FLYNN GURRY SHARES ROUSING NEW SINGLE + VIDEO ‘DON’T STOP DREAMING’
An inspired and energetic folk pop bop, today marks the arrival of a brand new single, Don’t Stop Dreaming, from Aussie singer-songwriter Flynn Gurry, also armed with an accompanying new music video. Penned during some post tour blues, Don’t Stop Dreaming also comes ahead of a special East Coast run of shows through June, with Flynn set to visit Melbourne, Warrnambool, Sydney and Brisbane next month for his first ever headline tour.
Evoking the sparkling melodies of Vance Joy and the exuberance of Mumford & Sons, Don’t Stop Dreaming lyrically opens with introspection before blossoming into a soaring chorus, with Flynn proclaiming, “Don’t stop dreaming now / Don’t stop dreaming now / Keep that fire burning / Let it all pour out”.
Produced by Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe, Meg Mac, Dan Sultan) and Edwin White (Vance Joy, Amy Shark, Fergus James), Don’t Stop Dreaming marks Flynn’s first single to be released via his new home at ABC Music, while also ultimately detailing the highs and lows of life on the road – and finding the spark to keep moving forward when the post tour blues inevitably come. “This song was written post-comedown from my first big tour,” shares Flynn. “The last show I had played on that tour is still one of my most memorable shows and I had begun writing the lyrics in the green room whilst the headline band was playing. Feelings of bittersweet. There was a period after that tour where I spent a lot of my time wondering what was next because essentially, I had ticked off a very important bucket list moment – and the chorus came from this place. Ultimately this song is a reminder to myself to not stop dreaming, reminding me to keep pushing and not forget the little person with his guitar just wanting to play the fuck out of it in front of people.”
Co-written by Brad Arthur, mixed by Phil Threlfall (Ed Sheeran, Pierce Brothers) and mastered by Andrei Eremin, Don’t Stop Dreaming also brought Flynn creatively together with Michael Peters (Nike, Alfa Romeo) and Patrick Pierce (Cat Empire, Alice Ivy) on the visual side, with the end result organically emerging during the photo shoot for the single’s cover artwork. “The concept for the music video came to Michael and myself as we were shooting the single cover which is me running up a hill,” Flynn explains. “The narrative of the clip became about being playful and remembering our dreaming inner-child. My nephew, who looks very much like me when I was younger, portrays a younger Flynn in the music video. The young self is reminding the present self not to lose that playful energy and curiosity that that got you excited about life in the first place.”
Hailing from Warrnambool in Victoria, Flynn Gurry has spent the past few years rapidly making waves in the Australian music industry, most recently signing to Cult Artists for bookings and Woolstore Music, the management company helmed by beloved indie folk duo Pierce Brothers, and also inking a deal with ABC Records. Following a remarkable few years supporting the likes of Ian Moss, King Stingray, Ash Grunwald and Kim Churchill, Flynn also won the triple j Unearthed One Night Stand competition in 2024, which saw him perform alongside G Flip, Ruel, What So Not, Thelma Plum and more at their event in Warrnambool. Shortly after, Flynn became a triple j Unearthed feature artist, going on to support The Dreggs on a national tour, and closed out 2024 performing at Beyond The Valley Festival. And with 2025 now firmly in full swing, Flynn has already ticked off a national tour with Pierce Brothers, was named Port Fairy Folk Festival’s ‘Emerging Artist of the Year’, and has also supported The Dreggs, Kim Churchill, The 502s, and DICE.
With word of mouth around his live shows and his ongoing releases turning heads, 2025 will also find Flynn levelling up to tick off his first ever headline tour this June, kicking off on June 6 in Northcote before heading to Warrnambool and Sydney, and concluding proceedings in Brisbane on June 21. “This will be my first ever tour, so I’m really excited to be playing headline shows in major cities that I’ve not headlined in before,” enthuses Flynn. “I’ve been touring quite a lot the last 18 months opening up for some of the best live acts in the country and feel like I’ve been able to learn so much about connecting with your audience and putting on a great show. Audiences can expect lots of songs, stories and 12 string guitar.”
And before Flynn’s headline run next month, the world has plenty of time to fall head over heels for Don’t Stop Dreaming; an inspiring and relatable cut that also showcases Flynn at his most realised form to date.
“This feels like such a MOMENT in my career,” says Flynn. “I am really excited for everyone to hear this track because I feel it is my strongest work to date, and I also had the best time making it with such incredible people. The writing of DSD also happened for me at such an important time as it was right after I had finished my first big tour and while I was experiencing the post tour blues wondering what was next this song kind of fell into my lap and has become the inspiration to just keep going and keep dreaming. “
“At the heart I love telling stories, I also love trying to bring lots of energy into a space even if it’s just me and my acoustic guitar.”
Don’t Stop Dreaming is out today via ABC Music.
