RVG ANNOUNCE FREE LONDON HEADLINE SHOW AT SHACKLEWELL ARMS - SUNDAY 24 JULY

Following their packed show in London on the weekend, Melbourne's RVG are excited to announce an extra headline show at The Shacklewell Arms on Sunday 24th of July. Their glorious return to the live stages of London, their first since 2018, continues with another electrifying set this time with free entry for all.

Having played multiple sold out shows across Australia and still riding high from their set at famed venue Sydney Opera House, the chance to catch RVG's raucous and riveting live show is not to be missed. Heading to the UK to work on new music this is the last chance for international audiences to catch RVG live for 2022. You can find all the info on the show HERE

Poster by Sebastian White

Released in April 2020 Feral was both a cry for help and call to action, resonating deeply with audiences, the album was nominated for five Music Victoria Awards, received Album of the Week on Double J, RRR, PBS, 2SER, 4ZZZ, SYN FM, Edge Radio, Radio Adelaide, The Music, Tone Deaf, was album of the day on Bandcamp and landed on a glut of end of year lists. Recorded at Head Gap studios with producer Victor Van Vugt (PJ Harvey, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Beth Orton), Feral was RVG’s first full-length release in three years, coming just as the world went into hibernation.

To Romy Vager, RVG’s lead singer and lyricist, to feel feral is to feel outside of everything. Throughout the album that feeling of isolation is incited, but it never feels hopeless: these songs channel the raw energy of despair and frustration into melodies that often feel victorious, perhaps only because they so aptly supply a soundtrack to the end of days. 

This past year has seen a collaboration with Julia Jacklin, covering Björk's 'Army of Me', a live on KEXP session, a sold out album launch at The Corner Hotel, one of the first shows without capacity restrictions in Melbourne, and a show at The Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Live.
 

RVG live is Romy Vager, Reuben Bloxham, Marc Nolte and Isabele Wallac

RVG ANNOUNCE LONDON HEADLINE SHOW AT VINTAGE PAPER DRESS HACKNEY SUNDAY 10 JULY

Leaving the country for the first time in two years, Melbourne's RVG are excited to announce a London headline show at Paper Dress Vintage on Sunday 10th of July. Their first headline show in London since 2018 the band will play an intimate and electrifying set to the Hackney crowd, marking the first international live offering since the release of Feral.

Making their triumphant return to the international stage following their show at the Sydney Opera House in May and a run of sold out Melbourne shows, RVG will finally get to share their raucous and riveting live show to audiences outside of Australia. Heading to the UK to work on new music this is the first and last opportunity for international audiences to catch RVG live for 2022. Tickets are on sale now here.

Poster by Sebastian White

Released in April 2020 Feral was both a cry for help and call to action, resonating deeply with audiences, the album was nominated for five Music Victoria Awards, received Album of the Week on Double J, RRR, PBS, 2SER, 4ZZZ, SYN FM, Edge Radio, Radio Adelaide, The Music, Tone Deaf, was album of the day on Bandcamp and landed on a glut of end of year lists. Recorded at Head Gap studios with producer Victor Van Vugt (PJ Harvey, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Beth Orton), Feral was RVG’s first full-length release in three years, coming just as the world went into hibernation.

To Romy Vager, RVG’s lead singer and lyricist, to feel feral is to feel outside of everything. Throughout the album that feeling of isolation is incited, but it never feels hopeless: these songs channel the raw energy of despair and frustration into melodies that often feel victorious, perhaps only because they so aptly supply a soundtrack to the end of days. 

This past year has seen a collaboration with Julia Jacklin, covering Björk's 'Army of Me', a live on KEXP session, a sold out album launch at The Corner Hotel, one of the first shows without capacity restrictions in Melbourne, and a show at The Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Live.
 

RVG live is Romy Vager, Reuben Bloxham, Marc Nolte and Isabele Wallace.

