Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers and Teenage Joans support Foo Fighters

We are so incredibly proud of UNIFIED Artist Management artists Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers and Domestic La La artists Teenage Joans for their incredible performances supporting Foo Fighters on their Australian tour. Teenage Joans played two career-defining shows at HBF Stadium in Perth and Melbourne’s AAMI Park, and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers performed an iconic opening set for Foo Fighters on night one of their two-show stay in Melbourne.

This marks another milestone in the careers of both acts, with Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers releasing their debut album to both critical and commercial success, reaching #1 on the ARIA Top 10 Digital Albums and being a Triple J Feature Album.

“It can’t be easy opening for such a massive show, but they smashed it, combining a slick and polished performance with moments of sweet, slightly self-conscious banter.  Their set was closed out with “Pretty Good for a Girl Band”.  You’re not wrong.  I can’t wait to see where their career takes them.” The AU Review on Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers AAMI Park performance.

Teenage Joans album ‘The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest’ debuted at #7 on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart, and continue to amass a passionate and loyal fanbase.

Cahli and Tahlia Borg (vocals, drums) have been churning out banger after banger, and collecting quite a few accolades for their edgy and melancholic-infused brand of music. With ‘support act for Foo Fighters’ on their resume makes me think there’s simply no stopping them.” Scenestr on Teenage Joans’ performance at HBF Stadium.

Ocean Alley’s ‘Confidence’ tops the Australian ARIA singles chart

Congratulations to UNIFIED Artist Management and Community artists Ocean Alley, who have landed back on the ARIA Singles Chart, with their 2018 hit, Confidence, reaching the #16 position overall and #1 Australian single this week.

2023 has been huge for Ocean Alley – a year that has seen them perform at a number of the biggest Australian festivals including Splendour In The Grass, Spilt Milk and Groovin The Moo, as well as undertaking the biggest Australian, UK and North American tours of their careers.

Managed by UNIFIED Music Group’s Senior Artist Manager Dan Nascimento – OA’s song Confidence surged across DSPs on the back of a viral TikTok moment, hitting the #1 spot on Spotify’s US Viral 50 Chart, among other global territories. This has led to the band recently exceeding 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, as well as seeing an increase of over 160,000 followers on TikTok. This achievement is a testament to the ever-evolving landscape of how people are finding and consuming music and engaging with artists. It is also an example how meaningful outcomes can be achieved across all facets of an independent artist’s business when they continually dedicate themselves to hard work on the road and online.

More than anything, it’s proof that you can’t keep a good song down.

IN HEARTS WAKE GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK OUT NOW

Byron Bay metallers In Hearts Wake have today released their official soundtrack for their groundbreaking feature documentary Green Is The New Black, with the special 20-song collective out now on UNFD. The vinyl is available to pre-order at 24Hundred.

Boasting an array of songs featured in the documentary, which delves into the music industry’s environmental relationship as well as the making of In Hearts Wake‘s 2020 album Kaliyuga, the soundtrack also includes new songs written and produced specifically for the film.

With Green Is The New Black exploring barriers that limit making the music industry carbon neutral and also covering the band’s efforts to 100% carbon offset Kaliyuga, the accompanying OST boasts plenty of sonic light and shade to match the compelling documentary, from the ballad-esque stylings of Husk (Unplugged) to a remix of Kaliyuga‘s very own Moving On and the towering riffage and stunning ferocity of W2HA.

Watch the Razor’s Edge visualizer here:

Starting later this month, fans can catch In Hearts Wake armed with some brand new material live in action, embarking on a massive 27-date tour traversing multiple regional and metro areas around Australia alongside special guests RedHook, Pridelands and Banks Arcade. Kicking off in Bunbury in Western Australia on Thursday 18 August, In Hearts Wake will visit the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia before wrapping up on Saturday 22 October at a special hometown show in Byron Bay. In Hearts Wake are also set to offset 150% of the carbon emissions for their upcoming tour.

With the band also nominated for an Environmental Music Prize for their call-to-action single Worldwide Suicide, 2022 only strengthens In Hearts Wake‘s ever-growing reputation as genuine champions of the earth. Come and witness familiar and fresh sonic moments from In Hearts Wake on this latest release, with the official soundtrack for Green Is The New Black proving to be as hard-hitting and moving as the film’s extremely important messaging.

GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK OST – OUT NOW
https://unfd.lnk.to/gitnb

IN HEARTS WAKE ARE:
Jake Taylor / Vocals
Kyle Erich / Vocals + Bass
Ben Nairne / Guitar
Eaven Dall / Guitar
Conor Ward / Drums

GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK OST TRACK LISTING:
01. Razor’s Edge
02. W2HA
03. Flow (Unplugged)
04. Husk (Unplugged)
05. Moving On (Remix)
06. Reflections
07. Wanderlust
08. Bushfires
09. Cromwell
10. F_ck Plastic
11. PlantJam
12. Retrograde
13. Big Scrub
14. Wildflower Jam
15. Regenerate
16. Winds of Change
17. Realisations
18. Earth Accountant
19. Eulogy (RIP Bruce)
20. Razor’s Edge (Reprise)
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IN HEARTS WAKE
GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK AUSTRALIAN TOUR

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
REDHOOK
PRIDELANDS
BANKS ARCADE

TOUR DATES:

THURSDAY 18 AUGUST – PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, BUNBURY WA
FRIDAY 19 AUGUST – MAGNET HOUSE, PERTH WA SOLD OUT
SATURDAY 20 AUGUST – FREO.SOCIAL, FREMANTLE WA
SUNDAY 21 AUGUST – INDIAN OCEAN HOTEL, SCARBOROUGH WA
SATURDAY 27 AUGUST – LANDMARK, DARWIN NT
WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST – HARVEY ROAD TAVERN, GLADSTONE QLD
THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER – SEABREEZE HOTEL, MACKAY QLD
FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER – OTHERWISE, TOWNSVILLE QLD
SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER – GILLIGANS, CAIRNS QLD
THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER – COOLANGATTA HOTEL, COOLANGATTA QLD
FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER – ELEVEN DIVE BAR, MAROOCHYDORE QLD
SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER – BLANKS SPACE, TOOWOOMBA QLD
THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER – DRIFTERS WHARF, CENTRAL COAST NSW
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER – CAMBRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE NSW
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER– MANNING BAR, SYDNEY NSW (EARLY SHOW)
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER – MANNING BAR, SYDNEY NSW (LATE SHOW)
THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER – UNI BAR, WOLLONGONG NSW
FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER – UC HUB, CANBERRA ACT
SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER – BEER DELUXE, ALBURY NSW
WEDNESDAY 5 OCTOBER – VOLTA, BALLARAT VIC
THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER – SOOKI LOUNGE, BELGRAVE VIC
FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER – THE WOOL EXCHANGE, GEELONG VIC
SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER – PIER BANDROOM, FRANKSTON VIC
FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER – ALTAR, HOBART TAS
SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER – LION ARTS FACTORY, ADELAIDE SA SOLD OUT
SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER – NORTHERN SOUND SYSTEM, ELIZABETH SA (LIC AA)
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER – VINNIE’S DIVE, GOLD COAST QLD
SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER – THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY NSW

TICKETS ON SALE NOW: inheartswake.com/tour

FOR TOUR ENQUIRIES, CONTACT:
Gabe Cramb | gabe@scrabblepr.com.au | 0419 798 995
Layla Carroll | layla@scrabblepr.com.au | 0421 191 860

BANKS ARCADE NEW ALBUM ‘FUTURE LOVERS’ OUT NOW

Photo Credit: Neal Walters

Banks Arcade are a breath of fresh air. They are part of the new generation of Aussie bands that are shaking up the heavy scene and bringing something a bit different to the table” – Wall Of Sound

Future Lovers is a behemoth of a record. It’s energetic, musically eclectic, and it’s impossible to listen to without your jaw-dropping” – Hysteria Magazine

Future Lovers is a complex collection of songs that have had a great deal of thought and intention poured into them, and Banks Arcade absolutely deserve all the success that is coming their way” – Heavy Magazine

Banks Arcade are a breath of fresh and ferocious air in the heavy realms. Future Lovers is an upright introduction to an undoubtedly bright legacy to come. For the current and future lovers of Banks Arcade, this is a must-listen album” – The Soundcheck

In Future Lovers, Banks Arcade have unleashed a uniquely creative, kaleidoscopic beast upon the heavy music world, showcasing an unpredictable yet highly accessible new sound that is entirely their own” Good Call Live

Future Lovers is an apt title for the album and for a band that mixes their influences with their natural talent. A love of baring their soul within a different set of styles has created a unique, deep and wonderfully cathartic album” – HiFi Way
 

Opening with the resounding declaration “passion drives, I feel alive again“, today Melbourne-via-New-Zealand modern heavy mavericks Banks Arcade step boldly into an exhilarating new phase, officially unleashing their debut full-length album Future Lovers via UNFD. Grab a listen to the new album here.

