The Stress Of Leisure – It Goes Away With The Heat
Eighth album by Brisbane faux-wave legends is somewhat post-punk, somewhat faux-wave, and unsurprisingly dabbles on the edges of weirdo! Limited edition purple vinyl!
Read MoreLocal Authority – Memory Loss
‘Memory Loss’ is the second album for excellent Brisbane shoegaze outfit Local Authority, the follow-up to their rad debut ‘Negative Space’ (2019)!
Read MoreFull Flower Moon Band – Megaflower
Rising Brisbane indie rock outfit’s second album Megaflower is a manifesto of a tight collective in pursuit of the stratosphere, and unafraid of burning up on the journey!
Read MoreLast Dinosaurs – KYORYU
Brisbane-bred indie rock icons Last Dinoaurs return with fifth album KYORYU, the combination of their two recent EPs RYU (2023) and KYO (2024)!
Read MoreThe Wicked Messenger – Corner Of Hampstead And Dornoch
On their second album ‘Corner Of Hampstead And Dornoch’ local indie-folk outfit The Wicked Messenger have added a melodically-rich power pop angle to their sound!
Read MoreThe Trams – Tiny Sparks
The brand new second album ‘Tiny Sparks’ from Brisbane quartet The Trams captures the new wave-inspired energy of the band’s live shows!
Read MoreAsha Jefferies – Ego Ride
ASHA JEFFERIES’ sterling debut album is a collection of ten songs filled to the brim with deep feelings of longing and courage as she navigates her experiences of queerness.
Read MoreHungry Kids Of Hungary – Escapades 2024 Reissue
First vinyl pressing of Brisbane indie-pop mainstays Hungry Kids of Hungary’s acclaimed 2010 debut Escapades, on limited edition turquoise vinyl!
Read MoreEd Kuepper – Frontierland
First time ever on vinyl for Brisbane legend Ed Kuepper’s 1996 experimental pop opus ‘Frontierland’, on limited edition opaque blue vinyl!
Read MoreBen Ely & The Mungo Fungo Band – Zargon Oscillator Prose
Brisbane’s greatest jam band Ben Ely & The Mungo Fungo Band present their debut album ‘Zargon Oscillator Prose’, on limited edition multidimensional coloured recycled vinyl!
Read MoreQuan – Night Cream
New 6-track EP of funtime electro-pop by iconic Regurgitator frontman Quan on limited edition cream/grey recycled vinyl!
Read MoreLeichhardt – Second Thought
Veteran Brisbane country-rockers Leichhardt have finally dropped their Lon-awaited sophomore album ‘Second Thoughts’, first pressing on limited edition marbled orange vinyl!
Read MoreDeafcult – Future Of Illusion
The second full-length record from Brisbane outliers DEAFCULT examines mans intervention in nature and the irreparable disconnection it causes, on limited edition white vinyl!
Read MoreSeja – Here Is One I Know You Know
Third album from much-loved local artist Seja is an ode to the instruments she loves, a a world class synth pop feast for the senses. Limited edition mango orange vinyl!
Read MoreMexico City – Closer To Home
New album from veteran locals fuses elements of alt-country, blues and soul into a rough-hewn country rock gem, evoking that uniquely Australian feeling of the wide-open spaces.
Read MoreBabaganouj – Jumbo Pets
Brisbane indie-pop sensations Babaganouj have finally released their debut album Jumbo Pets, the perfect distillation of their enchanting trademark aesthetic!
Read MoreDZ Deathrays – R.I.F.F.
Somehow the sixth album from party-starting Brisbane rock legends DZ Deathrays is being touted as their best yet, first pressing on limited edition gold vinyl!
Read MoreGuppy – 777Antasy
Brisbane art-punks Guppy relish in the spirit of creation on their deeply engrossing debut album, first pressing on limited edition transparent blue vinyl!
Read MoreBlowhard – All The King’s Horses
Final album from Brisbane punk legends is a fittingly fun affair chock full of classic Blowhard bangers as well as a couple of choice horn-fuelled covers.
Read MoreThe Blackwater Fever – Temptator!
Brisbane’s modern blues rock power-trio The Blackwater Fever have released their long-awaited 6th studio album, Temptator!, breaking new sonic ground and taking their sound to its limits in hi-fidelity.
Read MoreThe Predators – Everybody Loves
Indie rock luminaries The Predators, featuring the original lineup of Powderfinger, have finally released their debut album! Everybody Loves on limited edition purple vinyl!
Read MoreFull Power Happy Hour – Bit Of Brightness
The second album from Brisbane-Meanjin indie-folk five-piece full Power Happy Hour adds a gorgeous tinge of alt-country elegance to their inherent feel-good jangle-pop foundations.
