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Al Newstead
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Author of Currents, via Bloomsbury 33⅓ Oceania. Full time Double J music and pop culture writer, vinyl lover, and sometimes duffer. Former triple j. All opinions mine.
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N-N-NEW MUSIC FRIDAY! what r u spinning?

👤FKA twigs
💌Don West
⛅️Avett Brothers & Mike Patton
👯‍♀️CLEWS
🦂BICEP
🔊Jimmy Eat World
🎞️Blondshell
❤️‍🩹Lewis Capaldi
🎭Celeste
💫5SOS
🤠Orville Peck
💐The Devil Wears Prada
🧱Matt Pryor
🌪️Husky Gawenda
😬Austra
♟️Home Front
November 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Huge congrats to Ninajirachi, who leads the J Awards with wins for Australian Album and Music Video of the year. Massively deserved.

www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
Get around all your big winners of the 2025 J Awards! - triple j
It's time again to crown the annual J Awards winners, celebrating the cream of the crop of Australian music in 2025.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Huge congrats to Ninajirachi, who leads the J Awards with wins for Australian Album and Music Video of the year. Massively deserved.

www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
Get around all your big winners of the 2025 J Awards! - triple j
It's time again to crown the annual J Awards winners, celebrating the cream of the crop of Australian music in 2025.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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The new albums don’t stop. Here’s today

📿Rosalía
⚪️Khruangbin
🏊‍♀️Stella Donnelly
🥫Paul Kelly
💍Westerman
👄Hatchie
❤️‍🩹Mavis Staples
✨Danny Brown
🤡Sorry
✊Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers
⌛️thatboykwame
👼🏼BENEE
👨‍⚖️Armand Hammer & The Alchemist
🎛️Clark
🗣️Whitney
👤Del Water Gap
🦭Portugal The Man
⛲️Tiny Vipers
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Spooky amount of new music to enjoy today. What r u listening to?

👯‍♀️Snocaps
😱Florence + The Machine
🎥Oklou
🃏The Belair Lip Bombs
🥫Paul Kelly
🐎Psych Porn Crumpets
🥣Youth Group
🟠breathe.
🌹Bec Sandridge
🎭Kaiit
🦢Shlomo
💀Claire Rousay
✝️Sevdaliza
🐍DJ Premier & Ransom
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Happy new music Friday🎶

🪓Paul Dempsey
🇬🇧Lily Allen
🪉Dave
🪽SPEED
😈Miguel
🦾Machine Girl
🪝The Lemonheads
👭Brandi Carlile
🎸Lotte Gallagher
🩸Banff
📸Daniel Caesar
☘️Bartees Strange
🦂Tortoise
🗣️Sigrid
❤️‍🩹Amadou & Mariam
🧨Serj Tankian
💐Circa Waves
😸Essendon Aiport
🌾Nick Mulvey
🏍️Courting
☀️SEASIDE
October 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Already rinsing Deadbeat. But here’s today’s new albums

🧑🏼‍🍼Tame Impala
🔌Sudan Archives
🏃‍♀️Carla Geneve
🙌Militaire Gun
🦋Soulwax
🔥The Last Dinner Party
😉Bar Italia
👟Ruel
🐰Ashnikko
😴Poliça
🍎Paz Lenchantin
🐁Of Monsters And Men
👯Queenie & Henry Wagons
🌺WILSN
✊🏻Camp Cope
🗡️Elias Rønnenfelt
🌹Al Matcott
October 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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It’s a STACKED release day! 🧵

🐙Baker Boy
🐥dust
🤵🏼‍♀️HAAi
💸Harvey Sutherland
🪾Hannah Frances
⚗️Mansionair
💋Amber Mark
♾️Mobb Deep
💕Lyric
🖍️MALi JO$E
🫠Not For Radio
🪨Jack Ladder
🌸Kee’ahn
🔈Dylan Atlantis
💡Flock of Dimes
🌐Jay Som
📉Madi Diaz
🎠Teenager
💧Emily Ulman
October 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Here's me on AOTY frontrunner Geese, as well as great new rekkids from Mel Blue, Nine Inch Nails, Parcels, and Cut Copy

