On Friday, Perth rapper Shadow started the biggest tour of his life supporting Hilltop Hoods and dropped his debut EP “Cream” on Golden Era Records.22-year-old rapper Shadow moved from Durban, South Africa to Perth Australia in 2008. Two years later he picked up a mic for the first times inspired by classic hip hop artists like Big L and Nas.Over the last 8 years, he shaped... Read More...

This week’s debuts see The Teskey Brothers long-awaited sophomore album, Run Home Slow, debut #1 on the Independent Label Albums chart with lead singles Hold Me, I Get Up, So Caught Up and Right For Me make their return into the 100% Singles charts. So Caught Up make its first debut in the Independent Label Singles chart at #11. Northlane debut #2 with Alien and last week’s... Read More...

A powerful exploration of the simple vs. the abstract, Basic Love is an existential ride that shimmers through its playful pop-tones and stripped back nature. Emotionally dictated by the wit and noir of Jade McInally (vocals, guitar, synths) and propelled by a band that seamlessly fuses together elements of synth-wave and art-rock, this album is an impressive... Read More...

New debuts this week from Angie McMahon, Thy Art Is Murder, Lord, Waax, Sheppard, Taylor Henderson, G Flip, The Rubens, Zannon & Sunset Bros, Albrecht La’Brooy, Vince Jones and The Scientists. ... Angie McMahon debuts #1 with Salt, Thy Art is Murder debuts #2 with Human Target and Lord debuts #4 with Fallen Idols on the Independent Labels Albums chart. ... Thy Art Is Murder... Read More...

No one could ever accuse Greta Stanley of dishonesty. The Cairns-based artist’s confessional lyrics and tendency to lay herself bare in her songs have gained her a reputation as one of the Sunshine State’s most relatable and mesmerising singer/songwriters.On her debut EP ‘Bedroom City’ and album ‘Full Grown’, Stanley combined... Read More...

Debuts this week from Tones and I, Pevan & Sarah, Gravemind, Amends, Melanie Horsnell and Kim Wright.  ... Tones and I debuts #3 chart with Never Seen the Rain, while Pevan & Sarah debut #6 with Embrace on the Independent Label Singles chart. Gravemind debuts #1 with Conduit and Amends debut #14 with So Far From Home on the Independent Label Albums chart. Melanie Horsnell... Read More...

After self-releasing his unofficial debut EP ‘Reverse Theory’ in 2018, wunderkind producer and multi-instrumentalist Taka Perry today unveils his new single ‘Introspect’, his first with Australian indie label Risqué. A dark and brooding, genre-pushing instrumental track, ‘Introspect’ is just a taste of new music coming from... Read More...

Debuts this week from Hillsong Music, The Jungle Giants, Hermitude, Allday, Blake O’Connor, DMA’s, Ashleigh Dallas, and Disentomb. ... Hillsong Music debut #4 on the Independent Label Singles chart with King of Kings while The Jungle Giants debut #11 with Heavy Hearted and Hermitude debut #14 with Northern Lights. Allday debuts #1 with Starry Night Over the Phone and... Read More...

Following on from supporting Winston Surfshirt in her hometown of Adelaide and soon to make her industry debut at BIGSOUND this September, indie-pop breakout STELLIE shares her brand-new track and first official single, 'Love Me First'. ... 'Love Me First' follows on from introductory tracks 'Cry Baby' which was written on piano in her bedroom in Adelaide... Read More...

This week in the charts, Brad Butcher debuts #3 and #1 on the Independent Label and 100% Independent Albums charts with Travelling Salesman, while The April Family debut #5 and #2 on both albums charts with House of Cards. Also on the Independent Label Albums chart, Abbath debut #9 with Outstrider and Wilson Tanner debuts #17 with II.On the 100% Independent Albums, DISPOSSESSED debuts... Read More...

There's been a buzz of energy around Melbourne post-hardcore act Drown This City since the announcement of their EP Alpha // Survivor. A fierce six-track package of pain and triumph, the release was quickly announced as Feature Album on heavy music radio juggernauts The Faction, climbed to #1 on the Unearthed Metal chart and was... Read More...

This week in the charts, Joji debuts #14 on the Independent Label Singles charts with Sanctuary and Kylle Lionhart debuts #10 on the 100% Independent Singles charts with Holding On.  ... Emma Beau debuts #1 and #4 on the Albums charts with her Self Titled album, No Mono debut #5 with Islands Pt.2  and The Beautiful Monument debut #8 with I’m The Reaper on the... Read More...