While the the album itself may have been crafted amid uncertain times, the end result is a breathtaking peek into the nascent future legacy for the formidable quartet. Future Lovers journeys through emphatic soundscapes, hip hop hues, searing metal and everything in between, with Banks Arcade brandishing their signature blend of futuristic heaviness at every turn on their new debut release.

Accompanying the build up and ultimate release of Future Lovers, the band have also recently unveiled bonus content for fans to devour, including an appearance by vocalist and guitarist Joshua O’Donnell on UNFD‘s Music Is My Life series, an explosive video capture of the group performing their single Don’t Start at the UK Download Festival back in June, and a live playthrough clip of Banks Arcade performing their biting track Used.

Watch the playthrough video for Used here:

An LP initially devised as a concept album that evolved into a vessel of personal self-discovery, creating Future Lovers, as well as the overarching global circumstances surrounding it, ultimately offered frontman O’Donnell an unexpected opportunity to explore new sounds alongside uninterrupted introspection.

The pandemic definitely allowed the space to have no expectations,” says O’Donnell of the album’s conception. “For me, I’ve been so busy over the past five years, grinding to try and make this music thing work, and this finally freed up the time to not have to go to work and to focus.

Escaping into nature in familiar surroundings also fanned the flames for O’Donnell to synthesise a unique array of genres that both he and the broader Banks Arcade team have been immersed in over the years. “It wasn’t even just heavy music,” O’Donnell explains of the stylistic inspiration behind Future Lovers. “Our whole musical journeys came to a head, and there was the space there for the creation to happen.

Formed over a shared love of music with a razor-sharp avant-garde aesthetic, Banks Arcade have always teetered on modernity, their gaze ever-fixed just beyond the horizon via their flourishing sonic wiles. From their 2018 debut EP Endnote to its 2020 follow up Fever Dreams, the group’s head-turning singles like Sick and Drown have gone on to amass over 1 million streams, while their explosive single Chosen was itself chosen by Ubisoft as the official theme song of the Rainbow Six Siege Oceanic Nationals earlier this year.

Following recent appearances on tour with Thornhill around Australia earlier this month, and previous performances in the UK at both The Great Escape Festival and Download Festival earlier in 2022, fans can imminently catch Banks Arcade armed with their new album starting in August for a mammoth 27-date regional tour supporting In Hearts Wake, alongside RedHook and Pridelands, which will undoubtedly cultivate future lovers of the band alongside current fans.

A band who always wanted to make history, Future Lovers sees Banks Arcade bring heart, passion and potent execution that will undoubtedly springboard them to even greater heights in the not-too-distant future. “The kind of releases that will follow Future Lovers is where we’ll really be able to expand and make this into something even bigger,” O’Donnell concludes. “This is just the opening act”.

FUTURE LOVERS – OUT NOW
https://unfd.lnk.to/FutureLovers

BANKS ARCADE IS:
Joshua O’Donnell / Vocals, Guitar
Jason Meadows / Guitar
Harlan Allen-Jones / Bass
James Feekes / Drums

Yours Truly Release New EP ‘Is This What I Look Like’ | ‘Careless Kind’ Music Video

On is this what i look like? Yours Truly have blossomed beyond their pop-punk roots, delivering some of their strongest tunes to date — all without the sugary sweet aftertaste” – Hysteria Magazine

It’s pure homegrown talent, as well as being versatile and so well thought out and well put together” –Wall Of Sound

This emotional exposure of their self esteem and health issues has created an EP that will have their fans excited to see them again and for what’s next musically…to answer what Yours Truly look like is a band that’s about to explode across the world” – HiFi Way

It’s honest, emotional and a big bold leap for this young band. A leap that has definitely worked out for the best. Yours Truly are truly the band to watch” – Spotlight Report

 

Polished, precise and hauntingly vulnerable, Melbourne alternative dynamos Yours Truly have transformed their previous trademark pop punk style into a brand new sonic chapter via their brand new EP is this what i look like?, officially out today via UNFD.

