / R&B Release

BOY SODA – Lil Obsession [Warner Music Australasia]

JACOTÉNE - Why’d You Do That? [Epic Records / Sony Music]

Jerome Farah – CHLORINE [Sony Music]

Larissa Lambert – Cardio [New Levels / Virgin Music Group]

PANIA – Pity Party [Warner Music Australasia / Say Less]

Best Independent Release

Ball Park Music – Like Love [Prawn Records / Inertia Music]

Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) [I OH YOU / Mushroom Music]

Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]

Miss Kaninna – Kaninna EP [Soul Has No Tempo]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

Best Rock Album

Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]

Ball Park Music – Like Love [Prawn Records / Inertia Music]

King Stingray – For The Dreams [Civilians / The Orchard]

Royel Otis – hickey [Ourness / Capitol Records]

Spacey Jane – If That Makes Sense [AWAL Recordings]

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]

Gordi – Like Plasticine [Mushroom Music]

Meg Washington – GEM [OriGiN Distribution / ADA]

Missy Higgins – The Second Act [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]

Paul Kelly – Fever Longing Still [EMI Music Australia]

Best Country Album

Dylan Wright – Half a World Away [Sony Music]

Imogen Clark – Choking on Fuel [Potts Entertainment / MGM]

Kasey Chambers – Backbone [Essence Music Group / MGM]

Keith Urban – High [CAPITOL – NASHVILLE / EMI Music Australia]

Taylor Moss – Firecracker [Taylor Moss / Ditto Music]

Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album

Civic – Chrome Dipped [ATO Records / Inertia Music]

Press Club – To All The Ones I Love [Inertia Music]

RedHook – Mutation [RedHook Records]

The Amity Affliction – Let The Ocean Take Me Down (Redux) [GYROstream]

Thornhill – Bodies [UNFD / Community Music]

Best Blues & Roots Album

Dope Lemon – Golden Wolf [BMG]

Mama Kin Spender – Promises [Mama Kin Spender / MGM]

Sons Of The East – SONS [Sons Of The East Music / MGM]

Tash Sultana – Return to the Roots [Lonely Lands Records via Sony Music]

The Teskey Brothers – Live At The Hammersmith Apollo [Mushroom Music]

Best Children’s Album

Emma Memma – Dance Island Party [GYROstream]

Justine Clarke – Mimi's Symphony [ABC Music / The Orchard]

Teeny Tiny Stevies – Brain Fart [Love Your Records / Xelon]

The Vegetable Plot – Season Three [ABC Music / The Orchard]

The Wiggles – Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! [ABC Music / The Orchard]

Best Music Festival

Ability Fest – Dylan Alcott Foundation + Untitled Group

Beyond The Valley – Untitled Group / Beyond The Valley Music Festival

Bluesfest Byron Bay – Bluesfest Byron Bay

Laneway Festival – St Jerome’s Laneway / Laneway Festival

Yours and Owls Festival – Yours and Owls

Public Voted Awards

Best Video

Break My Love - RÜFÜS DU SOL, Alexander George (Katzki) [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]

Craters – Missy Higgins, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]

Lordy Lordy – Emily Wurramara, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore [ABC Music / The Orchard]

All The Noise – Spacey Jane, Dan Lesser [AWAL Recordings]

Car – Royel Otis, Jamieson Kerr [Ourness / Capitol Records]

Big Dreams – Amyl and The Sniffers, John Stewart [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]

Dreamin - Dom Dolla, Kyle Caulfield & Shevin Dissanayake [Good Fortune Records]

Don’t Happy, Be Worry – Hilltop Hoods, Roman Anastasios and Jordan Ruyi Blanch [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Dancing2 – Keli Holiday, Ryan Sauer [Keli Holiday / GYROstream]

WASSA – VV Pete, UTILITY, Formation Boyz, UTILITY [Trackwork]

Best Australian Live Act

Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness World Tour

Ball Park Music – Like Love Tour

BARKAA – BIG TIDDA TOUR [Jackson Street & Bad Apples Music]

Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) Tour [I OH YOU]

Dom Dolla – Dom Dolla Australia 2024 [Untitled Group]

