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Empire Of The Sun — “Alive”
Empire of the sun are back with "Alive", the first track off their highly anticipated second album, Ice on the Dune. In this futuristic clip, the Australian duo, clad in...
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Hiatus Kaiyote Puts the Rock Back into Soul
Name: Hiatus Kaiyote
Where They're From: Melbourne, Australia
When They Got Started: 2011
Genre: neo-soul
For Fans Of: Flying Lotus, Ani DiFranco, Electric...
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The Paper Kites — “Bloom”
Young love. Is there anything like it? Australia’s The Paper Kites have the sun-dappled antidote to the grumpiest of moods in the simple-yet-stylish video for the folky...
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Passport Approved: 10 of Our Favorite Multinational Bands
Back in the day when snail mail was a thing (remember that?) The U.S. Postal service ran a service where you could apply to get a pen pal from another country. While the...
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Kate Boy: Chilly Swedish Pop with a Warm Australian Heart
Living in Sweden for the past year has changed Kate Akhurst. Like all changes, the shift happened gradually—so slowly that the Australian singer/songwriter has a hard...
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San Cisco — “Fred Astaire”
San Cisco, an Australian indie pop quartet, dances (and of course, sings) with the stars in “Fred Astaire” from their Awkward EP. A sock hoppy dance hall is filled with...
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Australia’s Gold Fields is Panning for Hits
Name: Gold Fields
Where They're From: Ballarat, Australia
When They Started: 2010
Genre: Aussie-Indie-Dance-Pop
Most Similar: Miami Horror, French Horn...
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Gather ‘Round, Children: Iggy Azalea’s Got A Story To Tell
With persistence comes success....and Christian Louboutin heels.
At least that’s what we’ve gathered from Australia-born rapper Iggy Azalea. After a whirlwind of...
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Emma Louise Returns for a Second Serving of World Domination
Brisbane native Emma Louise is no stranger to attention. In the span of one year, her pop-folk freshman EP Full Hearts and Empty Rooms earned the Aussie songstress...
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Sun City — “High”
Sun City, an electro pop duo from Perth, delves into the woods in “High” from Set Alight. Deep, dark synth chords and scattered digital elements are contrasted with...
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Clubfeet — “Everything You Wanted”
Whoa. Clubfeet, an Australia-based synth pop five piece, uses some pretty amazing music video magic in the aptly-titled “Everything You Wanted” from Heirs & Graces. The...
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City Calm Down — “Pleasure and Consequence”
City Calm Down, an Australian electro quartet, keeps it simple and chic with “Pleasure and Consequence.” Minimalistic bass guitar strums and steady drums accompany...
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Melbourne’s Alpine Pour Their Hearts Into Indie Pop
The sound of Melbourne’s Alpine couldn’t be more polished and precise but the indie pop six piece’s co-frontwomen Lou James and Phoebe Baker insist their songwriting...
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Get Lost But Happy in Jagwar Ma’s Psych-Pop
Name: Jagwar Ma (Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield)
Where They’re from: Sydney, Australia
When They started: 2012
Genre: Psychedelic disco rock fun times
Most...
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Cub Scouts — “Told You So”
Cub Scouts, an Australian indie pop quartet, captures the energy of prepubescent fun from a nineties summer in “Told You So.” Breathy vocals, bike races and flashes of...
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Mia Dyson Bears the Blues Rock Torch
Name: Mia Dyson
Where she's from: Melbourne, Australia
When she started: 2009
Genre: Blues Rock
Most Similar: Melissa Etheridge
Sounds Like: A motorcycle...
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Gold Fields — “Dark Again”
Gold Fields, an Australian art pop quintet, gets monochromatic in their aptly titled single “Dark Again.” A shadowy showdown between an indigenous hunter and a ginormous...
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Josef Salvat, The Unsolved Mystery of Indie Pop
Name: Josef Salvat
Where He's From: Australia/London
When He Started: 2010
Genre: indie pop, alternative
Most Similar: Aqualung, Natalie...
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Pop Needs More of Sydney’s Elizabeth Rose
Name: Elizabeth Rose
Where she's from: Sydney, Australia
When she started: 2012
Genre: Electro-pop
Most Similar: Charli XCX, Jessie J
Call it prejudging...
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Compressorhead Rules, is Literally Made of Metal
Below is a video of Compressorhead playing the Motörhead classic "Ace of Spades." With origins in Germany's Robocross Machines labs, the robo rock trio is easily the...