Armed with raw honesty and heightened influences, the journey towards the new EP was never intended to mark an ambitious step forward for the quartet, initially planned as a three-track companion to their breakout 2020 debut album Self Care. But while is this what i look like? still explores moments of pop punk and introspection, the end result is an amalgamation of a band ready to explore beyond their preexisting sonic universe, embracing organic yet unexpected new sounds and thematic exploration  emerging with seven songs that unpack uncertainty and self exploration alongside heightened rock, emo and dance-ready sparkle woven into the established Yours Truly DNA.

To celebrate the new EP, the band have also today unveiled an accompanying music video for the recent single Careless Kind, with the potent anthem perfectly complemented by the pink-hued clip and emphatic performances from the entire band.
CLICK THE LINK TO WATCH THE VIDEO FORCARELESS KIND‘:

Of the making behind the raw yet vigorous anthem that is Careless Kind, Yours Truly vocalist Mikaila Delgado shares:  I wrote Careless Kind after talking to a friend about my anxieties and listening to how chill they were about everything. I remember thinking, ‘I wish I could be like them, see things in black and white and not overthink absolutely everything.’ It tackles a lot of my health and social anxiety and how I feel like it constantly takes over my ability to be carefree because I’m always thinking ‘what if?’. Everything down to the scars on my ankles from an operation I had when I was young, which was where a lot of my self-consciousness began. It’s wishing I could reset my thoughts and remove the anxiety.”

With their previous album 2020 Self Care scooping up an ARIA nomination for Best Hard Rock/heavy album, Yours Truly‘s brand new EP is this what i look like? once again champions honesty like its predecessor, while also embracing more recent influences for the band internally, looking to the likes ofBring Me The Horizon, Bloc Party, The 1975, Head Automatica and beyond to grow their previously-established pop punk sound into more assured and eclectic waters.

From working alongside their childhood heroes, with You Me At Six‘s Josh Franceschi appearing on the punchy Hallucinate, to drawing inspiration from adventure video games like Life Is Strange, Detroit: Become Human and Cloudpunk, is this what i look like? is an authentic and powerful meeting point for the human condition; one laden with documented hurdles and dazzling songwriting, while also a true reflection that it’s OK to not have all the answers as you go. And for vocalist Mikaila Delgado, the EP’s ultimate goals are fused with catharsis and connectivity.

It’s called ‘is this what i look like?’ because after making it, I have a better understanding of myself,Delgado explains. “Being honest in lyrics is a huge source of therapy for me though. If something is bothering me, writing about it usually makes me feel better. I don’t mind people hearing my deepest, darkest secrets if there’s a chance it makes them feel less alone. I hope it’s relatable. I hope people see themselves in these songs.”

Boasting appearances in 2022 alone onstage at UNIFY and Slam Dunk Festival, Yours Truly have also this year played alongside Against The Current, Rise Against and at various shows in the UK. Yours Truly will join I Prevail, Pierce The Veil and Fit For A King for an absolutely stacked American tour throughout September and October, before the band embark on their national Australian headline tour armed with their stunning new EP, kicking off on Thursday 24 November on the Gold Coast before closing out in Launceston on Sunday 18 December.

WATCH ‘CARELESS KIND’ HERE

‘IS THIS WHAT I LOOK LIKE?’ – OUT NOW
https://yourstruly.orcd.co/isthiswhatilooklike 

~ TRACKLIST ~
1. Walk Over My Grave
2. Bruises feat. DR€W ¥ORK
3. Careless Kind
4. is this what i look like?
5. Hallucinate feat. Josh Franceschi
6. If You’re Drowning (I’ll Learn How To Hold My Breath)
7. Lights On

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UNFD & SELECT MUSIC PRESENTS

YOURS TRULY
TOUR DATES

AUSTRALIA 2022 TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

Thursday 24 November 2022 – Vinnies Dive, Gold Coast
Friday 25 November 2022 – Solbar, Maroochydore
Saturday 26 November 2022 – The Zoo, Brisbane
Thursday 1 December 2022 – La La La’s, Wollongong
Friday 2 December 2022 – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Saturday 3 December 2022 – UC Hub, Canberra
Sunday 4 December 2022 – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Friday 9 December 2022 – Mojo’s, Perth
Saturday 10 December 2022 – Jive, Adelaide
Friday 16 December 2022 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Saturday 17 December 2022 – Republic Bar, Hobart
Sunday 18 December 2022 – Royal Oak, Launceston

Tickets on sale now: https://yourstrulyband

In Hearts Wake Announce ‘Green Is The New Black’ Soundtrack/OST/Collection Out August 5 & Release New Single

Following a triumphant and powerful screening of their documentary Green Is The New Black across the globe for Earth Week 2022 and a recent nomination for an Environmental Music Prize, Australian heavy hitters In Hearts Wake have today announced the official soundtrack/OST/collection for their impactful film, with the soundtrack officially due out on August 5 via UNFD.

