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Lisa Mitchell Previews New Album With ‘Bless This Mess’ Video

by Andrew Tijs

Cute-as-a-button folk-popper Lisa Mitchell releases a video for the title track of her new album.

Tagged as: folk, indie, Lisa Mitchell, pop

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Maximo Park Announce Falls Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

Poncy Brit-rockers Maximo Park will headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney at the very start of 2013.

Tagged as: British, indie, Maximo Park, rock

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Hungry Kids Of Hungary Debut New Video And Tour Dates

by Andrew Tijs

Brisbane indie-pop imps Hungry Kids of Hungary deliver a clip for their hooky new single ‘Sharp Shooter’ as well as tour dates.

Tagged as: Brisbane, Hungry Kids of Hungary, indie, pop

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Bombay Bicycle Club Announce Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

British indie-poppers Bombay Bicycle Club book a massive headlining tour for next January.

Tagged as: Bombay Bicycle Club, British, indie

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Gypsy & The Cat Announce A New Album And Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Indie-synth exports Gypsy & The Cat return with a new album, a national tour, and a clip for ‘Sorry’.

Tagged as: electro, Gypsy & The Cat, indie, synth

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Kimbra, BDO 2012 - image by Ros O'Gorman

Kimbra Goes Crazy In ‘Come Into My Head’ Video

by Andrew Tijs

Kooky Kiwi chanteuse Kimbra has released an insane-asylum clip for her new single.

Tagged as: indie, jazz, Kimbra, pop

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Watch Ben Fold Five’s Fraggle Rock Video

by Andrew Tijs

Ben Folds Five’s new clip for ‘Do It Anyway’ features the cast of Fraggle Rock and cult Hollywood stars.

Tagged as: Anna Kendrick, Ben Folds Five, Fraggle Rock, indie, Muppets, piano, pop, Rob Corddry

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Animal Collective Book Melbourne And Sydney Shows

by Andrew Tijs

Freaky Baltimore psych act Animal Collective have put together two Big Day Out sideshows.

Tagged as: Animal Collective, Baltimore, Big Day Out, indie, pop, psych, rock, sideshows

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Sleigh Bells Bring DZ Deathrays For BDO Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

Brooklyn riff-machine Sleigh Bells announce Big Day Out sideshows with scuzz-rock champs DZ Deathrays.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, DZ Deathrays, indie, punk, rock, sideshows, Sleigh Bells

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Sarah Blasko Releases Title Track From New Album ‘I Awake’

by Andrew Tijs

Revered songbird Sarah Blasko has released the title track, cover art and release date for her fourth album I Awake.

Tagged as: baroque, indie, pop, Sarah Blasko

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Gomez Add Perth And Adelaide Shows To Tour

by Andrew Tijs

After “public outcry”, bluesy UK travelers Gomez add an Adelaide and two West Australian dates.

Tagged as: blues, Gomez, indie, rock, UK

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Grizzly Bear, Beirut And War On Drugs Announce Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

A triple-whammy announcement sees indie stars Grizzly Bear, Beirut and The War On Drugs book Harvest sideshows.

Tagged as: Beirut, folk, Grizzly Bear, Harvest, indie, rock, The War On Drugs

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Robert Forster Announces Solo Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Go-Betweens legend Robert Forster books his first solo tour in two years up the East Coast of Australia.

Tagged as: Go-Betweens, indie, pop, Robert Forster

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Australian Indie Supergroup New Gods Offer Free First Single

by Andrew Tijs

New Gods, featuring members of Little Red, Eagle And The Worm and Ground Components, drop their first tune.

Tagged as: Eagle and the Worm, Ground Components, indie, Little Red, New Gods, rock

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Butterfly Boucher Announces First Headlining Tour And New Single

by Karen Freedman

Hot on the heels of sold-out shows in Melbourne and Sydney, and a North American tour with Missy Higgins, Butterfly Boucher returns for her first headlining Australian tour.