ELIZABETH RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE + VIDEO 'HAPPIER NOW'

Beloved patron of sad girls, Elizabeth, returns with the announcement of her first new music in three years; a suite of three, interconnected singles and accompanying visuals that expand and complicate her richly alluring world. Today she shares part one, ‘Happier Now’, co-written with The Temper Trap’s Toby Dundas and produced by Tones and I collaborator Konstantin Kersting. 

~ LISTEN TO 'HAPPIER NOW' HERE ~

‘Happier Now’ is accompanied by stunning visuals courtesy of Nick McKk (Julia Jacklin, Stella Donnelly, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever), a friend-turned-collaborator who brings Elizabeth’s suite of singles to life through a visual narrative that spans the three songs. Watch the video for ‘Happier Now’ here.

‘Happier Now’ is a perfect introduction to the Elizabeth of 2022. The lyrical motifs of her debut album The Wonderful World of Nature are recast in neon here, their old prismatic glow replaced by a dangerous, alluring coolness. Unlike Elizabeth’s protagonists past, though, the main character in ‘Happier Now’ is marked by her defiance, her total refusal to backslide even as she’s pulled into an ex-partner’s web: “I am happier now,” she insists, “you’re not around.” 

Elizabeth shares, “Happier Now is about the feelings that come after a heartbreak, you know, you are getting better, you are healthier, you won’t fall apart if you see your ex at a party. But you also start to have the rose coloured nostalgia for a relationship that was no good and wondering what could have been if you’d been able to make it work.”

Of the accompanying video, Elizabeth says, “I am a romantic to a fault; the video is high-romance. Romance amongst the chaos of the cliffs and the sea, calling out to the ocean for an answer, a tiny plastic flame.” Director Nick McKk adds, “Elizabeth and I wanted to start the suite with a sort of ‘muscle memory’ choreographed movement. As the suite progresses, we will see why. It’s an elemental washing clean of hindsight on Boonwurrung Country.”

Elizabeth captures the reckless thrill of romance like no other. On her debut album The Wonderful World of Nature, she stepped away from a messy divorce like a world-weary heroine pulling herself from the wreckage of a car crash: broken glass shining like glitter,  bloodstains smearing like blush. Contrasting lush dreampop haze with visceral, disarmingly truthful lyricism, it was a pop record out of time - glamorous and tragic, ultra modern and undeniably timeless, a queer answer to nihilistic, powerfully feminine pop heroes like Lana Del Rey and Lorde. Capturing hearts and minds of media and fans across the globe, the record saw widespread acclaim from The Saturday Paper, The Fader, Wonderland, frankie, Pilerats, The Music and Tone Deaf, amongst others, and was included in Album of the Year lists across The Guardian, The Saturday Paper and the Herald Sun.

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GEORGIA MAQ ANNOUNCES DEBUT SOLO MELBOURNE SHOW WEDNESDAY 22ND JUNE @ BRUNSWICK BALLROOM

Georgia Maq, singer and guitarist of beloved indie rockers Camp Cope, today announces her long awaited solo Narrm/Melbourne debut at the Brunswick Ballroom on Wednesday 22nd of June. Following the last minute cancellation of her Melbourne Music Week show Georgia will finally take the stage with her eight piece band; presenting beloved tracks from her solo album, Pleaser, as well as all new songs amongst the most captivating of live shows. Tickets are on sale now here.

Joined by special guest Montgomery this show sees Georgia's transformation into a glimmering pop powerhouse, weaving moments of quiet vulnerability with the unbridled joy of music fit for dancing. With a penchant to surprise, Georgia brings with her a live band, grand piano and string ensemble as a backing to her formidable voice as she muses on loneliness, desire and the therapeutic potential of dance floors.

Ahead of her Melbourne show Georgia plays the Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Live on Saturday 4th of June. Together with a string ensemble and pianist, Georgia will craft a powerfully intimate performance, weaving heart-aching highs and lows all set amongst the backdrop of the harbour. Tickets for her Sydney show are available here.

