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GRXCE | Credit: Zosia Francka / Supplied

NSW indie-pop favourites GRXCE have just dropped the motherload. As well as releasing their long-awaited debut EP, Sorry For Being Sad, earlier this month, the quartet have also just announced a forthcoming self-produced short film and a national headline tour to boot.

Produced and mixed with Fletcher Matthews (The Buoys, Dear Seattle), Sorry For Being Sad is an indie-pop opus of “sad music you can dance to”, filled with honest lyricism, lush production and an engrossing conceptual storyline.

GRXCE – Sorry For Being Sad

“Sorry For Being Sad is a conceptual journey following my experience navigating my early twenties,” vocalist Jamila Grace explains in a press statement. “It’s a coming of age story starting from when I moved 7 hrs away from my regional hometown of Corindi Beach to experiencing my first break-up and first mental health diagnosis with anxiety.”

She continues: “It centres heavily around how my anxiety diagnosis impacted experiences in love, friendship and growing up. It has been a super reflective process and really feels like a full circle experience.”

Behind the scenes, GRXCE have also been working on a short film that’s set to follow the EP’s release. Created and conceptualised by writer/director Sinead Campion, the Sorry For Being Sad film will be out just before the band kick off their national tour this August.

Said tour will see the band visit three East Coast states over eight shows, hitting stages in Melbourne, Newcastle, Coffs Harbour, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Wollongong, Sydney and Port Macquarie.

You can peep all those exact dates and details down below.

GRXCE – Sorry For Being Sad Tour Dates

Saturday, 17th August – Yah Yahs, Melbourne, VIC

Thursday, 22nd August – Hamilton Station, Newcastle, NSW

Saturday, 31st August – Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour, NSW

Sunday, 1st September – Tomcat, Brisbane, QLD

Thursday, 12th September – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW

Friday, 20th September – La La La’s, Wollongong, NSW

Saturday, 21st September – The Vanguard, Sydney, NSW

Saturday, 5th October – Springfest, Port Macquarie, NSW

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Thelma Plum | Credit: Kira Puru / Supplied

Thelma Plum is back to bless our ears with new music. The Meanjin-born Gamilaraay Woman and beloved singer-songwriter has today shared a heartfelt new single dubbed ‘Nobody’s Baby’, which sees her reflect on a bittersweet paradox from her youth.

“Nobody’s Baby is about the intersections of girlhood and growing up,” the artist explains in a press statement. “When I was younger I was kind of forced to grow up fairly quickly and it impacted me in ways I’m only discovering now that I am an actual adult.” 

Thelma Plum – ‘Nobody’s Baby’

She continues: “I was always wanting to make myself seem older and more mature, and always trying to prove myself. I feel sad for the younger me but I am also proud of her. It’s complicated and I didn’t necessarily understand it all until I wrote this record, in particular this song. I still don’t really understand it but maybe Nobody’s Baby will help me explain that to you, and maybe me too.”

The single comes accompanied by a stunning music video directed by Studio Antics, which you can watch up above. Set against the backdrop of an equestrian club, the clip channels vintage glamour, capturing Thelma styled in Kourh, Marta Design and Nicol & Ford, with jewellery by Immortale.

Meanwhile, her fresh press shots were snapped by fellow artist and friend, Kira Puru.

‘Nobody’s Baby’ is the first bit of new music we’ve heard from Thelma since here 2023 release ‘We Don’t Talk About It’, which followed on from her MEANJIN EP.

Fans will likely be able to catch the ARIA-winning artist performing it live at triple j’s One Night Stand festival this September.

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Japanese girl group XG have dropped a performance video for their single ‘Undefeated’ and announced their sophomore mini-album.

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Yesterday (July 23), XG dropped the performance video for ‘Undefeated’, a single they released in April in collaboration with video game Valorant. The song was commissioned for the Valorant Champions Tour Pacific, and was recently performed live for the first time at the VCT Pacific Opening Ceremony on July 22.

