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To all our artists at MPM, it has been a huge year. Congratulations for all of their incredible work in 2017. Bring on 2018!

Vera Blue has had one incredible year. She signed with Capitol Records (US) and Virgin EMI (UK), and released her debut album ‘Perennial’, which was nominated for Best Pop Release at the ARIA Awards. She sold out tours in Australia, North America and the UK, and played incredible sets at festivals such as Splendour in the Grass, Field Day and heaps more.

Polish Club released their ARIA nominated debut album ‘Alright Already’ in March 2017, followed by their massive sold out Australian headline tour. November and December has been big for the 2 piece. They have released their follow up EP ‘Okie Dokie’, single ‘I Hate You But You Gotta Stay (On Christmas Day)’ and amazing cover of Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’, which was all proceeded by their sold out Xmas in December national tour.

Dan Sultan started the year with his sold out ‘Pop Up’ tour, playing his back catalogue and upcoming music solo in intimate venues to fans. In July, Sultan released his album ‘Killer’ to rave reviews. This was followed up with the Killer national tour, multiple festivals and a trip to Kenya and Uganda with The Thin Green Line to play for the Rangers. The album was nominated for 3 ARIA Awards; Best Male, Best Rock and Best Independent Release.

2017 was also Jan Skubiszewski’s biggest year yet. Jan was the Producer, Co-writer, mixer and engineer for Dan Sultan’s album Killer, which was nominated for 3 2017 ARIA Awards: Best Male Artist, Best Rock Album and Best Independent release.  ‘Little J & Big Cuz’ won Best Children’s Program at the ATOM Awards 2017, and was nominated for the Best Indigenous Video award. Jan also started Red Moon Studios; a world class recording facility and luxury accommodation in the Macedon Ranges.

 
All our artists together played 175 shows/festivals/support slots (inc. 54 sold out headline shows). Congratulations to all our artists and teams for all their hard work this year.

Big congratulations to Vera Blue for her debut album ‘Perennial’ being voted in at #8 for triple j Listener’s Top 10 Albums of 2017.

Stream or purchase the album here

Make sure to tune into triple j or online tonight from 8pm, as Vera Blue’s magical Splendour set is broadcast.

✭✭✭✭✩ Almost impossible not to hit ‘repeat’ immediately after it’s done - The Music

✭✭✭✭ A winning neo-soul reinvention… Killer is a striking intersection of style and substance – Rolling Stone

Sultan’s records have showcased one of Australia’s strongest and most essential voices. Killer is its greatest exhibition yet – STACK

Today Dan Sultan releases his fourth studio album, Killer – a collection of songs that marks a significant turning point in a lustrous career spanning over a decade.

Influenced by an innovative pop landscape, Killer takes Sultan’s honest storytelling into uncharted territory and exhibits a sophisticated leap forward in production and instrumentation. Lyrically, Sultan pushes into some of his most personal and political realms yet, though “I don’t consider myself political or preachy” he says. The songs are inward, reflective and painfully honest.

Killer was recorded in Melbourne with long-time friend Jan Skubiszewski. “Having Jan there to push me and hear my ideas was awesome” Sultan says. “We’ve worked together a lot, but never on something as big as this, and I know he’s as proud of it as I am. It was the perfect storm.” Together they introduced synthesizers and drum machines that drive the album’s 11 soulful pop tracks. The sound is embellished with cinematic swirls and layered gospel vocals that heighten emotions.

Premiered this week on Triple R, powerful track ‘Drover’ sees Sultan unearth one of the most important acts of deviance in Australia’s history, reflecting on the Wave Hill walk-off protest in 1966. Sultan self-describes ‘Drover’ as a prequel to Paul Kelly’s ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’.

“It’s about the lead-up to the walk-off, about what it was like on the ground before the protest really kicked off. The drover in the song has heard murmurs of a walk-off, murmurs of, ‘We’re going to protest and stand up for our land and stand up for our people’” – Dan Sultan

Dan Sultan’s recent appearance at Splendour In The Grass saw him hold an audience in the palm of his hand; unafraid to lay it all on the line. On the Killer Album Tour, Sultan will play some of his largest venues to date in both metro and regional cities, this time backed by a full band. Sultan will also be supporting Midnight Oil on two of their anticipated shows in October. “It’s a whole new show. New music, new band, new vibe. I can’t wait for everyone to see it!”

Killer has been the feature album all this week on Double J. The singles, Kingdom, Hold It Together and Magnetic, have received extensive airplay across triple j, ABC and community radio, with Hold It Together being the #1 most played track on AMRAP’s Reginal Radio Chart for 4 consecutive weeks. Reviews are flowing in, collectively calling Killer Dan’s most accomplished album yet.

Dan Sultan’s last album Blackbird landed at #4 on the ARIA Albums Chart and took out the award for Best Rock Album at the 2014 ARIAs, as well as a handful of NIMA and AIR awards. It’s since been accredited Gold in Australia.

Killer is out now.