Our guest this week is Bonobo. UK musician Simon Green has spent over twenty-six years and seven albums building one of electronic music's most distinctive careers, blending field recordings, organic sounds and electronic production in a way that has earned him seven Grammy nominations and collaborations with artists like Erykah Badu and Damon Albarn. In early September he released Distance in Static, his eighth studio record, bringing together collaborators like Arooj Aftab and Nilüfer Yanya...

Our guest this week is Julia Jacklin. The Australian singer and songwriter has built one of the most devoted followings in indie music off the back of three critically acclaimed albums, two ARIA Awards, and a gift for emotionally sharp lyricism that connects in a way very few artists manage. Tomorrow she releases The Gem, her fourth record, made for the first time at home in Melbourne with a close cohort of collaborators. It's a beautiful indie rock album that explores the tension between fre...

Our guests this week are Sylvan Esso. The Durham, North Carolina duo, made up of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, have spent over a decade building a devoted global following with their distinctive electronic pop, earning two Grammy nominations and collaborations with an eclectic community of artists including Arooj Aftab and Maggie Rogers. Last week they returned with ow∞ , their fifth album and first on their own label Psychic Hotline, an album built around experimentation and improvisat...

Our guest this week is Holly Throsby. The Sydney songwriter, musician and novelist has spent over two decades releasing music that has earned her five ARIA nominations, a devoted following, and a reputation as one of Australian indie folk's most distinctive voices. Last week, after a nine year gap, she returned with Normal Magic, a record about finding wonder in the everyday and the ordinary, and one that sees Holly evolving her sound and introducing new sonic elements. On today's episode, Ho...

Our guest this week is Julia Stone from Angus & Julia Stone. The Sydney sibling duo have been one of Australia's most treasured acts since emerging in 2007, building a catalogue that spans six studio albums and includes the ARIA Award-winning Down the Way, the Rick Rubin-produced self-titled record, and 2024's Cape Forestier. This week they return with Karaoke Bar, recorded across Greece, France and Australia, including in the home of Leonard Cohen. On today's episode, Julia joins us to d...

Our guests this week are Tiny Habits. The folk pop trio of Cinya Khan, Maya Rae and Judah Mayowa met at Boston's Berklee School of Music and quickly built a devoted following after their heavenly harmonies went viral across social media, with collaborations alongside Lizzy McAlpine, Kacey Musgraves and Holly Humberstone cementing their reputation as one of the most exciting young acts around. This week they return with Keepers, a sophomore record that holds onto their signature stacked harmon...

Our guest this week is Vera Blue. The Sydney pop singer and songwriter has spent close to a decade building one of Australian music's most devoted followings, from the double-platinum success of Perennial in 2017 through to 2022's Mercurial, racking up over 500 million streams and a celebrated collaboration with Flume along the way. Last week she released Modern Rituals, her third studio album and most sonically adventurous record to date, stepping into a more electronic and visceral creative...

Our guest this week is Miss Kaninna. In a few short years she's become one of the most exciting and important artists in Australia - a proud Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon and Yirendali fearless storyteller who has already made history with her ARIA Award nominations, won over critics, and earned the admiration of some of the biggest names in music globally like De La Soul and KNEECAP. This week she returns with BLACKPRINT, a new mixtape that arrives with a whole new energy and finds...

Our guest this week is Matt Mason from DMA'S. The Sydney trio of Tommy O'Dell, Johnny Took and Matt Mason have spent a decade crafting a sound rooted in Britpop and indie rock and growing it into one of Australia's biggest live exports, playing Glastonbury, Coachella and Splendour and releasing four albums that have built a devoted following at home and abroad. On August 21st they release their self-titled fifth record, written and recorded at the band's own Glebe studio and co-produced by th...

Our guest this week is Rowena Wise. The Margaret River singer and songwriter has been one of Australian independent music's most compelling stories since breaking through in 2018, touring internationally alongside Ball Park Music, Folk Bitch Trio and Paul Dempsey, and earning a shortlist nomination for the Australian Music Prize for her debut album Senseless Acts of Beauty. This week she returns with Bad Things Feel Good*, a stunning and raw sophomore record that explores the multitudes of wh...