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PHIL JAMIESON ANNOUNCES NEW SOLO ALBUM ’10CHARLIE’ SET FOR AUG 14 RELEASE, NEW SINGLE ‘WEEKENDS’ AND MASSIVE 44 DATE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Australian singer-songwriter Phil Jamieson has today announced a huge new chapter in his solo career, unveiling his brand-new single Weekends(out now), alongside news of his forthcoming sophomore album 10Charlie (presave here), set for release August 14.

To celebrate the album, Jamieson will embark on an enormous tour of Australia, PJ AIR, hitting venues across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. With more than 40 shows nationwide, PJ AIR is one of Jamieson’s most ambitious solo tours yet. Tickets go on sale at 9am local time on Monday 13 April from www.philjamieson.com.au/.

New single Weekends offers the first taste of 10Charlie, a record that sees Jamieson diving deeper into his storytelling instincts, blending reflective lyricism, ambient guitar textures and that unmistakable voice that has defined Australian alternative music for decades.
“Weekends. It’s a destination. It’s a place among the tall pines. It’s a restaurant / bar / coffee shop / diner. You can go to Weekends on a Monday. It’s a place to agree or disagree,” explains Jamieson. “The song is built around intimacy and hope. And it has some fun guitars.”

10Charlie represents Jamieson at his most personal and direct, capturing moments of introspection and transcendence. Reuniting with producer Oscar Dawson and featuring collaborations with artists including Davey Lane, Rob Muinos, Ben Edgar and Soph Ozard, the album is at times both meditative and furious; as Jamieson presents stories of reflection fueled by moments of introspection and an overall commitment to pouring into one’s own elevation and fulfilment. 10Charlie weaves its way through melody and nuance with ease, matching Jamieson’s signature charisma and frenetic energy as a rock vocalist and musician. “This album is much more personal than my first record. In times of intense turbulence, I’ve written what I’ve needed to hear,” Jamieson says. “It’s a balm for my soul. 10Charlie is a boarding pass. You are not in the exit row, your luggage can be stored under the seat in front of you. Please follow all cabin crew directions and fasten your seat belt for take off.”

The PJ AIR tour will see Jamieson taking the new songs, alongside fan favourites from across his catalogue, to communities and venues throughout Australia. From breweries and theatres to beloved local pubs, the tour celebrates the grassroots venues and music scenes that have always been at the heart of Australian live music. Excited to perform his new album for fans in every pocket of Australia, Jamieson enthuses,“PJ AIR is a BIG adventure. My co-pilot is Ricky Albeck and I can’t wait to play for you all. Songs will be sung and stories will be told.”

Weekends is out now.

10CHARLIE will be released on Friday 14 August, and is available to presave here.

Tickets to the PJ AIR tour go on sale at 9am local time on Monday 13 April from www.philjamieson.com.au/.

