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Kill The Lights Announce Debut Album, ‘The Sinner’

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Having signed up to Fearless Records, Kill The Lights have released the song “Through the Night” in anticipation of their debut album, “The Sinner”.

“The Sinner” will be available on all major streaming platforms on August 21.

Singer James Clark speaks on the origins of the song, saying it personally speaks to him.

“I have struggled for the longest time with anxiety and depression and ‘Through the Night’ is a snapshot of what is going through the mind of someone struggling with these types of mental health issues.

“The song takes you on a roller coaster ride and captures the ups and downs of someone carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders,” Mr Clark says.

He admits that he found the strength to seek help, but admits it is difficult being open about his problems and feelings.

“Sharing my struggles through my lyrics is a form of rehab for me – it allows me to be honest and open while still being able to hide behind the music.

“I hope that this song truly connects with listeners who feel trapped and alone with these types of feelings and that it empowers them to reach out and get the help they might need.” Mr Clarks says.

Kill The Lights features an all-star line-up consisting of former Throw the Fight vocalist James Clark, still remains guitarist Jordan Whelan, ex-Bullet For My Valentine drummer Michael Thomas and former Threat Signal guitarist Thomas Montgomery.

Kill The Lights debut album “The Sinner” is available on all major streaming services and in-store August 21.

Miiesha, Baker Boy lead National Indigenous Music Awards finalists

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On August 8, the National Indigenous Music Awards will be streamed on National Indigenous Television, Double J, National Indigenous Radio Services, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Produced in partnership with NITV, the music awards will display the many different artists and musicians to all of Australia.

Hosted by Elaine Coombe and Steven Oliver, the night will bring a fun and family program to all screens and viewers.

The finalists for this year’s awards include Mieesha, Baker Boy and Jessica Mauboy.

Speaking on the awards, Ben Graetz said that “we are able to showcase many more of our first nation artists and musicians through the virtual platform.”

Mr Graetz is excited to connect many throughout regional Australia saying that “this year is so exciting,”

Adding to this, the NIMAs will have a 100% first nations camera crew for the production and production crew.

Head of Indigenous Content at SBS and NITV Channel Manager, Tanya Oman, said that “NIMA’s always hold a special spot on our events calendar.

“In a year that has been particularly challenging, we can’t wait to celebrate the biggest and brightest talents in the first nations music community and share the experience Australia wide.”

The NIMAs will be live from Larrakia Country (Darwin), with artists joining in from around the country, performing live, accepting awards and joining in the national celebration of indigenous music.

The National Indigenous Music Awards airs at 7pm on August 8 across NITIV, Double J, National Indigenous Radio Services, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Fit For A King announce new album “The Path”

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Dallas based metalcore band, Fit For A King, is slated to release their sixth album “The Path” on September 18, through Solid State Records via Spotify and Apple Music.

Placing a greater emphasis on guitar solos and choruses, they are focusing more on what fans loved most about their previous albums.

Frontman Ryan Kirby says the band was inspired by their struggles with mental health, saying that this album is focusing on them fighting their way out.

“With ‘the path’ we find our way out, and claim victory over our demons we have faced and are currently facing.

“This album is made to be the soundtrack for your victory over what mentally and physically holds us back,” says Mr Kirby.

Releasing a single from their album, “Breaking the Mirror”, the single gained close to two million streams in just a month over release.

The main focus of the song is about moving on from the past, rather than just simply ignoring it.

“In the past, we dove into some pretty dark areas of life, with Dark Skies being the pinnacle of hopelessness,” says Mr. Kirby.

Fit For A King’s sixth album “The Path” will be released on September 18 and can be pre-ordered at ffak.ffm.to/thepath.

Family of Australian Artist Harry Hains’ Releases First Posthumous Single

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Following the death of Australian Actor, Harry Hains, his family has released his single “Good Enough” on June 26 in honour of his life and legacy.

Having passed away in January of this year, the Melbourne born artist’s song “Good Enough” is the first track from the upcoming EP “A Glitch in Paradise”, which will be released later this year.

“Good Enough” (also known as Antiboy) offers a portal into a world where there is freedom to live without labels.

“Antiboy represents the idea that most things that we are taught to believe in are an illusion,” said Mr Hains.

Noted for his involvement in American Horror Story, Mr Hains was a talented musician, actor and model.

Growing up in Melbourne, he displayed a unique imagination as a child, where he often created horror films on his camcorder, wrote short stories and many poems inspired by Sylvia Plath and EE Cummings.

