Catch local artists from across Australia at the Yours and Owls Festival in Wollongong this weekend! If you can’t make it there’s loads of free shows across Sydney including Ali Barter, Emma Russack Band, as well as American Rapper Mac Miller at the Metro Theatre.

Arcade Fire’s fifth studio album Everything Now has received backlash from fans and critics alike; marred for its enthusiastic venturing into disco-driven electronica and further away from the beloved indie-rock of previous works, Funeral (2004) and The Suburbs (2010).

YokoO’s 391 edition mix for XLR8R combines ambient sounds and dark layers presenting an alluring set of atmospheric and floor-aimed techno interpretations.

Leave your wallet at home because this week is packed with FREE (!!!) gigs across Sydney. E For ECHO bring their tender, intimate indie-folk sounds to Redfern’s Arcadia Liquors. Papa Pilko and The Binrats’ visceral razor-sharp rock can be heard at the Hotel Steyne, Manly.

Sinking beers with mates, drives down the coast, lazy afternoons at the beach; Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s collaborative new single, Over Everything, summons memories of summers past with its sunny disposition and blues-infused haze.

For beloved indie-trio Cloud Control their latest album ‘ZONE’ is the mark of a new beginning. Heidi, Ulrich and Alistair Wright caught up with Dan from Backyard Opera to discuss ZONE’s arduous four-year recording process, embracing the magic of Roland drum-machines, and the creative freedom of producing your own record.

Put on your dancing shoes and forgo the mascara because this weekend in Sydney is for groovin’ and cryin’. Sydney funk-lords Breizers are performing with Shag Rock at the Oxford Art Factory, and Le Pie (bless her damn beautiful soul) is headlining the Lansdowne this Friday alongside Egoism.

When first exposed to the enigma that is Donny Benét, a few pressing questions might come to mind: is that moustache serious? Isn’t this a headshot of a Miami Vice extra? And if he’s a musician, what on earth does he sound like?

Cloud Control’s fourth album ZONE took almost as many years to write, record and produce, but damn has it been well worth the wait.

High-rollers get out your wallets because there are a bunch of great gigs at a hefty price this week in Sydney. Emo-lords AFI are performing at the Big Top, Australian legend James Reyne from Aussie Crawl plays the Enmore Theatre ...

The debut full-length from Gordi is a diasporic, resplendent collection of folk and electronic influences that defies genre.

Four years ago, King Krule meant resounding guitar riffs coupled with vocals known for their gravelly punch and raucousness, telling stories of heartache and anger.

Meet Sophie Payten, aka Gordi – a young songwriter hailing from rural New South Wales, Australia. Her hometown of Canowindra boasts a quaint township, whose nurturing green landscapes helped foster Gordi’s creative intuition growing up.

On the back of their latest single ‘Blood’ and a national tour spanning six capital shows, City Calm Down squeezed in some time with Backyard Opera to chat about their upcoming full-length and its inspirations.

“Intimate without ever feeling too precious”, says Jen Cloher about her latest self-titled release. Characterised by a variation of outwards and inwards focus, the punk-rock figurehead of the Melbourne DIY music scene shines us a light into her processes of artistic and personal growth.

Sydney post-punks Mere Women explore the experience of physical and emotional isolation from a feminine point of view on their third full-length Big Skies.

The album, ‘Fresh Air’, by Montreal artist HOMESHAKE (Peter Sagar) is the possibly the paragon of indie-chill, specifically, the single, ‘Every Single Thing’

Small Voices is the creative efforts of Sydney-based producer Jack Perry who hails from far north NSW, near Byron. His newest effort comes in the form of ‘Russian Letter Syndrome’, which achieves much in its pared-back, chilled simplicity.

Infinite Bisous (or Infinite Kiss) is indie-romance-rock for all of our unrequited (and requited) loves. Rory McCarthy – the projects sole creative progenitor – has an affinity for retro synths, simple arrangements and laid-back tempos.

Since Cloud Control’s 2013 album Dream Cave the band has gone from a four-piece to a trio, losing bassist Jeremy Kelshaw in 2015 to a burgeoning need to “return to civilian life.”

MGMT’s 2007 full-length, ‘Oracular Spectacular’, accomplished much in the way of reinvigorating, from California to Sydney, a type of ‘modern hippy-dom.’

Retro culture is equal parts Tears for Fears, HAIM, and Culture Club, and in their newest video for ‘Heart Attack’ they capitalize on their knack for things past through video director and Melbourne game designer.

Dubbed, ‘Chamber of Reflection 2.0, Mac Demarco’s latest song, ‘On the level’ – due to appear May 5th on the album, ‘This Old Dog’ – expresses similar themes of introspection, all the while delving deeper into autobiographical experience.

The Murlocs are a stones throw away from the ludicrously creative psych-rock trailblazers King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard; sharing a few sonic similarities, except in a more blues-driven, indie-rock fashion.

Guys and gals, layout your finest sequined outfits and lay that eyeliner on thick. It’s time for a night of strobe-lit, heart-rumbling synth pop catharsis in the shape of Retro Culture’s latest single, ‘Heart Attack’.

Darlings of the indie pop scene, San Cisco have released their second single ‘Hey, did I do you wrong?’ due to feature on their upcoming third full-length release, ‘The Water’ – due out in late April.

Subtle new inventions in both instrumentation, lyricism and production are what listeners might look forward to on Real Estate’s latest effort, ‘In Mind’.

As New York singer/songwriter Margaret Glaspy lands upon Australian shores this month her debut LP ‘Emotions and Math’ creeps a little deeper into the Australian ear.

Tennis are an indie husband-wife duo hailing from Colorado, America. The pair met in college and proceeded to sail