Hilltop Hoods – Hilltop Hoods 2025

Kylie Minogue – Tension Tour 2025

Miss Kaninna – Dawg In Me Tour [Astral People]

SPEED – SPEED Australia Tour ‘25

Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other Tour [Live Nation]

Song of the Year

Cyril, Maryjo – Still Into You [Warner Music Australasia / Spinnin Records]

Dean Lewis – With You [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Dom Dolla Feat. Daya – Dreamin [Good Fortune Records]

FISHER – Stay [etcetc Music Pty Ltd]

Gotye, FISHER, Chris Lake Feat. Kimbra, Sante Sansone – Somebody [Eleven: A Music Company / EMI Music Australia]

ONEFOUR, Nemzzz – Spinnin [ONEFOUR RECORDS / THE ORCHARD]

Royel Otis – Linger (SiriusXM Session) [Ourness]

Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy – Somedays [Solotoko / ADA]

The Kid LAROI – Girls [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

Tobiahs – Angel of Mine [Mushroom Music]

Most Popular International Artist

Alex Warren – You'll Be Alright Kid [Atlantic Records / Warner Music Australasia]

Calvin Harris – 96 Months [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

Gracie Abrams – The Secret of Us [Interscope / Universal Music Australia]

Kendrick Lamar – GNX [Interscope / Universal Music Australia]

Noah Kahan – Stick Season [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]

Post Malone – F-1Trillion [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]

Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet [Island Records USA / Universal Music Australia]

Tate McRae – So Close To What [RCA Records / Universal Music Australia]

Taylor Swift – [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]

Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

Artisan Awards

Best Cover Art

Giulia McGauran for The Cat Empire – Bird in Paradise [BMG]

John Stewart for Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music

Group]

Kira Puru, Em Jensen for Thelma Plum – I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Waner Music Australasia]

Nina Wilson, John You, Aria Zarzycki for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

Sarah McCloskey for Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Fine Arts Awards

Best Classical Album

Andrea Lam – Piano Diary [ABC Classic / The Orchard]

Australian Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tognetti – Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings and Andante

Cantabile / Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C minor [ABC Classic / The Orchard]

Nat Bartsch – Forever Changed [Amica Records]

Simone Young & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Mahler: Symphony No.2; Barton: Of The Earth

[Deutsche Grammophon Australia / Universal Music]

Sophie Hutchings – Become The Sky [Universal Music Australia / Mercury KX]

Best Jazz Album

Evans Robson Quartet – Zenith [Lamplight Records]

Lachlan McKenzie – Departures [ABC Jazz / The Orchard]

Lucy Clifford – Between Spaces of Knowing [ABC Jazz / The Orchard]

TL; DR & Peter Knight – Too Long; Didn’t Read [Earshift Music / The Planet Company-MGM]

Touch Sensitive – In Paradise [Future Classic]

Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album

Australian Chamber Orchestra – Memoir of a Snail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ABC Classic / The Orchard]

François Tétaz - The Surfer [Impressed Recordings / Rubber Music Pty Ltd]

Michael Cassel Group – Michael Cassel Group Presents A (Very) Musical Christmas [The Orchard]

Various Artists – How To Make Gravy [Origin Recordings]

Vidya Makan – The Lucky Country (Original Cast Album) [ORiGiN Distribution / ADA]

Best World Music Album

Electric Fields, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live In Concert [ABC Music / The Orchard]

Gurrumul – Banbirrngu – The Orchestral Sessions [Decca Australia & Skinnyfish / UMA]

Joseph Tawadros – The Forgotten Path To Humanity [Independent / The Planet Company]

Tenzin Choegyal – Snow Flower [Warner Music Australasia / Rainbow Valley Records]

The Cat Empire – Bird in Paradise [BMG]

Our Soundtrack Our Ads (Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement)

Fox League 2025: Our Greats – Fox Sports Australia, 3%

Menulog: What’s Good in Your Hood – Thinkerbell, Bliss n Eso

Paramount+ Australia: Ballad of the GOATS – Paramount+ Australia, Briggs

Tooheys: I Feel Like a Tooheys – Thinkerbell, Dune Rats

Tourism & Events Queensland: That Holiday Feeling – Publicis Worldwide, Kita Alexander

Friday Flash(back) - The Living End - I Only Trust Rock n Roll

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

The Living End formed in 1994 in sunny old Melbourne. 

Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), & Andy Strachan (drums). 

The band rose to fame in 1997 after the release of their EP Second Solution / Prisoner of Society, which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. 

And tomorrow the group release I Only Trust Rock n Roll, their ninth studio album. Two of which reached the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart: The Living End (October 1998) and State of Emergency (February 2006). 

They have also achieved chart success in the USA & the United Kingdom.

The band was nominated 27 times and won five awards at the Australian ARIA Music Awards ceremonies: "Highest Selling Single" for Second Solution / Prisoner of Society (1998), "Breakthrough Artist – Album" and "Best Group" for The Living End (1999), as well as "Best Rock Album" for White Noise (2008) and The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating (2011). In October 2010, their debut album was listed in the book "100 Best Australian Albums".

So ahead of the ninth record landing tomorrow, let's have a bit of a west end riot! Well done to the Living End for years of great tunes and incredible live shows!

Same Day Cleaning - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - SAMMY VIRJI - {Same Day Cleaning}

Friday Flash(back) - John Butler – PRISM

Laneway 2025 - A Thursday Mixtape

It's that time of the year, how do you top Charli XCX from last year. Well Laneway has given us the below. There are the highlights, full info HERE

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

John Charles Wiltshire-Butler AKA John Butler, is an American-Australian singer, songwriter, and music producer. 

John is best known for his time as the eponymous frontman of the John Butler Trio, a roots rock and jam rock band that formed in Perth Fremantle, Western Australia in 1998.

The John Butler Trio recorded five studio albums, including three that reached number one on the Australian charts: Sunrise Over Sea, Grand National and April Uprising. 

Butler was born in the United States and moved to Australia at an early age. He began playing the guitar at the age of sixteen. 

In 2002, Butler, along with several partners, formed their own record label Jarrah. He is also the co-founder of The JB Seed, a grant program that seeks to improve artistic diversity in Australia.

Recently released PRISM, is the third entry in the WA-based artist's ongoing Four Seasons album concept, which began with last year's ambient ode to healing, Running River, and instrumental reset Still Searching.

With the release of PRISM, John has a celebrated career spanning over three decades, Butler's latest album is a humble reminder that there's always horizons to expand and mistakes to be learned from.

As environmentally and politically active as ever, Butler's principles are still at the core of his music.

Butler's wife of 25 years Danielle Caruana, professionally known as Mama Kin, serves as the muse behind PRISM's most obvious singles.

Butler is about to hit the road, so for all the tour dates, click here.

A few more weeks of the Friday Flash(back), before the 2025 season finale.

Album of the Week - SUZI - {Patchwork}

Friday Flash(back) - Cut Copy - Moments

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Cut Copy the synth-pop group formed in 2001 by Dan Whitford (vocals, keyboards and guitar). Originally a home-recording project, the band now includes Tim Hoey (guitars), Ben Browning (bass guitar), and Mitchell Scott (drums).

The band achieved breakthrough success in 2008 with their second album, In Ghost Colours, which included well-known singles Lights & Music & Hearts on Fire.

Last Friday the Melbourne band gave us their seventh record, Moments. Cut Copy were one of my Homebake highlights from yester-year.

Back in the festival hey day, Homebake kicked off the festival season with an all Australian (occasional NZ group, also the one random year Blondie headlined) line up. Cut Copy slayed the dance tent back in the day.

The group take 80's dance pop to new levels.

So ahead of streaming their latest record tomorrow, let's go old school to remember the wonders of Cut Copy!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - G FLIP - {Dream Ride}

Friday Flash(back) - Emma Louise & Flume - DUMB

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

DUMB is a collaborative album by Australian singer-songwriter Emma Louise & Flume. The album was released late last month.

