This State We’re In – July
4 July 2019
Industry updates from Music Victoria

4 July 2019
With uber pop single, ‘My Cheating Heart’ making waves already, the distinctive vocals of Murph shines through. But the Liverpool-born lead has no conscious desire to differentiate Love Fame Tragedy from The Wombats.
4 July 2019
Kilbey will be presenting songs from his massive catalogue including solo works, collaborative pieces, The Church greats and some covers alongside Chilean musician Rodrigo Bustos.
4 July 2019
Yes, the power-pop foursome will fulfil a lifelong dream as they make their debut down under as part of the Splendour In The Grass 2019 family, playing sideshows in both Sydney and Melbourne.
4 July 2019
We sat down with Daniel Smith (aka Pressure) to soak up the vibe of the new album, understand what to expect from the tour and learn their strategy to electric live performances.
4 July 2019
It’ll be closer to the end of the year by the time Bin’s album comes out, so if you can’t wait and want to hear some of the newer material make sure you get down to one of their shows soon!
4 July 2019
Bonsai Records is the brainchild of Ella Jeffries.
4 July 2019
Celebrating a fusion of contemporary Persian music with Western motifs, Melbourne based Garden Quartet is launching their debut album this month, celebrating with a stop in Ballarat.
4 July 2019
We chat to the Torquay-bred, Melbourne-based muso.
4 July 2019
When tragedy strikes, musicians can often take one of two roads; they can suffocate themselves with self-pity, alcohol, and drugs, or they see the heartbreak and tragedy as a very potent source of inspiration and use music to help understand, express and cope with their emotions.
4 July 2019
Each Thy Art Is Murder show on their upcoming Life In The Crosshairs tour should come with a disclaimer, one that advises that people attending should bring their own neck braces; they’ll need it for the self-induced whiplash they’ll incur from rocking out to the brand new sound the death metal outfit are bringing on the road.
2 July 2019
The lead single ‘Mother’ just premiered on triple j’s Good Nights, a tune that touches on styles of contemporaries like Catfish and the Bottlemen and Gang of Youths, but with a distinctive sound which dances between lighter indie sounds and heavier rock noise.
24 June 2019
Her new track ‘Hound’ reflects on mental health and the desire to protect your loved ones from your shortcomings.
24 June 2019
To celebrate the track, Edmond sat down with Forte and revealed his top five movie soundtracks!
24 June 2019
In celebration of their infectious new single ‘Yeah You’re Young’.
24 June 2019
Valued at more than $100,000, this is open to Victorian musicians across ALL music genres, including performers and composers.
21 June 2019
We sat down with Matty Newton, the music curation lead for Amazon Music in Australia and New Zealand to discuss CHANGES and the future of music.
20 June 2019
In terms of local extreme metal, Nemesium have to be regarded as one of the most pivotal acts around.
20 June 2019
To commemorate this long-awaited follow-up, Polish Club will tour the nation on a series of capital city and regional dates this June and July.
20 June 2019
Until now the band have been laying low. Aside from a few singles, Friendly Fires haven’t put out a record since 2012.
20 June 2019
Inspired by the worldwide phenomenon of Record Store Day, this one-day event puts a focus on the independent record stores within the City of Yarra, encouraging local music lovers to shop local.
20 June 2019
We chat to the DIY legends ahead of their arrival.
20 June 2019
“No matter who you are, no matter where you are, if you are a woman working in any area as outlined in our award categories in the music industry we want to know about you.”