JESS RIBEIRO ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY PARLOUR TOUR

Melbourne's Jess Ribeiro is excited to announce that she will be bringing her solo songs to living rooms and backyards across Australia. Presented by the much-loved Parlour Gigs, Jess is available to book to play an intimate solo set for you and yours, private and invite-only, from February 2-26, in South Australia, Victoria,  New South Wales and Queensland.

Jess Ribeiro’s songs are cinematic in scope: it’s music that travels, across deserts like a Western, through city streets like Film Noir. Narrative and poetic, Ribeiro’s lyrics are rhythmic and evocative, conjuring images that are dimly-lit, but nonetheless electric. Rendered in the stunning intimacy of a living-room or backyard show, these songs will feel all the more immediate and affecting.

Jess’s debut album Kill It Yourself (August 2015, Barely Dressed/Remote Control) was produced by Mick Harvey, a founding member of The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, whose production for PJ Harvey drew Ribeiro’s attention and admiration.

Preparing to record the follow up to Kill It Yourself, Jess will be playing new songs from her upcoming album, alongside favourites from previous releases. These intimate will be the final opportunity to see Jess play in Australia before she disappears overseas to record.
 

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JADE IMAGINE ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY RESIDENCY AT THE TOTE FRONT BAR (MELBOURNE) DEBUT EP WHAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING OUT IN APRIL 2017 VIA MILK! RECORDS

jade imagine is a four piece band based out of Melbourne, Australia lead by singer, songwriter and general good vibe bringer Jade McInally (formally a member of Teeth & Tongue and currently plays with Jess Ribeiro). Today Jade Imagine are stoked to announce a month long residency in February at The Tote front bar in Melbourne.

Jade along with bandmates Tim Harvey (Emma Louise, Real Feelings), Liam 'Snowy' Halliwell (The Ocean Party, Ciggie Witch) and Jen 'Sholaki' Sholakis (East Brunswick All Girls Choir, Jen Cloher) will play classic afternoon sets each Sunday in February. Filling support duties during the residency is a swag of Melbourne's finest local acts including Suss Cunts, No Local, Coastbuster, Leah Senior, Crepes, Emma Russack, Great Outdoors and Dianas.

RSVP to the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/604040093129205/

At the very tail end of 2016 Jade Imagine shared newest single 'Walking Around' lifted from her debut EP What The Fuck Was I Thinking which is set to be released by MIlk! Records in April 2017. 'Walking Around' was written & recorded by Jade with help from good mate Tim Harvey (Emma Louise, Real Feelings) on production and mixing duties. 

CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN/SHARE JADE IMAGINE 'WALKIN' AROUND'

UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS

MONDAY 16 JANUARY

Monday Night Mass @ Northcote Social Club, Melbourne

with Teeth & Tongue & Astral Skulls

FRIDAY 20 JANUARY

Purple Hen Winery, Phillip Island, Victoria

with Simon Curphy

FRIDAY 27 JANUARY

The Tote, Melbourne 

with Mike Noga + Witch Hats

SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY

JADE IMAGINE SUNDAY AFTERNOON RESIDENCY

The Tote, Melbourne

with No Local + Suss Cunts

TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY

Tom Tom Tuesdays @ Howler, Melbourne

with  Shoshana Rosenberg (SA) and Face Face

SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY

JADE IMAGINE SUNDAY AFTERNOON RESIDENCY

The Tote, Melbourne

with Coastbusters + Leah Senior

SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY

The Old Bar, Melbourne

with The Baudelaires & Sunbeam Sound Machine

SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY

JADE IMAGINE SUNDAY AFTERNOON RESIDENCY

The Tote, Melbourne

with Emma Russack + Crepes

SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY

JADE IMAGINE SUNDAY AFTERNOON RESIDENCY

The Tote, Melbourne

with Great Outdoors + Dianas

What The Fuck Was I Thinking EP

1. Stay Awake

2. You & I

3. God Is A Crown

4. Esteem

5. Walkin' Around

6. Tell Her She's Dreamin'

POPPONGENE ANNOUNCES JANUARY RESIDENCY AT THE GASO UPSTAIRS (MELBOURNE) + SUPPORTING WEYES BLOOD AT NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB FRIDAY 20TH JANUARY

Photo by Lochy Funston

Our favourite beautiful babe from the hills POPPONGENE is excited to share the news that she'll be holding fort upstairs at The Gasometer Hotel in Melbourne for a residency in the month of January 2017. Every Wednesday in January, POPPONGENE will bring her brand of devotional dream-pop to The Gaso Upstairs. The solo project of artist and musician Sophie Treloar (also of Melbourne outfit Sunbeam Sound Machine) POPPONGENE’s music is laconic and hypnotic, sun-soaked and lush, recalling the rainforests that surround her Belgrave home, and the beaches of her native Byron Bay.

