Toshi Maeda is the songwriter and drummer for Mach Pelican, a Japanese-Melbourne pop punk band who are releasing their first new music in twenty years, the excellent Remember It? b/w Summer Sun single. Visit cheersquad.com.au to pre-order the vinyl, or to listen to Remember It?
Martin Kennedy makes ambient instrumental music under the name All India Radio, and has made over a dozen albums with The Church frontman Steve Kilbey -- as Kilbey Kennedy. He was also in Melbourne band Pray TV, who played between 1987-1997. All India Radio's new album The Unified Field is available at allindiaradio.bandcamp.com
Ross McLennan is the singer and songwriter for three-piece Snout, whose 1994 debut album What's That Sound has just been reissued. Visit cheersquad.com.au to buy a copy on vinyl.
James Taylor is a singer-songwriter who has sold over 33 million records and counting.
Listen to 'Christmas Time' at samshinazzi.bandcamp.com
Darren Cross was the lead singer and songwriter in Gerling back in the day, but now he records intricate instrumental acoustic albums under the name D.C Cross. His seventh album under that moniker, Open Guitar (Volume One) is out now. Visit darrencross.bandcamp.com to buy it.
Augie March's third album Moo, You Bloody Choir turns 20 next year, and to celebrate they are touring the capital cities and playing the record in full. Visit augiemarch.com for tickets.
Diesel is heading out on the 21-date Diesel By Request tour next month, starting in Tassie in January and winding up with two shows at the Sydney Opera House in late April. Visit dieselmusic.com.au to buy tickets. For more Diesel, listen to episode #29 of Listen Carefully.
Mick Turner is the guitarist from Dirty Three and Bleak Squad, to name but two of his many projects. Bleak Squad is his new band with Adalita, Mick Harvey, and Marty Brown, and they are touring Australia in February and March. Visit bleaksquad.com for more, and to grab their debut album Strange Love. Dirty Three's European tour kicks off tonight in Glasgow - and they'll be playing all around the US in March and April. Visit dirtythree.bandcamp.com for dates, tickets, and records.
For more Bleak Squad, check out Adalita on episode #131 of Listen Carefully, and Mick Harvey on episode #132. Dirty Three drummer Jim White appears on episode #98. For more from The Moodists, listen to Dave Graney on episode #125 and Clare Moore on #126.
Peter 'Blackie' Black is the guitarist and occasional vocalist for Australia's busiest band The Hard-Ons, as well as a solo artist and a member of Nunchukka Superfly.
Visit hards-on1.bandcamp.com for more.
Stephen Cummings was the lead singer of legendary Australian band The Sports, and has released dozens of solo records. His new EP Joy is out next Friday, November 21, and is a collection of four Australian covers. Visit cheersquad.com.au to pre-order it on vinyl.
Charles Jenkins is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter from Icecream Hands, who have just released their seventh album Giant Fox Pineapple Tree. Visit icecreamhands.com.au to buy the album and to get tickets to their upcoming launch shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
Jack Ladder is a Sydney-based singer songwriter who has just released his eighth studio album Separation Rock. For more, visit jackladder.bandcamp.com or jackladderandthedreamlanders.com
Dave Larkin is the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Dallas Crane, whose new single Trouble Knows My Name is out now. Visit dallascrane.com.au for more.
Emma Swift has just released her second studio album The Resurrection Game.
It's the follow up to her 2020 debut Blonde On The Tracks, a collection of Bob Dylan covers that has attracted fans including Elvis Costello and Bernie Taupin.
Visit emmaswift.com or emmaswift.bandcamp.com to buy CD, vinyl, or cassette copies of her new record.
Dave McCormack is the lead singer and guitarist in Custard, and he has a new album out this Friday with his band The Polaroids. It's named 'A Complete History of Popular Music', and you can pre-order it on vinyl or cassette at davidmccormack.bandcamp.com.
For more of Dave on Listen Carefully, go to episode 88.
Paul Dempsey is the singer, guitarist and songwriter for Something For Kate. He has a new solo album coming out later this month, Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II, a set of acoustic covers, and the sequel to his 2013 covers record. He is also doing a covers tour. pauldempseymusic.com for tickets and to pre-order the album, on CD or vinyl.
Ashley Naylor is a member of Even, The Church, The Stems, Paul Kelly's Band, and a handful of other rock bands. His fifth solo album Alexandria Sunset is out now, and available at ashleynaylor.bandcamp.com.
Hamish Cowan is the lead singer of Cordrazine, who have recently released a cover of Bronski Beat's 1984 hit Smalltown Boy, the second single from their forthcoming EP You See In Me.
Joe Boyd has produced records by Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Nico, REM, The Incredible String Band, Vashti Bunyan, Fairport Convention, Richard and Linda Thompson, Soft Machine, Billy Bragg, and many more.
His latest book 'And The Roots Of Rhythm Remain - A Journey Through Global Music' is out now.
Mick Harvey was Nick Cave's right-hand man throughout The Birthday Party and in The Bad Seeds until 1998. He has also produced albums by Robert Forster, PJ Harvey, Rowland S Howard, and more. Together with Adalita, Mick Turner, and Marty Brown he has formed Bleak Squad whose debut album Strange Love is out now. Get it from bleaksquad.bandcamp.com, or get tickets to their upcoming shows at feelpresents.com.