Poster by Sebi White

Since debuting with 2019's Pleaser LP, Georgia Maq has chased a more genuine form of pop music in her solo career, a vision in the vein of that pioneered by the likes of Robyn, Charli XCX, Carly Rae Jepsen and others, that retains all of the glamour and universality but feels unburdened from capitalist underpinnings. Full of DIY electro-pop that mined evergreen themes of romantic, sexual and self-love, Maq's solo debut was not so much a transformation as it was a revelation, opening up on her vulnerabilities and heartbreaks, finding strength in this self-exposure and revealing the multitudes to herself beyond the Camp Cope project. Stay tuned as Georgia Maq continues to paint new corners in her animated pop world.

GEORGIA MAQ TOUR DATES
Saturday 4th June - Sydney Opera House - TICKETS HERE
Wednesday 22nd June - Brunswick Ballroom - TICKETS HERE

RVG ANNOUNCE ONE-OFF MELBOURNE HEADLINE SHOW AT THE CURTIN HOTEL SATURDAY JUNE 4

Melbourne's RVG are excited to announce a one-off small capacity Melbourne headline show at The Curtin Bandroom on Saturday June 4th. In February the iconic Melbourne venue announced that it's lease would be coming to an end in November 2022 and RVG will take this opportunity to send the venue off in style. The headline Melbourne show will be the last for the band for some time and will round out their Coastal New South Wales tour which starts this Thursday in Port Kembla and will follow their show at the Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Live on Monday 30th May. Tickets for The Curtin show are on sale now and will sell out very quickly.

Following their sold out album launch at The Corner Hotel last year which saw them play one of the first shows sans capacity restrictions in Melbourne, RVG will present an intimate and electrifying set, in celebration and promotion of the fight to save The Curtin, its history and live music. Joined by Dark Water, this extra special show will be the last of the Feral era before the band head overseas and turn their attention to new music. More information on The Curtin can be found here and tickets to all shows are on sale here.

Poster by Sebi White

Released in April 2020 Feral was both a cry for help and call to action, resonating deeply with audiences, the album was nominated for five Music Victoria Awards, received Album of the Week on Double J, RRR, PBS, 2SER, 4ZZZ, SYN FM, Edge Radio, Radio Adelaide, The Music, Tone Deaf, was album of the day on Bandcamp and landed on a glut of end of year lists. Recorded at Head Gap studios with producer Victor Van Vugt (PJ Harvey, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Beth Orton), Feral was RVG’s first full-length release in three years, coming just as the world went into hibernation.

To Romy Vager, RVG’s lead singer and lyricist, to feel feral is to feel outside of everything. Throughout the album that feeling of isolation is incited, but it never feels hopeless: these songs channel the raw energy of despair and frustration into melodies that often feel victorious, perhaps only because they so aptly supply a soundtrack to the end of days. 
 

RVG live is Romy Vager, Reuben Bloxham, Marc Nolte and Isabele Wallace.

RVG TOUR DATES 2022
Thursday May 26th - The Servo - Port Kembla NSW - TICKETS HERE
Friday May 27th - Kiama Inn Hotel - Kiama NSW - TICKETS HERE
Saturday May 28th - Club Thirroul - Thirroul NSW - TICKETS HERE
Monday May 30th - Sydney Opera House - Sydney NSW - TICKETS HERE
Saturday June 4th - The Curtin - Carlton VIC - TICKETS HERE

ENOLA SIGNS TO OUR GOLDEN FRIEND FOR MANAGEMENT

Today we are thrilled to announce that ENOLA has joined the Our Golden Friend Management roster. We can't wait to work with ENOLA on all the many exciting things coming up for them alongside our current management acts Bonnie Knight, Chitra, Elizabeth, Georgia Maq, Good Morning and RVG.
 

In addition to the news of ENOLA's signing, Our Golden Friend welcomes Ethan Harvey to the team who will be co-managing ENOLA alongside owner / director Lorrae McKenna.

On signing ENOLA Lorrae says “I’m really excited to welcome both Ethan and ENOLA to the OGF family and I am very much looking forward to co-managing ENOLA alongside Ethan who has done such a brilliant job managing their career up until this point.
 
