Tiana & Mastie look at the new album for Split Enz side project Forenzics, guest reviewer Sosefina Fuamoli travels through the new Animal Collective album, Belly joins in for a roundtable discussion and Alt-J drop by before the release of their new album ‘The Dream’.

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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST ARTIST: Claire Nakazawa, Beatrice Lewis and Mie Nakazawa from Haiku Hands

GUEST REVIEWER: Sosefina Fuamoli, music writer, content producer, publicist and podcast host

REWIND HOST: Steve Bell, host of Rewind with Steve Bell

ALBUM RELEASES:

Terra - Reverie

Bastille - Give Me The Future

Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There

Cate Le Bon - Pompeii

Korn - Requiem

Los Bitchos - Let The Festivities Begin!

Partner Look - By The Book

Forenzics - Shades & Echoes

Animal Collective - Time Skiffs

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Back in 2020, kaleidoscopic dance poppers Haiku Hands unveiled their debut EP to the world. This week, just under two years later, the band are celebrating the final moment in this album chapter: the release of a limited edition vinyl, and Claire Nakazawa, Beatrice Lewis and Mie Nakazawa join Press Play to chat all about it.

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

Tiana Speter, Andrew Mast and Steve Bell grab a roundtable chat to discuss a recent article claiming old music may be killing new releases.

REWIND & REISSUES:

REWIND

4 Feb 1997 Silverchair Freak Show released

3 Feb 2002 U2 play Superbowl 1/2 time show

REISSUES

Prince Legacy Reissue series 12 x LP

Dog Trumpet 4 x LP

Mad Max Fury Road OST 2-LP

Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald LPs

SINGLED OUT:

Hayden James - Hold Tight

Thornhill - Arkangel

Corey Legge - What Now?

Confidence Man - Feels Like A Different Thing

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As we approach the end of January, Press Play takes a moment to look at the past, present & future of music, from most anticipated releases of the year to predicted trends; plus, Dave from Glass Animals stops by to chat about the band's ongoing smash track 'Heat Waves' & their impending Aussie tour.

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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST ARTIST: Dave Bayley from Glass Animals

REWIND HOST: Steve Bell, host of Rewind with Steve Bell

ALBUM RELEASES:

MOST ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUMS IN 2022 FOR HOSTS TIANA SPETER + ANDREW MAST:

Camp Cope

Captives

Cardi B

Charli XCX

Daniel Johns

Dashboard Confessional

Father John Misty

Ghost

Meshuggah

Methyl Ethel

Midnight Oil

Northlane

Ocean Grove

Placebo

Sampa The Great

Saweetie

Shamir

Tones and I

UK 80s Artists (various)

Wet Leg

FEATURE ALBUM (RELEASING THIS WEEK):

Slumberjack - Dichotomy

FEATURE ARTIST:

Glass Animals - Heat Waves and its broader album Dreamland

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

2022 predicted music industry trends, including non-traditional discovery in video games, film & TV

The continued global vinyl shortage and the slight possibility of the return of the humble CD

REWIND & REISSUES:

REWIND:

1992: Nirvana release Hormoaning EP for Aussie tour

1990: Soundgarden first grunge band to make Billboard 200 album chart

REISSUES:

The Sparks Brothers 4-LP soundtrack

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (and demos LP)

Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther

The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers

SINGLED OUT:

Johnny Hunter - Cry Like A Man

Bakers Eddy - Hi-Vis Baby

Alex The Astronaut - Airport

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Join the Press Play team in a two-part special as they celebrate the year that was 2021, with hosts Tiana Speter, Andrew Mast and Steve Bell teaming up with an army of guest reviewers and guest artists to chat about favourite albums, songs and memorable musical moments from throughout the year.

Part two covers: the Press Play team's fave singles of the year, live gigs memories from 2021 and some new music discoveries made this year.

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Catch Part 1 for: 2021 Summary, round up of noteworthy "Best Of" lists, guest artists Milan Ring and Dave Bayley from Glass Animals, and favourite covers and notable musical moments of 2021.

FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST HOST:

Steve Bell, host of Rewind with Steve Bell

GUEST ARTISTS - PART 2:

Nooky, Yuin rapper and previous Press Play feature artist

Ciarann Babbington, vocalist and guitarist for Bakers Eddy

Kurt Goedhart, guitarist for The Butterfly Effect

GUEST REVIEWERS:

Sosefina Fuamoli, music writer and podcast host

Mick Rad, host of 2SER’s The Tuckshop

Cyclone, music and pop culture journalist

Mikey Cahill, writer, DJ and podcaster

IN ARTIST ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

Alex Lahey, Gordi - Dino’s

Amyl and the Sniffers - Hertz

CHVRCHES - How Not To Drown (feat. Robert Smith)

Dominic Breen - James Street Tonight

Electric Fields - Gold Energy

Genesis Owusu - Don't Need You

Harvey Sutherland - Jouissance

Hiatus Kaiyote - Stone Or Lavender

Jordan Rakei - Unguarded

Ladyhawke, BROODS - Guilty Love

Miiesha - All My Time

Nice Biscuit - Candle

Nothing But Thieves - Futureproof

RedHook - Bad Decisions

RUFUS DU SOL - Alive

The Buoys - Bad Habit

Thrice - Scavengers

Tim Shiel - Call Me Back!

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:

FEBRUARY 2021

Holy Holy - The Forum VIC

The Other Festival - The Fortitude Music Hall QLD

APRIL 2021:

Ryan Downey - Northcote Social Club VIC

Synthony - Sidney Myer Music Bowl VIC

SEPTEMBER 2021:

Restless Dream - The Tivoli QLD

OCTOBER 2021:

Baby Beef - The Vanguard NSW

Play On Victoria - Sidney Myer Music Bowl VIC

ONLINE 2021:

Francois K - the producer's online DJ sets in 2021

IN ARTIST ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

Babitha - Through The Light

Holiday Sidewinder - Face Of God

Remi Wolf - Juno

Ryan Downey - A Ton Of Colours

Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic

Sons Of Kemet - Black To The Future

Wurld Series - What's Growing 

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Join the Press Play team in a two-part special as they celebrate the year that was 2021, with hosts Tiana Speter, Andrew Mast and Steve Bell teaming up with an army of guest reviewers and guest artists to chat about favourite albums, songs and memorable musical moments from throughout the year.

Part one covers: a round up of 2021, "Best Of" media lists, the Press Play team's fave albums of the year and some memorable covers and other music moments in 2021

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Catch Part 2 for: Favourite Singles of 2021, Guest Artists Nooky, Bakers Eddy and Kurt Goedhart from The Butterfly Effect, Fave Gig of 2021 and Music Discovery of 2021.

FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST HOST:

Steve Bell, host of Rewind with Steve Bell

GUEST ARTISTS - PART 1:

Milan Ring, Aussie R&B artist

Dave Bayley, lead vocalist for UK band Glass Animals

GUEST REVIEWERS:

Sosefina Fuamoli, music writer and podcast host

Mick Rad, host of 2SER’s The Tuckshop

Cyclone, music and pop culture journalist

Mikey Cahill, writer, DJ and podcaster

IN ARTIST ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

ABBA - Voyage

Birdz - Legacy

Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time

Every Time I Die - Radical

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises

Fred Again.. - Actual Life (February 2 - October 15 2021)

Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth

Good Morning - Barnyard

Jinjer - Wallflowers

June Jones - Leafcutter

Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Liz Stringer - First Time Really Feeling

NGAIIRE - 3

Parquet Courts - Sympathy for Life

Quivers - Golden Doubt

Sault - Nine

Sleep D and Ad Lib Collective - Flashed Glass

Turnstile - Glow On

IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

Alter Boy - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) Like A Version

Dee Gees - You Should Be Dancing

Miley Cyrus - Nothing Else Matters

Ocean Grove - UFO Like A Version

Orville Peck - Born This Way

Poly Styrene - I Am A Cliche

Polyphonic Spree - The Visitors

The White Lotus

WandaVision Soundtrack - Agatha All Along

We Are Lady Parts

Years & Years - It's A Sin 

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