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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST ARTIST: Georgia Nott and Caleb Nott from Broods

GUEST REVIEWER: Cyclone, music and pop culture journalist

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

ALBUM RELEASES:

Phebe Starr - Heavy Metal Flower Petal

Tame Impala - Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set

Various Artists - Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono

Methyl Ethel - Are You Haunted

The Neptune Power Federation- Le Lemon De L'Amour

Oliver Tree - Cowboy Tears

George Alice - Growing Pains

Midnight Oil - Resist

White Lies - As I Try Not To Fall Apart

FEATURE ARTIST:

Broods - Space Island

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

A round-up of some memorable pre-game musical moments, commercials and the iconic halftime show from the Super Bowl LVI earlier this week. 

REWIND & REISSUES:

THURS 17 FEB

1972 Billy Joe Armstrong (Green Day) born

1972 Pink Floyd perform 'Eclipse' in London, which becomes Dark Side Of The Moon

REISSUES

Tame Impala - Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set

Daft Punk - Discovery

Eva Cassidy - Songbird Deluxe

Lucero - Lucero

SINGLED OUT:

Archie Roach - One Song

Trophy Eyes - Nobody Said

Cat & Calmell - Cry

Cosmo's Midnight - Can't Do Without (My Baby)

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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST ARTIST: Joe Newman, vocalist and guitarist from UK indie rockers Alt-J

GUEST REVIEWER: Mikey Cahill, writer, DJ, podcaster, content producer, MC, trivia host, catch him on Instagram and Twitter

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

ALBUM RELEASES:

Mild Orange - Looking For Space

Huskii - Antihero

Eddie Vedder - Earthling

William Chrighton - Water & Dust

Cult Of Luna - The Long Road North

Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators - 4

Montana Sharp - Blood Moon

GRAACE - Self Preservation

Shamir - Heterosexuality

FEATURE ARTIST:

Alt-J - The Dream

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

How HBO Max's 'The Peacemaker' saved a Swedish spandex metal band from the brink of a breakup (the hint is in the opening credits).

REWIND & REISSUES:

REWIND

10 Feb 1997 Blur s/t

10 Feb 1972 Bowie first gig as Ziggy Stardust

10 Feb 1971 Carole King 'Tapestry'

REISSUES

Joy Division - Still compilation

Harold & Maude 50th anniversary

Guardians Of The Galaxy video game and Halo Infinite video game soundtracks 2-LP

SINGLED OUT:

Mallrat - Your Love

Tim Wheatley - Because I Love You

Running Touch - Come With Me

ThornBird - Bullets And Heartache

Shouse - Won't Forget You

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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

FEATURE ARTIST:

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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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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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST REVIEWER: Mick Rad, host of 2SER’s The Tuckshop

GUEST ARTIST: Angus Stone from Dope Lemon

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

THIS WEEK’S ALBUM RELEASES:

The Weeknd - Dawn FM

Lime Cordiale & Idris Elba - Cordi Elba

FKA Twigs - Caprisongs

Grace Cummings - Storm Queen

Pridelands - Light Bends

Jack Bratt - Slow Release

Aurora - The Gods We Can Touch

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 3001

The Wombats - Fix Yourself, Not The World

FEATURE ARTIST:

Dope Lemon - Rose Pink Cadillac

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

Australian music seen and heard in series 2 of Stan's Bump

A quick look at anticipated releases in 2022, including some local artists set to release new music this year

REWIND & REISSUES:

1982: Ozzy Osborne bites the head off a bat

2002: Gold Coast Big Day Out

Johnny Cash - Johnny 99

Fun Lovin' Criminals - Come Find Yourself

Sex Pistols - Live At The 76 Club

The Gun Club - Preaching The Blues

SINGLED OUT:

The Teskey Brothers feat. Emma Donovan - Get Back To The Land

Methyl Ethel feat. Stella Donnelly - Proof

Tears For Fears - Break The Man

Placebo - Try Better Next Time

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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

FAVOURITE SINGLES OF 2021:

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!