The ‘Undefeated’ performance video showcases the song’s long-awaited choreography. “Undefeated, uh huh / That’s why they call me undisputed, uh huh / I’m ranking up another season / I been about my stats, now would you look at that,” they chant on the hook.

Shortly after the release of the ‘Undefeated’ performance video, the band also announced new details for their upcoming sophomore mini-album earlier today (July 24). The record was first announced on July 8 via a cryptic visual teaser, however new details unveiled today revealed that the album will be out in its entirety on November 8.

“When a new presence emerges, it can stir feelings of both fear and curiosity. In embracing the new, people go through a psychological journey of experiencing ‘awe’,” a description on their official website reads. “XG’s second mini-album is designed to evoke this sense of awe, offering a unique experience that seamlessly integrates XG’s music into everyday life.”

In the lead-up to the new album, XG have previously announced the forthcoming release of pre-release single ‘Something Ain’t Right’ later this week on July 26 alongside its accompanying music video. However, other specifics such as the album title and tracklist have yet to be announced..

In other XG news, the group are currently in the midst of their first-ever world tour, called ‘The First Howl’. They have concluded their first handful of shows in Japan, Singapore and Taipei and are set to continue their Asian, European and North American legs for the rest of the year.

The post XG drop performance video for ‘Undefeated’, announce second mini-album appeared first on NME.

Nick Cannon once found himself outsmarted by DDG during a game of spades, resulting in a rather surprising loss of a smooth $20,000.

Kehlani has announced a North American tour in support of her new album, ‘Crash,’ and she’ll be joined by girl group FLO and rapper Anycia.

We are very honoured to premiere the new track ‘Fall Apart’ from Italian group Kodaclips: a burning intense track that has a shoegaze haze and a powerful drive. Very much part of the Italogaze movement, Kodaclips have a history of producing the most mesmerising material, and the new single continues with their upwards trajectory.

The track precedes the band’s forthcoming album ‘Gone Is The Day’ and captures perfectly this band’s uber cool presence – the song has scything crystalline guitars with the distant observant vocals threading through the percussive beat and the shimmering muscular wall of sound.

An arching, aching chorus creates an anthemic blush – indelible melodies shine through the fuzz and distortion as the song deals with the end of a relationship, threaded with an air of melancholy that seeps into the lyrics:

Who grows apart
I gotta tell you and let it go
One inner child
Two angry souls
Are we ever ready to let go
What should we say about that now

It is really very enthralling stuff.

The accompanying video from Matilde Pretolesi is a montage of enigmatic shots – streetwise and ambulant scenes that coast along with the drive of the music.

‘Fall Apart’ is released on 26 July through Manchester label Sister 9 Recordings and will be available to download and stream via all the usual sources. It is on the new album ‘Gone Is The Day’ which is out on 6 September 2024 and you can pre-order it here from Friday, 26 July 2024 . The album was mixed and mastered by the brilliant James Aparicio (Throw Down Bones, The Cult of Dom Keller, Rev Rev Rev, Clustersun amongst others). Check out our review for ‘Not My Sound‘ from their previous album ‘Glances’.

Feature Photograph: Matilde Pretolesi

Anticipation usually builds before any given concert worth your time and money. However, in the case of the British band The Last Dinner Party, this anticipation is slightly different.

Formed in 2021, the band’s rise to the top has been both swift and meteoric. Dropping their debut single, Nothing Matters, in April 2023, the band were quickly catapulted from London’s pub scene into dizzying spirals of worldwide fame. Earning sets at Glastonbury, Coachella and more, the band were soon compared to icons like Kate Bush and David Bowie. 

The band, consisting of lead vocalist Abigail Morris, vocalist and guitarist Lizzie Mayland, lead guitarist, mandolin and flute player Emily Roberts, keyboardist and vocalist Aurora Nishevci and bassist, and Sydney’s very own Georgia Davies, are something quite original. With an avant-garde pop sound and a distinctively baroque look, one can easily slot the five-piece onto a different shelf than most live acts today.

