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On the eve of their headline show in Amsterdam, Naarm/Melbourne artist REDD. shares new single ‘better’ and announces their upcoming project heaven’s here is set for release on Friday November 20 (on Island Records Australia). An intoxicating rush of fuzz guitars, blurred vision and magnified feelings, ‘better’ explores escapism and the impulse to abandon responsibility in favour of a good time! Originally conceived as a party track in late 2025, ‘better’ took on a different weight by the time REDD. recorded it in London with acclaimed producer Dan Carey (Wet Leg, Fontaines D.C., Geese). REDD. shares “I was dealing with a lot personally, and the pub became this strange place of comfort and escape. ‘Better’ is about that feeling of wanting to outrun reality, even if only for a night.” As the second track to be lifted from heaven’s here, ‘better’ is driven by a cheeky and undeniably infectious hook, “If you like me now, I’m better when I’m f*cked up”; a line that captures the reckless optimism, self-destruction and fleeting freedom that defines late nights in your early twenties.
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Punk, rap and electro, shape personal songwriting with poignant details on REDD.’s new project. Exploring themes of gender, sexuality, grief, love, escapism and coming of age heaven’s here is deeply personal as it is relatable. A 4k snapshot of REDD.s life, tracks on the project reflect experimentation, self-discovery and self-expression inherent in youth. REDD. says about their new project, “I remember before I went to write and record ‘heaven’s here’ I wanted it to be a party, an escape for people. The week leading up to my writing trip for the project I had a difficult series of events followed by me and my girlfriend at the time breaking up. Life got very heavy, very fast. And now I needed an escape from something. That’s what heaven’s here became. To me heaven’s here is about identity, grief and self discovery. I felt as if I had gone all the way back to square one and had to be build myself back up again. It was an incredibly difficult time of my life and there were many times where I found myself escaping and coping through substances and lust.”
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With over 3.7 million global streams since releasing music, REDD. was named on Rolling Stone’s Future of Music 2026 list, with their music featured in the world of film, television and gaming. The first single from heaven’s here, ‘life’, garnered support from the likes of triple j, RAGE, BRAG Media VOTW, Ones To Watch, COLORS and more, plus DSP support including Spotify’s GLOW (ANZ Cover), The New Alt, New Noise, Alternative Pride, Local Noise (Cover) – Apple Music’s New In Indie, New In Alternative, NMD and Queer Australia – YouTube’s Pop Punk Now – Soundcloud’s US Fresh Pressed. Following recent shows at Lulie’s Tavern (Melbourne) and Dead Set (Sydney) , REDD. embarks on their European tour playing Headline shows, Great September, Reeperbahn and Obstwiesenfestival Festivals and supporting Perth group South Summit on select European Dates on their global tour. Additional shows in Europe are set to be announced, and back home REDD. is confirmed to play NYE ON THE HILL Festival in South Gippsland, Victoria. |
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REDD. LIVE Thu Aug 20 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands Sat Aug 22 – Obstwiesenfestival, Germany (Tent Stage) Tue Aug 25 – The Windmill, Brixton, London, UK Sat Sep 12 – Great September Festival – Ledz Tue Sep 15 – Cross Club – Prague, Czech Republic Thu Sep 17 – Reeperbahn Festival – Hamburg, Germany Fri Sep 18 – Hamburg, Germany, Reeperbahn Festival (Aussie BBQ)
South Summit Support Sat Sep 19 – Maschinenhaus, Berlin, Germany Sun Sep 20 – Milla Club, Munich, Germany Tue Sep 22 – Gleis22, Munster, Germany Wed Sep 23 – Simplon, Groningen, Netherlands Sat Sep 26 – Garagen, Cologne, Germany Mon Sep 28 – Kavka Oudaan, Antwerp, Belgium Wed Sep 30 – Supersonic Records, Paris, France
Wed Dec 30 – NYE ON THE HILL – South Gippsland, (AUS)
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