ENOLA is an incredible force on stage and I can’t wait to see what the future holds and am very excited to be a part of the journey.”

Speaking on joining the Our Golden Friend team alongside ENOLA, Ethan adds "I am very grateful & excited to be joining such a wonderful team at Our Golden Friend. The roster & what Lorrae has built at and with OGF is amazing, and I have a lot of admiration for her as a person; to have the ability to now work alongside her is something I am really happy about.

"I am also really excited to team up with Lorrae on an artist I have been working with, ENOLA. Ruby (ENOLA) is such a driven, talented and passionate person, and I am so pleased for them to have this opportunity. There are a lot of big things to come for ENOLA and this is just the start" 

Creating raw and powerful music out of Naarm/Melbourne, ENOLA brings a modern telling of post-punk, grunge and shoegaze. Following the release of their debut EP by Burning Rose Records in 2019, a new cathartic post-punk scream comes from ENOLA, evolving from an electronic production background. From the most tender ballads to criminally heavy grunge ENOLA traverses the rollercoaster of emotions in their set with poignant and uninhibited vocals that are brought to the spotlight with the energy of a full band.

After spending the last year performing live across Australia, a new album scheduled for release in 2022 will reflect a new era in ENOLA’s music. Recently supporting RVG and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, their performances bring a wild energy that feels like it could splinter apart at any moment. ENOLA comes from their birth name and strongly ties back to consistent themes of isolation in their work. With a vocal delivery similar to Kurt Cobain meets Alan Vega, the urgency of IDLES and atmosphere of Joy Division; ENOLA carves out their own distinct sound, emerging as one of Australia’s most exciting performers

Our Golden Friend are stoked to welcome ENOLA to the family and are so excited for all the great music ahead!

ENOLA
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GOOD MORNING SHARE TWO-TRACK RELEASE 'OUT TO PASTURE / MISERY' + ANNOUNCE FULL BACK CATALOGUE VINYL RE-ISSUE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW + ANNOUNCE UK TOUR

Good Morning return today, with their annual two-track single release, 'Out To Pasture / Misery' alongside the announcement of the upcoming re-issue of their back catalogue on vinyl. 

~LISTEN + PRE-ORDER HERE.~
 

Following their recent Barnyard LP, 'Out To Pasture / Misery'  arrives as the result of endless studio time for Good Morning, the result of a refined studio schedule that has seen the band consistently write and record five days a week. With the freedom to craft multi-layered recordings, Liam Parsons and Stefan Blair indulge in experimentation and new firsts, namely Stefan's attempt at writing a string arrangement, and the addition of a rollicking banjo to the Good Morning fold. Plus the studio appearance of a parent or two, with Glenn Blair appearing on horns.

In Liam's words, 'Misery' was written when "I felt like yelling, and when we recorded it I still felt like yelling. The low key meeting the high is where I live most the time." 'Out To Pasture' features Naarm / Melbourne based violinist Chloe Sanger, who Stefan reveals "was able to take my vague instructions and turn them into something beautiful which was cool to hear. I also had a nice family day in the studio recording the horns so that was nice too. I’m not saying I’d always like to record with my parents, but that day was a good time. Ultimately I’m just making fun of myself about commodifying my darker thoughts through music. I know that I connect with a lot of darker music, and I know it has it’s place in the world, but it’s hard not to feel like it’s super conceited and dumb at times too."

To celebrate the two-track, Good Morning have announced a long-awaited reissue of their back catalogue onto vinyl for the first time in two years. In their decade-long tenure, Good Morning have released six records of varying sound and length: Shawcross (2014), Glory (2016), Prize // Reward (2018), The Option (2019), Basketball Breakups (2019), and their latest Barnyard (2021). Now, following feverish anticipation, each album will be made available on vinyl once again via Polyvinyl on May 27. Most significant are the pressings include their debut LP Shawcross (available for the first time ever),  which lives on as a classic in the minds of many fans for its sun-dappled, loose, elegiac indie-pop across the yearning 'Warned You', 'Don't Come Home Today' and 'Once You Know'.