So, as I walked into the Hordern Pavilion, surrounded by corseted fans who looked like they were attending a medieval re-enactment, I was just hoping that this anticipation would pay off. I can say without an ounce of hyperbole that it most certainly did. 

With a stage set in banners that looked like they were ripped from the set of Harry Potter and an operatic score that felt both cunning and charming, I could feel the ripples of excitement beginning to grow in the audience. The smiles were getting riper, phones were beginning to be pulled from pockets, and the time was nigh. 

Upon a dim light and an audience roar, the band emerged like a coven of witches descending upon a cauldron. Dressed in costumes evocative of a gothic Marie Antoinette, the band jumped into the dramatically charming Burn Alive. With an almost 80’s synth sound, Morris’s voice bellowed the deliciously poetic, “There is candle wax melting in my veins/ So I keep myself stand in your flames/ Burn, burn me alive”. 

Sounding exactly how they do on recording, I was immediately taken aback by the band’s stage presence. Parading around the stage like a modern-day Siouxsie Sioux caught in a tapestry, Morris appears to really know how to draw you in and not let you leave.  

Next, the band jumped into the seductive yet sparse track Caesar On A TV Screen. Morris sings the song as if she were caught in a battle of love, and this is her cry. Screaming the lines, “And just for a second, I can be one of the greats,” the song showcases the band’s almost Shakespearean theatricality and how entertaining it can truly be. 

“Good evening, Sydney,” Morris bellowed as she winked at the audience through a sip of red wine. She and the rest of the band all looked like they had a sexy little secret for the audience. Regardless of whether they did, it was an effective choice to keep everyone comfortably on edge. 

Next, playing The Feminine Urge, a song about feminine rage, I began to note how vivid the band’s lyrics truly are. Containing scintillating imagery, the lines “I am a dark red liver stretched out on the rocks/ All the poison, I convert it, and I turn it to love” conjured a remarkably raw image. 

“It’s so nice to be home”, Davies later said to the audience. “I grew up on the Northern Beaches. I know half the people here. I used to come to the Hordern [Pavillion] myself. I even saw Tame Impala here”.

Swept up in emotion, one could really feel Davies’ sincerity in how memorable her homecoming was. Plus, to make it even more special, Morris revealed a banner mid-song, which read, “Georgia’s Homecoming 24”. 

“This is the weeping hour,” Morris later declared before the band jumped into the devastatingly gorgeous On Your Side. While the song starts sweetly, it is but a cunning disguise for the song’s tortured lyrics. “When it’s 4 a.m., and your heart is breaking/ I will hold your hand to stop them from shaking”. Brought to her knees by emotion, tears eventually began to flow from Morris’ eyes. “I was in such a bad place when I wrote that song. And I know a lot of people on stage say it, but thanks”, Morris sobbed to the audience in a touching, raw moment. 

The show was, however, not all tears and theatrics. Morris later did a shoey out of her Edward Scissorhands-looking boot. “Shall we do the shoey song?” Davies asked the audience before Morris skulled the contents of her boot. Set to the noise of, “Here to Abigail, she’s true blue…” this was the Australian baptism of The Last Dinner Party. 

The band later covered Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game and Sparks’ This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us. While the covers did not work as well as their originals, this could easily be forgiven, given that the band is still on their first album and figuring out their kinks. Each of their originals, however, felt significant and like they were adding something to the charmingly sinister brew the band was concocting. 

After a brief encore, the band’s final song, Nothing Matters, whipped the audience into a frenzy. At times, the band appear like a coven of the sweetest witches you’ve ever laid eyes on, and then, in an instant, they switch into the most scrumptiously daring of rockstars. 

If this is the last dinner party, I’m in and will bring the finest wine I have.

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