FAVOURITE LIVE GIG OF 2021:

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

NEW DISCOVERIES 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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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

FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF 2021:

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

FAVOURITE COVERS + NOTABLE MUSIC MOMENTS IN 2021:

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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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST ARTIST: Paul Kelly, Australian music royalty and Christmas icon

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

ALBUM RELEASES - CHRISTMAS EDITION

Saint Etienne - Her Winter Coat

Norah Jones - I Dream Of Christmas

Pistol Annies - Hell of a Holiday

Hiss Golden Messenger - O Come All Ye Faithful

Rob Thomas - Something About Christmas Time

FEATURE CHRISTMAS ARTIST:

Paul Kelly - Paul Kelly's Christmas Train

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

The ever-growing streaming and financial might of Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You

REWIND & REISSUES - CHRISTMAS EDITION:

Geoff Barrow from Portishead born

Helen Reddy first Aussie to go #1 on US singles chart with 'I Am Woman'

She & Him - A Very She & Him Christmas 10th anniversary

Cyndi Lauper - Merry Christmas, Have A Nice Life

Calexico - Seasonal Shift

V/A - Now That's What I Call Christmas 3-LP

SINGLED OUT - CHRISTMAS EDITION:

Jetty Road - Jingle Bells

Sheppard - Christmas Without You

Gretta Ray - It's Almost Christmas In Philly

Sabaton - Christmas Truce

Blondie - Yuletide Throwdown

ABBA - Little Things

Gary Barlow & Sheridan Smith - How Christmas Is Supposed To Be

Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST REVIEWER: Sosefina Fuamoli, music writer and podcast host

GUEST ARTIST: Amandla Stenberg, actress and musician

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

THIS WEEK’S ALBUM RELEASES:

Greatest Hits - Greatest Hits Volume 2

Milan Ring - I'm Feeling Hopeful

Micra - Sunday

My Disco - Alter Schwede

The Teskey Brothers & Orchestra Victoria - Live At Hamer Hall

Tom Morello - The Atlas Underground Flood

FEATURE ARTIST:

Amandla Stenberg - upcoming Australian cinematic release of Dear Evan Hansen, and new song for the film

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

The Beatles new Peter Jackson directed documentary The Beatles: Get Back and The Beatles wanting to make their own Lord Of The Rings musical in the '60s.

REWIND & REISSUES:

1976 Sex Pistols 'The Filth & The Fury' headline + resulting furor

The Doors.- La Woman 50th anniversary

Roxette - Joyride 30th anniversary

Depeche Mode - 101

SINGLED OUT:

Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - When This Is Over

Diamond Construct - Hit It Back

La Roux - Damaged Goods

Anna Lunoe - Back Seat (ft Genesis Owusu) (Tseba ReMix)

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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST REVIEWER: Mick Rad, host of 2SER’s The Tuckshop

GUEST ARTIST: Nooky, Sydney-based Yuin Nation hip hop artist

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

THIS WEEK’S ALBUM RELEASES:

Dianas - Little Glimmer

Richard Dawson & Circle - Henki

Lady Lash - Spiritual Misfit

Lalka - Euphoria

Deep Purple - Turning To Crime

Hearts & Rockets - TV Is Boring

FEATURE ARTIST:

Nooky - Lyrebird Park

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

Glass Animals - Heat Waves ARIA Chart Record

Adele - 30 defying TikTok trends & a big change to Spotify

REWIND & REISSUES:

The Band - The Last Waltz

David Bowie - Brilliant Adventures 1999-2001 18-LP boxset

Grouplove - Never Trust A Happy Song 10th anniversary

Helmet - Live And Rare (including 7 songs from '93 Melbourne Big Day Out)

Stand By Me OST

SINGLED OUT:

Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers - Miss Your Birthday

Miiesha - All My Time

Laces, Darcy Baylis, Lovefear & SUS1ER - Drop My Cell

Rachel Fahim - Darts In The Dark

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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST REVIEWER: Cyclone, music and pop culture journalist

GUEST ARTIST: Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain, Rufus Tiger Taylor - The Darkness, British band

REWIND HOST: Steve Bell, host of Rewind with Steve Bell and co-owner of Sonic Sherpa Records

THIS WEEK'S ALBUM RELEASES

Adele - 30

Nina Buchanan - Restless Abandon

Thunder Fox - Sanctuary

Mo'Ju - O.K.