Sourcing inspiration from his mother, Jane Badler, Mr Hains lived, ate and breathed music, film and art creation.

“Good Enough” Imagines the world as a robot utopia where there is no inequality, prejudice or toxicity.

In the song, Mr Hains creates a world where humans and machines coexist and eventually conjoin together.

Using a robotic, neutral vocal delivery to remove any genders and labels, he opens the way for conversation about what the future of humanity should and could be.

“The idea of gender, sexuality and race are social constructs.

“The Surface doesn’t matter anymore. It’s really who we are, that’s what matters,” Mr Hains said.

An amalgamation of rock, electronica, and gothic pop, the songs in A Glitch in Paradise don’t conform to one genre.

Rather, the songs focus on topics such such as whether they are a good enough for a partner and feeling incapable of moving on.

The song “Good Enough” is available now and can be streamed through YouTube.

I Prevail drop VR video version of DOA, Collaborating with rapper Joyner Lucas

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Having released a VR version of their song, DOA, (featuring rapper Joyner Lucas) I Prevail wanted to take fans inside their world and show them the problems they face.

“The video will take you inside the world we built for ‘DOA’ and give you a front row seat to the problems we are facing.” I Prevail said in a statement.

Having generated over 200 million total streams on last years blockbuster, Trauma, the group has received nominations for two Grammy Awards in 2020: One awarded to Trauma for best rock album, another for best metal performance for the single, Bow Down.

The band managed to turn a mental health breakdown into a powerful body of work.

This resulted in 200 million streams, 100 million views, and a top 15 debut on the billboard top 200.

I Prevail went on to receive coverage from Variety, NPR and Psychology today for their accomplishments.

As such, they have become a prominent member of the rock genre and are now a favorite with their fans, boasting a strong relationship with them.

The VR video for DOA is available now and can be watched on YouTube.

I Prevail’s DOA featuring Joyner Lucas is out now through Fearless Records and Caroline Australia.

My Kid Brother shares new song “Ain’t that cool”

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Based out of Leesburg, Virignia, the band “My Kid Brother” have shared the video for their song, “Ain’t that cool”.

Singer/guitarist Christian Neonakis says he was obsessed with Jackie Wilson’s song Higher and Higher, which inspired him to write something in a similar style.

“It was difficult. I didn’t like anything I was making. So then I wrote a song about how frustrated I was with trying to write a song.” Mr Neonakis said.

The band fuses the piano with wistful psychedelic melodies, quirky guitars, hummable harmonies and male-female vocal interplay.

My Kid brother previously premiered the video for “Daydream”, which featured a clandestine dance party, parrots and dogs, at Alternative Press.

After three years of flaunting their scene and nostalgic tunes Across the USA, the band signed up to Fearless Records to help release some of their works.

The band stars Christian Neonakis as the vocalist/guitarist, Piano Whitman on the keyboard and as the vocalist, Sam Athanas on the drums, Dylan Savopolous on the guitar and Richard Smith on the Bass.

Further information on My Kid Brother’s fearless records debut will be announced soon.

“Ain’t that cool” is available now on all major streaming platforms.

Caiti Baker delivers on second album “Mary of the North”

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Hailing from the Northern Territory, singer/songwriter Caiti Baker has recently released her second album, Mary of the North.

Mary of the North was written as a tribute to her home state, the Northern Territory.

Originally starting off as a concept album, it has grown to become a lens that invites listeners to view the world through Mary’s eyes.

When asked about the album, Miss Baker says that Mary of the North is “the essence of the Northern Territory to me.”

“I wrote about what came naturally to me at the time, which was during some extremely sobering and emotional moments in Australia’s Environmental History.”

She was inspired by the many residents that make up the Northern Territory Community, where she wanted “listeners to hear the textures, colours and tones that make this place the incredibly unique and interesting home that it is to many.”

With Mary of the North being the second album released by Miss Baker, the album features songs such as Carry you, which lets Miss Bakers unique vocals take centre stage to highlight her heartfelt promise to those she loves.

The album features many songs that allow listeners to explore the full experience, which refuses to be defined by a genre.

Mary of the North features more creative exploration with producer (and long-term collaborator), James Mangohig, along with artwork being designed and printed by artist Frank Gohier.

Fiercely proud of her home, her accomplishments and where she comes from, Miss Baker continues to look to the future and where she is yet to go.

Mary of the North is out now via Settle down records.

