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THE BEST IN NEW MUSIC
LITTLE MAY
MELODY POOL
MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA
ALESSIA CARA
JACK SAVORETTI
NATHANIEL RATELIFF
AND THE NIGHT SWEATS
GREGORY PORTER
HALSEY
Grab the Sydney trio’s
critically acclaimed debut
album ‘For The Company’ before
they tour nationally this May!
“The musical equivalent of
butterflies in your tummy. 4.5/5”
– Album of The Week, The Brag
“Whoa! As good as anything
Adele’s got and with sweary
goodness. What a tune!”
- Kathy McCabe, The Daily
Telegraph
Three years on from Melbourne
Ska Orchestra’s critically acclaimed,
ARIA-nominated debut album – the
34-piece big-band returns with their
second album ‘Sierra-Kilo-Alpha’ -
picking up where they left off, taking
the age old style of Ska and adding
their unique Australian vision with the
exuberance and freewheeling colour of
contemporary Ska.
19-year old Alessia Cara exposes her
natural song writing talent in her
new album, ‘Know-It-All’. Featuring
her breakout Platinum single ‘Here’,
which began as the #1 global viral
track on Spotify and brand new single
‘Wild Things’, Alessia has captured
the hearts of fans, critics and slew of
notable admirers like Lorde, Drake,
Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift. Alessia
Cara has proved that she is a force to
be reckoned with.
Undoubtedly one of the breakout
artists of the last year, Jack
Savoretti’s stunning new album,
the UK gold-certified record,
‘Written In Scars (New Edition)’
is out now. Featuring the single
‘Catapult’, as seen on his recent
performance on the Graham
Norton Show.
“Missouri-born musician
Nathaniel Rateliff and his
band The Night Sweats are
capturing the world’s attention
with their infectious blend of
toe tappin’ gospel soul.”
- ABC News/ 730 Report
Grammy award winning Gregory
Porter’s music is at once timeless,
yet utterly of its time. The 2015 Jazz
Artist of the Year is known for his
funky take on Jazz and Blues, more
recently having collaborated with
Disclosure. Gregory’s rising on the
global stage, with his new album
‘Take Me To The Alley’ following in
the success of his internationally
multiplatinum and gold-selling
album ‘Liquid Spirit’.
Having recently toured Australia
for Falls Festival and her own
sold out sideshows, Halsey keeps
her fans wanting more with her
new single ‘Castle’ from her
critically acclaimed debut album
‘Badlands’ as well as featuring
on ‘The Huntsman : Winter’s
War Soundtrack’