• She’s been spinning around Asia of late for a series of appearances and she’s set to jet back off to the US again in the days to come for more appearances Stateside. But all this jet-setting isn’t stopping DJ Havana Brown from preparing to release her new EP ‘Better Not Said’ (cover pictured) on Friday September 05.
• As mentioned on the site earlier in the week, Nathaniel will release his new single ‘Live Louder’ on September 05. The track was co-penned by the DNA boys, along with David Ryan Harris and as well as a digital release, a physical CD single is also forthcoming. It’s set to contain the title track, along with a remix of the song by UK production team 7th Heaven. It’s also out September 05.
• Canadian singer songwriter Adam Cohen will release his new album ‘These Walls’ next month. His fifth long player is entitled ‘We Go Home’ and was recorded in homes in both Greece and Canada, with what the singer describes as “makeshift equipment”. Find it at your local retailer on September 12.
• Mushroom Music Group will release a deluxe version of Agnes Obel’s album ‘Aventine’ in October. The new version will feature three new recordings, six live versions and two remixes on a second disc. It’s out October 03. The singer will be in the country for shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in November.
• British outfit Alt-J will perform headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne in early October. The band, whose new album ‘This Is All Yours’ will be released on September 19, will play at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre on October 06 before heading north to the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on October 07. Tickets are on sale to the general public from 9am this Thursday.
• US indie performer Damien Jurado has cancelled his upcoming touring commitments due to “health matters”. He was due to play four shows across the Australian East Coast next month, but all are now cancelled. Ticketholders are advised to return to the place of purchase for a full refund.
• Six weeks on the trot now for Canadian outfit Magic! ‘Rude’ is still doing the business on the Billboard 100 Singles chart over in the US, but for how much longer? Meghan Trainor’s Aussie smash ‘All About That Bass’ jumped from eight to four last week and jumps further to No.2 this week. She’s in a big hurry. And Meghan’s not the only one, With Ariana Grande’s new single ‘Break Free’ bulleting from No.18 to No.4. The new Iggy Azalea single ‘Black Widow’ (with Rita Ora) is another rising rapidly; up from No.15 to No.8. Iggy now features on three songs within the Billboard top ten.
• The ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy : Awesome Mix’ maintains its heading on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with the ‘NOW’ compilation still in the No.2 spot and the ‘Frozen’ soundtrack improving to No.3. The highest debut is at No.4 – The Gaslight Anthem’s new LP ‘Get Hurt’, right ahead of the Troye Sivan EP ‘TRXYE’, no mean feat for a 19 year old from Perth. Fellow Aussies 5 Seconds Of Summer are down one to No.6.
auspOp says
Hey Anonymous,
Nothing yet, no. We’d have mentioned otherwise…
The auspOp team
Anonymous says
Hi a-pop,
Any news on a tracklisting for the Havana Brown EP?
Cheers.