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
The 10 albums our critics couldn't stop listening to in September
While Taylor Swift's new album might be dominating the conversation, some of the best records of the year also arrived in September, from Olivia Dean to Nine Inch Nails.
www.abc.net.au
October 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Yes, new TayTay but don’t discount these new releases today

🌠The Rions
🪞Kelly Moran
🌅Bumpy
✨Boy Soda
⚫️AFI
🪾S.Carey
😬Upchuck
🌎Snooper
🧡Richard Ashcroft
🤝Haerts
🛂Barney Artist
🎨Thrice
🩸Princess Nokia
🌑Bliss N Eso
👊🏻Sparks
🔟Jamie Woon
🪂Rocket
🪽Kettama
🚌Leon Vynehall
October 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Today’s new releases. Honk!

🎺Geese
🫶Olivia Dean
🔫Jonny Greenwood
🌄Jeff Tweedy
🌹Doja Cat
🤘🏼The Living End
🎮purity ring
🧥Mel Blue
🏃‍♀️Sprints
😎The Cribs
🕯️Neko Case
🏛️Cate Le Bon
📀Tentendo
🦋DICE
🥁Tom Skinner
🌀Night Tapes
😱Patrick Watson
🎙️Mariah Carey
🎤Fred Armisen
September 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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BIG new music day. What u spinning?

♈️Nine Inch Nails
🩸Wednesday
👯‍♀️Lola Young
🌴Kieran Hebden x William Tyler
👇🏾RONA.
🔇múm
🐦‍⬛Cardi B
🔒The Tullamarines
🪧Birdz & Fred Leone
🎈Ocean Alley
⏬Kojey Radical
🪞Joy Crookes
🔮Biffy Clyro
🧼Sammy Virji
☕️The Divine Comedy
😈Bakar
🍑Black Lips
🏙️Larissa Lambert
🏠NewDad
September 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Skip Ed Sheeran and hit play on these albums today instead

💞Parcels
🍒King Princess
📎Hockey Dad
👧🏻Frost Children
🪡Suzi
🤠Ayesha Maddon
🎯PANIA
🌕The Chameleons
♟️Emma Swift
😑LEISURE
🎞️Sophie Ellis-Bextor
🍸Baxter Dury
🐶Gruff Rhys
🌵Guerilla Toss
🏹Josh Ritter
👋🏻Jessy Lanza
💛Margaret Glaspy
💒Jens Lekman
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Hi September. Hi new albums.

🎺Joni Mitchell
⁉️David Byrne
🏎️G Flip
🎨Cut Copy
🍋‍🟩Big Thief
🏳️‍🌈John Butler
😈Georgia Maq
🦢Fleshwater
🏆El Michels Affair
☁️SG Lewis
💊Suede
🚨La Dispute
🏴‍☠️Shame
🔶Saint Etienne
🌅Ashley Naylor
🚥Weval
🏹Shallowater
September 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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August was a belter for albums. Here’s my take on the new releases from Ninajirwchi, For Those I Love, Gordi, Cass McCombs, Dijon and Audrey Hobert to prove it…

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
The 10 albums we couldn't stop listening to in August
Dozens of high-quality releases from all genres hit the shelves/streaming services in August, giving us a nasty case of choice paralysis. We've covered 10 of the month's finest albums, covering hip ho...
www.abc.net.au
August 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Turns out White Snake almost as good as White Pony.