Joining Shawcross includes Glory, which dives into slightly darker and weirder territories of tone and sound rendered with ruthlessly catchy hooks; and Prize // Reward, the only album by Good Morning to be recorded over an extended period of time as opposed to their short, sharp stints of recording. It's a record looser in vision and more chaotic through its sonic journey, from the snappy '$10' to wishful 'Escalator'. Through The Option and Basketball Breakups, Liam and Stefan re-captured the pleasure and excitement of their best friend-ship through music. Albeit short in delivery with songs that average a 2-minute length, both make-up for time with immediately resonant tracks that command repeated listens, be-it the charmant 'Sub', reverb flecked 'You Up?', or grungey 'Best Supporting Actor'. Pre-order for Good Morning's discography on vinyl is available now - until stocks last. 

On top of their stacked United States tour this April/May, where they will be joined by PACKS, Good Morning have also announced a string of dates across the UK in June. All tour dates listed below, with tickets available HERE. 

'Out To Pasture / Misery' is out now, buy/stream it here.

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GOOD MORNING ANNOUNCE BARNYARD LIVE VIDEO FULL ALBUM VIDEO FILMED LIVE AT THE VIC ROLLER DERBY LEAGUE, PREMIERING VIA YOUTUBE

Australian duo Good Morning are kicking off the new year with a free live video performance of their new album Barnyard for fans around the world. Filmed live at the Victorian Roller Derby League in November 2021, the performance will be available via YouTube on Thursday January 13th at 9PM EST / Friday January 14th at 1PM AEDT. Watch the live Premiere HERE.
 

Good Morning's long awaited album tour kicks off this month across Australia before they head to the US for a spring tour around the country. The band have a cult following in the US and these shows are expected to be nothing short of incredible.

SEE ALL TOUR DATES BELOW.

In their near decade long tenure, in the wake of Barnyard's release Good Morning have been internationally celebrated, with widespread acclaim from Rolling Stone, NME, Stereogum, The Line Of Best Fit, Consequence, Alt Press, Paste, DIY Mag, Music Feeds, The Music, Northern Transmissions, KCRW, 6Music and many more, including a warm embrace across local community radio stations Triple R, PBS, FBi Radio, 2SER, Edge Radio and SYN. The album's release also tracked New Music playlist support upon release across DSPs, alongside tastemaker editorial.

Thoughtful, catchy, idiosyncratic, and nearly twice the average length of their back catalogue, Barnyard is all the things one might love about Good Morning, this time around presented with the fat trimmed and the edges sharpened. Recorded at Wilco's famed studio The Loft, for the first time in a long time the record was made with the help of an outside engineer and featured as an international release on a record label not operated by a friend, but instead, Polyvinyl, joining the likes of Alvvays, Julia Jacklin, STRFKR, Kero Kero Bonito and joining the ranks at Sub Pop Publishing.

Those seeking grand reinvention or earth-shaking hubris in Barnyard will come up short. This is an album of good, well-made, finely-written songs, notable for its purity and coherence of vision, but not by any means a concept album; it is a record significant in Good Morning’s history, but not one with such self-importance that it would consider itself historically significant for all. That is likely what those drawn to it will love about it. Including the singles 'Country', 'Burning' and 'Depends On What I Know', Barnyard is not too little and not too much. It’s just right - just Good Morning. The local leg of their world tour across so-called Australia follows their regional Victoria tour throughout 2021. Plus the band will play their biggest headline show to date at the Belasco Theatre. Supports will be announced soon!

Barnyard is out now, buy/stream it HERE.

