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Check out the best new music from Aussie acts released between February 9th-15th below!
Keli Holiday – Capital Fiction
The debut album from Keli Holiday, aka Peking Duk’s Adam Hyde, Capital Fiction is a bold, uninhibited statement on sex, love, rock ‘n’ roll and everything in between. While the album is full of high-octane moments, including a sneaky sample from Aussie dance music royalty The Presets in “Plastic”, it also reveals a softer side to Hyde, with tender tracks like “Sacred Sweat” and the heartfelt closing ballad “Favourite Stranger”.
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood – Ten Years On (CD)
Troye Sivan is celebrating a decade since the release of his debut album, with Blue Neighbourhood – Ten Years On – a special reissue featuring brand-new, reimagined art from original illustrator Hsiao-Ron Cheng. The CD includes two additional tracks much loved and requested by fans – “Strawberries & Cigarettes” and “Swimming Pools”.
Kisschasy – The Terrors of Comfort
Kisschasy’s first album since 2009 certainly delivers. The Terrors of Comfort journeys human feeling – the mess and the beauty that make us unique – distilled and delivered through the lens of infectious melody, charged rhythms and riffs, and vocals that come layered with charisma. Choruses come bound with emotion, woven with lyricism from Darren Cordeux that speak to human desire, frustration, and emotional awareness gained through experiences lived.
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Chet Faker – A Love for Strangers
Across A Love for Strangers‘ 12 songs, Chet Faker, aka Nick Murphy, ruminates on heartbreak and uncertainty on a grand scale – asking questions about how we relate to each other, examining the ways in which we fail to do so, and extending a necessary sense of hope when it comes to repairing our relationships with the world around us.
Morgan Evans – “Steel Town”
The title track from his forthcoming second album (due out March 20th), “Steel Town” is an ode to Morgan Evans’ hometown of Newcastle. The autobiographical jaunt and album opener includes an interlude of a vintage commercial advertising what Newcastle has to offer, interspersed amid Evans’ lyrics about his upbringing. The album was written while in Newcastle, over a period of reflection.
Last Dinosaurs – Wellnxss
The reimagined version of Last Dinosaurs’ 2015 album Wellness, Wellnxss is not just a celebration of all they’ve achieved. The album provides a chance for Sean, Lach, and Sloane to control their own destiny. With the original recordings tied up in an “in perpetuity” major-label deal, the Dinos used this as an opportunity to reclaim their music and re-record the album in its entirety, including five previously unreleased songs.
Max Jackson – Dangerous in Denim
Dangerous in Denim is the debut album from rising country star Max Jackson. Over the years, she has learned that the only path forward is to work harder, be braver, stay stronger, and never give up, and the new collection of songs hopes to inspire others to embrace their true selves, take risks, and boldly pursue what ignites their passion.
Dan Sultan – “Kimberley Calling (Live at Tubowgule)”
“Kimberley Calling (Live at Tubowgule)” is the first taste of Dan Sultan’s new live album Live at Tubowgule (Sydney Opera House) (due out March 20th). The powerful night of live music at one of Australia’s most iconic settings was “by far the most special live event” the acclaimed artist says he’s ever been a part of.
PASH – “Richochet”
Coming hot off the success of their indie-pop bop “Tracy”, the four-piece pop/rock phenom from Adelaide, are following up with the new single “Ricochet”. Showing a sexier, rockier side to the band, the single is about how hard it is to stay away from someone you know is bad for you, and how you’ve got to “hit the ground running” if you want to move on.
Kevin Silvester – “Bullet for Your Valentine”
Surrounded by couples and dud romantic options, “Bullet for Your Valentine” captures a hopeless romantic navigating jealousy, bravado and vulnerability. It marks Kevin Silverster’s bold first step into a new sonic and visual era and introduces ‘K’, a character who will anchor his 2026 narrative concept album.
Tulliah – “You Got It”
Providing another taste of her long-awaited debut album Rest Your Head (due out in June), “You Got It” is a dreamlike blend of bright and bold soundscapes, rich with honesty, tackling themes of addiction and heartache.
