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REAL ESTATE IN SEAMLESS TRANSITION

REAL ESTATE IN SEAMLESS TRANSITION

Real Estate are set to drop a new record and if anybody was concerned that the loss of Matt Mondanile would change things they needn’t have been. ‘Darling’ has all the hallmarks of their classic sound and new guitarist...

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HATER RELEASE FIRST SINGLE FROM DEBUT ALBUM

HATER RELEASE FIRST SINGLE FROM DEBUT ALBUM

Malmö pop quartet Hater have followed up the release of their impressive mid year three track debut EP, Radius with the announcement that their debut album, You Tried is set to drop early next year. The first single from...

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SPAIN’S TERRY VS TORI RELEASE FIRST EP

SPAIN’S TERRY VS TORI RELEASE FIRST EP

Came across this bit of guitar pop gold over the weekend while surveying the latest summer sampler from Nice label Beko Disques. Back in June Sevilla based dream pop quartet Terry vs Tori delivered their debut record in the...

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SCOTT & CHARLENE’S WEDDING UNVEIL VIDEO FOR DISTRACTED

SCOTT & CHARLENE’S WEDDING UNVEIL VIDEO FOR DISTRACTED

Back in September, Melbourne’s Scott & Charlene’s Wedding released their third album, Mid Thirties Single Scene and today share ‘Distracted’ complete with video. The track captures simultaneously the need for escapism and the angst and stultification that living an...

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RECORD REVIEW: POP SINGLES – ALL GONE

RECORD REVIEW: POP SINGLES – ALL GONE

In the form of their debut album, All Gone, Melbourne trio Pop Singles have released a melodically powerful and taut record full of jangly and edgy guitar, driving, restless bass lines and imperfectly perfect drums topped off with a...

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RECORD REVIEW: CATS ON FIRE: ALL BLACKSHIRTS TO ME

RECORD REVIEW: CATS ON FIRE: ALL BLACKSHIRTS TO ME

It’s been a long and frustrating road travelled for main Cats On Fire protagonist Mattias Björkas and company. The now five piece pop troubadors had their beginnings in the then somewhat small and isolated west coast Finnish town of...

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While many have retreated from using the term indie, it's proudly been our primary name from the beginning. Contrary to how it is often used, the term does not describe a particular music genre or style. Indie is simply short for independent label.

Used correctly, it describes music created and released independently of the three big music labels owned by multi-national entertainment conglomerates, Universal Music Group (Vivendi Corporation - France), Warner Music (Access Industries - Russia) and Sony Music (Sony Corporation - Japan) along with the 500+ subsidiaries and sub-labels they have between them.

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