A collection of songs featured in the powerful documentary, which dives deep into the music industry’s relationship to the environment and the making of In Hearts Wake‘s 2020 and 100% carbon offset album Kaliyuga, the accompanying soundtrack for Green Is The New Black is equally as hard-hitting as its visual counterpart, featuring new songs written and produced specially for the film.

In conjunction with the announcement of the official soundtrack/OST/collection, In Hearts Wakehave also today unveiled a new single from the impending release, with W2HA, short for ‘Welcome to Hell-A’, roaring into the world. Featuring vibrant riffs, gravelled vocals and towering soundscapes, W2HA is equally vibrant, polished and full of sonic menace, while perfectly capturing vocalist Jake Taylor‘s eye-opening experiences while living and writing in Los Angeles.

“W2HA (Welcome to Hell A) was written during my time living in Los Angeles,” says Taylor. “I’d never experienced such a disturbing divide between wealth and poverty. I would often ride my bike through Venice Beach. There were the most insane Hollywood mansions and then one block away there would be tent villages full of desperation, crime and suffering.  The separation was confusing, and the dog-eat-dog hustle mentality didn’t feel right. LA was a fragile man-made oasis built on a volatile desert. I experienced a 7.1 magnitude Earthquake and then weeks later Malibu went up in flames, raining ash all over the city. For me it was like living in some sort of concrete Hell.” 
CLICK BELOW TO WATCH THE VISUALISER FOR ‘W2HA‘ :


With the brand new album Green Is The New Black dropping in early August, fans can also catch the new tunes and plenty of fan-favourites live in action when In Hearts Wake hit the road from August until October for their Green Is The New Black Australian Tour. Along for the ride on the huge 27 date run will be dynamic Aussie rockers RedHook, alternative heroes Pridelands and electro metal luminaries Banks Arcade. Also strengthening their environmental message, In Hearts Wake will offset 150% of the carbon emissions on their upcoming tour.

LISTEN TO ‘W2HA’ HERE
‘GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK’ – OUT AUGUST 5

IN HEARTS WAKE ARE:
Jake Taylor / Vocals
Kyle Erich / Vocals + Bass
Ben Nairne / Guitar
Eaven Dall / Guitar
Conor Ward / Drums

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SILVERSTEIN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘MISERY MADE ME’, OUT MAY 6

Filled with moments of relentless energy throwing back to their punk and hardcore roots to visionary moments of modern heavy, Silverstein’s upcoming new album Misery Made Me (out May 6 via UNFD) fastens the group’s status as torchbearers of the scene on all fronts.

It’s both intriguing and inspiring that a band – who could have merely rested on the impressive legacy they’ve  already cemented – would continue to dig deep and find the inspiration to reach people in meaningful new ways. On Misery Made Me – and their 22nd lap around the scene – Silverstein ultimately find themselves spring-boarding off the heights they’ve reached over the past handful of years.

“For the first time in our career, we truly put it all out there. We went into this with no rules and no preconceived notions of what Silverstein is or what it could be.  The results are bold.  We somehow wrote the heaviest, saddest, catchiest, and most emotional songs in 22 years of being a band … all on the same album,” reveals vocalist Shane Told.

Out today, the album’s lead single ‘Ultraviolet’ is about feeling powerless and under the control of the chemicals in your brain. Guitarist Paul Marc Rousseau explains,“Ultraviolet being invisible felt like the right way to describe it – to get lost in this unseeable thing. Ultraviolet light also causes physical damage to our skin, so it serves as a sort of ‘proof’ that something invisible like anxiety can hurt us.”

Alongside the single release comes a striking new music video directed by Wyatt Clough.