STREAM: WEEKENDS
PRESAVE: 10CHARLIE

PHIL JAMIESON – PJ AIR Tour

with special guests
Tickets from www.philjamieson.com.au/

THU 11 JUN – LEICHHARDT HOTEL, ROCKHAMPTON QLD

FRI 12 JUN – HARVEY ROAD TAVERN, GLADSTONE QLD

SAT 13 JUN – GRAND HOTEL, CHILDERS, QLD

SUN 14 JUN – METROPOLITAN HOTEL, MACKAY QLD

THU 18 JUN – MOUSE PROOF BREWERY, TOOWOOMBA QLD

FRI 19 JUN – NORTON MUSIC FACTORY, CALOUNDRA QLD

SAT 20 JUN – VINNIES DIVE, SOUTHPORT QLD

THU 25 JUN – TANSWELL’S HOTEL BEECHWORTH VIC

FRI 26 JUN – SOOKI LOUNGE, BELGRAVE VIC

SAT 27 JUN – YOUNG STREET TAVERN, FRANKSTON VIC

FRI 03 JUL – THEATRE ROYAL, CASTLEMAINE VIC

SAT 04 JUL – EUREKA HOTEL, GEELONG VIC

THU 09 JUL – THE SCENIC HOTEL, NORTON SUMMIT SA

FRI 10 JUL – ED CASTLE, ADELAIDE SA

SAT 11 JUL – PORT LINCOLN BREWING CO, PORT LINCOLN SA

WED 15 JUL – CABARITA BOWLO, CABARITA SA

THU 16 JUL – ELTHAM HOTEL, ELTHAM NSW

FRI 17 JUL – WOOPI BREWING CO, WOOLGOOLGA NSW

SAT 18 JUL – BELLINGEN BREWERY, BELLINGEN NSW

SUN 19 JUL – FINNIAN’S, PORT MAC NSW

THU 23 JUL – LA LA LA’S, WOLLONGONG NSW

FRI 24 JUL – MILTON THEATRE, MILTON NSW

SAT 25 JUL – FUN TIME PONY, CANBERRA ACT

THU 30 JUL – HAMILTON STATION HOTEL, NEWCASTLE NSW

FRI 31 JUL – FLOW BAR, OLD BAR NSW

SAT 01 AUG – THE WHALERS, MOSMAN NSW

SUN 02 AUG – AVOCA BEACH THEATRE, AVOCA BEACH NSW

FRI 07 AUG – THE DECK TRARALGON, TRARALGON VIC

SAT 08 AUG – LIVE AT THE BUNDY, BUNDALAGUAH VIC

SUN 09 AUG – SOCIAL CLUB, BALNARRING VIC

THU 13 AUG – CROWBAR, BRISBANE QLD

FRI 14 AUG – SHOTKICKERS, MELBOURNE VIC

SAT 15 AUG – HEAPS NORMAL HEALTH CLUB, SYDNEY NSW

THU 20 AUG – THE ROYAL OAK, LAUNCESTON TAS

FRI 21 AUG – FORTH PUB, FORTH TAS

SAT 22 AUG – ALTAR BAR, HOBART TAS

THU 27 AUG – MOJOS BAR, FREMANTLE WA

FRI 28 AUG – FROTH CRAFT BREWERY, BUNBURY WA

SAT 29 AUG – THE RIVER, MARGRET RIVER WA

SUN 30 AUG – INDIAN OCEAN HOTEL, SCARBOROUGH WA

SAT 05 SEP – ALICE SPRINGS BREWING CO, ALICE SPRINGS NT

THU 10 SEP – TANKS ART CENTRE, CAIRNS QLD

FRI 11 SEP – THE WAREHOUSE, TOWNSVILLE QLD

SAT 12 SEP – MAGNUMS, AIRLIE BEACH QLD

MAXON RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM ‘TALKING WITH STRANGERS’ OUT TODAY

Melbourne singer-songwriter Maxon today releases her long-awaited debut album Talking With Strangers a deeply personal, open-hearted collection that cements her as one of the city’s most compelling new voices, and sets the stage for a special hometown celebration at The Toff.

Threading together singles Little Blue, Tangerine Dream and 18, the album unfolds as her “loudest love letter so far” traversing heartbreak, healing, longing and radical honesty. Across its runtime, Maxon leans into her signature blend of Americana, ’70s folk-rock and modern pop, crafting songs that feel both intimate and expansive, anchored by her luminous vocals and an instinct for emotional storytelling that lingers long after first listen.

The album’s focus track Stranger captures the heart of the record, a stirring, soul-baring moment that leans into vulnerability and connection, embodying the themes of openness and self-discovery that run throughout the album. It’s a track that feels both deeply introspective and quietly anthemic, showcasing Maxon’s ability to turn personal reflection into something universally resonant.

Meanwhile, most recent single Little Blue stands as one of the album’s most tender moments. Written for her younger brother, the track unfolds with a gentle, pop-folk warmth, luminous vocals set against a sparse, glowing backdrop, swelling into a heartfelt meditation on family, distance and the unspoken ways we care for one another. It’s intimate, comforting and deeply human, offering a soft place to land within the album’s emotional arc.