Read MoreRenovator’s Delight – Bark All Night
Renovator’s Delight is the solo project of talented Brisbane artists Madeleine Keinonen, best known until know as a member of local indie rock champs Dumb Things, and this debut album is a cracker!
Read MoreHalfway – On The Ghostline, With Hands Of Lightning
On the Ghostline, With Hands of Lightning is the new album by acclaimed Australian band Halfway, moving further away from their alt-country roots into refined indie rock territory.
Read MoreBall Park Music – Weirder & Weirder
Brisbane indie rock icons Ball Park Music deliver their 7th studio album in the funtastic Weirder & Weirder, first pressing on limited edition blue vinyl!
Read MoreDune Rats – Real Rare Whale
Can Brisbane scuzz rockers Dune Rats make it three national #1 albums in a row with their new effort Real Rare Whale? Sadly nup, but #6 is still pretty rad!
Read MoreThe Double Happiness – Roadhouse
Second LP from much-loved Brisbane outfit The Double Happiness was inspired by the quartet’s love of spaghetti-westerns, Tarantino soundtracks, dogs and David Lynch’s ‘Twin Peaks’.
Read MoreBeddy Rays – Beddy Rays
Self-titled debut album from fast-rising Brisbane rockers Beddy Rays, first pressing on limited edition purple vinyl!
Read MoreThelma Plum – Meanjin EP
The new EP ‘Meanjin’ from beloved Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Thelma Plum is a gorgeous love letter to her adopted hometown, on limited edition 10″ neon orange vinyl!
Read MoreWAAX – At Least I’m Free
Beloved Brisbane rock four-piece WAAX return with their long-awaited, highly-anticipated sophomore LP At Least I’m Free, first pressing on limited edition pink vinyl!
Read MoreAndrew Tuttle – Fleeting Adventure
A deepening sense of life, love, health, loss, and luck shaped the outlines of Brisbane ambient-folk artist Andrew Tuttle’s fifth, and most collaborative album to date.
Read MoreScreamfeeder – Five Rooms
Brisbane rock legends Screamfeeder have just released their eighth studio album Five Rooms, a collection incredibly as strong as anything they’ve pulled together in their storied 30-year career!
Read MoreMallrat – Butterfly Blue
On her debut album Butterfly Blue, Brisbane artist Mallrat’s prized pop song writing embodies the spirit of its titular creature, first pressing on limited edition baby blue vinyl!
Read MoreThe Valery Trails – The Sky Is Blue
New album from Brisbane indie rock trio The Valery Trails features powerful songwriting, sparkling guitars, fuzz-laden riffs, cascading melodies and a weighty and fluent rhythm section.
Read MoreHatchie – Giving The World Away
Giving the World Away is Brisbane pop icon Hatchie’s most thunderous, sprawling work yet, first pressing on limited edition clear coke bottle vinyl!
Read MoreBugs – Cooties
Following the success of their sophomore record Self Help, rising Brisbane guitar-pop trio Bugs return bigger and better with their latest offering Cooties! Indie exclusive pink vinyl autographed by band!
Read MoreMess Esque – Mess Esque
Mess Esque are a duo featuring Mick Turner and Helen Franzmann (aka beloved Brisbane artist McKisko). Their self-titled album is a beguiling travelogue of restless, somnambulant wanderings.
Read MoreFuture Haunts – I Can’t Change The Way You Change
Brisbane’s Future Haunts are thrilled to unveil their EP I Can’t Change The Way You Change, a six-track exploration of times of challenges and uncertainty.
Read MoreBen Salter – Twenty-One Words For Loss
Legendary Queensland singer-songwriter Ben Salter has just released his sixth solo album Twenty-One Words For Loss, recorded during his residency at MONA.
Read MoreSacred Shrines – Enter The Woods
Another heady collection of cosmic sounds and diverse songwriting that further propels this Brisbane psych band toward the far-out reaches of their own musical landscape.
Read MoreDZ Deathrays – Positive Rising Part 2
Brisbane’s favourite thrash-party hoons DZ Deathrays deliver the highly anticipated follow up to Positive Rising: Part 1, on limited edition purple vinyl!
Read MoreBen Ely – The Golden Path
Founding Regurgitator bassist Ben Ely’s third full-length solo album burns light through gloom in taking flight to ‘The Golden Path’.
Read MoreThe Jungle Giants – Love Signs
Beloved Brisbane indie rockers The Jungle Giants reveal their highly anticipated fourth studio album Love Signs, available in four neon vinyl colours!.
Read Morehotmagnets – Omega Chemicals
New project hotmagnets by Brisbane stalwart Simon Graydon (Sekiden, Undead Apes) moves away from guitars into the electronic realms with beguilingly excellent results.