My review of Deftones’ latest album and their sonic inscrutability
Deftones — Private Music - Double J
Their 10th album arrives amid a Deftones renaissance, perfectly showcasing their mix of brutal and brooding.
www.abc.net.au
August 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Another big album drop day. What are you bumping? 🧵

🏀Blood Orange
🕗The Beths
🧎🏼‍♀️Sabrina Carpenter
🤴The Hives
💶CMAT
🎥Zion Garcia
💔Jehnny Beth
🦾merci mercy
🌅Brad Mehldau
👙The Beaches
✍️Charlie Collins
💕Clea
🦋Nova Twins
🏖️Belinda Carlisle
💭Tei Shi
🤠Margo Price
August 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Calling it: today is 2025’s biggest new music Friday. What you listening to? 🧵

🍭Flume & Emma Louise
🎸Mac DeMarco
🐍Deftones
🗝️TOPS
❤️‍🔥Nourished By Time
🎙️Ghostface Killah
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Bleak Squad
💋Royel Otis
⏱️Laufey
🤖Teyana Taylor
🧿Pendulum
🩷Earl Sweatshirt
☁️Kid Cudi
🩲Playlunch
🟦Water From Your Eyes
🙉sombr
August 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Lotta heat today. What new albums you streaming?

👶Dijon
🙅KAYTRANADA
😈Joey Valance & Brae
🫥Rich Brian
🍰Tres Leches
🍂Cass McCombs
🪄Sunbeam Sound Machine
🤐Mama Kin Spender
🤡Audrey Hobart
💆‍♀️Casandra Jenkins
〽️Alison Goldfrapp
✍️Steve Gunn
▫️Tobiahs
*️⃣Chance The Rapper
🥳Davey Lane
🪩The Aces
🌆Bret Mckenzie
August 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Today’s new albums. What r u spinning?

💻Ninajirachi
🪨For Those I Love
⛱️Gordi
💔Ethel Cain
🎭JID
🐌No Joy
👾OSEES
🤘🏻BABYMETAL
💎Meg Washington
🏠Anamanaguchi
🪄Teethe
🤑Charley Crockett
🌹The Black Keys
🤔mgk
August 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Wrote about how this iconic @kylieminogue banger narrowly missed the Hottest 100 of Australian songs…

alongside Sia, The Triffids, Archie Roach and more

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Is this classic the 101st best Australian song of all time?
Wondering where your votes wound up after the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs? You'll find what you're looking for in the other big countdown: The Hottest 200 to 101.
www.abc.net.au
August 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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August starting slow with the new music. What releases you spinning today?

🛜Hayley Willams
🔄Sofia Kourtesis
⚔️Hilltop Hoods
🛺The Armed
🏃🏼‍♀️Blusher
👰‍♀️Wisp
🫦Reneé Rapp
📦The VANNS
🗺️ Mansur Brown
🪽Darcie Haven
⛓️Bella Amor
🛏️Indy Yelich
🌚Chitra
July 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Hottest 100 justice for The Veronicas! A historic moment captured by @courtwhip.bsky.social

www.abc.net.au/triplej/news...
How The Veronicas' 'Untouched' became their Hottest 100 debut in 2025 - triple j
Please stand for your national anthem and number three placegetter in the Hottest 100 of Australian songs — 'Untouched' by The Veronicas.
www.abc.net.au
July 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Went deep on @INXS's 'Never Tear You Apart', which has been crowned Australia's hottest song of all time.

A tender ballad that's stood the test of time, scoring film, TV, sporting events and deeply personal moments.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
How INXS's Never Tear Us Apart won the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs
Scoring film, TV, sporting events and deeply personal moments, INXS's tender ballad has stood the test time. Now, it's been voted as Australia's hottest song of all time!
www.abc.net.au
July 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Which of today’s new albums r u spinning 2day?

⌛️Folk Bitch Trio
🍜Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
🐚Indigo De Souza
🎯Cory Hanson
🌅Minor Gold
🗡️Post Animal
🎨The Dreggs
📼Mabel
💦Winston Surfshirt
💐Welcome Strawberry
🎫Duke Dumont
⚜️Paul Weller
⌚️Tim Minchin
👀Alessi Rose
🌚Fitz & the Tantrums
July 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM