All in Release of the week
For her debut body of work, Jofi, aka Josie Mann, a 21-year-old from Sydney, has employed her classical composition training. Combining her love for pop, indie and soul music, Jofi has released two debut singles that highlight her ability as a composer.
From Brisbane’s ever efflorescent rock scene, WAAX is modernising the ruthless aggression of punk rock. After hitting the airwaves with ‘Labrador’, the band are looking to make 2019 their biggest year so far.
Australian indie-rock duo Little May have undergone a significant change since their 2015 album For The Company. With the departure of the then trio’s bassist Annie Hamilton, their sound has transformed from slow and powerfully emotive rock, influenced by The National, to a new sound of fizzy production, shimmery guitars and thumping drums.
Sydneysiders Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore are two mainstays of Australian music, through Steel’s work in alternative rock band The Sleepy Jackson and Littlemore’s contribution to EDM group Pnau. As Empire of the Sun, however, together they have gone down as one of the city’s most successful electronic duos. In celebration of 10 years since their debut album Walking on a Dream reshaped the Australian music scene, they have released ‘Chrysalis’
For his second EP, DJ Plead returns to the arrthymic beats and Levantine melodies that garnered him recognition for his first release, and were so successful in continuing to challenge what club music could sound like.
Dance luminary LO’99 has capped off the long weekend with the release of his latest hit ‘Sometime’. Aired globally on BBC Radio 1, 1xtra and Triple J, LO’99 has enthralled listeners with his signature deep bass and he is ready to turn up in the January heat.
Newcastle born and Melbourne based music producer James Crooks has co-written with artists such as RÜFÜS DU SOL, Bliss N Eso and Thelma Plum. Having spent the past two years channelling his expert song-writing into a singular body of work, his debut EP Blame My Soul boasts six catchy yet varied pop songs.