Independent Artist of the Week: Sports Bra
Photo by Cath Connell Queer pop dreamboats Sports Bra return for their second album, Talk It Out. Fresh from their first national tour and performing at Secret Garden, Sports Bra’s dreamy, lo-fi...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: DRMNGNOW
Photo by Luke Lowell Simm Brimming with intent and messages equally as potent as the music they’re woven with, DRMNGNOW’s heartfelt hip hop will have you listening over and over. The first thing that...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Gabriel Espinosa
With his IDM-inspired techno track ‘badgyal’, Gabriel Espinosa channels darker sounds from lighter times. 18-year-old producer Gabriel Espinosa has come of age. At 16, Gabriel was first introduced to...
View ArticleIndependent Play 01: Tasman Keith with ‘Move Up’
Introducing Independent Play – a video series presented by Young Henrys featuring a live performance by one Independent Artist of the Week, every month. Kicking off the series is Bowraville’s finest...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Egoism
Photo by Lewis Demertzi Morning conversations about music on the bus ride to school birthed EGOISM, a shiny guitar pop duo out of Sydney. Fast-forward to now, and they could easily soundtrack a route...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Gordon Koang
Photo by Luke Byrne Sudanese refugee and Neur speaker Gordon Koang brings his message of peace to Melbourne on his new single, ‘Mal Mi Goa’ Gordon Koang is a musician hailing from the Upper Nile...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Sparrows
Photo by Zepha Take Dad’s stories of hanging out with the Bee Gees while gigging round 60s Sydney and working as Jackie O’s PA, and you get a picture of the Aussie pop culture moments triggering the...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Stevan
Photo: Jordan Munns Innovative and versatile, Stevan’s sound echoes greats such as Frank Ocean, Mac DeMarco, Childish Gambino and Moses Sumney, and flexes a powerhouse natural ability. Debut single...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Simona Castricum
Photo by Alexandre Dubois Giving us 80s synthwave we didn’t know we needed, Simona Castricum is warming us towards an endless summer in latest single, ‘The Half Light’. If anyone is going to nail...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Roy Batty Jr.
This week’s Independent Artist of the Week is Sydney based artist Roy Batty Jr. Responding to a culturally restrictive city with sprawling, unrestricted music he fuses lush Australian soundscapes of...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Babey
Photo by Isabella Kerstens Oh, Babey: your latest indie of the week is a newly minted Melbourne-via-Sydney quartet with a mighty sweet name who make mighty sweet post-rock with a bitter kick. Babey’s...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: SUPEREGO
Photo by Chilubu Young Fremantle alternative hip-hop five-piece SUPEREGO (FKA Pow! Negro) tease their upcoming EP with new single ‘Burn’, a ferocious track that showcases their recent shift in...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Goodside
Photo by Lewis Demertzi On the grand journey of a band’s musical lifespan, Goodside are right at the start; they’re one track in, but it’s a doozy and their pedigree can’t be ignored. Helmed by Casey...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Milton Man Gogh
Photo by William France Pour one out for Milton Man Gogh, Brisbane’s “greatest avant-bogan jazz trio” Brisbane jazz weirdos Milton Man Gogh have emerged from a brief hiatus with their second LP ‘How...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Tralala Blip
Photo by Kate Holmes Want some pure sounds fresh out of NSW’s Northern Rivers? Tralala Blip will quench your thirst with their progressive electronic tunes. Tralala Blip’s origins are wholly unique....
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Call Compatible
It’s 3am, and the energy seeping from a grungy techno base line is urging you to keep up. It seems to ooze from the speakers, bounce around in a quick, rhythmic thrum, and change direction enough to...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Field Of Wolves
Image: Marcus Coblyn From a shitty share house situation comes five minutes of cruisy, woozy, soulful deliciousness courtesy of Sydney’s Field Of Wolves. Frustration, stress and a total living...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Naeem
There’s a special kind of hip hop flowing from Western Sydney; particularly from our Independent Artist of the Week. London born Bengali-Australian rapper/producer Naeem is bringing a smooth,...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: Miiesha
Image: Clare Nica On her debut “Black Privilege” proud Pitjantjatjara/Torres Strait Islander woman Miiesha bites back at white prejudice – razor-sharp soul for a tangled nation. Miiesha’s debut is...
View ArticleIndependent Artist of the Week: No Sister
Photo credit: Kalindy Williams Fixtures of the Melbourne post-punk circuit, No Sister are back with ‘My New Career’ – a disorienting single forestalling the August release of their ‘Influence’ EP....
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