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Australian rock is a broad, distinctly grounded strain of rock music shaped by pub stages, radio-ready hooks, and a mix of British-influenced beat music and American roots energy. It often pairs big choruses and crisp guitar riffs with plainspoken storytelling—songs about everyday life, distance, heat, love, and restless escape—delivered with an unpolished directness that can swing from larrikin swagger to reflective melancholy. Across decades it’s moved from jangly pop-rock and glam flash to arena balladry and literate alternative rock, while keeping a focus on strong melody, driving rhythm, and a sense of place.

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Indie Rock Rock Alternative Rock Pop Rock Folk Rock Garage Rock Hard Rock New Wave Roots Rock Blues Rock Classic Rock Arena Rock Glam Rock Pub Rock

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Adelaide Indie Newcastle Nsw Indie Adelaide Punk Melbourne Punk Perth Indie Tassie Indie Brisbane Punk Canberra Indie

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Never Tear Us Apart (The Story Behind The Song) [Commentary] album image

Never Tear Us Apart (The Story Behind The Song) [Commentary]

Single - Released September 18, 2026

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September 18, 2026

Never Tear Us Apart (The Story Behind The Song) [Commentary]
INXS
1 tracks
September 16

Western
The Church
2 tracks
September 10

Godforsaken World
Rick Springfield
1 tracks
August 28

Seventy (Deluxe Edition)
Paul Kelly
13 tracks
August 3

Deepest Red
INXS
1 tracks
April 17

Simple Simon (Original Recording, 1980)
INXS
1 tracks
April 10

Storms (Novelette)
Husky Gawenda•
Husky
9 tracks
April 3

Deadloch Season 1 (Music from the Prime Original Series)
Amanda Brown
33 tracks
April 3

Deadloch Season 2 (Music from the Prime Original Series)
Amanda Brown
29 tracks
April 3

Just Sing Along
Little River Band
1 tracks
March 13

Rae Street
Things Of Stone and Wood
10 tracks
February 20

You'd Gone Before You Went / The Windmills Turn
Things Of Stone and Wood
2 tracks
December 17, 2025

Better Days (Y.O.G.A. Remix)
Pete Murray•
Y.O.G.A.
1 tracks
December 17

It's A Long Way There (Edit)
Little River Band
1 tracks
November 28

Did It Again (triple j Like A Version)
Paul Kelly•
triple j
1 tracks
November 14

Working Class Man (40th Anniversary Version)
Jimmy Barnes
2 tracks
November 14

Storms
Husky Gawenda•
Husky
10 tracks
November 7

Seventy
Paul Kelly
13 tracks
November 7

Sacred Echoes (Part Two)
The Church
1 tracks
October 31

Apple Of Life
Dom Mariani
11 tracks
October 31

Tea & Sympathy (20th Anniversary Edition)
Bernard Fanning
24 tracks
October 24

Watch Over Me (feat. Kasey Chambers & Clare Bowditch)
Bernard Fanning•
Kasey Chambers•
Clare Bowditch
1 tracks
October 24

Quintessential Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows
21 tracks
October 24

Watch Over Me (feat. Kasey Chambers & Clare Bowditch)
Bernard Fanning•
Kasey Chambers•
Clare Bowditch
1 tracks
October 10

Cool Hand
Husky Gawenda•
Husky
1 tracks
October 10

Jebediah (30th Anniversary Edition)
Jebediah
16 tracks
October 10

Of Someday Shambles (30th Anniversary Edition)
Jebediah
18 tracks
October 10

Longing
Pete Murray
10 tracks
September 26

I Only Trust Rock n Roll
The Living End
11 tracks
September 23

The Body Keeps The Score
Paul Kelly
2 tracks
September 17

World On Its Head
Dom Mariani
1 tracks
September 5

For Your Love
The Black Sorrows
1 tracks
September 5

Misery
The Living End
4 tracks
September 5

Gold Tongue
Husky Gawenda•
Husky
1 tracks
August 22

Slightly Odway (30th Anniversary Edition)
Jebediah
28 tracks
August 15

Rick Springfield (Live at The Song)
Rick Springfield
3 tracks
August 14

Rita Wrote A Letter
Paul Kelly
1 tracks
August 14

Amy
Pete Murray
4 tracks
August 11

For You And I
Bernard Fanning
1 tracks
August 1

Galaxy Sombrero
Husky Gawenda•
Husky
1 tracks

August 28, 2026

Seventy (Deluxe Edition)
Paul Kelly
13 tracks
April 10

Storms (Novelette)
Husky Gawenda•
Husky
9 tracks
April 3

Deadloch Season 2 (Music from the Prime Original Series)
Amanda Brown
29 tracks
April 3

Deadloch Season 1 (Music from the Prime Original Series)
Amanda Brown
33 tracks
March 13

Rae Street
Things Of Stone and Wood
10 tracks
November 14, 2025

Storms
Husky Gawenda•
Husky
10 tracks
November 7

Seventy
Paul Kelly
13 tracks
October 31

Apple Of Life
Dom Mariani
11 tracks
October 31

Tea & Sympathy (20th Anniversary Edition)
Bernard Fanning
24 tracks
October 24

Quintessential Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows
21 tracks
October 10

Jebediah (30th Anniversary Edition)
Jebediah
16 tracks
October 10

Of Someday Shambles (30th Anniversary Edition)
Jebediah
18 tracks
October 10

Longing
Pete Murray
10 tracks
September 26

I Only Trust Rock n Roll
The Living End
11 tracks
September 5

Misery
The Living End
4 tracks
August 22

Slightly Odway (30th Anniversary Edition)
Jebediah
28 tracks
August 14

Amy
Pete Murray
4 tracks
July 4

Live From The Shangri La
The Black Sorrows
10 tracks
June 20

Reflector (25th Anniversary Edition)
Killing Heidi
24 tracks
June 6

DEFIANT
Jimmy Barnes
10 tracks

September 18, 2026

Never Tear Us Apart (The Story Behind The Song) [Commentary]
INXS
1 tracks
September 16

Western
The Church
2 tracks
September 10

Godforsaken World
Rick Springfield
1 tracks
August 3

Deepest Red
INXS
1 tracks
April 17

Simple Simon (Original Recording, 1980)
INXS
1 tracks
April 3

Just Sing Along
Little River Band
1 tracks
February 20

You'd Gone Before You Went / The Windmills Turn
Things Of Stone and Wood
2 tracks
December 17, 2025

It's A Long Way There (Edit)
Little River Band
1 tracks
December 17

Better Days (Y.O.G.A. Remix)
Pete Murray•
Y.O.G.A.
1 tracks
November 28

Did It Again (triple j Like A Version)
Paul Kelly•
triple j
1 tracks
November 14

Working Class Man (40th Anniversary Version)
Jimmy Barnes
2 tracks
November 7

Sacred Echoes (Part Two)
The Church
1 tracks
October 24

Watch Over Me (feat. Kasey Chambers & Clare Bowditch)
Bernard Fanning•
Kasey Chambers•
Clare Bowditch
1 tracks
October 24

Watch Over Me (feat. Kasey Chambers & Clare Bowditch)
Bernard Fanning•
Kasey Chambers•
Clare Bowditch
1 tracks
October 10

Cool Hand
Husky Gawenda•
Husky
1 tracks
September 23

The Body Keeps The Score
Paul Kelly
2 tracks
September 17

World On Its Head
Dom Mariani
1 tracks
September 5

Gold Tongue
Husky Gawenda•
Husky
1 tracks
September 5

For Your Love
The Black Sorrows
1 tracks
August 15

Rick Springfield (Live at The Song)
Rick Springfield
3 tracks