CLICK BELOW TO WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘ULTRAVIOLET’

Misery Made Me was produced by Sam Guaiana (A Beautiful Place To Drown and both Redux) at Jukasa Studios in rural Ontario, Canada and features guests includingAndrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid, singer/songwriter Trevor Daniel, Devil Wears Prada’s Mike Hranica and nothing,nowhere.

Silverstein hit the road in support of the record next month, tackling a US run of dates with Beartooth, a UK/EU leg and performances at WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Festival and the Emo’s Not Dead Cruise.

SILVERSTEIN
~ THE NEW ALBUM ‘MISERY MADE ME’ ~
OUT MAY 6 VIA UNFD

TRACKLIST:
1. Our Song
2. Die Alone (ft. Andrew Neufeld)
3. Ultraviolet
4. Cold Blood (ft. Trevor Daniel)
5. It’s Over
6. The Altar / Mary
7. Slow Motion (ft. Mike Hranica)
8. Don’t Wait Up
9. Bankrupt
10. Live Like This (ft. nothing, nowhere.)
11. Misery

More about ‘Misery Made Me’:

Ironically, amid all the positivity and connectivity injected into the creation of Misery Made Me, there comes a dark set of themes underpinning the album, as its title might suggest. The album is a depiction of Silverstein – and world at large’s – collective turmoil, frustration, and anxiety.

“I wanted to explore the meaning of ‘Misery’ as a main theme throughout the album,” says Told. “Despite the mountains climbed and boulders pushed during recent years, we were confronted by the  weight and misery of staying relatively in the same place for a long period of time. Finding peace in the reality of this misery became important. The record is about the acceptance of a new reality and adapting to it.” 

Ultimately, Misery Made Me finds the band trying to navigate the ever-worsening challenges of our modern  world – angst, doomscrolling, and disassociation. It’s a record that is a product of the moment in time in which  it was created yet doesn’t feel like it will date itself anytime soon, as many of its topics of loneliness, anxiety  and isolation are eternal human struggles.

Exemplified by the anthemic opener “Our Song”, Misery Made Me is part acceptance of the band’s personal  miseries, and part declaration that they will not be buried by them. At the back end of the record lies “Live Like This” (ft. nothing,nowhere.) and arguably its most bleak and haunting lyric: “I don’t want to die, but I can’t live  like this.”Singles ‘It’s Over’ and ‘Ultraviolet’ dive deeper into this feeling of desperation, describing the utter helplessness of losing control to anxiety.

Misery Made Me is a campaign hinged on Silverstein’s reflection and gratitude for their roots, their honouring of their earliest fans, and their staunch desire to explore forward-thinking and adventurous ways to connect with new ones.

SHORT STACK ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘MAYBE THERE’S NO HEAVEN’, OUT FEB 25

Australian punk-rock trio Short Stack have announced details of their fifth studio album Maybe There’s No Heaven today.

Released on Friday February 25, 2022 via UNFD, Maybe There’s No Heaven sees Short Stack distill their sensational and storied career into 10 crunchy and instantly memorable bangers, including today’s new cut ‘Love You Like I Used To’.

“There was a tension between the band that we wanted to be and the band that other people around us wanted to be,” says Short Stack vocalist Shaun Diviney of the band’s storied past. Drummer Bradie Webb declares that this time around feels like the group “finally have our hands on the steering wheel.”

Completed by bassist Andy Clemmensen, the Short Stack trio began band practice in a central coast garage during high school before their explosive debut album Stack Is The New Black dropped as the group hit the ripe old age of 20. Sweeping up an #1 ARIA Chart debut, a Rolling Stone cover, Platinum recognition and tens of thousands of tickets sold in its wake, Short Stack soared to incredible heights.

Over a decade on from their rise to stardom, the trio are reflecting on their fascinating journey – warts and all – on Maybe There’s No Heaven. For all its epic highs and crushing lows, Short Stack are looking back on their career with gratitude for every experience and unswerving fan that’s led them to this moment. After all that’s been, Maybe There’s No Heaven was birthed from the truest form of Short Stack there is, as Bradie concludes: “it isn’t in any way what someone else told us we should be.”

