World Music Blog

Following the April release of her globally adored single Radiocarbon on her own Kuukou Records, one of the European Techno circuit’s most promising talents, Simina Grigoriu, makes her welcome return to...

We’re just one week away from the dawn of RISING, Melbourne’s eclectic music festival. RISING Festival officially launched only last year, emerging out of the shadows of the Melbourne International Arts festival and White Night.For just its second year, RISING recently unveiled an impressive lineup. From the relentlessly funky Thundercat to enchanting existential songwriter Weyes Blood, local rock favourites RVG...

Prepare for a unique festival experience in Brazil with Âme, ANNA, Deorro, GORDO, Henri PFR, Ida Engberg, Indira Paganotto, Joris Voorn, Kölsch, Korolova, Layla Benitez, Mind Against, Miss Monique, Patrick Mason,...

Adam Newling has returned with his second beautifully mellow song of the year. “Ocean” thoughtfully considers what it feels like to be overwhelmed by life and all its uncertainty. In his trademark growl, Newling offers words of hope.“I know you never learnt to swim / But don’t be scared of the water / I know that there’s a chance...

Nick Schilder releases his debut solo single ‘Shatterproof’ on Armada Music. After seventeen years and eleven number one albums as one-half of the Dutch singer songwriter duo Nick & Simon, Nick...

Morgan Evans is returning home for a huge of Australia and New Zealand. Aussie-born but now based in Nashville, the country music star will head to Auckland on Thursday, September 7th, followed by a run of shows in his home country throughout the rest of the month (see full dates below).Evans will be joined by 2x Golden Guitar winner...

Following the remarkable international success of his Sincopat debut with Latin Light EP back in 2019, Argentina-born, Berlin-based producer Los Cabra now makes his eagerly anticipated return to the esteemed Spanish...

Confidence Man and Daniel Avery are back it again with another remix.The Aussie electropop favourites and the acclaimed UK producer shared their collaborative track, “On & On Again)”, earlier this month. It was a celebration of the euphoria of the club dancefloor, recalling those hedonistic nights when you don’t want the sun to come up.The pair have now followed...

Making another surprising move in their ambitious resume, acclaimed duo Karma Child brings a delirious ode to Irish folk music, adding sweet electronic vibes to the aptly titled new single “Irish...

Promising rapper YNG Martyr has announced his debut album, Lovesick. The Naarm-based Wiradjuri artist has been causing a stir online with his fiery and thoughtful hip hop songs, racking up hundreds of millions of streams in the process.Lovesick – set for release in August – charts the rapper’s journey to this point. “It’s my coming-of-age story, but not in...

Frank-lo and Edwards teamed up for the classic “Push It” revamp and it sounds lit to be honest. With a powerful minimal deep and tech house influences “Push It” has everything...

It was the turn of Temgazi to take on triple j’s Bars of Steel this week, and her performance drew quite the reaction on social media.Bars of Steel – triple j’s version of BBC Radio 1 Xtra’s Fire in the Booth – sees a different rapper from Australia enter the booth to show the world what they’ve got.If...

Spinnin’ Records proudly announces two of its leading artists will headline this summer’s Regatta Party, the infamous open-air event as part of the ULTRA Europe festivities. Taking place on Monday 10...

For Rockhampton musos Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou of Busby Marou, the environment in which they surround themselves is imperative to their creative process.Whether they’re visiting Jeremy’s hometown of Murray Island in the Torres Strait or visiting their favourite spots across Great Keppel Island, 15km off the coast of Yeppoon in Central Queensland, the duo revealed that it’s these trips that provide...

The legendary American artist Armand Van Helden is dropping his latest groovy house cut ‘Zoochi’, released through Tomorrowland Music today! One of the longest-standing veterans in house music has partnered with...

GIMMY is a tease, pass it on. The Northern Rivers artist has released a sweaty ode to the Australian summer – it’s literally called “SWEAT (An Australian Summer)” – just as wintry weather is beginning to seep into most parts of the country. Talk about inopportune timing.GIMMY is entirely forgiven, though, because the sunny psychedelia of her new seasonal...

If you are a constant reader of our website, you already know who is Murchy3 and what he can deliver: club bangers in the form of perfect executed bootlegs ! ...

If you’ve been anywhere around Australian music this past week, you’ll have heard that triple j is uniting two of their iconic themes for the first time. Triple j’s Hottest 100 Like A Version will celebrate 20 years of Like A Version, which has seen over 800 performances from 650 artists.There’s a lot to choose from for the upcoming...

In a surprising yet highly effective teamup, Australian artists Joel Fletcher and Orkestrated have delivered a raving new take on Italian folk classic “Tarantella” Employing the comedic skits of fellow countrymen...

After almost three months of events, Jim Beam Welcome Sessions has come to a close, having proven themselves to be the biggest celebration of local music going around the country in recent months.Since it first kicked off back in 2021, Jim Beam Welcome Sessions have managed to rekindle our passion for music following some difficult years by placing...