{"id":2505140,"date":"2026-07-16T20:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2505140"},"modified":"2026-07-16T20:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:41:53","slug":"new-music-friday-empire-of-the-sun-tkay-maidza-1300-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-empire-of-the-sun-tkay-maidza-1300-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday: Empire of the Sun, Tkay Maidza, 1300 and more &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Cup has found its soundtrack.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday has come through with a genuinely strong batch this week, from huge <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/coffin-10000-miles-to-oslo-documentary-screenings\/\">Australian<\/a> names to a few newer artists well worth getting around. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is what we have been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/new-music-friday-australia-2026\/\">listening<\/a> to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Empire of the Sun feat. Danny Ocean \u2013 \u2018Llego\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empire of the Sun have joined forces with Venezuelan pop star Danny Ocean on \u2018Llego\u2019, their first-ever collaboration and a very fitting addition to the official 2026 World Cup album. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has all the scale you would expect from Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore, but Danny Ocean brings a warmth that makes the whole thing feel properly celebratory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Llego (FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1JgwpOf45JaiwHpViQcyde?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Tkay Maidza feat. Jenevieve \u2013 \u2018Romanticize\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tkay Maidza rarely stays in one lane for long, and \u2018Romanticize\u2019 finds her moving beautifully into soul and disco alongside Jenevieve. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bassline is ridiculously good, the vocals glide, and it all points towards a very exciting new album, with Tkay also heading home for Yours &amp; Owls this October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Romanticize (feat. Jenevieve)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2COhIgkaWe6fr7EjRzlCwf?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Alex Lahey feat. Slowly Slowly \u2013 \u2018Let\u2019s Go Out\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex Lahey is celebrating ten years of B-Grade University by revisiting \u2018Let\u2019s Go Out\u2019 with Slowly Slowly, and it is a pairing that makes complete sense. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Stewart and the band give the track a bigger, warmer lift while keeping the scrappy heart of the original firmly intact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Let's Go Out (feat. Slowly Slowly)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5ZFNN5XIKYh9lAoJbINkyx?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">1300 \u2013 ILLSAMGONGGONG<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1300 have finally dropped their debut album ILLSAMGONGGONG, and it sounds like a group who have spent years figuring out exactly what they want to be. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hip-hop, punk and electronic music all get thrown into the mix, but it is the friendship and chemistry between the five members that really holds it together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: ILLSAMGONGGONG\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0zKDd0987mzYkz7k8Dnn9K?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Oliver Cronin \u2013 Lost On The Way To Paradise<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oliver Cronin gets personal on Lost On The Way To Paradise, a seven-track EP that moves between glossy pop, smooth R&amp;B and some very open writing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracks like \u2018Closure\u2019, \u20187500 Miles\u2019 and \u2018Poor Mallory\u2019 show an artist growing into his sound, while being honest about the slightly messy road it took to get there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Lost On The Way To Paradise\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/36E9kFHU87eXKPJJoDNgan?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Jessie Altman \u2013 \u2018For The Hell Of It\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jessie Altman\u2019s \u2018For The Hell Of It\u2019 is bright, playful pop about letting go of the overthinking and doing something simply because it feels good. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the latest taste of her second album Lovelight, arriving September 25, and finds Altman sounding confident, romantic and clearly ready for a fresh chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: For The Hell Of It\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6x9jnyuMu6Oqamv9prHdmw?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Acid Arrow \u2013 \u2018Drop Your Shoulders Down\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naarm duo Acid Arrow hit right in the heart with \u2018Drop Your Shoulders Down\u2019, a slow-burning country ballad carried by pedal steel and Brett Marshall\u2019s beautiful baritone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The pair are taking the track on the road for a run of Victorian and East Coast shows, where it should sound even better live.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2349914669&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '709400348429047');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1202846161482324');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source happymag.tv \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Cup has found its soundtrack. 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