Hipland Blog

Melbourne-based artist, Gordon Holland, recently dropped his latest single, ‘I’m Looking Forward to Winter’ and it gives us the perfect rainy-day vibes. Described as alternative country music with a mix of pop, Holland’s music is a fresh take on music that you need to hear.

Though Mia Wray is Australia’s modern-day artist, her classically enchanting voice makes us believe she’s from an earlier era. With an elegancy and timeless sound, Mia Wray recently gifted us with her single, ‘Work For Me’.

Thomas Headon pleased fans around the world this week as he dropped his latest single, ‘UrbanAngel1999’. Establishing himself as a singer, songwriter, producer, and more recently, director, Thomas has taken the leap into his creative expression. 

Brisbane-based artist and producer, Lemonade Baby, has recently dropped his latest bop, ‘would you be friends with me’. With a mix of dance, indie, electronic and pop, ‘would you be friends with me’ will have you boogieing down in no time.

Maia, otherwise known as mxmtoon, dives into the podcasting world, again. This singer/songwriter/video maker/ukulele player and dreamer expanded her artistic career to incorporate something new. Last year, she released the popular podcast 21 days with mxmtoon. So, starting soon – on September 14 to be exact! – Maia will be releasing 365 days with mxmtoon on Spotify.

We managed to catch up with the synth-pop queen herself on the eve of her new release out today!

New Zealand based solo artist Navvy has blessed us with yet another EP ‘The Final Pieces’ tackling grief, moving on and the importance of being Ok. We have no doubt we’ll be seeing and hearing a lot more from Navvy.

Clea’s latest acoustic version of her single, ‘Sugar’, will give you a rhythmic, relaxed, and utterly calming experience. With a soft acoustic guitar, harmonies to die for, and CLEAs angelic voice, you’ll be left with a new definition of tranquillity.

Rising Australian singer-songwriter Tyne-James Organ’s career continues to blossom with the growing success of his latest single ‘Hold Me Back.’ He follows his success by taking a bold step with the release of the single’s official video, and with it a message against domestic abuse, one of the main scourges in Australian society today.

Rising Australian Artist CXLOE dropped her new single, ‘One and Lonely’ today. CXLOE’s expertly woven lyrical vulnerability within the track’s nocturnal beat gives way to the entrancing echoes of the refrain, ‘You’ll always be my one and lonely, one and lonely.’ 

If you haven’t had your reality check for today, I suggest you listen to Confidence Man’s new release “First Class Bitch’. Yes, you heard right. This bopping hit puts you in the mood to tell everyone in your way that, yes, you are a First Class Bitch. Killing the game with the lyrics ‘I told you once, everybody get in line. Baby I’m a first class bitch’. This song is a statement. Confidence Man has no chill.

Turn the clock back two and three decades and we can see where inspiration for a huge portion of 2020 streetwear has come from. With colourful, baggy t-shirts and quirky graphics with Y2K-esque font the inspiration is obvious. Streetwear in 2020 takes from both the 90s and the early 2000s streetwear and combines it with today’s more trendy silhouettes and colours. 

If you haven’t heard, BENEE just dropped a new single … and it’s a bop.

The New Zealand singer/songwriter just released ‘Snail’ after being locked away in COVID isolation. BENEE’s post-isolation urgency to create music is just what we needed. This single is a mixture of angelic vocals and boppy electronics which will get you grooving in your seat.

Perth based electric duo, Fourth State Turiya, have just dropped their new track ‘Highs Lows’ and we couldn't love it more.   Staying true to their style, it follows their trip-hop electropop sound reminiscent of 90s artists Lamb, Massive Attack, and Portishead.

The world may be upended by Covid-19 right now, but the creative world continues to knock ideas together.  We caught up with iconic urban designer Jeff Staple about his role as Curator of the Miller Design Lab and to shine a spotlight on the collaboration with Aussie fashion label Bellroy.

Brothers Luke and George Arnold had the idea to interview their Uncle Lance after playing video games for the first time a few years ago.  Lance, who was recovering from a double knee replacement was going crazy not being able to leave the couch.  So, the boys organized for Lance to play a bunch of computer games and then later interviewed him in the woolshed in the backyard of their family home.

Lead by Jerad Finck, a Billboard-charting singer-songwriter in his own right, BLAZAR is a collaborative venture between some of the best behind-the-scenes figures in the pop world. Jerad has teamed up with esteemed writers and producers, whose credits include writing for Tiesto, The Fray, and P!nk, in an effort for them all to enjoy true creative freedom in this project.

We're isolated at home and it's boring but I have a challenge for you.   This weekend, turn off Netflix and connect with nature by tuning in to International Dawn Chorus Day.

A project by Reveil; a global arts project and international web broadcast, Dawn Chorus Day will relay the sounds of live microphones tracking sunrise in multiple locations across the planet in real-time.