Created alongside a close-knit circle of collaborators, the album captures the magic of shared experience, from delicate, lived-in instrumentation to moments of collective energy, reinforcing Maxon’s belief in music as a space for healing and belonging. It’s a philosophy that extends beyond the studio, with Maxon widely recognised as a festival favourite, a proud LGBTQIA+ artist and a passionate supporter of women’s communities, bringing that same sense of inclusivity and connection into her live shows.

And it’s on stage where these songs are set to take on new life. To celebrate the release, Maxon will bring Talking With Strangers to The Toff for a special Melbourne album launch, performing with a full six-piece band and inviting audiences into the record’s world of rich harmonies, emotional depth and shared joy. With more intimate shows already turning heads across Victoria in the lead-up, the Toff show promises to be a full-circle moment, a chance to experience the album as it was intended: together.

With Talking With Strangers out today, Maxon delivers a debut that feels both deeply personal and universally felt, an album that invites listeners in, holds them close, and reminds us of the quiet power in being seen, heard and connected.

EMILY ULMAN RETURNS WITH SPARKLING NEW SINGLE ‘SEVERE CLEAR’ THE TITLE TRACK FROM HER FORTHCOMING ALBUM, ‘SEVERE CLEAR’, OUT OCTOBER 10

A bright and dulcet addition to her ever-growing repertoire, Melbourne/Narrm singer-songwriter, and music industry legend, Emily Ulman today returns with  Severe Clear, the sparkling title track  from her forthcoming album of the same name set for release on Friday, October 10.

Blending her buoyant charm with acoustic, folk and pop elements, Severe Clear channels a poignant optimism, with Emily nodding to Johnny Nash’s I Can See Clearly Now to evoke “the hope after the heavy.” As Emily explains, “Severe clear is an aviation term describing skies so clear and cloudless that the endless visibility is too much to take in. I have always loved the phrase. Severe clear weather often follows a storm, and that resonates with me too. A furious, cloudy pocket of weather giving way to something calm and bright and still. Pilots say these conditions are dazzling,almost too perfect.”

“Severe Clear is a song about the moments that arrive after everything has settled,” Emily adds. “It’s about clarity that is so beautiful it is almost unbearable. That strange kind of beauty: perfect, but piercing. I think about weather a lot. I lean right in because it is intrinsic. And magical. This song lives in that space between forecast and feeling. It is about the quiet, everyday moments that suddenly become enormous in their clarity. Like standing in the middle of something spectacular and letting yourself be swept up by it. It is about love, about letting yourself be soft and fall, it’s about buying matching towels because you want to be one and the same. Johnny Nash wrote ‘I Can See Clearly Now’. And I’m borrowing the idea that after the clouds and hard times pass, something brighter takes their place. Sometimes clarity isn’t sharp or sudden or cold. Sometimes it is soft and patient and a little bit dizzying. And perfect.”

With Severe Clear – both the single and broader album – Emily worked alongside a stellar team to realise her creative vision. Produced and mixed by Bonnie Knight (Amyl and the Sniffers, Angie McMahon, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers) at The Aviary, with Every Hillside recorded at Soundpark, the album was mastered by Simon Berckelman (Courtney Barnett, Passenger, Lime Cordiale, Cate Le Bon). Drawing inspiration from the likes of Julia Jacklin, Adrienne Lenker, Big Thief, Pinegrove and Bill Callahan the album’s songwriting, structure and emotional weight are further enriched by contributions from Gab Strum (Japanese Wallpaper, Mallrat, Gretta Ray), Alex Lashlie (Closet Straights, Loose Tooth), and Soren Maryasin (Stella Bridie, Chitra).

Beginning with its glowing title track, Severe Clear opens on a serene and stirring note, offering an optimistic warm embrace drawing listeners into Emily’s inner world. From there, the album moves through intimate acoustic beauty and soothing harmonies (Every Hillside), wistful melodies over ethereal backdrops (Fans in the Stands), and a folksy yet cinematic ode to life’s highs and lows (Mountains Mountains Mountains). It balances polished introspection (Trundle), stripped-back glimmers that swirl through your bones (Lake Mistake), and gentle flourishes of empowerment (Planned Burn). At the midpoint of Severe Clear, is an exquisite, vulnerable modern love ballad (Liminal Spaces) that gives way to brooding melancholia (Toughest Tourniquet), before the raw, rousing penultimate track If It Isn’t True, where Emily shifts between vocal serenity and spoken word over sparse, moody instrumentation. Closing with Repeat Things, Severe Clear ends in resounding clarity and vulnerability, carrying inescapable undertones of optimism through heartache, change, and renewal – a perfect embodiment of Emily’s potent songwriting and performance, as well as the broader album’s themes.

