New music from Australia in pictures, words, and numbers

Tag: Le Shiv

By The Numbers #007: 18th Aug 2025

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 18 August 2025

Every week, I take a look at the best playlists in Australia and the biggest playlists in the world and analyse the artists appearing on them. All of these playlists focus on newly-released tracks – what this means is that these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and tastemakers are making on […]

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New Albums This Month: Apr 2025

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 25 April 2025

Tracks are nice and everything, but albums are where it’s at. These are all the long-players released in April I’ve caught by Australian emerging, independent, and DIY artists.

Tags Batpiss, Benny J Blake, Calan Mai, Double Happiness, Grinding Eyes, Infinity Broke, Kaya Byrne, Le Shiv, Mannequin Death Squad, Meres, nightlight, Party Crashers, Ruby Mae, Stella Eve, The Bennies, The Ritzy Kids, your best friend jippy

I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

Please also see my personal Music Industry Collaboration Commitment