The Middle East and similar artists

I am so glad I stumbled onto this little group from Colorado Springs! There is something so touching and honest in vocalist, Mitch Cutts’, vulnerable ...

As if I haven't shared enough Valley Maker songs..  But seriously these guys are just ridiculous, and if I'm left to my own devices their whole When ...

I can't help but share another Valley Maker track, after having fallen in love with their entire album over the past month or so. "Pretty Little Life...

I spent a good long time perusing the tracks on Brick Lane Records' SoundCloud profile over the last week. The label is behind some stellar artists ou...

In another life, I was in a folk band, and I had the pleasure of getting to play and tour with some really lovely, talented people. One of my all tim...

Folk music badly done is about as engrossing as reruns of Dr Phil, but when a good folk track hits my ears, I swoon immediately. This is the case for ...

One of the most surefire ways to discover a gem is by typing in a song you love into the SoundCloud search bar and adding the word "remix" at the end....

Gold Coast-based singer/songwriter GOVS (Josiah Birrell), an old favorite of mine, has released a number of tracks this year. Given that we're already...

Yet another awesome musical export from Australia, The Paper Kites have been churning out moody indie folk tunes since 2011. They are currently tourin...

Sister girl groups did not start with Haim. More importantly, they don't all sound the same.Carpark just posted "Big Talk," a delightful, "reverb dren...

Bree Tranter is a name that will already be familiar to some, with the singer/songwriter starting out as member of one of Australia's most well-loved ...

Brisbane six-piece Founds is an interesting group to see live; six seemingly diverse personalities combining to produce some truly breathtaking music....

Macquarie University, hidden away in Sydney suburbia, is not a place where you'd expect to find a hotbed of music talent. Over the past few years howe...

Australians Little Scout is one of the most likeable bands I've heard in quite some time. In a world with so much complicated and confusing music, the...

When I first decided to dedicate myself to a life of music consumption, Valar was a band that I knew I should investigate, but I never got around to i...

It's amazing how the smallest tweaks in a song can produce something entirely different. Dam-Funk's remix of "Summertime Clothes" is nothing drastic-...