Tagged as: Butterfly Boucher, indie, Missy Higgins, Not Fooling Around, pop, The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle

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Violent Soho Deliver New 7-Inch And Mini-Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Grunge revivalists Violent Soho return from the US, work on their third album, and are officially back in action.

Tagged as: grunge, indie, rock, Violent Soho

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Evan Dando And Juliana Hatfield Add Second Melbourne Show

by Andrew Tijs

Indie heritage couple Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield have booked another Corner Hotel show.

Tagged as: Corner Hotel, Evan Dando, indie, Juliana Hatfield, pop, rock

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Grizzly Bear Stream Their New Album Online

by Andrew Tijs

Brooklyn indie rock act Grizzly Bear have popped their new album Shields online for streaming.

Tagged as: Brooklyn, Grizzly Bear, indie, rock

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Ben Gillies Of Silverchair Launches New Band Bento

by Andrew Tijs

Former Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies previews the first sounds from his new project Bento.

Tagged as: Ben Gillies, Bento, indie, new wave, rock, Silverchair

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Morrissey’s Australian Tour Dates Leaked

by Andrew Tijs

The premier Morrissey fansite has posted up three New Zealand and Australian tourdates for the dour one.

Tagged as: Australia, Britain, dates, indie, Morrissey, New Zealand, pop, rock, tour, UK

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St Jerome’s Laneway Festival Announces 2013 Dates

by Andrew Tijs

St. Jerome’s Laneway Fest has plugged in the dates for next year’s indie extravaganza and hinted at the line-up.

Tagged as: daughter, Haim, hipster, indie, Japandroids, Jessie Ware, Purity Ring, rock, St. Jerome’s Laneway Fest, synth

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Damn Terran Release ‘Pills’ Featuring Shane From DZ Deathrays

by Andrew Tijs

Scuzzy Melbourne post-punk trio Damn Terran air the first taste of their debut album produced by Regurgitator’s Ben Ely.

Tagged as: Ben Ely, Damn Terran, DZ Deathrays, indie, post-punk, Regurgitator, rock

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Beth Orton Premieres New Video By Sigur Ros Collaborators

by Andrew Tijs

UK songstress Beth Orton returns with an evocative clip for ‘Magpie’, shot by Sigur Ros collaborators Arni & Kinski.

Tagged as: Arni & Kinski, Beth Orton, Bjork, indie, Sigur Ros, soul, UK

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The xx Stream Their New Album A Week Early

by Andrew Tijs

British indie moodists The xx are streaming their second album Coexist around the world and you can sample it here.

Tagged as: British, indie, pop, synth, The xx

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Silversun Pickups Send Cease And Desist To Romney

by Andrew Tijs

LA indie act Silversun Pickups are not happy that the Mitt Romney campaign used one of their songs.

Tagged as: campaign, cease and desist, indie, LA, legal, Mitt Romney, rock, Silversun Pickup

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British India Unveil Cool New Clip And Huge Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Indie-rockers British India deliver a nifty new video for ‘I Can Make You Love Me’ and a national tour.

Tagged as: British India, indie, rock

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The Rubens Release ‘My Gun’ Clip Before Their Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Bluesy indie outfit The Rubens deliver an evocative video for ‘My Gun’ before heading off on a big national tour.

Tagged as: blues, indie, rock, soul, The Rubens

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Animal Collective Will Stream Their New Album Online

by Andrew Tijs

Hipster cause celebre Animal Collective announce they’ll stream their new album Centipede Hz next Monday.

Tagged as: Animal Collective, indie, psych, rock

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Dappled Cities Book A National Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Sydney indie-rockers Dappled Cities announce a national tour to support their new album.

Tagged as: Dappled Cities, indie, Jape, rock, Sydney

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Thurston Moore Of Sonic Youth Announces Australian Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

Frontman for legendary art-rock band Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, has booked more Australian shows.

Tagged as: art, indie, rock, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore

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