Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt return to their acoustic roots for the follow-up to 2023's Fuse, with the 10-track album recorded largely live in London and inspired by a series of intimate performances.

Lily Allen abandons the greatest hits formula at Rod Laver Arena, presenting all 14 songs from West End Girl as a tightly scripted theatrical account of relationship breakdown, while Dallas Minor Sextet gives Melbourne the singalong celebration of her earlier pop career.

The New Zealand seven-piece will return to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne with special guests Sub-Tribe and PANIA for an outdoor concert celebrating their distinctive fusion of dub, reggae, soul and electronic music.

Released on 29 October 1996, Wilco's second album gave Jeff Tweedy the freedom to move beyond his Uncle Tupelo past, pairing alternative country with psychedelic detours, fractured rock and intimate songwriting. Its unconventional pricing deal also made the double album an early statement of artistic independence.

The West Australian composers won every category in which they were nominated at the 2026 Screen Music Awards, while Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks extended their record of success and Cezary Skubiszewski received a major career honour.

Matty Mullins joins Paul Cashmere on Noise11 to discuss Currency, the first full-length Anberlin album featuring Mullins as the band's lead vocalist, and how an opportunity to keep the band touring developed into a new musical chapter.

Neil Young is seeking $10 million in damages after alleging that a Trump fundraising committee used his 1989 song at an Ohio political rally without permission, reviving a dispute over the track's use at Donald Trump events.

The New Zealand songwriter will celebrate five decades of Th' Dudes, DD Smash and a celebrated solo career with a one-night-only Sydney Opera House concert on 14 February 2027, following his knighthood in the 2021 New Zealand New Year Honours.

The Glasgow trio's second single from All The King's Men turns inward on a deeply personal ballad, with the band's first album in six years scheduled for release on 22 January 2027.

The Sunshine Coast punk trio will release Half Cut on 5 March 2027, preview it with new single Off It and return to smaller Australian venues for 17 shows across November and December.

Los Angeles alt-pop duo senses turn inward on 'patterns', their first original release since 2025, as Madison Taylor and Nick Sampson introduce the new song to UK audiences on tour with Noahfinnce.

Five Finger Death Punch have closed the North American leg of their 20th Anniversary World Tour with a $200,000 donation to USA Judo and USA Cycling BMX programmes, with founding guitarist Zoltan Bathory and vocalist Ivan Moody revealing the personal connections behind the contribution.

Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields reunite for "Lost In The Night", a self-recorded single that trades the duo's gothic folk origins for electronic textures, post-punk guitars and nocturnal romance.

Hypersonic has cancelled both Australian events three weeks before showtime, with organisers blaming the impact of moving Melbourne to a Friday on the viability of the all-day festival format. Ticketholders can claim automatic refunds or transfer eligible tickets to Dreamstate 2027.

Weezer will return to Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2027 for The Gathering Tour, joined by Third Eye Blind and Fountains Of Wayne. The six-show run brings together three bands whose catalogues helped define alternative rock and power-pop across the 1990s and 2000s.