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30/03/2023

'Softly' by Stellie is out now! ✨
🎧 Listen to it via our Spotify playlist: spoti.fi/3ELzumZ

Laden with intricate guitar riffs and layered synths, this one is an emphatic ear-worm that will echo long after you've removed your earphones.

The release comes off the back of Stellie opening for international superstar Lorde, and front-runs her upcoming East Coast tour in May, where she'll perform to crowds in Adelaide, Sydney, Wollongong and Melbourne.

In her words, 'Softly is an ode to someone who you just can’t live without, but you probably should'.

Ironically, 'Softly' is a song that - once you hear it - you can't live without, and you probably shouldn't.

28/03/2023

'spare room song' by Pretty Bleak is out now! 🥀
🎧 Listen to it via our Spotify playlist: spoti.fi/3ELzumZ

In their words, 'the song describes the difficulty of internally navigating the line between self growth and the comfort of your previously destructive behaviours. I have been pretty consciously aware of a number of different periods like this in my life over the last few years, and one of the more noticeable aspects of that process is the lengths I would go to to try and argue to myself that because it was easier to resist the growth, that was a more desirable outcome. But realistically any human should always strive towards improving all aspects of themselves even if it is difficult".

This follows the band's performance at The Great Escape Festival in Tasmania earlier this year, ahead of a run of shows across Australia's East coast in the coming months.

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Produced by · .bleakk
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23/03/2023

'Come Over' by Gia Vorne is out now! 🌹
Listen to it now via our Spotify playlist:
spoti.fi/3ELzumZ

It's Gia's first release of the year, despite being written just after the height of COVID, during Gia's first session back in a physical studio with other people.

There, Gia reflected on the months she'd just endured, focusing on the intimacy of the relationships that sustained people through those times.

We're loving it - are you?

Or on all platforms via:
https://listen.mandatorymusic.com.au/come-over

01/03/2023

’18’ is out now, the long-awaited debut single from Sydney-based indie pop artist MYMA ⭐️

Glistening with delicate production, ’18’ is a nostalgic coming-of-age anthem about the anxieties of turning eighteen, finishing high school and farewelling the simplicity of your childhood as you adopt a new role as an ‘adult’ in society.

In her words - ‘I wrote the song during a lockdown while I working in traffic controlling and was pretty disillusioned with how much life had changed in less than a year since I was still in high-school. I’d been super excited for what lay ahead of me, and COVID put a stop to all of that. I felt like I’d hit a plateau in life and essentially was sitting on a worksite thinking - is this it? I’m not ready for this - when did I stop being just a kid?’

’18’ was produced by the incredible Cam Bluff, who imbued it with glittery pop production reminiscent of his previous work with Amy Shark, G Flip, Ruel and more.

It is accompanied by an incredible music video filmed by the superstar Michael Conlon across locations that MYMA spent time in throughout high school - her childhood bedroom, a bowling alley, an arcade and a Fish & Chip store in Bronte (that she was fired from after working only three shifts).

The single artwork was taken by the fantastic Danny Draxx.

’18’ marks the beginning of a run of singles from MYMA in 2023 as she builds towards a debut album. If you don’t know about MYMA now, you will soon.

16/11/2022

White Benz, Light Bends', the third project in just 14 months from the prolific Charlie de' Medici is out now! 🍾 Produced in entirety by Delorean McFly 🎶

Catch the man in action this Friday 18 November for his first headline show at Goodspace Gallery (The Lord Gladstone) in Chippendale: https://fb.me/e/541WCcpLj

03/11/2022

Melbourne based rockers, The Velvet Club, have released their newest single, 'Thinking Straight' 💥 Listen to it now on all streaming services: https://listen.mandatorymusic.com.au/thinking-straight

In their words, "'Thinking Straight' is about getting stuck in your own head and doubting yourself, but being aware of that and taking time to relax and reset. It's about recognising that at times things get overwhelming, accepting that and finding ways to escape from the constant chaos of life".

'Thinking Straight' is the third single from their upcoming EP, set for release in 2023. Catch them live as they embark on a national tour in support of the release, supporting Ra Ra Viper across the East Coast and WA in Nov/Dec.

The Velvet Club

25/10/2022

Gold Fang is back and flaunting his versatility with the thumping ‘Big Natty Rasta’ 😤🇹🇹 Watch the full music video now on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/-ULarP10WZY

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Released via NLV Records
Produced by Swick
Video by .inc
Artwork by

19/10/2022

The much anticipated second single from Gia Vorne, 'Fool's, is out today! 🌹 Listen now: https://listen.mandatorymusic.com.au/fools

In her words, "'Fools' is the beginning of a fresh chapter for me creatively, and the start of an EP that describes an important time in my life".

"During 2021's lockdown, I stepped back and evaluated many different relationships in my life. I had gone through friendship breakups, watched other people close to me fall out of romantic relationships and I realised how easily I trusted people, how I always expected and saw the best in others and how I always seemed to give way too much to those around me".

10/10/2022

'Lemonade' by Sammi Constantine is out now! 🍋
Listen now: https://listen.mandatorymusic.com.au/lemonade

Bold and unapologetic, the new single from raw Australian talent is about girls doing it better on their own.

In her words, "it's about radiating confidence as a woman, feeling empowered and telling it like it is".

10/08/2022

Melbourne crooner, Josh Aubry, has released his third and fourth singles - 'Falling For You / Waiting' - as a double release today!

Listen now via our Spotify playlist: spoti.fi/3ELzumZ

This is ahead of his debut headline show this Saturday 13 August at Shotkickers in Melbourne, and follows his two releases thus far in 2022, ‘Grace’ and ‘Need Your Love’.

There are only a handful of tickets left for this weekend, so grab yours now.

Full music video coming soon 👀

Artist: Josh Aubry & The Exiles
Written by: Josh Aubry, Tony Clay, Alex Markwell and James Stirton
Production + Mixing: Alex Markwell
Mastered by: Joe Carra
Visuals: Jeda Aubry /

20/05/2022

'Snowflake', the dreamy debut single by Euan Hart.
🔗 https://youtu.be/O9k5AXoXmTY

Entirely self-produced and fluttering with warmth, 'Snowflake' creates a sonic landscape as stunning as the visuals that accompany it.

More to come from the folk-rock-pop wunderkind very, very soon. Listen now and get in at the ground floor 🚀❄️

02/12/2021

😤 And now we have a date: December 7. The much anticipated debut from local Trinidadian slugger, Gold Fang.

Don't miss out - pre-save it now:
https://nlvrecords.co/lightit

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