Now Playing - June 2014


On this page you'll find a selection of the music we're enjoying in June! 

More tracks will be added to this page throughout the month, so come back often!
The 8tracks playlist below will give you most of the same content as the Spotify playlist above, so choose the format that works best for you. The 8tracks playlist has the tracks in reverse order though, so the newest additions to the playlist are up first.

Stream

UK act Glass Animals have released great videos for their tracks "Pools" and "Gooey". Now you can stream their new album Zaba.
New Zealand native Aldous Harding will release her self-titled album on July 25th through Spunk. Catch her supporting Tiny Ruins on 1st July at Black Bear, Brisbane; 2nd July at Newtown Social Club, Sydney; 3rd July at Midnight Special, Sydney; 6th July at Public Bar, Melbourne; and 8th July at Northcote Social Club, Melbourne. 
Kate Tempest is a 26 year old British musician and published playwright, novelist and poet. "The Beigeness" comes from her album Everybody Down, which was released in May by Big Dada records. Each song on the album correlates with a chapter in her debut novel, The Bricks That Built The Houses, which will be published in 2015. 
Last month we brought you "Heart Beats Slow", the stunning first single from the forthcoming self-titled Angus and Julia Stone album. "Death Defying Acts" is the second track the pair have issued ahead of the album's release on 1st August. 
Melbourne band Augie March have been on an indefinite hiatus for the last 5 years. During that time, frontman Glenn Richards moved to Tasmania and set up a home studio. It was there that the band have slowly recorded their new album over the last couple of years. "After the Crack Up" is the first single from it. 
"On The Beach" comes from Lower Plenty's brand new album Life/Thrills, which will be released on 20th June through Bedroom Suck. The Melbourne four-piece will launch the album at the John Curtin Hotel on Friday 11th July supported by Hit the Jackpot, Crude (NZ) and Leighton Craig (Primitive Motion). For more Lower Plenty, you can stream the album courtesy of Mess and Noise. 
Alt-J will release their second album in September, the follow up to their Mercury prize-winning 2012 release An Awesome Wave. "Hunger of the Pine" is the first single from the new album, which will be titled This Is All Yours, and sees the British group stripped back to a three-piece after the departure of bassist Gwil Sainsbury. 
Brooklyn/Melbourne duo Luluc will release their hotly anticipated album Passerby in Australia and New Zealand on 11th July through Mistletone/Inertia and in Europe on 14th July and North America on 15th July via Sub Pop. Listen to the first single "Without A Face" here.
"The Counting" comes from Newcastle act Firekites' forthcoming album Closing Forever Sky. If you like this, check out the title track here, prior to the album's release on August 15th through Spunk Records.  
Milwaukee Banks are a Melbourne duo consisting of Edo (producer) and Dyl Thomas (wordsmith). "Sweater Made Of Gold" is their latest single. It comes from their Rose Water EP, which was released on 13th June (check out the title track to it here). Catch them Thursday 19th June at Boney, Melbourne with Stax Osset and Kira Beats. 
In April, Brooklyn outfit Woods delivered their eight release, With Light And With Love, which we loved so much we had it as our Feature Album. On 8th July they'll release a 7" single featuring two non-album tracks, including "Tambourine Light".
"The Antidote" features Nai Palm from Melbourne's own Grammy-nominated Hiatus Kaiyote and comes from Brooklyn composer/producer/beatboxer/DJ Taylor McFerrin's debut album Early Riser. The album is out through Brainfeeder/Ninja Tune and features a swag of guests, including Thundercat, Emily King and Taylor's father, Bobby McFerrin. 
"First Love Song" will feature on Laura Jean's self-titled album, which is due for release on 22 August through Chapter Music. 
In February we brought you the clip for "Springful", the brilliant first single from UK outfit Adult Jazz. The band will release their debut album Gist Is on 4th August. In the meantime, we can enjoy their latest offering, "Spook".
Picture
Royston Vasie image courtesy of themusic.com.au
Melbourne outfit Royston Vasie will release their sophomore album Water Colours on 12th June, through Milk Records. "Trouble Maker" is their latest single. Catch them Saturday 14th June at The Toff in Town and Saturday 21st June at Newtown Social Club, Sydney. 
Newcastle act Firekites are finally getting ready to release the follow up to their debut album from 2008, The Bowery. "Closing Forever Sky" is the title track to the album, which is due out 15th August. 
New Zealander Marlon Williams has been making some waves in Australia of late. He'll tour Australia and New Zealand in July and August with Melody Pool. Check out the dates here.

Other music we're enjoying this month...

We've well and truly fallen for Sharon Van Etten's track Every Time the Sun Comes Up.

We're also loving the first track that Jurassic 5 have released in eight years. Watch the clip for "The Way We Do It" here.

Want more music? 

Visit our May Now Playing page to hear new music by Dick Diver, Angus & Julia Stone, Milwaukee Banks, Bob Mould, Jack White, Polica, The Zebras, Pixies, The Icypoles, Yujen (feat. Chet Faker),  Tobias Hengeveld, Saki, Eagle and the Worm, Jonesez, Sui Zhen, Daryl Donald and Chet Faker. Check out our May Spotify and 8tracks playlist, featuring St. Vincent, Nick Mulvey, Frankie Cosmos, Teen, Little Dragon, Temples, Teebs, Hello Satellites, Tiny Ruins, Dave Graney & Clare Moore, The Icypoles, Ramona Lisa and Eels.

Check out our April Now Playing page to hear tracks by Second Hand Heart, Jack White, Luluc, Ramona Lisa, Astronomy Class, East Brunswick All Girls Choir, Jazz Spastiks, The Black Keys, First Aid Kit, tUnE-yArDs, Woods, The Murlocs,  Emma Russack, Citizen Kay, Jazz Spastiks (feat. Apani B Fly), HTRK, Fraser A Gorman, Glass Animals (featuring Tei-Shi), and Dave Graney. Listen here. We've also gotSpotify and 8tracks playlists featuring  Cloud Nothings, Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Breton, Black Lips, Kelis, Astronomy Class, Jazz Spastiks, Step Brothers, Ratking, N'fa Jones, Sisyphus, HTRK, Hello Satellites, Wild Beasts, Chet Faker, Emma Russack, Todd Terje (feat. Bryan Ferry), Cibo Matto, Mikhael Paskalev, Angel Olsen, Beck, The War On Drugs, Sun Kil Moon, Teeth & Tongue plus tracks from our April Feature Albums by Mac DeMarco, EMA, Woods and Ghetto Ghouls.  

For more music, visit the Now Playing pages from previous months here.

To listen to our current Feature Album go to the HOME page.

Check out our other recent Feature Albums by Woods, Mac DeMarco, EMA, Teeth and Tongue, The War On Drugs, Sun Kil Moon, Real Estate,
Ghetto Ghouls, Angel Olsen, Beck, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, Dum Dum Girls and Warpaint. View the full list of our previous Feature Albums here.