It’s been ten years between records for Icona Pop, but the Swedish hitmakers are finally releasing their sophomore record “Club Romantech” on September 1. *Screams in pop*. Featuring recent singles “Feels In My Body”, “Spa”, “Off Of My Mind”, “You’re Free”, “I Want You”, “Faster” and “Shit We Do For Love”, they are already promising…
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INTERVIEW: Hemlocke Springs
Late last year hemlocke springs came out of what seemed like nowhere and dropped one of the most surprising breakout tracks of 2022. “girlfriend” was a fresh perspective in pop that we had been holding out for. It’s a song that sounded like absolutely nothing else, and ran to its own beat with its sonical…
LIVE REVIEW: Ella Mai – Sydney Opera House
Over the past three weeks VIVID LIVE has offered so many incredible and unique live performances that have left audiences in awe. Wrapping up the 2023 season at the Sydney Opera House, Ella Mai delivered one of the most compelling shows of the festival with her soulful and fierce taste of RNB. With a platform…
SINGLE REVIEW: Mahalia feat. JoJo – Cheat
“Once a cheat always a cheat” Mahalia declares in the opening moments of her new single “Cheat”, and the girl ain’t wrong. The British singer-songwriter is preparing the release of her sophomore studio album “IRL” on July 14, and it promises to be an honest and ear-worm hook filled body of work. Following the release…
INTERVIEW: Katy Steele
“I’m certainly not one to shy away from the spotlight” Katy Steele laughingly admits early on in our chat about her sophomore solo album “Big Star” (out now). The West Australian based artist who captured our hearts in the early 2000’s as the frontwoman of Little Birdy, has found herself in a really confident space…
LIVE REVIEW: Stephen Sanchez – The Metro Theatre
With a line that wrapped around the block an hour before doors, it was clear that Sydney was very excited to see Stephen Sanchez. Packing into The Metro, the sold out crowd were ready to be swooned by the king of TikTok swoon-pop, and singalong to his viral songs that have seen him sell out…
SINGLE REVIEW: Dom Dolla feat. Nelly Furtado – Eat Your Man
2023 is the year of the Nelly Furtado comeback, and I couldn’t be more excited. It all started over New Years when the Canadian icon headlined Beyond The Valley in Victoria, and since then she’s been laying low and preparing new music for what will be an undeniable return. The first taste of what’s to…
SINGLE REVIEW: Cian Ducrot – Heaven
Last month Cian Ducrot wowed at his debut Australian headline shows with a set that already felt like a masterclass of musicianship. Cementing himself as a true performer, he commanded everyone’s attention through fan favourites, the hits, and some unreleased gems. One of the unreleased standouts was “Heaven”, an anthemic track about brotherhood which already…
SINGLE REVIEW: Cate – Girlfriend
“He says he wants a girlfriend, but he doesn’t wanna be a boyfriend” – let’s be real, we all know someone like this. Whether it be someone we’ve dated (shoutout to one of my exes xo), or a friend, acquaintance, or someone you rather just forget. And now Canadian raised and UK based singer-songwriter Cate…
SINGLE REVIEW: Tove Lo – I like u
Tove Lo is on her world domination as she celebrates the release of her fifth studio album “Dirt Femme”. Ahead of touching down in Australia next month for Splendour In The Grass, SPIN OFF Festival and headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne, the Swedish megastar has kept the new music rolling with another new single….