AUS TOUR DATES

Sat 8 Jan - The Bridge - Dja Dja Wurrung Land / Castlemaine - POSTPONED

Wed 12 Jan - Sydney Festival @ Speakers Corner - Warrang / Sydney - WITHDRAWN

Thu 27 Jan - Altar - Nipaluna / Hobart - TICKETS

Fri 28 Jan - The Lab - Kaurna Land / Adelaide - TICKETS

Thu 3 Feb - The Zoo - Meanjin / Brisbane - TICKETS

Fri 4 Feb - Repentance Creek Hall - Bundjalung Land / Repentance Creek - TICKETS
Sat 5 Feb - St Kilda Festival - Wurundjeri Land / St Kilda - TICKETS

Sat 26 Feb - Ok Motels - Dja Dja Wurrung Land / Charlton - SOLD OUT

Sat 5 Mar - Nine Lives - Meanjin / Brisbane - TICKETS

Fri 18 Mar - Wombarra Bowls Club - Dharawal Land / Wombarra - TICKETS

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Thu 31 Mar - Soda Bar - Kumeyaay Land / San Diego, CA - TICKETS

Fri 1 Apr - Glass House - Tongva Land / Pomona, CA - TICKETS

Sat 2 Apr - The Chapel - Ohlone Land / San Francisco, CA - TICKETS

Mon 4 Apr - Polaris Hall - Chinookan Land / Portland, OR - TICKETS

Wed 6 Apr - Neumos - Si'ahl / Seattle, WA - TICKETS

Thu 7 Apr - Neurolux - Shoshone, Bannock Land / Boise, ID - TICKETS

Fri 8 Apr - The Beehive - Pi'a-pa / Salt Lake City, UT - TICKETS

Sat 9 Apr - Ophelia's - Apache, Ute, Cheyenne, Comanche, Arapahoe Land / Denver, CO - TICKETS
Mon 11 Apr - 7th St. Entry - Dakhóta Land / Minneapolis, MO - TICKETS

Tue 12 Apr - Cactus Club - Millioke / Milwaukee, WI - TICKETS

Wed 13 Apr - Sleeping Village - Shikaakwa / Chicago, IL - TICKETS

Thu 14 Apr - Loving Touch - Anishinabe, Haudenosauneega Land / Ferndale, MI - TICKETS

Fri 15 Apr - Great Hall - Tkaronto / Toronto - TICKETS

Sat 16 Apr - La Sala Rossa - Tiohtiá:ke / Montreal, QC - TICKETS

Sun 17 Apr - The Sinclair - Massachusett Land / Cambridge, MA - TICKETS

Wed 20 Apr - Elsewhere Hall - Lenape Land / Brooklyn, NY - TICKETS

Thu 21 Apr - Johnny Brenda's - Coaquannock / Philadelphia, PA - TICKETS

Sat 22 Apr - Capital Turnaround - Nacotchtank Land / Washington, DC - TICKETS

Sat 23 Apr - The Southern - Monacan, Manahoac Land / Charlottesville, VA TICKETS

Sun 24 Apr - Richmond Music Hall - Algonquin Land / Richmond, VA - TICKETS

Tue 26 Apr - Grey Eagle - Cherokee Land / Asheville, NC - TICKETS

Wed 27 Apr - Purgatory at The Masquerade - Creek, Cherokee Land / Atlanta, GA - TICKETS

Thu 28 Apr - Proud Larry's - Chato Land / Mobile, AL - TICKETS

Fri 29 Apr - Chelsea's Live - Chitimacha Land / Baton Rouge, LA - TICKETS

Sat 30 Apr - The Satellite - Atakapa Land / Houston, TX - TICKETS

Sun 1 May - Paper Tiger - Payaya Land / San Antonio, TX - TICKETS

Tue 3 May - Hotel Vegas Patio - Tonkawa Land / Austin, TX - TICKETS

Wed 4 May - Deep Ellum Art Co - Nermernuh Land / Dallas, TX - TICKETS

Fri 6May - Club Congress - Ts-iuk-shan / Tucson, AZ - TICKETS

Sat 7 May - The Belasco - Tongva Land / Los Angeles, CA - TICKETS

808s & GREATEST HITS SHARE NEW ALBUM SOCIAL BUBBLE

Today 808s & Greatest Hits share their latest album Social Bubble. The third album from the band sees Skube Burnell team up with long time collaborator and band member Lochlan Funston, swapping tracks and ideas to create the perfect breezy summer album.

