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Three Tracks From Chapter Music’s Fascinating Midnight Meditations Compilation

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09 Jul 2020
Ambient, Electronic, Experimental, Folk-Rock, New Music, Soundscape
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Long standing Melbourne label Chapter Music has put out Midnight Meditations, an ambient and downbeat collection of previously unreleased tracks from Australian artists that spans almost four decades. Appropriately self described by the label as ‘designed to help listeners...

UPDATE: New Folk Country & Singer-Songwriter – A Independent Music Playlist By Indie30 on Spotify

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25 May 2020
Americana, Country, Folk, Folk-Rock, New Music
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There’s some superb music milling around the independent folk and country realm at present, especially the former. Our latest update to our New Folk, Country & Singer-Songwriter Playlist on Spotify is reflective of this and features some standout tracks...

New Folk Country & Singer-Songwriter – A Playlist by Indie30 on Spotify

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22 Jan 2020
Country, Folk, Folk-Rock, New Music, Singer-Songwriter
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The quality keeps coming thick and fast in this third week of January, the week the music world kicks back into gear. Just added another seven quality tracks to our New Folk Country & Singer-Songwriter Playlist on Spotify over...

Anna Cordell Shares Searchingly Intimate Third Single From Forthcoming LP, Nobody Knows Us

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21 Jan 2020
Folk, Folk-Rock, New Music, Singer-Songwriter
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Next month will see Melbourne artist Anna Cordell release her long awaited and much anticipated debut album Nobody Knows Us. Having shared its first two singles, the subtle drama of ‘You’ and the spiritual title track late last year, she...

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