Converge - Bloodmoon: 1

Traffik Island - A Shrug Of The Shoulders

Tiny Little Houses - Misericorde

Paul Kelly - Paul Kelly's Christmas Train

Birdz - Legacy

FEATURE ARTIST:

The Darkness - Motorheart

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version) Spotify streaming records

Courtney Barnett - Harriet The Spy Apple TV+ series soundtrack, releasing this Friday 19 November

REWIND & REISSUES:

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts 2-LP

Ray Charles - True Genius

Music On Vinyl era compilations

SINGLED OUT:

Camp Cope - Blue

G Flip - Scream (ft Upsahl)

Caiti Baker - Spice

Electric Fields - Gold Energy

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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST REVIEWER: Mikey Cahill, writer, DJ, podcaster, catch him on Instagram and Twitter

GUEST INDUSTRY EXPERT: Paul Rigby, director of Zenith Records

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

THIS WEEK’S ALBUM RELEASES:

Kylie Minogue - Disco (Guest List Edition)

Damon Albarn - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows

Banoffee - Teartracks

Idles - Crawler

Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time 

Kye - Good Company

INDUSTRY ISSUE:

Paul Rigby (Zenith Records)

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

Elton John, Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

REWIND & REISSUES:

Men At Work - Business As Usual

Nirvana - Nevermind

The Stooges - Live At Whiskey A Go Go

SINGLED OUT:

flowerkid - Vodka Orange Juice

St Christoph & Shaade - First Time (ft Meeks)

Alfie Templeman - 3D Feelings

The Lazy Eyes - Fuzz Jam

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FEATURED GUESTS:

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

GUEST ARTIST: Hans Zimmer, film score composer

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

THIS WEEK'S ALBUM RELEASES

Curtis Harding - If Words Were Flowers

Wildheart - Global Crisis

Parcels - Day/Night

Diana Ross - Thank You

Pluto Jonze - Awe

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - The Future

The Money War - Blood

ABBA - Voyage

Kito - Blossom

FEATURE ARTIST:

Hans Zimmer - No Time To Die soundtrack

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

The Mountain Goats - TikTok

REWIND & REISSUES:

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

Radiohead - Kid A Mnesia

Garbage - Beautiful Garbage

The Black Keys - El Camino

Steve Earle - multiple vinyl releases

SINGLED OUT:

Little Simz - I Love You, I Hate You

Dorsal Fins - Sugar

Fiyahdred - Anyway (Do It)

Paul Kelly - Christmas

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FEATURED GUESTS:

GUEST REVIEWER: Mick Rad, host of 2SER’s The Tuckshop

GUEST ARTIST: Azure Ryder, singer-songwriter

REWIND HOST: Steve Bell.

THIS WEEK’S ALBUM RELEASES:

Dami Im - My Reality

Jerry Cantrell - Brighten

Even - Reverse Light Years

Morgan Evans - Country and the Coast Side A

Bootleg Rascal - Sloppy Seconds

Plutonic Lab & BBRC - SHWING

Tori Amos - Ocean To Ocean

Mastodon - Hushed and Grim

The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore

FEATURE ARTIST:

Azure Ryder - Ladder To The Moon

VIRAL/POP CULTURE ROUND-UP:

The Beatles - Tik Tok

Adele - Streaming

REWIND & REISSUES:

The Cruel Sea - This Is Not The Way Home

The White Stripes - White Blood Cells

REM - New Adventures In Hi-Fi

Alabama Shakes - Sound & Colour

SINGLED OUT:

Girl and Girl - Doctor Marten

Ladyhawke - Time Flies

Alice Ivy ft. Sycco - Weakness

Jesswar - Bad Like Riri

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