Debut single 'Do It Girl' is self-affirming and aspirational, described by 3RRR’s Simon Winkler as an “absorbing psychedelic adventure”. Along with the heavy-lidded new single 'Belgravey', these are the first tastes of POPPONGENE’s upcoming EP, to be released in 2017. To usher in the new year, POPPONGENE and her band will soundtrack midsummer Wednesday nights, accompanied each week by a host of Melbourne’s finest friends, including label-mates 808s and Greatest Hits and Melbourne mainstays Great Outdoors, Way Dynamic, Doona Waves, Real Feelings, Baby Blue, The Baudlaires & Ali E all equipped to turn the Gaso into an upstairs oasis.

New single from Melbourne artist POPPONGENE aka Sophie Treloar Written & Recorded by Sophie Treloar. Produced by Skube Burnell. Mixed & Mastered by Mikey Young. Artwork by Sophie Treloar. Spotify: iTunes: Our Golden Friend: www.ourgoldenfriend.com.au www.facebook.com/ourgoldenlab www.twitter.com/ourgoldenfriend www.instagram.com/ourgoldenfriend

POPPONGENE's debut 7" double A-side vinyl featuring 'Do It Girl' & 'Belgravey' is available for pre-order via Bandcamp right now.

In other exciting news for POPPONGENE she has been announced as the opening support for Weyes Blood, the songwriting project of California's Natalie Mering, who channels the uneasy listening vibes of the lost voices of Laurel Canyon. Weyes Blood will play her only Melbourne headline show while in Australia for the Sugar Mountain Festival at the Northcote Social Club on Friday 20th January with support from the incredible Lost Animal & our girl POPPONGENE.

JADE IMAGINE SHARES NEW SINGLE 'WALKIN' AROUND' ANNOUNCES MELBOURNE SINGLE LAUNCH SHOW DEBUT EP WHAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING OUT IN MARCH 2017 VIA MILK! RECORDS

jade imagine is the solo musical project of Melbourne based musician Jade McInally. Jade has been an instrumental part of the Australian music scene for quite a few years, first in her own band TANTRUMS.More recently Jade was a touring member of Melbourne outfit Teeth & Tongue and plays bass in Jess Riberio's live band. 

Today Jade shares her new single 'Walkin' Around' which received it's worldwide radio premiere on Melbourne's 3RRR during Breaking & Entering hosted by Simon Winkler & Lauren Taylor yesterday afternoon. 'Walkin' Around' is the second single lifted from Jade's debut EP What The Fuck Was I Thinking which is set to be released by Courtney Barnett's Milk! Records in March 2017. The track also features on a limited edition 7" Double A side vinyl release which is available via Our Golden Friend, there's only four copies left which are available via bandcamp right here.

Walkin’ Around Written by Jade McInally Performed by Jade McInally, Tim Harvey, Jen Sholakis and Liam “Snowy” Halliwell Produced by Jade McInally and Tim Harvey Mixed by Tim Harvey

'Walking Around' was written & recorded by Jade with help from good mate Tim Harvey on production and mixing duties. To celebrate the release of her new single Jade will be playing a very special single launch show at Vinyl. a record store in Melbourne next Friday 16th of December. She'll be joined by great mates Loose Tooth and local legends Baby Blue bringing together a killer line up of bands for the celebration. It's a nice early show too with bands kicking off from 6:30pm so if you happen to find yourself in the general Fitzroy area next Friday night pop by for a good time.

Here's a facebook event if you're into that kind of thing: https://www.facebook.com/events/1479348852095305/
Big Love,

Our Golden Friend
xo

JADE IMAGINE SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR 'STAY AWAKE' VIA IMPOSE MAGAZINE, DEBUT EP OUT IN MARCH 2017 VIA MILK! RECORDS

jade imagine is the brand new musical project of Melbourne based musician Jade McInally. Jade has been kicking around the Melbourne music scene for a bit, first in her own band TANTRUMS. More recently Jade was a touring member of Melbourne outfit Teeth & Tongue and plays bass in Jess Riberio's live band. 

Today Jade is excited to share the brand new video for her first single 'Stay Awake' which was premiered via US based publication IMPOSE Magazine. 'Stay Awake' is the first single lifted from Jade's debut EP which is set to be released by Courtney Barnett's Milk! Records in March 2017. The track also features on a limited edition 7" Double A side vinyl release which is available via Our Golden Friend, there's only six copies left which are available via bandcamp right here.