On today’s catchy new single ‘Love You Like I Used To’, Shaun shares that it may just be his favourite on the record, adding:
“We wrote it as a sad party anthem – almost like an anthem for breakups. We approached the song very differently to any other song we’ve ever worked on. It took several days to get it “right” because we knew there was something special there, we just needed to find the right way to bring it to life.”
CLICK BELOW TO WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO’
More about ‘Maybe There’s No Heaven’
After demoing the record in Bradie’s studio space, Short Stack teamed up with Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly) and birthed the pop-punk firecracker Maybe There’s No Heaven. Harking to the band’s early heavy-tinged influences including Bring Me The Horizon, The Getaway Plan, Blink-182 and The Used, Maybe There’s No Heaven is mature and tasteful, all the while youthful and fun. Capped off with emotionally-charged lyrics it channels Short Stack’s overwhelming pop star-sensation career combined with haters, anxieties and major label battles into a blistering record.“I can’t pretend that it didn’t bring me down,” says Andy of the band’s burst to success fraught with the rise of online hate, death wishes, judgement and losing their masters to manipulative powers in the music industry. “It’s definitely given us a thick skin, but it’s also made us put up our barriers…it feels like there’s still a massive stigma attached to us. I feel like if listeners really dug deep and got to the roots of us, they’d see we’re just three guys from a small town who loved playing music and worked hard to get in the position we were.”On getting the opportunity to record another album, the band are the first to sing the praises of their life-long fans, their “backbone” that’s stuck with them through thick and thin.

“As much as we were writing the album that we 100% wanted to write, we were also writing for those fans that have been there for us… they’re the only reason that we get to do this,”says Shaun. “We didn’t think we’d have the opportunity to do this again and we are just super grateful that we can.”

SHORT STACK
~ MAYBE THERE’S NO HEAVEN ~
OUT FEBRUARY 25

https://unfd.lnk.to/MTNHTRACKLIST
Intro: Maybe There’s No Heaven
1. Burn You Down
2. Armaggedon
3. Dancing With The Devil
4. Sunshine
5. Love You Like I Used To
6. Live4
7. Shinigami
8. Lights Out
9. Valkyrie
10. Cut Your Teeth

INTRODUCING COMMUNITY MUSIC: A NEW DISTRIBUTION INITIATIVE

Launched by the team at UNIFIED Music Group, Community Music is Australia’s newest artist distribution service.

While UNIFIED Music Group has offered distribution services up until now with the likes of Ocean Alley and Jack Botts, the company is pleased to formally stamp the name Community Music on this offering.

On the official launch of Community Music, General Manager of UNIFIED Recorded Music Luke Logemann says:

“The way in which artists are choosing to release their music has changed. UNIFIED Music Group is proud to launch Community Music as a way to offer another option for artists. We’ve been providing distribution services internally for years and with this announcement, we are now able to add even more value to empower artists that want to take this path. Recorded music is the lifeblood of musicians, and we are thrilled to offer this new service as an alternative way for us to work with artists at all levels.”

Community Music is home to a vast array of incredible homegrown acts, with the likes of indie-rock darlings Bugs, rising alt-pop songstress Sarah Saint James and psych-fusion outfit First Beige already among those on the roster.

Since its soft-launch in early 2021, Community Music has distributed successful releases including Majak Door‘s self-titled album, Wolf & Chain’s belter of an EP Amor Mortal and standout singles including The Grogans‘Just A Kid’, Gloomie’s ‘Every Time I Leave’ and Local The Neighbour’s ‘Cancel Me’. Ahead of a big 2022, Community Music will round out its debut year with upcoming releases including Jacob Fitzgerald‘s EP Pretend I’m Cool (out tomorrow), a Double-A Side release from Dick Dudley (pre-save here) and Mal de Mer’s new single ‘Do You See Me?’ (pre-save here).

The vision for the Community Music service is to create a genre-agnostic, all-inclusive space for artists to flourish creatively and execute their music release to the highest possible standard.

Headed by one of UNIFIED Music Group’s Senior Artist, A&R and Events Managers, Dan Nascimento, Community Music is ultimately a service for artists that thrive in a DIY environment and wish to remain independent, yet have a supportive team around them. CM’s team provide an enhanced distro experience – not only by physically and digitally releasing music product – but by truly helping artists with holistic career progression. For its artists, additional services to Community’s distro experience include A&R and campaign strategy support, physical production management, DSP & sales pitching, online store and fulfilment, team coordination and more.

Alongside Dan Nascimento, Community Music also sees Will Stoeckel, who joined the UNIFIED Music Group team in April, in the role of Project Coordinator, as well as managing The Grogans. UNIFIED’s Sales Manager Brit de Groot and Production Manager Tianna Eger also join at the core of the Community Music engine.