Aptly named Social Bubble was recorded amidst the lockdowns of Melbourne throughout 2020 and 2021, providing time for reflection and experimentation. Social Bubble is out today Wednesday 22nd of December 2021 on digital services via Our Golden Friend.

~LISTEN TO SOCIAL BUBBLE HERE~

The follow up to 2020's Greatest Hits II, this album sees Burnell again enlisting the help of Dylan Young (Way Dynamic, Snowy Band, Emma Russack) to engineer and mix the tracks, giving space for the album to evolve into its final form. Mastered by David Walker of Stepford Audio the nine tracks speak to the the banality, intricacies and abusurdities of the past two years indoors. Songs traverse genre and thematic lands but the distance is always visible and reachable.

808s & Greatest Hits, initially the recording project of Melbourne’s Skube Burnell has grown into a collaboration with long time member Lochlan Funston. 808s & Greatest Hits’ recorded material and live shows feature a revolving cast of friends and collaborators who allow the project to take unconventional and exciting detours along the journey swapping seamlessly between tracks written by Burnell and Funston. Previous incarnations of 808s & Greatest Hits have seen Burnell collaborate with a 5-piece band and other recordings and performances have captured 808s at its most intimate and introspective from Skube alone.

Greatest Hits II is released today Wednesday December 22nd via Our Golden Friend. Listen to the album HERE.

GEORGIA MAQ SHARES NEW SONG 'JOE ROGAN' + VIDEO + PLAYING VERY SPECIAL SHOW AS A PART OF MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK THURSDAY 27TH JANUARY @ MELBOURNE MUSEUM

A holiday treat for fans, today Georgia Maq has shared her second solo release of the year, 'Joe Rogan', premiered this morning by Rolling Stone.

~ Listen to 'Joe Rogan' HERE ~

Empowering, self reflective and a little bit on the nose, 'Joe Rogan' is a cheeky examination of taste and boundaries in the dating world. An anthemic piece of self-produced pop the track is both a self-diss track and a celebration of asserting autonomy and upholding standards even when dating your everyday Joe Rogan fans. A live-stream fan favourite 'Joe Rogan' was recorded and produced by Georgia while stuck in quarantine, it’s vocal layers are helped along by her friends who pepper the track with their own thoughts on her dating life as spoken word samples transposed atop the track's bustling synths. Watch the video by Tori Styles HERE.

Georgia reveals "I made this song alone in my house. It’s a burn on myself because of my historically bad taste. It’s a song about leaving a bad date because you realised you don’t have to sit around while some guy defends joe rogan and smokes a gatorade bong, it’s about a very... unique experience that isn’t actually that unique - I think it’s relatable." 

'Joe Rogan' follows the soaring 'Someone Stranger', featuring Alice Ivy, premiered and lauded by triple j, the release garnered widespread acclaim across Rolling Stone, NME, Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence, Stereogum, The Music, Purple Sneakers, Music Feeds and much more across community radio and DSPs. Plus this January, Georgia will take to the Melbourne Museum stage to perform one of her only solo headline shows in 2022. As part of Melbourne Music Week, Georgia shared an exclusive insight into what can be expected from her live show repertoire. WATCH HERE + BUY TICKETS HERE.

Since debuting with 2019's Pleaser LP, Georgia Maq has chased a more genuine form of pop music in her solo career, a vision in the vein of that pioneered by the likes of Robyn, Charli XCX, Carly Rae Jepsen and others, that retains all of the glamour and universality but feels unburdened from capitalist underpinnings. Full of DIY electro-pop that mined evergreen themes of romantic, sexual and self-love, Maq's solo debut was not so much a transformation as it was a revelation, opening up on her vulnerabilities and heartbreaks, finding strength in this self-exposure and revealing the multitudes to herself beyond the Camp Cope project. Stay tuned as Georgia Maq continues to paint new corners in her animated pop world.

'Joe Rogan' is out now, buy/stream it here.

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