WATCH JADE IMAGINE 'STAY AWAKE' BELOW

'Stay Awake' was written & recorded by Jade with help from good mate Dave Mudie (Courtney Barnett) on production and mixing duties. Tonight Jade heads north playing her first ever Sydney show at Waywards in Newtown on stage at 11:15pm. If you're in that neck of the woods we recommend you get down there has her live show is something not to be missed!

Big Love,

Our Golden Friend
xo

OUR GOLDEN FRIEND 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY NEXT WEEK!

PLAYING TIMES ANNOUNCED!
+ JESS RIBEIRO ADDED TO LINEUP!

In just under a week Our Golden Friend will celebrate their very 1st year of business as a independent record label and managment collective. We're throwing a big ol' party at The Gasometer Hotel in our hometown of Melbourne on Thursday 1st December with a whole bunch of our super talented friends bringing the vibes. Today we are super excited to announce that enigmatic free spirit and all around incredible musical mind Jess Ribeiro will join the line up which already features Totally Mild, Gabriella Cohen, Jade Imagine, Ferla & Poppongene.

Much hyped DJ Kate 'Babyshakes' Dillon from Full Flower Moon Band will be bringing her unique and innovative headset DJ skills to The Gaso to play jams between the bands and into the night afterwards. 
 

OUR GOLDEN FRIEND’S 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY
THURSDAY 1ST DECEMBER @ THE GASOMETER, MELBOURNE

DOORS – 6:30pm

DJ BABYSHAKES – 6:30pm – 7:00PM

POPPONGENE: 7:00pm – 7:40pm

DJ BABYSHAKES – 7:40pm – 8:00PM

FERLA: 8:00pm – 8:40pm

DJ LO-RAE-RAE – 8:40pm – 9:00PM

GABRIELLA COHEN 9:00pm – 9:40pm

DJ BABYSHAKES – 9:40pm – 10:00PM

JADE IMAGINE 10:00pm – 10:40pm

DJ BABYSHAKES – 10:40pm – 11:00PM

JESS RIBEIRO 11:00pm – 11:40pm

DJ BABYSHAKES – 11:40pm – 12:00AM

SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY - 12:00AM

TOTALLY MILD 12:00am – 12:40am

DJ BABYSHAKES – 12:40am – 1:00AM
 

Come and celebrate very first day of summer under the open roof at The Gaso (weather permitting of course, this is Melbourne people!) with us and a supreme line-up of the incredible artists that we are so blessed to work with. 

Tickets are on sale right now and selling fast, so go on and grab yourself one right here.

And here is a facebook event if you're into that kind of thing: https://www.facebook.com/events/1130014953746213/

BODY TYPE SIGN TO OUR GOLDEN FRIEND

SHARE NEW SINGLE '264'
ANNOUNCE LIMITED EDITION 7" VINYL
AVALIBLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW VIA BANDCAMP

Our Golden Friend is incredibly excited to announce the newest members of our little label family Sydney's Body Type. We are stoked to share the news that we will release a very special limited edition 7" vinyl featuring their very first single 'Ludlow' and brand new track '264' which the band have shared with the world for the very first time today.

LISTEN TO BODY TYPE - '264' BELOW

B side single lifted from Body Type's Ludlow / 264 7" vinyl. Recorded and mixed by Nathalie Pavlovic Mastered by Aden Senycia at Soft Machine Studios

Body Type are Sophie, Annabel, Cecil and Georgia - four girls from Sydney (via Perth and Kiama) who started playing music together a little over six months ago. Writing songs that range thematically from navigating painful heartbreak to the banality of life in a mouldy Redfern terrace, the foursome are brand new to the music game - they performed live for the very first time supporting Gabriella Cohen in September 2016, and have since been invited to play with international acts Cate Le Bon and The Coathangers. 

Body Type's debut 7" Ludlow / 264 is available for pre-order via bandcamp today right here. The band are playing a swag of shows around Sydney and will be announcing a very special Melbourne 7" launch show in the coming weeks so, stay tuned for that. We are so very excited to be working with this beautiful band right at the very beginnings of their career, what a blessing.

Big Love,
Our Golden Friend
xo

OUR GOLDEN FRIEND Announce 1st Birthday Party!

FEATURING TOTALLY MILD, GABRIELLA COHEN, JADE IMAGINE, FERLA, POPPONGENE, 808s & GREATEST HITS
+ DJ BABYSHAKES PLAYING JAMS BETWEEN THE BANDS

Hi, nearly one year ago we introduced ourselves as Our Golden Friend, a new independent record label from Melbourne, Australia. Time really does fly when you're having fun and as it turns out a full year has nearly passed us by, we've released some truly great music form some really amazing artists and have expanded our operations from being just a record label to also now becoming a management company!