FLYNN GURRY – DON’T STOP DREAMING TOUR
FRI 6 JUNE | WESLEY ANNE, NORTHCOTE VIC
Tickets available from www.flynngurry.com.au
SAT 7 JUNE | THE SPACE, WARRNAMBOOL VIC
Tickets available from www.flynngurry.com.au
FRI 20 JUN | LOW 302, SYDNEY NSW
Tickets available from www.flynngurry.com.au
SAT 21 JUN | JUNK BAR, BRISBANE QLD
Tickets available from www.flynngurry.com.au
FLYNN GURRY – DON’T STOP DREAMING – Official single artwork
FISHER + CHRIS LAKE ANNOUNCE FISHER B2B CHRIS LAKE SYDNEY POP-UP SHOW SET TO TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY SECRET VENUE TO BE REVEALED
Hot off the back of a monumental second year of his OUT 2 LUNCH festival last weekend, today FISHER is pleased to announce a special pop-up show with Grammy-nominated producer, DJ and label head CHRIS LAKE: FISHER B2B CHRIS LAKE SYDNEY POP-UP, a one-off and exclusive performance set to take place at a secret venue in Sydney this Saturday May 10. An artist who has performed to record-breaking and sold-out crowds throughout his career to date, FISHER will join forces with longtime collaborator and fellow party-starter CHRIS LAKE for this intimate Sydney show at a location set to be revealed later this week.
Tickets for the FISHER B2B CHRIS LAKE Sydney pop-up show go onsale to those who have registered on Friday 9 May @12:30pm AEST. Register now https://laylo.com/chrislake/Sydney_popup.
FISHER and CHRIS LAKE are dominating the ARIA Club Charts, currently holding the #1 and #2 spots respectively. FISHER’s latest single, Stay, continues its impressive reign, marking seven consecutive weeks at the top of the chart, while LAKE’s single Ease My Mind (with Abel Balder) has held firm at the top end of the charts for an impressive eleven weeks. Their chart-topping success underscores both artists’ continued influence and popularity within the global electronic music scene.
Following the incredible debut of OUT 2 LUNCH festival in 2024, global superstar FISHER returned once again to his hometown in 2025 last weekend for the festival’s sophomore edition, transforming the Broadwater Parklands into a dazzling display of music, togetherness and Aussie good vibes across two sold out days. Bringing together over 30,000 fans across Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4, OUT 2 LUNCH featured a headlining slot each night by FISHER himself, joining CHRIS LAKE, Patrick Topping, DJ Boring, Noizu, Hayden James, Jake Smith, Little Fritter, Shimmy and more. Once again firmly displaying FISHER’s insatiable performance alongside a stellar curated lineup, OUT 2 LUNCH also brought a much-needed economic boost to the Gold Coast, with the city still working to regroup amongst the ongoing effects of Cyclone Alfred. With $54 million injected into the region, 1,500 jobs created, over 200 local business engaged for the event, and accommodation sold out across the city, Australia’s biggest dance party may have been forced to relocate from the iconic Gold Coast sand setting due to the cyclone damage in the area, but there was no dulling the festivities across the historic weekend. And while thousands flocked to “follow the Fish”, delivering one of the biggest dance events ever witnessed on the Gold Coast, OUT 2 LUNCH also once again donated $1 from each ticket sale to charity, with $20 also donated from each guest list and comp ticket, ultimately raising over $30,000 for the Make A Wish Foundation.
A charismatic superstar, known for his sense of humour and dynamic DJ sets, FISHER has rapidly become one of the most in-demand talents in the dance music world worldwide. From his Grammy nomination in 2019, courtesy of the monster hit Losing It, currently sitting at half a billion streams and counting, through to releasing hit albums, snagging international airplay, viral TikTok tracks, multiple award nominations, and performances at some of the most iconic stages across the globe, FISHER’s one-of-a-kind personality and performance is truly the stuff of legend; and the legend continues to powerfully explode with each new release and live set. Whether collaborating with Kita Alexander on the dance anthem Atmosphere or with UK rapper Flowdan on Boost Up, reworking Gotye’s iconic 2011 hit Somebody That I Used To Know, or performing major global headline shows, hosting his own annual festival OUT 2 LUNCH on the Gold Coast, and appearing onstage at Coachella with CHRIS LAKE as part of their Under Construction project, FISHER knows what it takes to get the party started for his millions of fans, there is definitely no sign of this modern dance phenomenon slowing down anytime soon.
English-born and Los-Angeles based, producer, DJ and label head CHRIS LAKE is renowned for his dexterity and electrifying performances, occupying the rare middle ground between dance music’s underground and mainstream realms. No stranger to working alongside FISHER, both via their joint project Under Construction and also most recently whipping up a frenzy onstage as part of the 2025 OUT 2 LUNCH festival on the Gold Coast last weekend, CHRIS LAKE will continue to share the Aussie love while he’s in town this week, performing two special headline sideshows in Melbourne this Friday May 9, and in Sydney this Saturday May 10. CHRIS LAKE is a driving force behind redefining American’s house music scene in the post-EDM age and initially snapped heads with a string of #1 singles in the late 2000s before going on to launch his record label Black Book Records in 2017. A regular fixture on Billboard’s Hit Dance/Electronic Songs chart, CHRIS LAKE has generated millions of streams, co-curated a release with Skrillex, = headlined EDC Las Vegas and Coachella, was nominated for a Grammy for his deadmau5 collab on the album 4×4=12, and routinely brings the house down with his insatiable live performances. CHRIS LAKE is set to release his album Chemistry on July 11.