Read MoreNice Biscuit – Create Simulate.Passing Over
Local psych warriors Nice Biscuit have just combined their two awesome 2021 EPs ‘Create Simulate’ and ‘Passing Over’ onto one wonderful vinyl pressing!
Read MoreSpirit Bunny – Uncanny Valley
Second album from local experimental noise trio Spirit Bunny evolves their distinctive avant-pop sound into new and exhilarating places!
Read MoreBlowhard – Blow Fast… The Last Blow
Brisbane punkers Blowhard have released a vinyl retrospective of their 32-year career containing a hand-picked selection of tracks spanning all eras of Blowhard’s larger-than-life history.
Read MoreFull Power Happy Hour – S/T
Equal parts confident and vulnerable, these eight tracks on Full Power Happy Hour’s debut LP demand attention with their impassioned lyrics, joyful instrumentation and heart-stirring harmonies.
Read MoreKristy Apps – Take Heed
Brisbane singer songwriter Kristy Apps has dropped her 6th studio album Take Heed, delivering her songs as if she were sending you a telegram wrapped in a powerhouse voice.
Read MoreThe Goon Sax – Mirror II
Mirror ll, The Goon Sax’s third album is a new beginning, a multi-dimensional eclectic journey of musical craftsmanship that moves from disco to folk to no wave with staggering cohesion.
Read MoreHalfway – Rain Lover 2020 reissue
To celebrate their 20th anniversary much-loved Brisbane-via-Rockhampton alt-country outfit Halfway are releasing their lauded sixth LP ‘Rain Lover’ on limited edition 2-LP coloured vinyl!
Read MoreIron On – Oh The Romance 2020 reissue
Beloved ’00s Brisbane indie rockers Iron On are reissuing their acclaimed 2005 debut album Oh The Romance for its 15th anniversary on limited edition red wax!
Read MoreThe Apartments – A Life Full Of Farewells 2021 reissue
A Life Full of Farewells, the third album from Brisbane indie rock pioneers The Apartments, was originally issued on CD only in 1995 but is now on vinyl for the first time!
Read MoreWe Set Sail – Ritual And Ceremony
Ritual And Ceremony is the third self-produced studio album by veteran Brisbane punk outfit WE SET SAIL, on limited edition 2-LP translucent orange vinyl.
Read MorePete Murray – The Night EP (signed)
The Night EP showcases Pete Murray’s recognisable voice and sound, reminding listeners again of an artist that has forever made their stamp on Australia, all copies autographed!
Read MoreThe Double Happiness – Surfgazing
Much-loved Brisbane surfgaze four-piece The Double Happiness have released their highly-anticipated (and aptly-titled) debut album ‘Surfgazing’!
Read MoreThe Stress Of Leisure – Faux Wave
Brisbane trop-pop iconoclasts The Stress Of Leisure are back with a killer new album ‘Faux Wave’!
Read MoreBen Salter – Summer Of The Loud Birds
Much-loved Queensland-bred singer-songwriter Ben Salterhas just released his brand new fifth solo studio album Summer Of The Loud Birds.
Read MoreThe Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts 2021 reissue
The long awaited 2nd pressing of The Amity Affliction’s #1 album Chasing Ghosts is now available on lemon vinyl! Strictly limited and will not be repressed!
Read MoreGravel Samwidge – Complaints
Complaints is the fourth full-length LP from Brisbane gutter-rock exponents Gravel Samwidge LP and the second to be released on Swashbuckling Hobo Records.
Read MoreTyrone Noonan – Utopia?
Local ARIA-winning stalwart Tyrone Noonan’s long-awaited second solo album Utopia? has just arrived in vinyl form after being released digitally last October!
Read MoreTia Gostelow – Chrysalis
FNQ-bred, Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Tia Gostelow’s second album ‘Chrysalis’ is a more upbeat, danceable collection showing a whole new compelling side to the artist.
Read MoreAugust River Band – Thank You Pain
Burgeoning Brisbane roots trio August River Band have just released their debut album Thank You Pain!
Read MoreGrieg – Detritus
Sophomore LP from Brisbane Outsider Metal outfit Grieg, first with new line up. 7 tracks of freakish savagery.
Read MoreKate Miller-Heidke – Child In Reverse
Brisbane songstress Kate Miller-Heidke returns with her fifth studio album Child In Reverse – her first pop album in six years and possibly her most pop album yet.
Read MoreGold Stars – Noise Bridge
Emergent local label Zang! Records presents the debut album from Gold Stars, Noise Bridge, on limited run vinyl (100 copies only worldwide)!
Read MorePowderfinger – Unreleased (1998-2010)
Brisbane rock icons Powderfinger are dropping a collection of new music called ‘Unreleased’ – songs from 1998-2010 which never found a home – and the first pressing on limited bone vinyl!