Upon announcement, Emma Louise said "The title Dumb is loaded with weight for me... At first, naming the album Dumb felt irreverent and freeing, but later I realised how deeply it connected to my own fear of being seen as stupid and unworthy. This album is me reclaiming that word, letting go of shame, and promising myself I'll never abandon my voice again."

Flume and Emma Louise have previously collaborated on the 2022 track Hollow, from Flume's third studio album Palaces.

The lead single Easy Goodbye was released in mid-July.

Shine, Glow, Glisten was released ahead of the album alongside its video, directed by Jonathan Zawada. The third single is Monsoon, with its music video being directed by Jonathan Zawada and Michael Hili.

Both Emma Louise & Flume are Aussie icons. Making them perfect for my Friday Flash(back) weekly feature. Emma Louise burst onto the scene with Jungle, while Flume has given us multiple instant classic singles, even winning a Hottest 100. Flume has worked with countless artists, so a collaborative album feels so right from these two.

I am excited to share the album with you tomorrow, while today having a deeper dive into some of their new work and classics. Of course including Jungle. I've seen Flume live a few times, but need to see Emma Louise live. Bring on my outing to North East Party House next month for their farewell tour.

Speaking of farewells. There are not too many more Friday Flash(back)'s for 2025. However, over the next few weeks, there are some gems! So look out!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - SOMBR - {I Barely Know Her}

Friday Flash(back) - Alison Goldfrapp - Flux

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp the English musician and record producer, known as the vocalist of English electronic music duo Goldfrapp. Is this weeks Friday Flash(back), while being the youngest of six children. Her mother, Isabella Barge, was a nurse. Her father, Nicholas Goldfrapp, had been an army officer, and worked in advertising. Goldfrapp's surname is of German origin.

While Alison was growing up, her family moved frequently, eventually settling in Alton, Hampshire, where Alison attended the independent Alton Convent School. She sang in a choir at the school and has said that she loved being in a school with nuns.

She moved into a squat in London aged 16, then lived in Belgium for a brief time. Four years later, she went to art school, where she started experimenting with music.

In January 2023, Goldfrapp confirmed she would be releasing her first music as a solo act under her name. That month, her collaboration track with Claptone, "Digging Deeper", was released. The next month, Goldfrapp released "Fever" with Paul Woolford.

Then in March, she announced her debut solo album, The Love Invention, which was released on 12 May 2023.

Goldfrapp described the album as "my tribute to the dance floor". The lead single, So Hard So Hot, was released alongside the announcement on 16 March.

The album reached no.6 in the UK Album charts (matching previous Goldfrapp albums Head First and Silver Eye). It was followed in 2024 by the companion remix album The Love Reinvention.

On 24 July 2024, Goldfrapp announced that she had launched her own record label, A.G Records; its first release was the standalone single I Wanna Be Loved (Just a Little Better).

On 30 April 2025, Goldfrapp released a single titled Find Xanadu. Alongside it, she announced the release of her second studio album, titled Flux, which the single is part of. The album was put up for pre-order, while its cover, release date and track list were made public.

In May this year, Alison started a ten-night UK & Republic of Ireland tour with Scissor Sisters. On 21 May 2025, Goldfrapp released second single Reverberotic from her forthcoming album Flux. The song premiered on BBC Radio 6 by Lauren Laverne.

Prelude Press described Reverberotic as "a pulsating and hallucinogenic fever dream which distills the euphoric synth pop at the heart of Flux, blending visceral emotion with hyper-futuristic production…"

The third single titled Sound & Light from last week's album Flux was released mid-June. 

According to Goldfrapp, “Sound & Light” comes based on a lifelong dream of hers. “I’d been chasing the Northern Lights for years,” she says. “I’d gone to Finland, Iceland and Norway but never managed to catch them.” She states the song was inspired by the sights, and her own “fantasy” of the stunning natural phenomenon, which she had longed to see her whole life. 

By some stroke of luck, Goldfrapp states that the very evening she began work on the track, she had been able to witness the lights, as if the song itself brought them out.

Until tomorrow, here are some solo gems, along with some classic Goldfrapp dance floor fillers! Remember when Goldfrapp were also mega mellow? How Alison has changed, shaped the future of music!