So, to celebrate one full year since Our Golden Friend became a label, as well as the birth of our newly formed management roster we have decided to throw a party at one of our favourite Melbourne music venues The Gasometer on Thursday 1st December.

Come and celebrate the very first day of summer under the open roof at The Gaso (weather permitting of course, this is Melbourne people!) with us and a supreme line-up of the incredible artists that we are blessed to work with. There will be live sets from TOTALLY MILD, GABRIELLA COHEN, JADE IMAGINE, FERLA, POPPONGENE and 808s & GREATEST HITS. Plus our gal DJ BABYSHAKES will be bringing the jams in-between the bands and late into the night. 

The party will also double as the super special Double EP launch for our great mate FERLA! Tune your ears to RRR FM this afternoon from 4pm - 7pm to hear Adam Christou on Test Pattern premiere his brand new single 'In The Night'. Then be sure to check your inbox tomorrow morning for a little love note from us with all the juicy details about his amazing Double EP release!

Tickets are on sale right now, so go on and grab yourself one right here.

And here is a facebook event if you're into that kind of thing: https://www.facebook.com/events/1130014953746213/

POPPONGENE SHARES NEW SINGLE 'BELGRAVEY' + ANNOUNCES DO IT GIRL / BELGRAVEY 7" VINYL AVALIBLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW VIA BANDCAMP

Our favourite beautiful babe from the the hills POPPONGENE is excited to share her brand new single 'Belgravey' with the world today! 'Belgravey' is the second single release following her dreamy single 'Do It Girl' and will feature on a very special limited edition 7" vinyl which is avalible for pre-order via bandcamp right now.

“'Belgravey' is about the calm and contentment I feel laying on the couch in the sun in the morning, or watching the fire at night, or having beers on the balcony looking out to the gumtrees. I wrote the song at my home in Belgrave during summer and have been developing it since then. Belgravey is a snapshot of my special space, the comfort of home and the people I share it with” - Poppongene (Sophie Treloar)

LISTEN TO 'BELGRAVEY' BELOW

New single from Melbourne artist POPPONGENE aka Sophie Treloar Written & Recorded by Sophie Treloar. Produced by Skube Burnell. Mixed & Mastered by Mikey Young. Artwork by Sophie Treloar. Spotify: iTunes: Our Golden Friend: www.ourgoldenfriend.com.au www.facebook.com/ourgoldenlab www.twitter.com/ourgoldenfriend www.instagram.com/ourgoldenfriend

POPPONGENE is the solo project of Melbourne based musician and artist Sophie Treloar, who also plays in Melbourne dream-pop outfit Sunbeam Sound Machine. Hailing from the beaches of Byron Bay and now residing in the the rainforest lined hills of Belgrave.

xo Our Golden Friend

FERLA Shares 'I Can't Let You Down' Video + Playing BIGSOUND Next Week!

PLAYING BIGSOUND 2016
SINGLE LAUNCH SHOW AT THE OLD BAR THIS SATURDAY

This is our friend FERLA (perhaps you already know him as Giuliano Ferla former frontman of Twin Beasts / The Toot Toot Toots), he joined our little label family a few weeks ago and today he shares his brand new video clip for current single 'I Can't Let You Down' with the world. The clip is inspired by an episode of Hey Hey It's Saturday in 1992 and was actually shot for a pilot of a new TV show set in 2016.

WATCH 'I Can't Let You Down' BELOW

The FERLA live experience is made up of seasoned, dedicated and highly skilled performers and musicians. What a treat! And the best news is that you can get out and see a live show real soon. FERLA will be performing a very special Melbourne single launch show at their spiritual home The Old Bar this Saturday 3rd of September!

In more very exciting news FERLA will also be heading north to Brisbane next week to play at this year's Bigsound Music Industry Conference. Mark under must see on your Bigsound schedules people, you've got two chances to see FERLA live and they are:

Wednesday 7th September @ 6:15pm
Jet Black Cat Records
w/ Gabriella Cohen, Jarrow, Oh Pep! and Teeth & Tongue

Thursday 8th September@ 9:50pm
Official BIgsound Showcase
The Alehouse @ Wooly Mammoth

 
Inspired by Hall & Oats, Eno, Ty Segall or Beyoncé or whoever, FERLA is basement new-wave with jangle guitars, overlaid with lyrical depth and emotional pettiness.