… comes as special guests to Brisbane indie-legends Screamfeeder: Friday 9th Feb at Waywards, Bank Hotel Newtown. For Screamfeeder it will serve as the live counterpart to their new autobiographical movie documentary The Ending Goes Forever screening the night before at the Palace cinema Norton St while for Chimers it will be their first show since the recording of their new album and the follow-up to 2021’s debut (and more on that soon). Tickets for the Waywards show are available now via oztix.com.au

Feb 27th at Port Noarlunga Football Club. A MONSTER bill featuring ourselves, C.O.F.F.I.N, West Thebarton, Stiff Richards and tonnes more. All curated and promoted but the good people at Daybed Records. Tickets available now via daybedrecords.com NB: This will not be an Ill At Ease show maybe more a ‘greatest hits’ show; You’re The Voice and the like…

Isaac Et Nora is the project of a French-Korean family featuring Issac, 15 and Nora, 12 alongside their father Nicholas, who have become a viral phenomenon rescuing the spirit of the traditional Latin American song.

What started as a house game and an educational method taught by their parents, has now become a worldwide success with their videos organically accumulate tens of millions of plays and millions of followers in social media.

After recent appearances at the Tomorrow Festival in Shenzhen China and Big Ears in Knoxville USA, Melbourne-born duo Xylouris White tackle Australia next with a debut appearance at the Queenscliff Music Festival and a run of east coast dates. The dynamic duo; lute player George Xylouris and drummer Jim White, will also include Meeniyan, Hepburn Springs, Hobart, Wollongong and Canberra alongside big city plays in Sydney and Melbourne.

Greek born London based singer-songwriter Eleni Drake brings her summery hue to Australian shores this December.

Pairing opaque R&B elements and touches of jazz with introspective lyrics has Drake finding her own space somewhere between the ghostly twang of David Lynch, the glamour of Lana Del Ray and the hushed melodies of Yo La Tengo. Her 2023 album Surf the Sun released on her own Vanilla Sky record label reflects all those elements and more.

“I want the listener to feel the warmth the songs evokes within me,” Drake says. “I chose warm analog, vintage sounds to complement the stories I am telling, and I created synths lathered in reverb and phasers so the listener felt a sway, almost wave-like, making them want to dance along with them.”

Meanwhile 2020 track Melbourne Blues was written when Eleni took a sabbatical from London, longing for a fresh start in an environment where she could feel more like herself; where she could break bad habits and explore life outside of her comfort zone.

A year or more on from that visit and Eleni Drake returns for her first ever Australian shows. See her live, solo and intimate. Both shows on-sale now via feelpresents.com

Dec 14^th: Sydney, The Great Club (Yia Yia’s Dive Bar)
Dec 20^th: Melbourne, Merri Creek Tavern