Harroway vocalist opens up about band’s origins

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Originating from a musical background, 26-year-old Sydney based vocalist Matthew Banks formed Harroway due to a passion for music.

Before he started his band, Mr Banks’ father had an assortment of guitars around the house.

“Dad always had guitars around the house, but he never really played to us.

“They were just there.”

However, this all changed once his older brother started high school and chose music as an elective, which meant the guitars found usage.

Soon, Mr Banks was approached by his brother to play the bass, where he learned to play the instrument and “progressed into vocals from there,”

His first foray into the world of metalcore was with the album “in love and death” by used, along with Eminem.

Mr Banks was blown away by what he was listening to.

“I’m really digging these aggressive screams with this clean beautiful vocals.”

Soon, his brother introduced him to Trivium, which made him realise that “this is where metalcore is at.”

When he started high school, Mr banks joined a metalcore band.

 “All the members have been part of a band throughout our teenage and young adult lives,

“Me, Marcus and Jordan were originally from a band called Maybe I’ll live Forever and Jesse was from a band called Like Royals and Alex was from a band called Isotopes.”

Harroway soon evolved from Maybe I’ll live Forever after two of the band members left.

At the time, Mr Banks was between bands and was shown a sample of the band’s music by Jordan, who he met at a local chicken shop.

“A day later, he hit me up and was like ‘hey, our vocalist is leaving, do you want to join?

“Well, I am not doing anything, so **** it, why not?”

The band soon decided to go for a professional approach.

“When I go into these things, I like to do them as best as I can, in a professional sense.

“It’s a more mature and evolved sound.

“It was a massive step up from what we were doing back then.”

As such, Mr Banks said that Maybe I’ll Live Forever “helped us hone our craft and the execution.”

Speaking on the process of song creation, Mr Banks admits that the writing process “stretched out over a good couple of months.”

“if we’re not 100% happy with the execution, we’ll do it again and again until we get this out.”

This saw the whole band work together to create a song, which involved Marcus writing the riffs, Mr Banks writing the lyrics and melodies and Jordan serving as an aide.

The band sat in a room and worked together to create ideas from a variety of topics.

“I’m trying to branch out and take a more rapper approach with how I write lyrics,

“They don’t just write about themselves, they can tell stories, they can do everything.”

Some of the topics involve the struggle of humanity, relationship issues and “stuff on blackholes and outerspace.”

“I don’t want to be limited to what I can do and what I can write about.

“A lot of my inspirations comes from wanting to fix my mental space.

“I’ve been struggling with depression my entire life and never got away.

“It’s not one of those things were it’s situational and my brain doesn’t register emotions properly.”

“Everything is my inspiration.”

Harroway is currently creating more songs and is working on their timeline on when to release.

“Shine” is available now on all major streaming platforms.

Gulgong lights up with New Year’s Eve festival

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With New Year’s Eve around the corner, a folk festival is being held down at a New South Wales town called Gulgong.

Called the Gulgong Folk festival, live folk music is offered in intimate venues amidst the backdrop of a town rich in gold mining history.

Playing at the festival is a well-known bush band called the BushWackers, who will be heading the festival.

With the majority of their music based on traditional folk and working songs from the early 20th century, the band have incorporated Celtic instrumentals and contemporary original songs such as ‘Leave it in the Ground.’

Appearing alongside BushWackers is Bethany Jolly, a singer-guitarist from Brunswick Heads and Luke Robinson, who has a reputable bass voice and originates from Mullumbimby..

With a variety of workshops and market stalls available, the festival has plenty of entertainment to offer

The festival starts on the 29th of December and finishes on the 31st of December.

For further information, visit www.gulgongfolkfestival.net.au

Queensland Art Gallery displays water exhibition

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From immersive experiences to small scale treasures from Australian and international artists, the Queensland Art Gallery is set to highlight environmental and social challenges regarding water usage.

Called ‘water’, the exhibition has plenty of activities and artwork to experience.

The art gallery will be running the exhibition from December 7 to April 26, 2020.

Artist Olafur Eliason contributed to the exhibition and created a vast, rocky riverbed that can be walked across.

Cai Guo-Qiang is another artist that created and contributed a display that shows animals drinking from a waterhole.

Concerned about water usage, ‘water’ curator Geraldine Kirrihi Barlow knew residents loved the gallery for its beauty.

“We know water is a really critical issue today,” she said.

Guided tours for the exhibition are available every day from December 9 and start at 11:00 am.

For further information, visit www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/water.