Read MoreDollar Bar – Pyrrhic Victory
Pyrrhic Victory is the fourth and final record from underground Brisbane indie rockers Dollar Bar, peddler of catchily ragged, lo-fi nuggets in the vein of authentic ’90s legends such as Guided By Voices, Pavement et al.
Read MoreCub Sport – Like Nirvana
Brisbane four-piece CUB SPORT return with their fourth studio album ‘Like Nirvana’, 13 bright and full-blooded, desperately and beautifully alive songs.
Read MoreBall Park Music – Ball Park Music
Beloved Brisbane indie rockers Ball Park Music are back with their new self-titled album, first pressing on limited edition white and black marble vinyl.
Read MoreCloud Tangle – Kinds Of Sadness
Cloud Tangle’s debut album takes you down a gritty, bittersweet rabbit hole of introspective reflection and steers you towards an overarching theme of human sadness.
Read MoreHoliday Party – Holiday Party
Drawing influence from artists like The Avalanches, Beach House, Animal Collective and JDilla, Holiday Party (Luke McDonald and Mel Tickle) build songs with homemade samples, creating junkyard pop music.
Read MoreSuicide Country Hour – Dark Town
Another batch of sad, acoustic Sunday morning fare, Brisbane via the Deep South and its most bruised and authentic!
Read MoreCustard – Respect All Lifeforms
Iconic Australian band Custard makes a welcome return with their eighth studio album, Respect All Lifeforms, featuring 11 new pop gems that sit comfortably alongside past Custard classics
Read MoreTara Simmons – Show Me Spirit ‘Til The End
Treasured Brisbane artist Tara Simmons’ posthumous album ‘Show Me Spirit ‘Til the End’, bursting with colour and courage, emulates Tara’s bright energy and uncompromising approach to her craft.
Read MoreScreamfeeder – Take You Apart
Few bands strike a creative high six albums into their career, but that’s exactly what happened with Brisbane’s indie pop favourites Screamfeeder in 2003 with ‘Take You Apart’
Read MoreGood Boy – It Takes A Lot Of Skill To Milk A Mare
Five years and three widely loved EP releases have led to cherished Brissy act Good Boy’s debut and final album, ‘It Takes A Lot of Skill To Milk A Mare’.
Read MoreRobert Forster – Danger In The Past
2020 sees the thirtieth anniversary of the album that launched the solo career of sometime Go-Betweens frontman Robert Forster.
Read MoreLast Dinosaurs – In A Million Years
Limited edition vinyl repress of ‘In a Million Years’, the 2012 debut studio album by Brisbane indie rock band Last Dinosaurs.
Read MoreLeanne Tennant – Happiness Is…
FNQ is still local! The new album from Cairns singer-songwriter Leanne Tennant is a cracker, currently exclusive to Sonic Sherpa!
Read MoreJeremy Neale – We Were Trying To Make it Out
‘We Were Trying to Make It Out’ contains Brisbane rocker Jeremy Neale’s penchant for melodic hooks, delivered coherently and directly without compromise or pastiche.
Read MoreDumb Things – Time Again
Second album from beloved Brisbane indie-pop stars, sunburnt bedroom guitar jams at their finest.
Read MoreThe Chats – High Risk Behaviour (coloured vinyl)
World-charming Sunny Coast pub rockers continue doing things resolutely their own way on their debut album, more short-but-sour bursts about not giving a shit.
Read MoreDune Rats – Hurry Up & Wait
Brisbane punk reprobates follow-up their #1 album with help from their mate James Tidswell (Violent Soho), forging a sound that’s thrillingly new but still 100% Dunies.
Read MoreThe Amity Affliction – Everyone Loves You… Once You Leave Them
Seventh album from local metalcore legends follows on the back for four consecutive #1s and reaffirms the band’s lifelong love of heavy music, the perfect blend of Amity new and old.
Read MoreRobert Forster – Calling From A Country Phone
First time on vinyl for Robert Forster’s 1993 solo classic ‘Calling From A Country Phone’!
Read MoreIt’s Magnetic – It’s Magnetic
Like an off-centre culvert of dark influence you continually feel drawn into the twisting attraction of cascading swirls.
Read MoreFuture Haunts – Rushmore
Following their praised 2019 single ‘Far Away’, Brisbane four-piece Future Haunts have dropped their anticipated ‘Rushmore’ EP.
Read More8 Ball Aitken – Swamp Blues 2
Queensland roots artist 8 Ball Aitken’s tenth album ‘Swamp Blues 2’ is a a funky Deep South follow up to his critically-acclaimed 2018 album ‘Swamp Blues’
Read MoreThigh Master – Now For Example
In 2019 prodigal Brisbane-bred guitar-pop outfit Thigh Master released their excellent second album ‘Now For Example’ on iconic Memphis garage label Goner Records, taking our killer underground guitar scene to the world!
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