Tickets to the FISHER B2B CHRIS LAKE Sydney pop-up show go onsale to the general public on Friday 9 May @12:30pm AEST from https://laylo.com/chrislake/Sydney_popup.
FISHER B2B CHRIS LAKE SYDNEY POP-UP SHOW:
SAT 10 MAY | VENUE TBC, SYDNEY NSW
Tickets available from https://laylo.com/chrislake/Sydney_popup
CHRIS LAKE – UPCOMING OUT 2 LUNCH HEADLINE SIDESHOW TOUR DATES:
FRI 9 MAY | THE TIMBERYARD, MELBOURNE VIC
Tickets available from Ticketek
SAT 10 MAY | THE HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY NSW
Tickets available from Ticketek
EMILY ULMAN SHARES EVOCATIVE NEW SINGLE ‘MOUNTAINS MOUNTAINS MOUNTAINS’
A longtime champion of the Australian music industry, and an equally talented artist and storyteller herself, Melbourne’s Emily Ulman today returns with a raw yet charismatic new single Mountains Mountains Mountains, which also serves as a peek into her upcoming full-length album set for release later this year.
Channelling the serene confessional qualities of Julia Jacklin with the poetic beauty of Big Thief and the folksy charm of Pinegrove, Mountains Mountains Mountains is a cinematic and tender ode to life’s juxtaposing moments, with Ulman lyrically wearing her heart on her sleeve while also delivering a mesmerising performance rooted in softly blurred indie rock, folk and pop hues. “I love the Japanese proverb: The reverse side has a reverse side”, shares Ulman. “Nothing is ever just one thing. Beneath every surface there is something else waiting to be seen; it reminds us to look deeper, to question first impressions. Mountains Mountains Mountains is about the beauty and the rot, about pleasure and grief, and how even the most pristine places carry traces of what came before. We live in the layers. In what is visible, what is hidden, and the quiet charge in between.”
“This song came out of a moment that felt both intimate and expansive,” Ulman adds. “A parked car. A sweeping view. A private undoing. It’s about renewal, about sexuality, about finding awe in the aftermath. There’s tension in it. Between what’s pristine and what’s overgrown. The beauty lives not in the separation, but in the merging of the two to become something new.”
Produced and mixed by Bonnie Knight (Amyl and the Sniffers, Angie McMahon, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers), and mastered by Simon Berckelman (Courtney Barnett, Passenger, Lime Cordiale, Cate Le Bon), Mountains Mountains Mountains expands on Ulman’s most recent single, the softly amiable Every Hillside which unveiled back in March, with the latest track also featuring contributions from Gab Strum (Japanese Wallpaper, Mallrat, Gretta Ray) on piano, bass and synth, Soren Maryasin (Stella Bridie, Chitra) on drums, and Alex Lashlie (Closet Straights, Loose Tooth) on guitar and backing vocals.
For over two decades, Emily Ulman has been a driving and defining voice in Australian music, both on stage and behind the scenes. Through her lengthy tenure championing artists, Ulman has curated and programmed lineups at some of Melbourne’s most iconic venues, including The Prince Bandroom, The Gasometer Hotel, and The Toff In Town, and has also programmed some of Australia’s most significant music events, including Brunswick Music Festival, White Night Melbourne, the CHANGES summit, and her own award-winning online festival Isol-Aid, which was awarded Best Festival at the 2021 Music Victoria Awards. Most recently, Ulman served as Executive Program Director for ALWAYS LIVE, a Victorian state-wide celebration of contemporary music that spans emerging artists through to international icons, with everything from sell-out stadiums to intimate venues playing home to these one-off, exclusive and community-focused events.
A key force motivating the Australian music scene towards a more progressive, inclusive and artist-first future, Ulman’s musical output is as revered as her work behind the scenes, renowned for her raw and evocative songwriting and infectious melodies that bewitch the soul. Releasing her first new music in over a decade in 2025, Ulman’s latest single, Mountains Mountains Mountains, is a delightful step closer to the long-awaited release of her brand-new album, with the follow-up to her 2015 album WEAR IT WELL set to release later this year.
“I think of songwriting as emotional archaeology,” says Ulman, “digging through memory and feeling to see what might still be living underneath. I’m drawn to the quiet intensity of a moment or phrase and the way a single word can unearth something you thought was long buried. I write to excavate. I sing to preserve. I make to stay awake to the mess and the magic of it all.”
“Releasing Mountains Mountains Mountains, and music again in general, is both a relief and a revelation,” Ulman concludes. “It feels like returning to a part of myself I almost forgot I missed.”
Mountains Mountains Mountains is out today.
EMILY ULMAN – UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
MON 2 JUN | MERRI CREEK TAVERN, NORTHCOTE VIC
Tickets
Stream: Mountains Mountains Mountains