Melbourne alternative rock band Rival Fire released their debut album War last Friday, August 11, via Sony Music Entertainment Australia.

Rival Fire have been on tour recently supporting the likes of Dead Letter Circus, Birds of Tokyo and Superheist. While on tour with Dead Letter Circus, Rival Fire struck up a close friendship with the Brisbane band which resulted in the band working with Luke Palmer and Clint Vincent who produced the newest album tracks War, Slave, Dreams and Addiction.

Having previously released album tracks including Badman and Riot on their RIOT EP last year, the band decided to add more songs to the final album. "I felt like I was ripping people off if we didn't add more on, and working with [Dead Letter Circus] was fantastic, they really brought out the best in us, really pushing us hard, which we needed" explains vocalist Rob Farnham (son of legendary singer John Farnham).

War is a brilliant album that deserves the attention of every alternative rock fan: stream it now on Spotify!

A few weeks ago I introduced to my readers She Is We, the new creature of Rachel Taylor, former indie pop band He Is We lead vocalist.
As previously reported, WAR, the debut album of She Is We, will be released March 18, 2016, through Vanguard Records.

Rachel has just released the official video for Boomerang, the brilliant first single off the album.

The singer describes the clip with these words: "The concept for this video was to create complete and total chaos. The white room and lack of color represents my mind and innocence as I grew up. The colors that begin to appear represent each time I was betrayed and the passion it took to move forward. I got a little messy, but I had my phoenix moment and with YOUR help, I became the woman I am now. I used that chaos and rose from the innocent girl to the woman who won't stop fighting."

Watch Boomerang now clicking on the image above.

She Is We is the new creature of Rachel Taylor, former indie pop band He Is We lead vocalist.

Hailing from Tacoma, Washington, She Is We are, in Rachel's words, "four people from all walks of life with a motive to serve others with their gifts and talents. Adamm, Ben, myself and Wes have all gone through hell and high water, but music has been our escape. We've endured loss, anxiety, PTSD and extreme trials throughout our journey. But music allowed us to escape in hopes that our stories may impact others."

WAR is the name of She Is We debut album: "it was a very easy title to come up with" says Rachel. "Each and every one of us is fighting a battle, and to each of us, it's personal. Whether you're for or against me, you're alongside me. So on this album, each track is a separate war, a separate battle, and I am here to share. It was very emotional for me to record this album. I was spiraling toward rock bottom but I would not – I could not – let this group of people that had lived in my heart for years down."

WAR will be released March 18, 2016, through Vanguard Records. Meanwhile enjoy the awesome first single Boomerang clicking on the image above, and another new song, Flatline, here.