“Severe Clear is about change,” shares Emily, “and renewal. About being brave enough to step back into something you love, even after a long absence. It is an album full of mountains and hillsides and clouds and clarity. It is about duality. The ability to hold two conflicting and coexisting truths at the same time. Severe Clear is deciduous. A letting go and a returning. A way to make peace with the cycles that keep pulling me back to songwriting, and back to myself.”

A defining force in the Australian music industry for over two decades, both on stage and behind the scenes, Emily Ulman’s lengthy tenure championing artists has seen her curate and program lineups at some of Melbourne’s most iconic venues, including The Prince Bandroom, The Gasometer Hotel, and The Toff In Town. Additionally, Emily has programmed some of the country’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 received the 2020 triple j J Award for “Done Good” and was named Best Festival at the 2021 Music Victoria Awards. Recently, Emily served as Executive Program Director for ALWAYS LIVE, a Victorian state-wide celebration of contemporary music, inclusive of emerging artists through to international icons, from sell-out stadiums through to intimate venues all playing home to these one-off, exclusive and community-focused events.

Dedicated to shaping a more progressive, inclusive and artist-first Australian music scene, Emily’s creative output is as acclaimed as her work behind the scenes, with her earlier 2025 single Every Hillside marking her first new solo material in over a decade. Now with her stunning and hotly-anticipated new album Severe Clear set for release this October, Emily has channelled her passions and creative core into a collection that is honest, intimate and destined to captivate.

“I’m a words and feelings to the front type of writer,” Emily reveals. “I have described my songwriting as emotional archaeology; digging through my memories to see what might still be living underneath. To sift and sort and better myself as a creator and as a person. I’m constantly taken by the intensity of a moment or phrase and the way a single word can unearth something you thought was long buried. And this is who I realise I am. I write to excavate. I sing to archive and fossilise and remember the mess and magic of it all.”

“It feels really good, really scary, really perfect, really disorienting to be releasing Severe Clear,” Emily concludes. “This is the first time in ten years that I’ve released music and it’s so familiar and wildly foreign. I’ve spent the past decade working behind the scenes in the music industry, but I never stopped writing. I’m glad that Severe Clear is the song and album returning me to my own music and creativity. It’s honest and personal, and I’m proud of it.”

Severe Clear (single) is out today.

Severe Clear (album) is due out Friday October 10.

Stream: SEVERE CLEAR (Single)

Pre-order: SEVERE CLEAR (Album)

Pre-save: SEVERE CLEAR (Album)

TRACKLIST:

Side A

1. Severe Clear
2. Every Hillside
3. Fans in the Stands
4. Mountains Mountains Mountains
5. Trundle

Side B
6. Lake Mistake

7. Planned Burn
8. Liminal Spaces
9. Toughest Tourniquet
10. If it Isn’t True
11. Repeat Things

“Emily Ulman, you’ve done it again, it’s an exquisite song, ‘Mountains Mountains Mountains’…. it’s so lovely to hear a voice that we know so well as a co-host and a conversationalist, to hear that voice just amplified and there’s an alchemy that takes place that turns the voice we know into lyrical mode, it’s very specially to hear that tune…. what a storyteller, it’s a short song at 2 minutes 12 but she just packs so much in”. –  David Astle – ABC Victoria statewide evenings

“Love how organic and natural this track (Mountains Mountains Mountains) feels!  Emily Ulman creates a gorgeous atmosphere <3” –

Anika Luna – triple j

“It’s all sweetness when it comes to Emily Ulman. Dulcet yet pointed songwriting makes it the worth the wait after an almost-decade hiatus. Welcome back Emily!” – Sara Glaidous – triple j