Artist News
Catch up on the latest news about New World Artists and see what our artists are up to.
"...one of the most dynamic acts currently emerging from the musical hotbed of Perth - a reputation that's likely to escalate."
- Red Bull Australia
"A free flowing wonderland adventure. Close your eyes so you can leave all your worries behind and bliss out with Demon Days."
- Declan Byrne, triple j Home & Hosed
“I never like saying effortless, because it assumes no effort has gone into making the music and clearly there's a...
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It’s not every day a band releases a love song inspired by a visit to a framing shop in Abbotsford, but for Ceres frontman Tom Lanyon it was just what he needed to break a year-long bout of writer’s block.
“My girlfriend lost her parents,” explains the singer-guitarist, “and her dad was named Viv. He was an artist, and she had all these little sketches of his which I got framed. There were eight pictures, little A4 frames, and when...
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Drapht supports new single ‘The Come Down Was Real’ East Coast this week.
Playing live with a cracker band he hits the East Coast Australia for the last 3 capital city shows.
Drapht ’s August 2018 Tour (Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane) SOLD OUT well in advance.
This live set is showcasing newly recorded DRAPHT tracks including The Come Down Was Real –a preview
of his forthcoming album Arabella Street - plus more new material as well as Drapht...
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Tyne-James Organ, Jordan Dennis & Diet announced on NYE On The Hill 2018/19
NYE On The Hill takes place at 'The Farm' South Gipsland, Sunday December 30 – Tuesday January 2.
Full Lineup:
THE SMITH STREET BAND
THE KITE STRING TANGLE
SAMPA THE GREAT
LAST DINOSAURS
SLOWLY SLOWLY
PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS
HOLLOW COVES
KAIIT
MILDLIFE
JESS LOCKE
TYNE-JAMES ORGAN
ADRIAN EAGLE
ELIOTT
JORDAN DENNIS
APPROACHABLE MEMBERS OF YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
CLEWS
CROCODYLUS
DIET
ADULT.FILMS
TONES AND I
MADDY MAY
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Brisbane producer Feki is celebrating the release of his debut EP Into The Light which is out into the world today.
Feki says: "It’s taken me far too long to put together a body of work that I can sit back and be proud of. This whole musical journey up to this point has been somewhat of an emotional rollercoaster. At times it’s felt like I’ve been trapped in a dark tunnel and the only way to escape is...
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THE BLUESFEST 2019 FIRST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT - ROCKWIZ LIVE returns !
*Exclusive* JACK JOHNSON *Exclusive*
*Exclusive* BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS *Exclusive*
RAY LAMONTAGNE
*FINAL SHOWS* GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC *FINAL SHOWS*
SNARKY PUPPY
KASEY CHAMBERS
*Exclusive* ST PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES *Exclusive*
NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE
TOMMY EMMANUEL • COLIN HAY
ARLO GUTHRIE • KEB’ MO’
TEX PERKINS • ALLEN STONE
RICHARD CLAPTON • RUSSELL MORRIS
KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS
VINTAGE TROUBLE...
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Mammal at the Rosemount Saturday night? Hell yeah!
After eight long years, and one false start as bass player Nick Adams addressed some minor technical issues, Mammal were back.
Opening with a brutal version of ‘Nagasaki In Flames’, Ezekiel Ox and the boys came out swinging and set the tone for the night. Ox, shirtless and adorned in bull-horned headdress, was as intense as ever and looked rapt to be back fronting this juggernaut. Three songs in and...
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After a brief but refreshing few months away from their tools, The Hard Aches are itching to play again, and come October will be hitting venues around the country alongside Brisbane sweethearts Bugs, and Melbourne’s ferocious Face Face.
The upcoming tour sees a focus on playing all-ages shows, as drummer Alex Upton explains, “All ages shows and venues were really important to me and Ben in our formative years - that’s where we met actually. We wanted everyone to have...
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Sydney punk band THESE NEW SOUTH WHALES, today announce a run of East Coast dates across their No Bridge Left To Burn Tour. Following a run of sold out national dates with DZ Deathrays earlier in May, TNSW set off on their own headline tour stopping off in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this October for their last round of headline dates for 2018.
Joining These New South Whales on the tour will be the equally rousing distorted...
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Following a premiere on FBi Radio's Mornings with Bridie, peppy neo-soul outfit/"talk of the Perth music scene" (Cool Perth Nights) Demon Days are thrilled to share their effervescent new single 'Disco Baby'. Having wrapped a tour earlier this year with a slot at Groovin The Moo Bunbury & sold-out hometown show, Demon Days are set to embark on another jaunt around the country, in support of their impending debut EP 'Magic Eye' out independently on...
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Crowned one of Australia’s best new pop acts, Sydney-based artist Kota Banks expands her growing collection of singles currently reshaping the country’s pop scene, with a surprise release of her self-assured, beat-heavy mixtape PRIZE out today via NLV Records.
Following the recently applauded “Fiorentina” added to rotation on Sydney's FBi Radio and featured on Spotify's New Music Friday playlist - the ten-track body of work encompasses Banks’ fierce work ethic and fearless approach to mixing genres. Written mostly
The...
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To celebrate the release of the forthcoming “SUNHEAD” EP, PLINI will embark on his first full Australian headlining tour in more than two years, bringing in tow fellow progressive music luminaries MESTIS (USA) and DAVID MAXIM MICIC (Serbia). Following a hefty European summer tour (including appearances at Download UK, Be Prog Barcelona, ArcTanGent and Brutal Assault festivals) PLINI and co. will return home to treat crowds to an evening of progressive music, including new material and ever-changing arrangements of...
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