Top: Ocean Alley
Bottom L-R: Gloomie, Internet Friends
Speaking more on Community Music, Dan Nascimento says:

“We felt that ‘Community’ was the perfect word to capture what our distribution offering is; an option for artists who operate independently or with an independent team to enhance the resources they have in their corner, in turn elevating their release plan. The release is the vehicle, the artist is in the driver’s seat and we’re in the passenger seat providing the map with the different routes that can be taken to reach the destination.”

Meanwhile, Community Music artist Sarah Saint James shares:

“Being in control of my artistry is something that’s super important to me when choosing who to work with to help bring my project to life. Through Community Music, I’ve met a team of people who not only believe in me as an artist, but my creative vision and my ideas. Since being with Community Music I’ve never felt more supported, and I can’t wait for the future!”

COMMUNITY MUSIC ROSTER

In Alphabetical Order

Bugs
Dick Dudley

First Beige
Gloomie
Internet Friends
Jack Botts
Jacob Fitzgerald
Local The Neighbour
Majak Door
Mal de Mer
Ocean Alley
Sarah Saint James
The Grogans
Wolf & Chain

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DIVERS SIGN TO DOMESTIC LA LA

Domestic La La is pleased to welcome Melbourne indie-rock, psych and experimental-infused outfit Divers to the roster. When the four-piece popped up as a recommendation for the label’s weekly discovery playlist, Tuna Tuesday, they landed an immediate new fan in label head and Violent Soho guitarist James Tidswell.

Divers – comprising multi-instrumentalists Ben Bray, Scott McQuilten, Jake Green and Tom Evans– recall the excitement of connecting with James and unearthing their synergy and mutual affection for Australian music.

“James hit us up out of the blue and bought some merch, it was really surreal for us as we’re huge fans,” says the band.We ended up sending him a cassette of our next single – not even as a plug or anything, just as a gift and a thank you – because he really genuinely loves and supports local music.”

With their instant click in energy revealed, soon James and the Divers camp would jump from Tuna Tuesdays to sharing cassettes, to meeting on zoom and beginning a true Domestic La La love story. The band now join the likes of Dear Seattle, LOSER, West Thebarton and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers on the growing DLL roster, and are now making their label debut with the re-issue of their 2020 EP Now I’m Home and the reveal of a new music video for one of its hero singles ‘Lost With You’.

Commenting on the signing, James Tidswell shares:

“I heard Divers on our Tuna Tuesday playlist and loved them instantly. I immediately bought a t-shirt to show my support and they included a demo cassette tape in the order. I listened to it over and over but to be honest I knew they needed to be on Domestic La La as soon as I saw the blank cassette sitting on top of the t-shirt. I am so incredibly stoked to have them on and as part of the Domestic La La family.”

Divers are also pleased to join Destroy All Lines Agency alongside the likes of Polaris, Majak Door, The Gloom In The Corner, Justice For The Damned, Wolf & Chain, Thornhill & more. Listen to Divers’ Now I’m Home EP here: divers.lnk.to/nowimhome

Video credit: Ben Schoonderbeek

DIVERS
~ NOW I’M HOME ~
OUT NOW!

//divers.lnk.to/nowimhome

1. Lost With You
2. Wasted Days
3. Old Friend
4. The Perfect Hand
5. Familiar Patterns

READ THE FULL BIO HERE
About Divers:Embodying tethers of Tame Impala, DMA’s, and MGMT, Divers is defined by risk-taking, turning memories and feelings into sound, and, ultimately giving their audience the same joy-boost from listening to their tunes as the group themselves receive from creating them. The bright and twinkly‘Lost With You’ appears on Now I’m Home, alongside the soaring ‘Familiar Patterns’ and alt rock-pop fire cracker ‘The Perfect Hand’.

Since its original release in September 2020 the EP has spawned knockout reviews from triple jstaff, support offers from rising Australian acts including Majak Door and The Terrys and close to 12,000 streams – all from the DIY efforts of the Divers collective. Now sitting perched on the Domestic La La roster, Divers stand poised to enter the national scene’s conscious before too long.

Divers’ Now I’m Home EP is out now via Domestic La La.

DIVERS IS:
Ben Bray (vocals, guitar, bass)
Scott McQuilten (vocals, guitar, bass, synth, percussion)
Jake Green (vocals, guitar, bass)
Tom Evans (drums, drum machine)