{"id":2376512,"date":"2026-04-16T20:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2376512"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:03:16","slug":"new-music-discoveries-17th-april-fancy-weapon-dobby-massive-attack-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-discoveries-17th-april-fancy-weapon-dobby-massive-attack-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Discoveries 17th April: Fancy Weapon, Dobby, Massive Attack, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our Discovery Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify have been updated again this week with ten new tracks from some of Australia and the world\u2019s best artists. This week, Melbourne super-group Fancy Weapon<\/b> are our Track of the Week with their latest single \u201cSquid\u201d.<\/p>\n

The term super-group does tend to get thrown around quite a bit; but Fancy Weapon really do measure up to the term \u2013 featuring as it does members of GOD<\/strong>, Dirty Three<\/strong>, Mudhoney<\/strong>, Paper Planes<\/strong>, Hoss<\/strong>, Smoked Salmon<\/strong>, and a whole load more. Which is impressive, when you consider there are only four of them: Mick Turner<\/b>, Claire Birchall<\/b>, Joel Silbersher<\/b> and Guy Maddison<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSquid\u201d, featuring lead vocals from Birchall (one of three tracks on the record), is their first single and comes ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album on June 19th. In the promise of things to come, \u201cSquid\u201d pulls listeners into this really captivating churn of guitars, bass and drums; with Birchall\u2019s vocal rounding it all off. This is not a band reinventing the wheel; but it is some of Australia and the world\u2019s best delivering a performance with style and swagger.<\/p>\n

Pontypridd, Wales trio CHROMA<\/strong> return with \u201cCoalminer\u2019s Granddaughter\u201d, a fuzzy, melancholic cut that leans into the band\u2019s evolving sonic palette while grounding itself in deeply personal and political roots. Reflecting on the end of the coal mining industry in South Wales and the lasting impact of deindustrialisation on local communities, the track carries a quiet emotional weight, with KT Hall\u2019s vocals balancing intimacy and urgency. It\u2019s a striking, socially aware release that continues to build momentum ahead of their forthcoming album 25 Forever<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sticking with socially aware releases, this week Massive Attack<\/b> released \u201cBoots on the Ground\u201d a new collaboration with Tom Waits<\/b>, in what is the iconic artist\u2019s first new recording since 2011\u2019s Bad As Me<\/i>. Accompanying the release is a film created by Massive Attack and a spoken word reflection from novelist Omar El Akkad<\/b>. If you listen to the track and\/or watch the film, it\u2019s hard not to see the \u2018inspiration\u2019 behind the track. It\u2019s an unflinching, bold, confronting and yet compelling soundtrack to dark times. The track is the first of further Massive Attack releases scheduled around their upcoming live shows; it\u2019s also the first as part of their Spotify exemption policy. So we\u2019ll also be including the Bandcamp link below:<\/p>\n