Sharon Van Etten releases her seventh album on Friday -- Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory -- and its the first record she's written and recorded with a band. Visit listencarefully.com.au to find out more.

Dom Mariani is the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and driving force behind The Stems, Someloves, DM3, and now is one half of The James Baker Beat, a new duo with James Baker of The Scientists and The Beasts of Bourbon. Visit dommariani.com for more.

Jim White is the drummer for legendary Australian instrumental band Dirty Three, as well as new group The Hard Quartet, with Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, and Emmett Kelly. The Hard Quartet is currently touring Australia - get tickets from feelpresents.com.

Ben Salter is one of the most prolific artists working in Australia today. Visit bensaltermusic.bandcamp.com to dive into his vast discography, and sign up to patreon.com/ben_salter_music for updates, even more music, and exclusives.

Andy Bull is a singer, songwriter, and producer whose new album Collapse In Bliss is out now.

Visit andybullmusic.squarespace.com for more.

Sarah Blasko's seventh album I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain is out now, and she's just announced a 26-date regional tour in support of it. Visit sarahblasko.com for tickets and to buy the record.

Elana Stone is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, whose new album Married To The Sound is out now. She plays a handful of shows in February - for details and tickets, go to elanastone.com.au. Elana is also one quarter of folk group All Our Exes Live In Texas, who landed in the ARIA top ten in 2017 with their wonderful debut album When We Fall.

Joe Camilleri is the frontman of The Black Sorrows, and scored numerous hit singles with Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons in the '70s and '80s. The Black Sorrows have a new record out, The Way We Do Business - visit theblacksorrows.com.au for music and gig dates.

Wayne Coyne is the frontman for The Flaming Lips, one of the best American bands of all time. They are touring Australia in celebration of their 2002 masterpiece Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - get tickets from flaminglips.com.